Nex Agi lists 7 models and Scaledown 2. Scaledown is cheaper on a typical model ($0.03 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Nex Agi | Scaledown | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 7 | 2 |
| Models with published pricing | 7 | 2 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.12 | $0.03 |
| Cheapest paid model | Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini ($0.04) | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| Longest context | Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini (262K) | ScaleDown: Extract (1M) |
| Free models | 2 | 0 |
| Newest model | Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini (2026-09-08) | ScaleDown: Extract (2026-10-13) |
| 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) | Nex Agi | Scaledown |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $3.88 with Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini | $3.00 with ScaleDown: Extract |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $4.00 with Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini | $4.80 with ScaleDown: Extract |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $4.20 with Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini | no suitable model |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $2.60 with Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini | $3.20 with ScaleDown: Extract |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $1.35 with Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini | $2.00 with ScaleDown: Extract |
| You need | Nex Agi | Scaledown |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini ($0.04) | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| With tool calling | Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini ($0.04) | none listed |
| With image input | Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini ($0.04) | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| With reasoning mode | Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini ($0.04) | none listed |
| 128K+ context | Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini ($0.04) | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) |
| Model type | Nex Agi | Scaledown |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+file->text | 0 | 2 |
| text+image->text | 6 | 0 |
| text->text | 1 | 0 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Nex Agi | Scaledown |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 2 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 5 | 2 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Scaledown is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.03 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.12 for Nex Agi. The cheapest paid models are Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini at $0.04 and ScaleDown: Extract at $0.03.
It depends on the job: Nex Agi offers the broader line-up (7 models vs 2), Scaledown the lower typical price, Scaledown the longest context (1M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Nex Agi: Nex Agi lists 7 models and Scaledown lists 2.
Scaledown: Nex Agi's longest is Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Mini at 262K tokens; Scaledown's is ScaleDown: Extract at 1M.
Nex Agi: 2 free models (e.g. Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini (free)). Scaledown: none.
Nex Agi: 6 of 7 models accept images. Scaledown: 2 of 2.