Moondream lists 2 models and Prime Intellect 1. Prime Intellect is cheaper on a typical model ($0.43 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Moondream | Prime Intellect | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 2 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 2 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.85 | $0.43 |
| Cheapest paid model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43) |
| Longest context | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (32K) | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 (131K) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (2026-10-15) | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 (2025-11-27) |
| 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) | Moondream | Prime Intellect |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $72.50 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $37.00 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $61.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $35.00 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | no suitable model | $37.20 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $39.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $22.60 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | no suitable model | $11.10 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 |
| You need | Moondream | Prime Intellect |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43) |
| With tool calling | none listed | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43) |
| With image input | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43) |
| 128K+ context | none listed | Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | none listed |
| Model type | Moondream | Prime Intellect |
|---|---|---|
| text+image->text | 2 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Moondream | Prime Intellect |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 2 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Prime Intellect is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.43 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.85 for Moondream. The cheapest paid models are Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at $0.85 and Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 at $0.43.
It depends on the job: Moondream offers the broader line-up (2 models vs 1), Prime Intellect the lower typical price, Prime Intellect the longest context (131K tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Moondream: Moondream lists 2 models and Prime Intellect lists 1.
Prime Intellect: Moondream's longest is Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at 32K tokens; Prime Intellect's is Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 at 131K.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Moondream: 2 of 2 models accept images. Prime Intellect: 0 of 1.