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TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro benchmark

Name: TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 (thedrummer) and Gemini 2.5 Pro (Google) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 wins on output price at $0.5/1M. Gemini 2.5 Pro has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1

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$0.5/1M out

Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Previous Google long-context flagship.

Elo 1,350$10/1M out

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TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 (2)vsGemini 2.5 Pro (7)

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1: 2W (22%)Overall: Gemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro: 7W (78%)

← TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1Gemini 2.5 Pro →

Gemini 2.5 Pro (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,350

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

—vs63.8%

LiveBench

—vs57.1%

GPQA Diamond

—vs76.4%

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1: 0WGemini 2.5 Pro: 4W

Gemini 2.5 Pro (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs95 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs210 ms

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1: 0WGemini 2.5 Pro: 2W

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.5/1Mvs$10/1M

Input price

$0.3/1Mvs$1.25/1M

Context window

131kvs1M

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1: 2WGemini 2.5 Pro: 1W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageGemini 2.5 Pro 5/6

Preference Elo

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Throughput Speed

No shared data

Token Price Efficiency

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1

$9.50/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

—

EloHigh is better

1,350

LiveBench

High is better

—

LiveBenchHigh is better

57.1%

SWE-bench

High is better

—

SWE-benchHigh is better

63.8%

GPQA

High is better

—

GPQAHigh is better

76.4%

TTFT

Low is better

—

TTFTLow is better

210 ms

Speed

High is better

—

SpeedHigh is better

95 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+317%$0.30 / 1M

In $Low is better

$1.25 / 1M

Out $

Low is better

+1900%$0.50 / 1M

Out $Low is better

$10.00 / 1M

Context

High is better

131k

ContextHigh is better

1M+700%

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 91% with TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1$18.00 / mo

In: $10.5Out: $7.5

Gemini 2.5 Pro$193.75 / mo

In: $43.75Out: $150

Estimated Cost Delta

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 is estimated to save $175.75/month ($2,109/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1:Pick TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 when you are optimizing output cost.
2
Gemini 2.5 Pro:Pick Gemini 2.5 Pro for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatTheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1

Lower output list price ($0.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 2.5 Pro

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 2.5 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1	Lower output list price ($0.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 2.5 Pro	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 2.5 Pro	Gemini 2.5 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchMar 25, 2025

Gemini 2.5 Pro remains the previous Google long-context flagship

2025-03 row. 3.x Pro replaced it. Kept for old “2.5 pro vs gpt-4o” inbound.

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TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$0.5/1M

Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Elo 1,350

LiveBench57.1%

SWE-bench63.8%

Speed95 tok/s

Output cost$10/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 output tokens are $0.5/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts 1M tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 and Gemini 2.5 Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro benchmark

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 (2)vsGemini 2.5 Pro (7)

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1: 2W (22%)Overall: Gemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro: 7W (78%)

← TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1Gemini 2.5 Pro →

Gemini 2.5 Pro (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,350

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

—vs63.8%

LiveBench

—vs57.1%

GPQA Diamond

—vs76.4%

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1: 0WGemini 2.5 Pro: 4W

Gemini 2.5 Pro (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs95 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs210 ms

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1: 0WGemini 2.5 Pro: 2W

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.5/1Mvs$10/1M

Input price

$0.3/1Mvs$1.25/1M

Context window

131kvs1M

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1: 2WGemini 2.5 Pro: 1W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatTheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1

Lower output list price ($0.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 2.5 Pro

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 2.5 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1	Lower output list price ($0.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 2.5 Pro	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 2.5 Pro	Gemini 2.5 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 output tokens are $0.5/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts 1M tokens versus 131k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1 and Gemini 2.5 Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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TheDrummer: Cydonia 24B V4.1

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Gemini 2.5 Pro remains the previous Google long-context flagship

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