Head to head
gpt-oss-20bvsLlama 3.2 1B Instruct
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
gpt-oss-20b costs $0.0003 per solved task against
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct at $0.0003 — ▼ 1.2x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.01 a month.
On output token price alone gpt-oss-20b looks 1.5x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for gpt-oss-20b and Llama 3.2 1B Instruct| Figure | gpt-oss-20b | Llama 3.2 1B Instruct |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.03 | $0.027 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.13 | $0.201 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.03 | $0.027 |
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| Pass rate | 94% | 8% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0003measured | $0.0003measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.05 | $0.06 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings