Saba vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct takes 3 of 5 rounds against Saba. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.20 per million tokens against $1.20.
Mistral AISaba
$1.20/M tokens
Mistral AI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.156 per 1,000 pages
33k context · tool calling
Alibaba Cloudwins 3 roundsQwen2.5 7B Instruct
$0.20/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at SiliconFlow (China) · $0.033 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.20/M
$0.17/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.60/M
$0.70/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$0.20/M at SiliconFlow (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$1.20/M
$1.22/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.156
$0.033
Context
33k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
not stated
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
not stated
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
17 Feb 2025
1 Sept 2024
Providers selling it
5
9
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 0
No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Saba
Nous Portal$0.16 / $0.48 $0.20 / $0.6025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Saba or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, at $0.20 per million tokens against $1.20 for Saba, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Saba: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.20 is the number to beat. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: $0.20 at SiliconFlow (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts and two bills.
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, at 131k tokens against 33k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.