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 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)
Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Dots3-Note Preview is an open-weight mixture-of-experts model from Dots Studio, with 16B active parameters out of 280B total. It is the lightest model in the Dots 3 family and is...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini | Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 512K | 🏆 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $0.00 | 🏆 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.40 | $0.00 | 🏆 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini better than Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)?
Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) wins on 4 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 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)?
Input: $0.70 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.40 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) support?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini supports up to 262K tokens. Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) supports up to 512K tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini: yes. Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free): yes.