ALLaM 1 13B Instruct vs OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
| Signal | ALLaM 1 13B Instruct | Delta | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 17 | -83 | |
Pricing | 98 | +3 | |
Context window size | 52 | -28 | |
Recency | 26 | -74 | |
Output Capacity | 60 | -25 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 5 | 4 wins |
Score History
34.3
current score
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
right now
40
current score
ALLaM 1 13B Instruct
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OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
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ALLaM 1 13B Instruct saves you $30.00/month
That's $360.00/year compared to OpenAI GPT Mini Latest at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | ALLaM 1 13B Instruct | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 34 | 40 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Rank | #310 | #199 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Quality Rank | #310 | #199 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Adoption Rank | #310 | #199 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Parameters | 13B | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 4K | 400K | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Pricing | $1.80/$1.80/M | $0.75/$4.50/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 17 | 100 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Pricing | 98 | 96 | ALLaM 1 13B Instruct |
| Context window size | 52 | 80 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Recency | 26 | 100 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Output Capacity | 60 | 85 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 34/100 (rank #310), placing it in the top -7% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #199), placing it in the top 32% of all 290 models tracked.
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest has a 6-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose ALLaM 1 13B Instruct when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
Choose OpenAI GPT Mini Latest when you need:
- Processing long documents or large codebases (400K token context)
- Multimodal workflows that require image understanding
- Agentic applications using tool/function calling
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
ALLaM 1 13B Instruct offers 31% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $54.00/month with ALLaM 1 13B Instruct vs $78.75/month with OpenAI GPT Mini Latest - a $24.75 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. ALLaM 1 13B Instruct also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (400K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($1.80/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (40/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest has a moderate advantage with a 5.700000000000003-point lead in composite score. It wins on more signal dimensions, but ALLaM 1 13B Instruct has specific strengths that could make it the better choice for certain workflows.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
ALLaM 1 13B Instruct
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
ALLaM 1 13B Instruct
31% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
ALLaM 1 13B Instruct
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
ALLaM 1 13B Instruct
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
ALLaM 1 13B Instruct
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by HUMAIN
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Cost - 31% lower pricing; better value at scale
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | ALLaM 1 13B Instruct | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
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| Reasoningdiffers | ||
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| Image Output |
ALLaM 1 13B Instruct
HUMAIN
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
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ALLaM 1 13B Instruct saves you $1.35/month
That's 20% cheaper than OpenAI GPT Mini Latest at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | ALLaM 1 13B Instruct | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 4K | 400K |
| Max Output Tokens | 4,096 | 128,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Dec 1, 2024 | Apr 27, 2026 |