Scaleway: Models Intelligence, Performance & Price
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best model provided by Scaleway for your use-case.
Most Intelligent
Updated
GLM-5.2 (max)GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning)
Qwen3.6 35B A3BQwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)Intelligence index
Total 9 models
Fastest
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B
gpt-oss-120b (high)Qwen3.6 35B A3BQwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)Output speed
Total 9 models
Lowest Price
gpt-oss-120b (high)Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)Qwen3 Coder 30B A3BQwen3.6 35B A3BQwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)Blended price (per 1M tokens)
Total 9 models
Scaleway offers 9 models, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across models.
- For intelligence, the top models on Scaleway are GLM-5.2 (max) (34), GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning) (22), and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (19).
- For output speed, the fastest models are Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) (158 t/s), Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B (138 t/s), and gpt-oss-120b (high) (96 t/s). Speed varies significantly across models, with a 73% difference between the fastest and slowest.
- For latency, Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) (0.89s), Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) (1.05s), and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B (1.08s) offer the lowest time to first answer token.
- For pricing, gpt-oss-120b (high) ($0.22), Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) ($0.28), and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B ($0.30) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens.
- For context window size, GLM-5.2 (max) (262k), GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning) (262k), and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (262k) support the largest context windows on Scaleway.
Highlights
Intelligence Evaluations
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic knowledge work, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic SaaS workflows
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Professional document reasoning, All-pass
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Agentic tool use
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
Medical long context reasoning
Intelligence Index vs. Price
Context Window
Context Window
Pricing
Intelligence Index vs. Price
Performance Summary
Output Speed vs. Price
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
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
Further Analysis | |||||||||||
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GLM-5.2 (max) | 262k | Open | 34 | $4.37 | 76 | 1.83 | 34.54 | 26.17 | |||
GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 22* | -- | 81 | 1.78 | 7.97 | -- | |||
Qwen3.6 35B A3B | 262k | Open | 19 | $0.37 | 96 | 1.06 | 62.67 | 56.38 | |||
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 15* | -- | 91 | 1.05 | 6.52 | -- | |||
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 13* | -- | 158 | 0.89 | 4.05 | -- | |||
gpt-oss-120b (high) | 128k | Open | 12 | $0.12 | 96 | 1.41 | 27.34 | 20.74 | |||
Qwen3 235B 2507 (Non-reasoning) | 250k | Open | 12* | -- | 85 | 1.46 | 7.35 | -- | |||
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B | 128k | Open | 10* | -- | 138 | 1.08 | 4.70 | -- | |||
 Llama 3.3 70B | 100k | Open | 8* | -- | 79 | 1.37 | 7.72 | -- | |||
Key definitions
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Scaleway
Scaleway offers 9 models that we track: GLM-5.2 (max), GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning), Qwen3.6 35B A3B, Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning), Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning), gpt-oss-120b (high), Qwen3 235B 2507 (Non-reasoning), Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B, and Llama 3.3 70B.
The most intelligent model available on Scaleway is GLM-5.2 (max) with an Intelligence Index score of 34.
The fastest model on Scaleway by output speed is Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) at 158.0 tokens per second.
The model with the lowest time to first answer token on Scaleway is Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) at 0.89s. Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable model on Scaleway by blended price is gpt-oss-120b (high) at $0.22 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Prices on Scaleway vary up to 11x across models, from $0.22 per 1M tokens for gpt-oss-120b (high) to $2.52 per 1M tokens for GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning).
Yes, Scaleway offers an OpenAI-compatible API, making it easy to switch from OpenAI or use existing OpenAI SDK integrations.
Yes, all 9 models on Scaleway support JSON mode for structured output.
Yes, all 9 models on Scaleway support function calling (tool use).
Yes, Scaleway offers 3 reasoning models: GLM-5.2 (max), Qwen3.6 35B A3B, and gpt-oss-120b (high). Reasoning models use extended thinking to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Yes, all 9 models on Scaleway 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 Scaleway, 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.