Crusoe: Models Intelligence, Performance & Price

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Analysis of Crusoe's models across key metrics including quality, price, output speed, latency, context window & more. This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best model provided by Crusoe for your use-case.

Most Intelligent

#1
Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4)
Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4)
42

Intelligence index

Total 1 model

Fastest

#1
Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4)
Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4)
445 t/s

Output speed

Total 1 model

Lowest Price

#1
Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4)
Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4)
$0.71

Blended price (per 1M tokens)

Total 1 model

Indicates a reasoning model

Crusoe currently offers Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4).

Highlights

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better
Output tokens per second · Higher is better
USD per 1M tokens (blended) · Lower is better

Intelligence Evaluations

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 includes: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR. See Intelligence Index methodology for further details, including a breakdown of each evaluation and how we run them.

Intelligence Evaluations

Intelligence evaluations measured independently by Artificial Analysis · Higher is better

Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000

Agentic tool use

Agentic coding & terminal use

Coding

Reasoning & knowledge

Scientific reasoning

Physics reasoning

Long context reasoning

Agentic knowledge work, Elo

No data available

Agentic SaaS workflows

Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate

Agentic business operations

Instruction following

Long-horizon agentic tasks

No data available

Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis

No data available

Visual reasoning

No data available
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

While model intelligence generally translates across use cases, specific evaluations may be more relevant for certain use cases.

Intelligence Index vs. Price

Blended at 7:2:1 (cache-input-output) · USD per 1M tokens (blended)
Most attractive quadrant
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

While higher intelligence models are typically more expensive, they do not all follow the same price-quality curve.

Context Window

Context Window

Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

Larger context windows are relevant to RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) LLM workflows which typically involve reasoning and information retrieval of large amounts of data.

Pricing

Intelligence Index vs. Price

Blended at 7:2:1 (cache-input-output) · USD per 1M tokens (blended)
Most attractive quadrant
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

While higher intelligence models are typically more expensive, they do not all follow the same price-quality curve.

Performance Summary

Output Speed vs. Price

Output speed: output tokens per second · USD per 1M tokens (blended)
Most attractive quadrant
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).

Speed

Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better
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Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).

Latency

Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token

Latency: Time To First Answer Token

Seconds to first answer token received · Accounts for reasoning model 'thinking' time
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Time to first answer token received, in seconds, after API request sent. For reasoning models, this includes the 'thinking' time of the model before providing an answer. For models which do not support streaming, this represents time to receive the completion.

End-to-End Response Time

Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed

End-to-End Response Time vs. Price

End-to-end response time: end-to-end seconds to output 500 tokens · USD per 1M tokens (blended)
Most attractive quadrant
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

Price per token, shown in USD per million tokens. Price is a blend of cache hit, input, and output token prices using the selected ratio (default 7:2:1 cache-input-output).

Further Analysis
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Kimi K2.6 (NVFP4)
262k
Open
44
$0.38
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Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4)
262k
Open
42
$0.21
445
0.63
6.77
5.01
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Kimi K2.6 (NVFP4)
262k
Open
35*
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Key definitions

Maximum number of combined input & output tokens. Output tokens commonly have a significantly lower limit (varied by model).

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Crusoe

Crusoe offers 1 model that we track: Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4).

The most intelligent model available on Crusoe is Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4) with an Intelligence Index score of 42.

The fastest model on Crusoe by output speed is Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4) at 444.8 tokens per second.

The model with the lowest time to first answer token on Crusoe is Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4) at 5.65s. Lower latency means faster initial response time.

The most affordable model on Crusoe by blended price is Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4) at $0.71 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).

Yes, Crusoe offers an OpenAI-compatible API, making it easy to switch from OpenAI or use existing OpenAI SDK integrations.

Yes, all 1 models on Crusoe support JSON mode for structured output.

Yes, all 1 models on Crusoe support function calling (tool use).

Yes, Crusoe offers 1 reasoning model: Kimi K2.7 Code (NVFP4). Reasoning models use extended thinking to work through complex problems before providing an answer.

Yes, all 1 models on Crusoe are open weight models.

Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.

When choosing a model on Crusoe, consider: intelligence (for quality-sensitive tasks), output speed (for throughput-intensive tasks), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and features like context window size, JSON mode, or function calling support.