Apertus 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25). 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
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)Off the frontier
Intelligence
11.40
Total cost
$461
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 InstructDeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.811.4+137.5% DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is 2.4× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$460.74— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.29s20.16s+176.5% DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is 176.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$2.00 / $4.00
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