Compare/Olmo 3 7B Instruct vs Apertus 8B Instruct

Olmo 3 7B InstructvsApertus 8B Instruct

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Allen Institute for AI

Olmo 3 7B Instruct

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
TTFT
Swiss AI Initiative

Apertus 8B Instruct

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (10-0)
Olmo 3 7B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricOlmo 3 7B InstructApertus 8B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Olmo 3 7B Instruct$0.12
Apertus 8B Instruct$0.12

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.25.9
Coding Index
3.41.4
Math Index
41.3
GPQA Diamond
40.0%25.6%
MMLU-Pro
52.2%
LiveCodeBench
26.6%
AIME 2025
41.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
5.8%5.0%
SciCode
10.3%4.1%
IFBench
32.8%22.4%
TerminalBench
0.0%0.0%
Olmo 3 7B Instruct10 wins
0 winsApertus 8B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Olmo 3 7B Instruct or Apertus 8B Instruct?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Olmo 3 7B Instruct wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Apertus 8B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Olmo 3 7B Instruct vs Apertus 8B Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Olmo 3 7B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.