aion-1.0-mini vs phi-4-mini-instruct
Input price
$0.70
$0.08
Output price
$1.40
$0.35
Context window
131K
128K
Throughput
142 tok/s
119 tok/s
Availability
99.4%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
AION-1.0-MINI
PHI-4-MINI-INS
Chat assistant
$378.00
$66.00
RAG / long context
$966.00
$127.50
Agent / tool use
$1,008
$183.60
Efficiency score: phi-4-mini-instruct
Across price, speed and reliability, phi-4-mini-instruct 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 or phi-4-mini-instruct cheaper?+
phi-4-mini-instruct has the lower input price — $0.08 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 or phi-4-mini-instruct?+
Across price, speed and reliability, phi-4-mini-instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.