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NewGemini Omni 1.1 Flash vs Solar Mini 4

Pick Solar Mini 4 when budget and context both matter.

Page updated: 2026-11-05T18:07:28Z Data confirmed: 2026-11-05T20:07:24Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Solar Mini 4 when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Solar Mini 4 is estimated at $0.15 vs $6 for Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, saving $5.85 (97.5% lower).

Cost-first pickSolar Mini 4

Context-first pickSolar Mini 4

Sample savings$5.8597.5%

10x traffic gap$58.5

Solar Mini 4 is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $58.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Solar Mini 4 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shape	Token mix	Better pick	Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash	Solar Mini 4
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	Solar Mini 4	$12	$0.35
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	Solar Mini 4	$10.5	$0.25
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	Solar Mini 4	$46.5	$1.05

Cheaper input Solar Mini 4 $1.5 vs $0.05 / 1M

Solar Mini 4 is $1.45 cheaper per 1M input tokens (96.7% lower; 30x difference).

Cheaper output Solar Mini 4 $9 vs $0.2 / 1M

Solar Mini 4 is $8.8 cheaper per 1M output tokens (97.8% lower; 45x difference).

Larger context Solar Mini 4 131.07K vs 524.29K

Solar Mini 4 has 393.22K more context (4x larger).

Sample workload Solar Mini 4 $6 vs $0.15

Solar Mini 4 is $5.85 cheaper on the standard workload (97.5% lower).

Estimate your workload cost

Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.

Monthly input tokens Monthly output tokens

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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Solar Mini 4 has the lower input price; Solar Mini 4 has the lower output price; Solar Mini 4 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Solar Mini 4 is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $6 for Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and $0.15 for Solar Mini 4.

Best Fit

Choose Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Choose Solar Mini 4 when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Solar Mini 4 is estimated at $0.15 vs $6 for Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, saving $5.85 (97.5% lower).
Solar Mini 4 is $5.85 cheaper on the standard workload (97.5% lower).
Solar Mini 4 is $1.45 cheaper per 1M input tokens (96.7% lower; 30x difference).
Solar Mini 4 is $8.8 cheaper per 1M output tokens (97.8% lower; 45x difference).
Solar Mini 4 has 393.22K more context (4x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	NewGemini Omni 1.1 Flash (Google)	Solar Mini 4 (Upstage)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$1.5	$0.05
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$9	$0.2
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$6	$0.15
Context Window	131.07K	524.29K
Release Date	2026-11-04	2026-09-23

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	Solar Mini 4	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Solar Mini 4 is estimated at $0.15 vs $6 for Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, saving $5.85 (97.5% lower).
High-volume input processing	Solar Mini 4	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	Solar Mini 4	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	Solar Mini 4	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps

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Lyria 3 Clip Preview can replace Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.

Larger context near this budget

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Llama 4 Scout offers 1.31M context with $0.25 sample workload cost.
GPT-6 Luna offers 1.05M context with $0.35 sample workload cost.

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