Apertus 8B Instruct vs R1 1776
Swiss AI Initiative vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •R1 1776 has the higher intelligence index (95.4 vs 25.6)
- •R1 1776 is cheaper ($0.00 vs $0.10 per 1M input)
| Apertus 8B Instruct | R1 1776 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 25.6 | 95.4 |
| Developer | Swiss AI Initiative | Perplexity |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | — | — |
| Context window | — | — |
| Input price | $0.10 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.20 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Speed | — | — |
| Released | September 2, 2025 | February 18, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | — | — |
| Output modalities | — | — |