Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.
| Metric | Sarvam 105B (high) | Agnes 3.0 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input ($/M tokens) | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| Output ($/M tokens) | $0.17 | $0.15 |
Verdict. Agnes 3.0 Flash takes the aggregate benchmark matchup 1–0 across 1 categories. Real workloads usually care about a handful of specific tasks — see the per-benchmark table above.
Pricing. Both models sit in the budget bracket for output-token pricing. At 1.1× the per-million-token cost, Agnes 3.0 Flash is meaningfully cheaper if your traffic is output-heavy (long completions, document generation, agent loops). Agnes 3.0 Flash makes more sense when output volume is low and absolute reasoning quality justifies the premium.
Strengths. Sarvam 105B (high) is strongest on Intelligence Index (8.8). Agnes 3.0 Flash leads on Intelligence Index (35.5).
Speed. Speed data is incomplete for this pair; benchmark and price should decide.
Provider. Sarvam and Sapiens AI sell to overlapping but distinct developer audiences: Sarvam tends to ship frontier reasoning models with premium positioning, while Sapiens AI often prices more aggressively. Your existing vendor relationships, billing, and SLA preferences may matter as much as the raw numbers above.
Workload cost. Workload scenarios (per million requests at 30M input + 15M output tokens): Sarvam 105B (high) costs $3.75 ($45/year); Agnes 3.0 Flash costs $3.75 ($45/year). At a smaller 5M-input/2M-output scale (single-developer tool or prototype): Sarvam 105B (high) ≈ $0.54/run, Agnes 3.0 Flash ≈ $0.55/run. At agent/realtime scale (200M input / 100M output per million requests): Sarvam 105B (high) ≈ $25/run, Agnes 3.0 Flash ≈ $25/run.
Recommendation. Both models have legitimate use cases — the right answer depends on whether you are optimizing for benchmark ceiling, latency, or unit cost. Start with the cheaper / faster model, evaluate against your specific task, and only switch if the upgrade shows a meaningful lift.
Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks
Sarvam 105B (high) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.07/M tokens vs $0.07/M for Agnes 3.0 Flash.
Agnes 3.0 Flash wins 1 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Sarvam 105B (high). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.
Agnes 3.0 Flash generates tokens faster at 237 tok/s vs — tok/s. However, Agnes 3.0 Flash has lower time-to-first-token (1.84s vs —s).
Choose based on your priorities: Sarvam 105B (high) for lower cost, Agnes 3.0 Flash for stronger benchmark performance, and Agnes 3.0 Flash for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.