Swiss AI Initiative

Apertus 70B Instruct

AI model by Swiss AI Initiative. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.82
Output$2.92
Blended (3:1)$1.34

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed
Time to First Token

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Benchmarks

Editorial Analysis

Profile. Apertus 70B Instruct is a budget-tier option from Swiss AI Initiative at $2.92/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on measurable benchmarks — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, Apertus 70B Instruct costs $1.11 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.

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Apertus 70B InstructCurrent
$0.82$2.92
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Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0023
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$2.28
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$22.80
10.0M in / 5.0M out