Anthracite Org lists 1 models and Scaledown 2. Scaledown is cheaper on a typical model ($0.03 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 | Scaledown | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 2 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 2 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $3.13 | $0.03 |
| Cheapest paid model | Magnum v4 72B ($3.13) | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| Longest context | Magnum v4 72B (33K) | ScaleDown: Extract (1M) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Magnum v4 72B (2024-10-22) | ScaleDown: Extract (2026-10-13) |
| 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 | Scaledown |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $288 with Magnum v4 72B | $3.00 with ScaleDown: Extract |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $350 with Magnum v4 72B | $4.80 with ScaleDown: Extract |
| 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 | $3.20 with ScaleDown: Extract |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | no suitable model | $2.00 with ScaleDown: Extract |
| You need | Anthracite Org | Scaledown |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Magnum v4 72B ($3.13) | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| With tool calling | none listed | none listed |
| With image input | none listed | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| With reasoning mode | none listed | none listed |
| 128K+ context | none listed | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| Model type | Anthracite Org | Scaledown |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+file->text | 0 | 2 |
| text->text | 1 | 0 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Anthracite Org | Scaledown |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 1 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Scaledown is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.03 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 ScaleDown: Extract at $0.03.
It depends on the job: Scaledown offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 2), Scaledown the lower typical price, Scaledown the longest context (1M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Scaledown: Anthracite Org lists 1 models and Scaledown lists 2.
Scaledown: Anthracite Org's longest is Magnum v4 72B at 33K tokens; Scaledown's is ScaleDown: Extract at 1M.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Anthracite Org: 0 of 1 models accept images. Scaledown: 2 of 2.