Aion 3.5 Mini is a multi-model roleplaying and storytelling system from AionLabs, built on the GLM family of models. It is the smaller, lower-cost sibling of Aion 3.5 and uses...
Model details →AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
DeepSeek-V3.1 is a large hybrid reasoning model (671B parameters, 37B active) that supports both thinking and non-thinking modes via prompt templates. It extends the DeepSeek-V3 base with a two-phase long-context...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 164K | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $0.25 | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.40 | $0.95 | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini better than DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1?
Input: $0.70 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.40 vs $0.95 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 support?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini supports up to 262K tokens. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 supports up to 164K tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini: yes. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1: yes.