LongCat 2.0 vs Cydonia 24B V4.1
Cydonia 24B V4.1 costs 2.4x less per output token than LongCat 2.0 ($0.50 vs $1.20 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.20
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.50
LongCat 2.0 or Cydonia 24B V4.1: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick LongCat 2.0 for a larger context window (1.05M against 131K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. LongCat 2.0 has results on AA Coding Index, SciCode and ALE-Bench; Cydonia 24B V4.1 has none yet. 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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only LongCat 2.0 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 19.1.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only LongCat 2.0 has a AA Agentic Index result, 14.0.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
LongCat 2.0
LongCat 2.0 takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Cydonia 24B V4.1
LongCat 2.0 $0.0009, Cydonia 24B V4.1 $0.0006 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- LongCat 2.0 not benchmarked, Cydonia 24B V4.1 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
- LongCat 2.0 $1.20 against Cydonia 24B V4.1 $0.50 per million output tokens, 2.4x apart.
- Context window
- LongCat 2.0 takes 1.05M tokens, Cydonia 24B V4.1 131K.
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.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | LongCat 2.0 | Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 45.3 | Not measured | Only LongCat 2.0 measured |
| SciCode | 36.3% | Not measured | Only LongCat 2.0 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 793.5 | Not measured | Only LongCat 2.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | LongCat 2.0 | Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 19.1 | Not measured | Only LongCat 2.0 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
| Benchmark | LongCat 2.0 | Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 14.0 | Not measured | Only LongCat 2.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | LongCat 2.0 | Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 78.0% | Not measured | Only LongCat 2.0 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.7% | Not measured | Only LongCat 2.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | LongCat 2.0 | Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 65.0% | Not measured | Only LongCat 2.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 47 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
Cydonia 24B V4.1 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Cydonia 24B V4.1 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Cydonia 24B V4.1 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.
| Specification | Meituan LongCat 2.0 | TheDrummer Cydonia 24B V4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meituan | TheDrummer |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 20, 2026 | September 27, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.20 | $0.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is LongCat 2.0 better than Cydonia 24B V4.1 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick LongCat 2.0 for a larger context window (1.05M against 131K tokens).
Which is cheaper, LongCat 2.0 or Cydonia 24B V4.1?
LongCat 2.0 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Cydonia 24B V4.1 costs $0.30 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, LongCat 2.0 or Cydonia 24B V4.1?
LongCat 2.0, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Has any benchmark tested both LongCat 2.0 and Cydonia 24B V4.1?
No benchmark has tested both yet. LongCat 2.0 has results on AA Coding Index, SciCode and ALE-Bench; Cydonia 24B V4.1 has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.