aion-1.0-mini-api vs tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b
Lower price
tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b
Faster
tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b
Higher efficiency
tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b
Input price
$0.70
$0.09
Output price
$1.40
$0.45
Context window
131K
131K
Throughput
155 tok/s
157 tok/s
Availability
96.5%
99.3%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
AION-1.0-MINI-
TONGYI-DEEPRES
Chat assistant
$378.00
$81.00
RAG / long context
$966.00
$148.50
Agent / tool use
$1,008
$226.80
Efficiency score: tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b
Across price, speed and reliability, tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is aion-1.0-mini-api or tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b cheaper?+
tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b has the lower input price — $0.09 vs $0.70 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, aion-1.0-mini-api or tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b?+
Across price, speed and reliability, tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.