AionLabs · language model
Aion-3.0: pricing, context and benchmarks
Aion-3.0 is a language model from AionLabs released on July 7, 2026. It costs $3 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, with a 131.1K-token context window. No independent score has been published for it so far.
What you need to know about Aion-3.0
Aion-3.0 was released by AionLabs on July 7, 2026. It accepts text as input and produces text. Its context window reaches 131,072 tokens, larger than 29 % of the models in the registry, and it can write up to 32,768 tokens in one go.
It has been available for about 4 months, long enough for its prices and scores to have settled.
Aion-3.0 pricing
On OpenRouter, Aion-3.0 costs $3 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. Counting three tokens read for every token written, its average price is $3.75 per million, more expensive than 82 % of paid models (4.9 times the median of $0.76).
A concrete example: a task that sends 2,000 tokens (about 1,500 words) and receives a 500-token answer costs $0.009. At 1,000 tasks a day, budget $270 a month. The price calculator redoes this with your own volumes.
Tokens already sent and cached are billed at $0.75 per million.
Performance and benchmarks
Epoch AI does not yet publish a capabilities index for Aion-3.0. We therefore show no made-up performance rating: only price, context and features count towards its score.
Features, privacy and local use
- It supports tool calling, so it can drive an AI agent, call APIs or MCP servers.
- It can answer in an enforced JSON format (structured outputs).
- It is a reasoning model: it "thinks" before answering, which helps on hard tasks but uses more output tokens.
Its weights are not published: it can only be used through the AionLabs API or a broker such as OpenRouter, which means sending your data off your machines.
Other AionLabs models
| Model | Released | Avg. price | ECI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aion 3.5 Mini | Sep 23, 2026 | $0.88 | — |
| Aion 3.5 | Sep 23, 2026 | $3.75 | — |
| Aion-3.0-Mini | Jul 7, 2026 | $0.88 | — |
| Aion-2.0 | Feb 23, 2026 | $1 | — |
| Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) | Feb 4, 2025 | $1 | — |
Verdict
Aion-3.0 scores 33/100 on our grid, which only uses published figures.
Strengths
- Agent-ready: tool calling and structured JSON output.
Limitations
- Expensive: costlier than 82 % of paid models.
- No independent score published: performance cannot be verified.
- Text only: reads neither images nor files.
Avoid if…
- you process large volumes on a tight budget;
- your data must not leave your servers;
- your tasks are mostly simple: a non-reasoning model will cost less.
Alternatives
Comparisons and tools
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Aion-3.0 cost?
$3 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens on OpenRouter (checked October 25, 2026). A task with 2,000 tokens read and 500 written costs $0.009.
How big is Aion-3.0's context window?
131,072 tokens, roughly 98,000 words, with a maximum of 32,768 output tokens.
Can Aion-3.0 run locally?
No, AionLabs does not publish its weights: it is API-only.
Is Aion-3.0 suitable for an AI agent?
Technically yes: it supports tool calling and structured outputs. Then check its cost for your volume.
What are the alternatives to Aion-3.0?
The closest models on price and performance are o3, Mistral Large 2407, and Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image).
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