Anthracite Org lists 1 models and Inference.net 2. Inference.net is cheaper on a typical model ($0.08 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Anthracite Org | Inference.net | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 2 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 2 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $3.13 | $0.08 |
| Cheapest paid model | Magnum v4 72B ($3.13) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06) |
| Longest context | Magnum v4 72B (33K) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small (128K) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Magnum v4 72B (2024-10-22) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small (2026-09-12) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 1 | 0 |
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) | Anthracite Org | Inference.net |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $288 with Magnum v4 72B | $5.25 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $350 with Magnum v4 72B | $5.10 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | no suitable model | no suitable model |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $230 with Magnum v4 72B | $3.30 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | no suitable model | $1.65 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo |
| You need | Anthracite Org | Inference.net |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Magnum v4 72B ($3.13) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06) |
| With tool calling | none listed | none listed |
| With image input | none listed | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | none listed | none listed |
| 128K+ context | none listed | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | none listed |
| Model type | Anthracite Org | Inference.net |
|---|---|---|
| text->text | 1 | 2 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Anthracite Org | Inference.net |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 1 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Inference.net is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.08 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $3.13 for Anthracite Org. The cheapest paid models are Magnum v4 72B at $3.13 and Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo at $0.06.
It depends on the job: Inference.net offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 2), Inference.net the lower typical price, Inference.net the longest context (128K tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Inference.net: Anthracite Org lists 1 models and Inference.net lists 2.
Inference.net: Anthracite Org's longest is Magnum v4 72B at 33K tokens; Inference.net's is Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small at 128K.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Anthracite Org: 0 of 1 models accept images. Inference.net: 0 of 2.