Apertus 8B Instruct vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Max)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Max). 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 4.6 (Max)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
31.90
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 4.6 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.831.9+564.6% Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) is 6.6× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.29s27.60s+278.6% Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) is 278.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$5.00 / $25.0
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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