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Aion 3.5 Mini vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs 7.0x less per output token than Aion 3.5 Mini ($0.20 vs $1.40 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Aion 3.5 Mini Replace Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
A Aion 3.5 MiniAion Labs
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.40
Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
vs $1.40 vs $0.20 per 1M output tokens. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 7.0x cheaper.

Aion 3.5 Mini or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Aion 3.5 Mini for a larger context window (262K against 33K tokens).

Model AAion 3.5 MiniAion LabsNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen2.5 7B InstructQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Aion 3.5 Mini has none yet; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). Compare them on price and context instead.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Aion 3.5 Mini not benchmarked, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
Aion 3.5 Mini $1.40 against Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 per million output tokens, 7.0x apart.
Context window
Aion 3.5 Mini takes 262K tokens, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 33K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Aion 3.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkAion 3.5 MiniQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured118.5Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Aion 3.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkAion 3.5 MiniQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
BALROGNot measured7.8%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Aion 3.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkAion 3.5 MiniQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured35.5%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Math benchmarks for Aion 3.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkAion 3.5 MiniQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured2.5%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Aion 3.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkAion 3.5 MiniQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
MMLUNot measured72.9%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
General benchmarks for Aion 3.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkAion 3.5 MiniQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
DTBenchNot measured47.7%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
LMCANot measured6.4%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 44 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Aion 3.5 Mini$0.0014Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Aion 3.5 Mini$0.039Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0056Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Aion 3.5 Mini$0.154Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.022Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Aion 3.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
SpecificationAionLabs Aion 3.5 MiniQwen2.5 7B Instruct
MakerAion LabsQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2026October 16, 2024
Context window262K33K
Input $/Mtok$0.70$0.10
Output $/Mtok$1.40$0.20
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Aion 3.5 Mini better than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Aion 3.5 Mini for a larger context window (262K against 33K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Aion 3.5 Mini or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Aion 3.5 Mini costs $0.70 per million input tokens and $1.40 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.10 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Aion 3.5 Mini or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Aion 3.5 Mini, with 262K tokens against 33K.

Has any benchmark tested both Aion 3.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Aion 3.5 Mini has none yet; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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