How does Elorian cost compare with Meta cost?
Meta is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.15 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.20 for Elorian. The cheapest paid models are Elorian: Glimpse at $1.20 and Llama Guard 3 8B at $0.03.
Elorian vs Meta
Elorian lists 1 models and Meta 16. Meta is cheaper on a typical model ($0.15 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
| Elorian | Meta | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 16 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 16 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $1.20 | $0.15 |
| Cheapest paid model | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Llama Guard 3 8B ($0.03) |
| Longest context | Elorian: Glimpse (262K) | Meta: Llama 4 Scout (1.3M) |
| Free models | 0 | 2 |
| Newest model | Elorian: Glimpse (2026-10-17) | Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B (2025-04-30) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 0 | 28 |
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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) | Elorian | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $105 with Elorian: Glimpse | $2.70 with Llama Guard 3 8B |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $102 with Elorian: Glimpse | $3.00 with Llama Guard 3 8B |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $108 with Elorian: Glimpse | $6.96 with meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $66.00 with Elorian: Glimpse | $1.96 with Llama Guard 3 8B |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $33.00 with Elorian: Glimpse | $1.06 with Llama Guard 3 8B |
Cheapest model for each capability
| You need | Elorian | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Llama Guard 3 8B ($0.03) |
| With tool calling | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct ($0.03) |
| With image input | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct ($0.05) |
| With reasoning mode | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | none listed |
| 128K+ context | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Llama Guard 3 8B ($0.03) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | Meta: Llama 4 Scout ($0.15) |
Line-up by type and price tier
| Model type | Elorian | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+video->text | 1 | 0 |
| text+image->text | 0 | 4 |
| text->text | 0 | 12 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Elorian | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 2 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 11 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 1 | 1 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 2 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Elorian better than Meta?
It depends on the job: Meta offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 16), Meta the lower typical price, Meta the longest context (1.3M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Which has more models, Elorian or Meta?
Meta: Elorian lists 1 models and Meta lists 16.
Which provider has the longest context window?
Meta: Elorian's longest is Elorian: Glimpse at 262K tokens; Meta's is Meta: Llama 4 Scout at 1.3M.
Do Elorian or Meta offer free models?
Elorian: none. Meta: 2 free models (e.g. Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)).
Which provider has models that can read images?
Elorian: 1 of 1 models accept images. Meta: 4 of 16.