Aion Labs vs Elorian

Aion Labs lists 8 models and Elorian 1. Aion Labs is cheaper on a typical model ($1.00 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.

At a glance

Aion LabsElorian
Models listed81
Models with published pricing81
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$1.00$1.20
Cheapest paid modelAionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini ($0.87)Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20)
Longest contextAionLabs: Aion 3.5 (262K)Elorian: Glimpse (262K)
Free models00
Newest modelAionLabs: Aion 3.5 (2026-09-23)Elorian: Glimpse (2026-10-17)
Price changes in the last 90 days00
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What each costs for real workloads

For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.

Workload (per month)Aion LabsElorian
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$80.50 with AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini$105 with Elorian: Glimpse
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$98.00 with AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini$102 with Elorian: Glimpse
Coding / tool-using agent
2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context
$101 with AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini$108 with Elorian: Glimpse
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$64.40 with AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini$66.00 with Elorian: Glimpse
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass
$36.40 with AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini$33.00 with Elorian: Glimpse

Cheapest model for each capability

You needAion LabsElorian
Any modelAionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini ($0.87)Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20)
With tool callingAionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini ($0.87)Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20)
With image inputnone listedElorian: Glimpse ($1.20)
With reasoning modeAionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini ($0.87)Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20)
128K+ contextAionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini ($0.87)Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20)
1M+ contextnone listednone listed

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeAion LabsElorian
text+image+video->text01
text->text80
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)Aion LabsElorian
Free00
Under $0.5000
$0.50 – $351
$3 – $1030
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Aion Labs cost compare with Elorian cost?

Aion Labs is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $1.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.20 for Elorian. The cheapest paid models are AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini at $0.87 and Elorian: Glimpse at $1.20.

Is Aion Labs better than Elorian?

It depends on the job: Aion Labs offers the broader line-up (8 models vs 1), Aion Labs the lower typical price. The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.

Which has more models, Aion Labs or Elorian?

Aion Labs: Aion Labs lists 8 models and Elorian lists 1.

Which provider has the longest context window?

It is a tie: Aion Labs's longest is AionLabs: Aion 3.5 at 262K tokens; Elorian's is Elorian: Glimpse at 262K.

Do Aion Labs or Elorian offer free models?

Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.

Which provider has models that can read images?

Aion Labs: 0 of 8 models accept images. Elorian: 1 of 1.

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