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title: "compress - Model Details & Comparison"
description: "compress from Scaledown: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models."
url: "https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/scaledown/compress"
markdown: "https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/scaledown/compress.md"
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# compress - Model Details & Comparison

> compress from Scaledown: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models.

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## About compress

compress is a chat model from Scaledown, one of 5 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens, ranking 172 out of 3780 chat models by cost and cheaper than 95% of models in this category.

## Specifications

- **Scaledown Provider.**
- **Chat Mode.**
- **$0.05 / 1M tokens Input Price.**
- **$0.0000 / 1M tokens Output Price.**

## Capabilities

compress supports: System Messages.

## compress Pricing Overview

At $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens, compress ranks 172 out of 3780 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.60 for chat models, and is cheaper than 95% of models in this category.

## Models to Compare

Alternatives to compress with comparable capabilities.

| Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.24 |
| gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 | Azure | $0.06 | $0.44 |
| gpt-5-nano | Azure | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| FW-Nemotron-Lightning-3.5-30B-A3B | Azure | $0.06 | $0.22 |
| ministral-3b | Azure | $0.04 | $0.04 |

- [Compare amazon.nova-lite-v1:0](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/bedrock/amazon.nova-lite-v1-0.md)
- [Compare gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07.md)
- [Compare gpt-5-nano](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/gpt-5-nano.md)
- [Compare FW-Nemotron-Lightning-3.5-30B-A3B](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/fw-nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b.md)
- [Compare ministral-3b](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/ministral-3b.md)

## Related Resources

- [Calculate compress costs](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/scaledown/model/compress.md)
- [All Scaledown pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/scaledown.md)

## FAQ

### Is compress cheaper than amazon.nova-lite-v1:0?

Yes. compress costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens compared to amazon.nova-lite-v1:0's $0.06 per 1M input tokens, making it 20% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, prompt caching, structured output.

### How does compress pricing compare to the average chat model?

compress input pricing is $0.05 per 1M tokens, which is 92% below the median of $0.60 for chat models. It ranks 172 out of 3780 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 95% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.0000 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.75.

### What makes compress different from other Scaledown models?

Among Scaledown's 5 chat models, compress ranks 3 by input cost.

### What are the best alternatives to compress?

The most comparable chat models to compress are: amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.06/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 from Azure ($0.06/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano from Azure ($0.05/1M input tokens); FW-Nemotron-Lightning-3.5-30B-A3B from Azure ($0.06/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.

### How do I calculate compress costs?

compress is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.05 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.0000.

## Related Resources

- [Scaledown models](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/provider/scaledown.md)
- [Model library](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library.md)
- [LLM cost calculator](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator.md)
- [Docs: Bifrost docs](https://docs.getbifrost.ai)
- [GitHub: maximhq/bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost)
- [Pricing: Bifrost pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/pricing.md)
- [Enterprise: Bifrost enterprise](https://www.getmaxim.ai/enterprise)
- [Book a Demo: Bifrost demo](https://www.getmaxim.ai/book-a-demo)
- [Resources: Bifrost resources](https://www.getmaxim.ai/resources.md)

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