Model Comparison

Apertus 70B Instruct
vs. GPT-4

Comparing 2 AI models · 7 benchmarks · Swiss AI Initiative, OpenAI

Recommended Pick

Swiss AI Initiative logo Apertus 70B Instruct 7 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Input price, Output price

Best Value

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Apertus 70B Instruct

100.0 value score

13.5 reasoning / $1.34/1M

Lowest Price

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Apertus 70B Instruct

$0.82/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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Apertus 70B Instruct

13.5 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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GPT-4

13.1 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Apertus 70B Instruct has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Apertus 70B Instruct is 36.6x cheaper on input tokens than GPT-4.

Reasoning gap

Apertus 70B Instruct leads GPT-4 by 0.7 points on reasoning.

Coding gap

GPT-4 leads Apertus 70B Instruct by 11.2 points on coding.

Top-pick rationale

Apertus 70B Instruct wins 7 measurable categories, including Value, Input price, Output price, Blended price.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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GPT-4

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Which answer was more useful?

AI Chat

Chat with 80+ models

Inference API

EU-hosted inference

Full Comparison

Metric
Top Pick
Swiss AI Initiative logo Apertus 70B Instruct
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Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.82/1M$30.00/1M
Output Cost $2.92/1M$60.00/1M
Blended (3:1) $1.34/1M$37.50/1M
Specifications
Organization Swiss AI InitiativeOpenAI
Release Date Sep 2, 2025Mar 14, 2023
Performance & Speed
Throughput 45.6 tok/s
TTFT 987ms
Latency 987ms
Composite Indices
Value Score 100.03.4
Reasoning Score 13.512.8
Intelligence 7.712.8
Coding 1.913.1
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 27.2%
HLE 5.5%
SciCode 5.7%
LCR 0.0%
IFBench 25.9%
TAU-bench v2 12.9%
TerminalBench Hard 0.0%

Key Takeaways

Apertus 70B Instruct offers the best value at $0.82/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Apertus 70B Instruct has the strongest reasoning profile with a 13.5 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

GPT-4 reaches a 13.1 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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Apertus 70B Instruct

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
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GPT-4

  • Code generation
  • Software development