Head to head
Solar Pro 4vsQwen3 8B
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Solar Pro 4 costs $0.0003 per solved task against
Qwen3 8B at $0.0043 — ▼ 15x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.81 a month.
On output token price alone Qwen3 8B looks 2.6x cheaper. The ranking reverses once you divide by pass rate — the cheaper tokens do not win the task.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Solar Pro 4 and Qwen3 8B| Figure | Solar Pro 4 | Qwen3 8B |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.3 | $0.117 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $1.2 | $0.455 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.06 | $0.117 |
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| Pass rate | 75% | 57% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0003measured | $0.0043measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.06 | $0.87 |
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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