Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker vs Claude Opus 4.8 (Max)

Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker vs Claude Opus 4.8 (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

ServiceNowApriel-v1.6-15B-ThinkerNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.40
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
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.

MetricApriel-v1.6-15B-ThinkerClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)13.441.8+211.9% Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) is 3.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$6,873.86— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported36.92s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$5.00 / $25.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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