Upstagesolar-mini
solar-mini is an Upstage open-weights model, released 25 Jan 2024. It is not yet ranked: 1 independent result so far, and the index needs at least five across two categories. At $0.150 per million tokens blended it is among the cheapest fifth of ranked models. Last measured 25 Jan 2024.stale: no new result in six months
- Blended price
- $0.150/M
- $0.150 in · $0.150 out
- Output speed
- –
- First answer
- –
- Context
- 33k
- Full answer
- –
- Cost per run
- –
- Released
- 25 Jan 2024
- Composite37
Versions
Upstage has shipped 2 models under this name. Each is ranked on its own results; a newer version often has fewer results so far, which holds its index nearer the average until more arrive.
| Model | Released | Index | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Mini 4 | 22 Sept 2026 | – | – |
| solar-minithis page | 25 Jan 2024 | – | – |
Benchmark results
See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.
Agents & tools
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom (AA)not in index | 20.2%#334 | Artificial Analysis |
Composite
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index v4.3.2 | 6.4#531 | Artificial Analysis |
What a task costs
Estimates from list price, output speed and time to first answer for the best configuration. “With caching” assumes three-quarters of the input is served from the prompt cache. Reasoning tokens are not modelled.
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Cost | With caching | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 400 / 300 | $0.0001 | – | – |
| Summarize a 30-page report | 12,000 / 600 | $0.0019 | – | – |
| Code edit | 6,000 / 1,500 | $0.0011 | – | – |
| Agentic coding session | 60,000 / 4,000 | $0.0096 | – | – |
| Structured extraction | 2,000 / 200 | $0.0003 | – | – |
More from Upstage
See also
Questions people ask
- Why does solar-mini have no BenchLeader Index score?
- The index needs at least five independent results across at least two categories; as of 25 Oct 2026 solar-mini has 1 that count. Launch-post scores are never used, so it is ranked once independent publishers have measured it.
- How much does solar-mini cost per 1M tokens?
- As of 25 Oct 2026, solar-mini costs $0.150 per 1M input tokens and $0.150 per 1M output tokens, $0.150 blended (three input tokens per output token).
- When was solar-mini released?
- Upstage released solar-mini on 25 Jan 2024.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.
Cite as: BenchLeader, “solar-mini: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 25 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/solar-mini.