Scaledown lists 2 models and Tngtech 1. 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.
| Scaledown | Tngtech | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 2 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 2 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.03 | $0.50 |
| Cheapest paid model | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) | TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera ($0.50) |
| Longest context | ScaleDown: Extract (1M) | TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera (164K) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | ScaleDown: Extract (2026-10-13) | TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera (2025-07-08) |
| 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) | Scaledown | Tngtech |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $3.00 with ScaleDown: Extract | $44.50 with TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $4.80 with ScaleDown: Extract | $47.00 with TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | no suitable model | $49.20 with TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $3.20 with ScaleDown: Extract | $30.60 with TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $2.00 with ScaleDown: Extract | $16.10 with TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera |
| You need | Scaledown | Tngtech |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) | TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera ($0.50) |
| With tool calling | none listed | TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera ($0.50) |
| With image input | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | none listed | TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera ($0.50) |
| 128K+ context | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) | TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera ($0.50) |
| 1M+ context | ScaleDown: Extract ($0.03) | none listed |
| Model type | Scaledown | Tngtech |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+file->text | 2 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Scaledown | Tngtech |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 2 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 1 |
| $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 $0.50 for Tngtech. The cheapest paid models are ScaleDown: Extract at $0.03 and TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera at $0.50.
It depends on the job: Scaledown offers the broader line-up (2 models vs 1), 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.
Scaledown: Scaledown lists 2 models and Tngtech lists 1.
Scaledown: Scaledown's longest is ScaleDown: Extract at 1M tokens; Tngtech's is TNG: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera at 164K.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Scaledown: 2 of 2 models accept images. Tngtech: 0 of 1.