Apodex 1.1 Mini vs GPT-6 Astra (Fast)
GPT-6 Astra (Fast) comes out ahead, 66 to 36 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Apodex
Apodex 1.1 Mini
36/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context262K
- Our pick
OpenAIGPT-6 Astra (Fast)
66/100- ECI—
- Price$20.00 / $100.00
- Context1.05M
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GPT-6 Astra (Fast) is our pick
GPT-6 Astra (Fast) is the better all-round choice, scoring 66/100 against Apodex 1.1 Mini (36). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceGPT-6 Astra (Fast)GPT-6 Astra (Fast) $40.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Apodex 1.1 Mini unpriced
- Longest contextGPT-6 Astra (Fast)GPT-6 Astra (Fast) 1,050,000 · Apodex 1.1 Mini 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsGPT-6 Astra (Fast)Apodex 1.1 Mini: Text · GPT-6 Astra (Fast): Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingApodex 1.1 MiniPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Apodex 1.1 Mini | GPT-6 Astra (Fast) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 70 |
| Context window | 40% | 37 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 36/100 | 66/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Apodex 1.1 MiniApodex | GPT-6 Astra (Fast)OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $20.00 |
| Output | — | $100.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $40.00 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,050,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Aug 24, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
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- Apodex 1.1 Mini—
- GPT-6 Astra (Fast)$400.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Apodex 1.1 Mini or GPT-6 Astra (Fast)?
GPT-6 Astra (Fast) is the better all-round choice, scoring 66/100 against Apodex 1.1 Mini (36). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Apodex 1.1 Mini or GPT-6 Astra (Fast)?
GPT-6 Astra (Fast) is cheaper at $20.00 input / $100.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $40.00 per million tokens for GPT-6 Astra (Fast) versus . Apodex 1.1 Mini has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Apodex 1.1 Mini has not been scored yet and GPT-6 Astra (Fast) has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Apodex 1.1 Mini and GPT-6 Astra (Fast) 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?
GPT-6 Astra (Fast) has the largest context window at 1,050,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Apodex 1.1 Mini. Maximum output per response: Apodex 1.1 Mini up to 262,144, GPT-6 Astra (Fast) up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Apodex 1.1 Mini accepts text; GPT-6 Astra (Fast) accepts text, images and PDFs. GPT-6 Astra (Fast) handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Apodex 1.1 Mini publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; GPT-6 Astra (Fast) is proprietary.
Which is newer?
GPT-6 Astra (Fast) is the newest, released Sep 4, 2026. Apodex 1.1 Mini came out Aug 24, 2026.
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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