Elorian 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.
| Elorian | Inference Net | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 2 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 2 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $1.20 | $0.08 |
| Cheapest paid model | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06) |
| Longest context | Elorian: Glimpse (262K) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small (128K) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Elorian: Glimpse (2026-10-17) | 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) | Elorian | Inference Net |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $105 with Elorian: Glimpse | $5.25 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $102 with Elorian: Glimpse | $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 | $108 with Elorian: Glimpse | no suitable model |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $66.00 with Elorian: Glimpse | $3.30 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $33.00 with Elorian: Glimpse | $1.65 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo |
| You need | Elorian | Inference Net |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06) |
| With tool calling | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | none listed |
| With image input | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | none listed |
| 128K+ context | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | none listed |
| Model type | Elorian | Inference Net |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+video->text | 1 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 2 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Elorian | Inference Net |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 1 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 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 $1.20 for Elorian. The cheapest paid models are Elorian: Glimpse at $1.20 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, Elorian the longest context (262K tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Inference Net: Elorian lists 1 models and Inference Net lists 2.
Elorian: Elorian's longest is Elorian: Glimpse at 262K tokens; Inference Net's is Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small at 128K.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Elorian: 1 of 1 models accept images. Inference Net: 0 of 2.