The closest alternative to Cydonia 24B V4.1 is Skyfall 36B V2 — comparable intelligence (— vs —); for a cheaper option, MiniMax M2.7 runs $0.250/M vs $0.300/M; for more speed, Morph V3 Large hits 3.1k t/s; and the best open-weight substitute is MiniMax M3.
Skyfall 36B V2 is the closest alternative to Cydonia 24B V4.1, with an Intelligence Index of — (Cydonia 24B V4.1 scores —) at $0.550 per million input tokens.
Yes — MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.250 per million input tokens versus $0.300 for Cydonia 24B V4.1, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
MiniMax M3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Cydonia 24B V4.1 — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 54.7 on intelligence.