LongCat-2.0 vs Perceptron Mk1 vs Macaron V1 Tall
Too close to call on our weighted score (Macaron V1 Tall 55, LongCat-2.0 53, Perceptron Mk1 45). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Meituan (LongCat)LongCat-2.0
53/100- ECI—
- Price$0.30 / $1.20
- Context1M
Perceptron
Perceptron Mk1
45/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $1.50
- Context33K
Mindlab
Macaron V1 Tall
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.247 / $1.43
- Context262K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Macaron V1 Tall 55/100, LongCat-2.0 53/100, Perceptron Mk1 45/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Perceptron Mk1 on price and LongCat-2.0 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 pricePerceptron Mk1Perceptron Mk1 $0.487 · LongCat-2.0 $0.525 · Macaron V1 Tall $0.543 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextLongCat-2.0LongCat-2.0 1,000,000 · Macaron V1 Tall 262,144 · Perceptron Mk1 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsPerceptron Mk1LongCat-2.0: Text · Perceptron Mk1: Text, Images, Video · Macaron V1 Tall: Text, Images
- Self-hostingLongCat-2.0 and Macaron V1 TallPublishes downloadable weights (MIT)
| Measure | Weight | LongCat-2.0 | Perceptron Mk1 | Macaron V1 Tall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 60 | 62 | 60 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 45 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 0 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 53/100 | 45/100 | 55/100 |
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 | LongCat-2.0Meituan (LongCat) | Perceptron Mk1Perceptron | Macaron V1 TallMindlab |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.30 | $0.15 (best) | $0.247 |
| Output | $1.20 (best) | $1.50 | $1.43 |
| Cached input | $0.006 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.525 | $0.487 (best) | $0.543 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official LongCat API | Median of 3 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | OpenMIT |
| API model ID | LongCat-2.0 | — | — |
| API providers | 7 (best) | 3 | 1 |
| Released | Jun 30, 2026 | May 12, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- LongCat-2.0$5.40
- Perceptron Mk1$4.50
- Macaron V1 Tall$5.33
Which should you choose?
Which is better: LongCat-2.0, Perceptron Mk1 or Macaron V1 Tall?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Macaron V1 Tall 55/100, LongCat-2.0 53/100, Perceptron Mk1 45/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Perceptron Mk1 on price and LongCat-2.0 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, LongCat-2.0, Perceptron Mk1 or Macaron V1 Tall?
Perceptron Mk1 is cheaper at $0.15 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). LongCat-2.0 costs $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official LongCat API price); Macaron V1 Tall costs $0.247 input / $1.43 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.487 per million tokens for Perceptron Mk1 versus $0.525 for LongCat-2.0 (1.1× as much) and $0.543 for Macaron V1 Tall (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. LongCat-2.0 has not been scored yet, Perceptron Mk1 has not been scored yet and Macaron V1 Tall has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for LongCat-2.0, Perceptron Mk1 and Macaron V1 Tall yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Perceptron Mk1 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
LongCat-2.0 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Macaron V1 Tall and 32,768 for Perceptron Mk1. Maximum output per response: LongCat-2.0 up to 131,072, Perceptron Mk1 up to 8,192, Macaron V1 Tall up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
LongCat-2.0 accepts text; Perceptron Mk1 accepts text, images and video; Macaron V1 Tall accepts text and images. Perceptron Mk1 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
LongCat-2.0 and Macaron V1 Tall publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; Perceptron Mk1 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Macaron V1 Tall is the newest, released Jul 21, 2026. LongCat-2.0 came out Jun 30, 2026; Perceptron Mk1 came out May 12, 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.
