Elorian lists 1 models and Perceptron 2. Perceptron is cheaper on a typical model ($0.49 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Elorian | Perceptron | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 2 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 2 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $1.20 | $0.49 |
| Cheapest paid model | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) |
| Longest context | Elorian: Glimpse (262K) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 (37K) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Elorian: Glimpse (2026-10-17) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 (2026-09-25) |
| 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 | Perceptron |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $105 with Elorian: Glimpse | $41.25 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $102 with Elorian: Glimpse | $33.00 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
| 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 | $21.00 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $33.00 with Elorian: Glimpse | no suitable model |
| You need | Elorian | Perceptron |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) |
| With tool calling | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 ($0.49) |
| With image input | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) |
| With reasoning mode | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) |
| 128K+ context | Elorian: Glimpse ($1.20) | none listed |
| 1M+ context | none listed | none listed |
| Model type | Elorian | Perceptron |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+audio+video->text | 0 | 1 |
| text+image+video->text | 1 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Elorian | Perceptron |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 1 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Perceptron is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.49 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.20 for Elorian. The cheapest paid models are Elorian: Glimpse at $1.20 and Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 at $0.49.
It depends on the job: Perceptron offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 2), Perceptron 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.
Perceptron: Elorian lists 1 models and Perceptron lists 2.
Elorian: Elorian's longest is Elorian: Glimpse at 262K tokens; Perceptron's is Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 at 37K.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Elorian: 1 of 1 models accept images. Perceptron: 2 of 2.