Particle Ai lists 1 models and Perceptron 2. Particle Ai is cheaper on a typical model ($0.44 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Particle Ai | Perceptron | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 2 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 2 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.44 | $0.49 |
| Cheapest paid model | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) |
| Longest context | Particle AI: Particle-1 (1.0M) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 (37K) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Particle AI: Particle-1 (2026-10-28) | 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) | Particle Ai | Perceptron |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $38.75 with Particle AI: Particle-1 | $41.25 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $40.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 | $33.00 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $42.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 | no suitable model |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $26.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 | $21.00 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $13.50 with Particle AI: Particle-1 | no suitable model |
| You need | Particle Ai | Perceptron |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) |
| With tool calling | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 ($0.49) |
| With image input | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) |
| With reasoning mode | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) |
| 128K+ context | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | none listed |
| 1M+ context | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | none listed |
| Model type | Particle Ai | Perceptron |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+audio+video->text | 0 | 1 |
| text+image+video->text | 0 | 1 |
| text+image->text | 1 | 0 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Particle Ai | Perceptron |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 1 | 2 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Particle Ai is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.44 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.49 for Perceptron. The cheapest paid models are Particle AI: Particle-1 at $0.44 and Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 at $0.49.
It depends on the job: Perceptron offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 2), Particle Ai the lower typical price, Particle Ai the longest context (1.0M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Perceptron: Particle Ai lists 1 models and Perceptron lists 2.
Particle Ai: Particle Ai's longest is Particle AI: Particle-1 at 1.0M tokens; Perceptron's is Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 at 37K.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Particle Ai: 1 of 1 models accept images. Perceptron: 2 of 2.