Particle Ai lists 1 models and Sao10k 5. 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 | Sao10k | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 5 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 5 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.44 | $0.85 |
| Cheapest paid model | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris ($0.04) |
| Longest context | Particle AI: Particle-1 (1.0M) | Sao10K: Llama 3.1 Euryale 70B v2.2 (131K) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Particle AI: Particle-1 (2026-10-28) | Sao10K: Llama 3.1 70B Hanami x1 (2025-01-08) |
| 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 | Sao10k |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $38.75 with Particle AI: Particle-1 | $4.00 with Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $40.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 | $5.30 with Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris |
| 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 | $56.50 with Sao10K: Llama 3.3 Euryale 70B |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $13.50 with Particle AI: Particle-1 | $33.25 with Sao10K: Llama 3.3 Euryale 70B |
| You need | Particle Ai | Sao10k |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris ($0.04) |
| With tool calling | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Sao10k: Llama 3 Euryale 70B v2.1 ($1.48) |
| With image input | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | none listed |
| 128K+ context | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | Sao10K: Llama 3.3 Euryale 70B ($0.68) |
| 1M+ context | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) | none listed |
| Model type | Particle Ai | Sao10k |
|---|---|---|
| text+image->text | 1 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 5 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Particle Ai | Sao10k |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 1 | 1 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 3 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 1 |
| $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 $0.85 for Sao10k. The cheapest paid models are Particle AI: Particle-1 at $0.44 and Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris at $0.04.
It depends on the job: Sao10k offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 5), 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.
Sao10k: Particle Ai lists 1 models and Sao10k lists 5.
Particle Ai: Particle Ai's longest is Particle AI: Particle-1 at 1.0M tokens; Sao10k's is Sao10K: Llama 3.1 Euryale 70B v2.2 at 131K.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Particle Ai: 1 of 1 models accept images. Sao10k: 0 of 5.