Apertus 8B Instruct vs Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
23.70
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructClaude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.823.7+393.8% Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-… is 4.9× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.35s11.53s+56.9% Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-… is 56.9% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$5.00 / $25.0
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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