Apertus 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (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
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.90
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 InstructDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.813.9+189.6% DeepSeek V3.1 Terminu… is 2.9× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.20s7.24s+0.6% DeepSeek V3.1 Terminu… is 0.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.27 / $1.00
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