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Aion-3.0 vs Aion-3.0-Mini

Aion-3.0 (Aion Labs) and Aion-3.0-Mini (Aion Labs) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Aion-3.0-Mini holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#111 vs #112); and Aion-3.0-Mini is 4.3× cheaper per output token ($1.40/1M vs $6.00/1M).

Which should you choose?

Choose Aion-3.0 if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Aion-3.0 leads Aion-3.0-Mini for this pair.

Choose Aion-3.0-Mini if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #111 against #112 (22.5 vs 22.5 points).
  • API cost matters — $1.40/1M output tokens against $6.00/1M, about 4.3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.70/1M against $3.00/1M.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Aion-3.0-Mini was listed 7 July 2026, Aion-3.0 7 July 2026.

Aion-3.0 vs Aion-3.0-Mini: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Aion-3.0 and Aion-3.0-Mini
FieldAion-3.0Aion LabsAion-3.0-MiniAion Labs
ModelCap Index position#112#111
Index score22.522.5
EvidenceEstimatedEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$3.00$0.70
Output price / 1M tokens$6.00$1.40
Context window131K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens33K33K
API providers listed11
Weight accessAPI onlyAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed7 July 20267 July 2026
PublisherAion LabsAion Labs

Evidence: global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Aion-3.0 vs Aion-3.0-Mini

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Aion-3.0 vs Aion-3.0-Mini: common questions

Is Aion-3.0 better than Aion-3.0-Mini?

Aion-3.0-Mini ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #111 against #112. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Aion-3.0 cheaper than Aion-3.0-Mini?

Aion-3.0-Mini is cheaper on output tokens: $1.40/1M against $6.00/1M. Input tokens are $3.00/1M for Aion-3.0 and $0.70/1M for Aion-3.0-Mini. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Aion-3.0 or Aion-3.0-Mini?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Aion-3.0 or Aion-3.0-Mini?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Aion-3.0 and Aion-3.0-Mini open-weight models?

Aion-3.0: API only. Aion-3.0-Mini: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Aion-3.0 and Aion-3.0-Mini?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Aion-3.0 and 1 for Aion-3.0-Mini, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Aion-3.0 vs Aion-3.0-Mini comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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