Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)
In this head-to-head showdown, TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 is more budget-friendly at $0.5/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.
3 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost
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Google Jul 21 workhorse. Now shares the 3.7 Flash introductory $0.75/$3.75 rate through Dec 31 2026.
Single model data
No latency data
$0.5 / 1M output
Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.
Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.
Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
| Benchmark | TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Advantage Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preference Elo | — | — | |
| Coding Elo | — | — | |
| LiveBench | — | — | |
| SWE-bench | — | — | |
| GPQA Diamond | — | — | |
| Time to first token | — | — | |
| Output speed | — | 198 tok/s | — |
| Input price | $0.3/1M | $0.75/1M | +$0.45/1M |
| Output price | $0.5/1M | $3.75/1M | +$3.25/1M |
| Context window | +918k |
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 is estimated to save $64.50/month ($774/year).
Need SWE-bench on both sides.
Lower output list price ($0.5/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (1M).
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | insufficient data | Need SWE-bench on both sides. |
| High-volume chat | TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Lower output list price ($0.5/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Larger window (1M). |
| Screenshots / vision | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
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