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 NVIDIA: Switchyard
NVIDIA: Switchyard wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Switchyard is an open-source model router that switches between multiple models to optimize the cost of requests. By default it will use OpenRouter market data to select the most popular...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini | NVIDIA: Switchyard | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 1M | 🏆 NVIDIA: Switchyard |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $-1000000.00 | 🏆 NVIDIA: Switchyard |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.40 | $-1000000.00 | 🏆 NVIDIA: Switchyard |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | — | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini |
Frequently asked questions
Is AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini better than NVIDIA: Switchyard?
NVIDIA: Switchyard wins on 3 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 NVIDIA: Switchyard?
Input: $0.70 vs $-1000000.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.40 vs $-1000000.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and NVIDIA: Switchyard support?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini supports up to 262K tokens. NVIDIA: Switchyard supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and NVIDIA: Switchyard support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini: yes. NVIDIA: Switchyard: not advertised.