Solar Mini
Analysis Summary
Solar Mini is a compact Upstage model with a low measured reasoning level and one limited agentic benchmark result. Its input and output pricing are clearly provided, which gives it a defined low-cost position, but there is no evidence for coding strength, context capacity, speed, or multimodal support.
The pricing could make it useful for basic classification, short transformations, routing, and other repetitive automation. It is not a preferred option for client-facing long-form content, complex reasoning, software engineering, or autonomous agents. Teams considering it should validate output quality on their own workload and keep it behind review controls.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Solar Mini is an inexpensive Upstage model with limited measured intelligence and minimal workflow evidence, making it suitable only for simple, high-volume tasks with modest quality requirements.
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DFO Verdict
Solar Mini is an inexpensive Upstage model with limited measured intelligence and minimal workflow evidence, making it suitable only for simple, high-volume tasks with modest quality requirements.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
6 Intelligence Index
How Solar Mini compares
Solar Mini ranks #343 of 425 AI models we track for overall intelligence. At $0.15 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 61% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
| Output | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
What would Solar Mini cost your business?
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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These numbers get smaller with the right architecture.
We route routine calls to cheap models and save Solar Mini for the hard ones. Most clients cut their estimate by 60-80%.
Talk to our teamFrequently asked questions about Solar Mini
How much does Solar Mini cost?
Solar Mini costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens.
Who created Solar Mini?
Solar Mini is developed by Upstage and was released on January 25, 2024.