Gryphe lists 1 models and Moondream 2. Gryphe is cheaper on a typical model ($0.09 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Gryphe | Moondream | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 2 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 2 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.09 | $0.85 |
| Cheapest paid model | MythoMax 13B ($0.09) | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) |
| Longest context | MythoMax 13B (8K) | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (32K) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | MythoMax 13B (2023-07-02) | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (2026-10-15) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 5 | 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) | Gryphe | Moondream |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $8.20 with MythoMax 13B | $72.50 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $10.70 with MythoMax 13B | $61.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview |
| 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 | $39.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | no suitable model | no suitable model |
| You need | Gryphe | Moondream |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | MythoMax 13B ($0.09) | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) |
| With tool calling | none listed | none listed |
| With image input | none listed | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) |
| With reasoning mode | none listed | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) |
| 128K+ context | none listed | none listed |
| 1M+ context | none listed | none listed |
| Model type | Gryphe | Moondream |
|---|---|---|
| text+image->text | 0 | 2 |
| text->text | 1 | 0 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Gryphe | Moondream |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 1 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 2 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Gryphe is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.09 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.85 for Moondream. The cheapest paid models are MythoMax 13B at $0.09 and Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at $0.85.
It depends on the job: Moondream offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 2), Gryphe the lower typical price, Moondream the longest context (32K tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Moondream: Gryphe lists 1 models and Moondream lists 2.
Moondream: Gryphe's longest is MythoMax 13B at 8K tokens; Moondream's is Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at 32K.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Gryphe: 0 of 1 models accept images. Moondream: 2 of 2.