Compare/zaya1-8b vs gpt-oss-120B (low)

zaya1-8bvsgpt-oss-120B (low)

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

zaya1-8b

Input
Output
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

gpt-oss-120B (low)

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
268 tok/s
TTFT
0.56s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
gpt-oss-120B (low)
Faster (tok/s)
gpt-oss-120B (low)
Lower Latency
gpt-oss-120B (low)
Benchmarks (0-11)
gpt-oss-120B (low)

Pricing Comparison

Metriczaya1-8bgpt-oss-120B (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
gpt-oss-120B (low)$0.21

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
zaya1-8b
gpt-oss-120B (low)
268 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
zaya1-8b
gpt-oss-120B (low)
0.56s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
24.5
Coding Index
15.5
Math Index
66.7
GPQA Diamond
67.2%
MMLU-Pro
77.5%
LiveCodeBench
70.7%
AIME 2025
66.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
5.2%
SciCode
36.0%
IFBench
58.3%
TerminalBench
5.3%
zaya1-8b0 wins
11 winsgpt-oss-120B (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, zaya1-8b or gpt-oss-120B (low)?

gpt-oss-120B (low) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.26/M tokens vs $—/M for zaya1-8b.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

gpt-oss-120B (low) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for zaya1-8b. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

gpt-oss-120B (low) generates tokens faster at 268 tok/s vs — tok/s. However, gpt-oss-120B (low) has lower time-to-first-token (0.56s vs —s).

When should I use zaya1-8b vs gpt-oss-120B (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: gpt-oss-120B (low) for lower cost, gpt-oss-120B (low) for stronger benchmark performance, and gpt-oss-120B (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.