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 Pareto 26.10 Preview
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Pareto is a multimodal composite model built for research, coding, and agentic workflows, while delivering frontier-level performance across a broad range of general-purpose tasks. This is a preview of the...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 1.0M | 🏆 Pareto 26.10 Preview |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $0.80 | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.40 | $3.20 | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Pareto 26.10 Preview |
| 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 Pareto 26.10 Preview?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini 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 Pareto 26.10 Preview?
Input: $0.70 vs $0.80 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.40 vs $3.20 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and Pareto 26.10 Preview support?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini supports up to 262K tokens. Pareto 26.10 Preview supports up to 1.0M tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and Pareto 26.10 Preview support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini: yes. Pareto 26.10 Preview: yes.