Apertus 70B vs Relace Search
Too close to call on our weighted score (Relace Search 35, Apertus 70B 32). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Swiss AI
Apertus 70B
32/100- ECI—
- Price$0.82 / $2.42
- Context66K
Relace
Relace Search
35/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $3.00
- Context256K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Relace Search 35/100, Apertus 70B 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Apertus 70B on price and Relace Search for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceApertus 70BApertus 70B $1.22 · Relace Search $1.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextRelace SearchRelace Search 256,000 · Apertus 70B 65,536 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsApertus 70B: Text · Relace Search: Text
- Self-hostingApertus 70BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Apertus 70B | Relace Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 44 | 40 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 12 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 32/100 | 35/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Apertus 70BSwiss AI | Relace SearchRelace |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.82 (best) | $1.00 |
| Output | $2.42 (best) | $3.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.22 (best) | $1.50 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 3 providers | Median of 3 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 3 | 3 |
| Released | Sep 2, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sep 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Apertus 70B$13.04
- Relace Search$16.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Apertus 70B or Relace Search?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Relace Search 35/100, Apertus 70B 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Apertus 70B on price and Relace Search for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Apertus 70B or Relace Search?
Apertus 70B is cheaper at $0.82 input / $2.42 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Relace Search costs $1.00 input / $3.00 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.22 per million tokens for Apertus 70B versus $1.50 for Relace Search (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Apertus 70B has not been scored yet and Relace Search has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Apertus 70B and Relace Search yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Relace Search has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 65,536 for Apertus 70B. Maximum output per response: Apertus 70B up to 8,192, Relace Search up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Apertus 70B accepts text; Relace Search accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Apertus 70B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Relace Search is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Relace Search is the newest, released Dec 8, 2025. Apertus 70B came out Sep 2, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Apertus 70B Sep 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
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