Dots Studio lists 1 models and Inference.net 2. Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Dots Studio | Inference.net | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 2 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 2 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | n/a | $0.08 |
| Cheapest paid model | n/a | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06) |
| Longest context | Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) (512K) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small (128K) |
| Free models | 1 | 0 |
| Newest model | Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) (2026-08-14) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small (2026-09-12) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 0 | 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) | Dots Studio | Inference.net |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | no suitable model | $5.25 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | no suitable model | $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 | no suitable model | $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 | Dots Studio | Inference.net |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | none listed | 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 | Dots Studio | Inference.net |
|---|---|---|
| text+image->text | 1 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 2 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Dots Studio | Inference.net |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
It depends on the job: Inference.net offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 2), Dots Studio the longest context (512K tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Inference.net: Dots Studio lists 1 models and Inference.net lists 2.
Dots Studio: Dots Studio's longest is Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) at 512K tokens; Inference.net's is Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small at 128K.
Dots Studio: 1 free model (e.g. Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)). Inference.net: none.
Dots Studio: 1 of 1 models accept images. Inference.net: 0 of 2.