Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026noindex (thin pair)

GPT-4 Turbo vs TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 benchmark

Name: GPT-4 Turbo vs TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares GPT-4 Turbo (OpenAI) and TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 (thedrummer) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 wins on output price at $0.8/1M. GPT-4 Turbo has the larger context window (128k 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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GPT-4 Turbo

GPT-4 Turbo 128k. Historical flagship for gpt-4 turbo vs gpt-4o / gpt-5.

Elo 1,255$30/1M out

thedrummer

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

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$0.7999999999999999/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

GPT-4 Turbo (7)vsTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 (2)

GPT-4 Turbo: 7W (78%)Overall: GPT-4 TurboTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 2W (22%)

← GPT-4 TurboTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 →

GPT-4 Turbo (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,255vs—

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

33.2%vs—

LiveBench

47%vs—

GPQA Diamond

48%vs—

GPT-4 Turbo: 4WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 0W

GPT-4 Turbo (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

55 tok/svs—

Time to first token

350 msvs—

GPT-4 Turbo: 2WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 0W

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$30/1Mvs$0.8/1M

Input price

$10/1Mvs$0.55/1M

Context window

128kvs33k

GPT-4 Turbo: 1WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 2W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageGPT-4 Turbo 5/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

$29.20/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,255

EloHigh is better

—

LiveBench

High is better

47%

LiveBenchHigh is better

—

SWE-bench

High is better

33.2%

SWE-benchHigh is better

—

GPQA

High is better

48%

GPQAHigh is better

—

TTFT

Low is better

350 ms

TTFTLow is better

—

Speed

High is better

55 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

—

In $

Low is better

$10/1M

In $Low is better

$0.55/1M+1718%

Out $

Low is better

$30/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.8/1M+3650%

Context

High is better

+291%128k

ContextHigh is better

33k

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 96% with TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

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)

GPT-4 Turbo$800.00 / mo

In: $350.00Out: $450.00

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2$31.25 / mo

In: $19.25Out: $12.00

Estimated Cost Delta

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 is estimated to save $768.75/month ($9,225/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2:Pick TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGPT-4 Turbo

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4 Turbo

GPT-4 Turbo 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: Skyfall 36B V2	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	GPT-4 Turbo	Larger window (128k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4 Turbo	GPT-4 Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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OpenAI

GPT-4 Turbo

Elo 1,255

LiveBench47%

SWE-bench33.2%

Speed55 tok/s

Output cost$30/1M

thedrummer

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$0.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-4 Turbo or TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?: 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, GPT-4 Turbo or TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?: 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: Skyfall 36B V2 output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $30/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-4 Turbo or TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: GPT-4 Turbo accepts 128k tokens versus 33k.
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. GPT-4 Turbo and TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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GPT-4 Turbo vs TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

GPT-4 Turbo (7)vsTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 (2)

GPT-4 Turbo: 7W (78%)Overall: GPT-4 TurboTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 2W (22%)

← GPT-4 TurboTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 →

GPT-4 Turbo (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,255vs—

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

33.2%vs—

LiveBench

47%vs—

GPQA Diamond

48%vs—

GPT-4 Turbo: 4WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 0W

GPT-4 Turbo (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

55 tok/svs—

Time to first token

350 msvs—

GPT-4 Turbo: 2WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 0W

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$30/1Mvs$0.8/1M

Input price

$10/1Mvs$0.55/1M

Context window

128kvs33k

GPT-4 Turbo: 1WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGPT-4 Turbo

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4 Turbo

GPT-4 Turbo 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: Skyfall 36B V2	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	GPT-4 Turbo	Larger window (128k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4 Turbo	GPT-4 Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-4 Turbo or TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?

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, GPT-4 Turbo or TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?

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: Skyfall 36B V2 output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $30/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, GPT-4 Turbo or TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

GPT-4 Turbo accepts 128k tokens versus 33k.

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. GPT-4 Turbo and TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.