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Best cheaper alternatives to Palmyra X4

Looking for a cheaper or smarter replacement for Palmyra X4 by Writer? We compared every LLM model with verifiable pricing on real input/output cost, context window, intelligence and modalities. 18 options are meaningfully cheaper.

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Groq
Llama 3.1 8B Instant 128k99% CHEAPER
Groq
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Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B99% CHEAPER
Google
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Mistral AI
Ministral 3 3B98% CHEAPER
Mistral AI
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Together AI
Qwen3.5 9B97% CHEAPER
Together AI
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Fireworks AI
OpenAI GPT OSS 20B97% CHEAPER
Fireworks AI
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Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash97% CHEAPER
Google
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Groq
GPT OSS 20B 128k97% CHEAPER
Groq
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Mistral AI
Ministral 3 8B97% CHEAPER
Mistral AI
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Groq
Llama 4 Scout 17Bx16E 128k96% CHEAPER
Groq
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4 Flash96% CHEAPER
DeepSeek
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Mistral AI
Ministral 3 14B95% CHEAPER
Mistral AI
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AI21 Labs
Jamba Mini94% CHEAPER
AI21 Labs
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Groq
GPT OSS 120B 128k94% CHEAPER
Groq
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Fireworks AI
OpenAI GPT OSS 120B94% CHEAPER
Fireworks AI
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Together AI
Google Gemma 4 31B IT94% CHEAPER
Together AI
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Mistral AI
Mistral Nemo93% CHEAPER
Mistral AI
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Groq
Qwen3 32B 131k92% CHEAPER
Groq
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Mistral AI
Mistral Small97% CHEAPER
Mistral AI
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Costs are normalised to a blended 1M-token workload (or per-unit price for non-token models) using each model's latest verified pricing. Models with pricing under review are excluded from recommendations.