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  3. OpenAI: o3 Mini vs TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2
Independent ReportPairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026
noindex (thin pair)
OpenAI: o3 Mini(OpenAI)
vs
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2(thedrummer)

OpenAI: o3 Mini vs TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 is more budget-friendly at $0.8/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose OpenAI: o3 Mini if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Executive Verdict Summary

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
OpenAI: o3 MiniTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
OpenAI: o3 MiniTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2Lowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
OpenAI: o3 MiniFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

OpenAI: o3 Mini (1)TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 (2)
OpenAI: o3 Mini
1 of 3 Wins
✓Context window
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2
2 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
OpenAI
Leads 1 of 3
OpenAI: o3 Mini

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (openai/o3-mini). Preview until a second source matches.

o3-miniElo 1,560In: $1.1 · Out: $4.4/1M
thedrummer
Leads 2 of 3
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (thedrummer/skyfall-36b-v2). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.55 · Out: $0.8/1M

OpenAI o-Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing OpenAI: o3 Mini vs TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: OpenAI: o3 Mini
OpenAI: o1$60

OpenAI: o3 Mini Thinking Depth & Cost Scaler

Model A

Simulate accuracy gains vs added response time & token cost

Mode: Medium (Standard)

Reasoning models “think before answering” by generating internal reasoning tokens. Higher effort improves math, coding, and logic accuracy, but increases response delay and token costs.

Delay
290 ms
Standard
CoT Tokens
~1,500
Internal reasoning
Cost / 1k
$8.47
4.5× base bill
Accuracy Boost
+4.5%
STEM & Logic
Top Rival Showdowns for OpenAI: o3 Mini
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 Wins

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

$0.7999999999999999 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

OpenAI: o3 Mini (8)vsTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 (2)
OpenAI: o3 Mini: 8W (80%)Overall: OpenAI: o3 MiniTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 2W (20%)
← OpenAI: o3 MiniTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 →
🏆OpenAI: o3 Mini Leads(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
OpenAI: o3 MinivsTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2
Preference Elo
1,560vs—
Coding Elo
1,585vs—
SWE-bench
78.5%vs—
LiveBench
72.4%vs—
GPQA Diamond
87.2%vs—
OpenAI: o3 Mini: 5WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 0W
🏆OpenAI: o3 Mini Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
OpenAI: o3 MinivsTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2
Output speed
92 tok/svs—
Time to first token
290 msvs—
OpenAI: o3 Mini: 2WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 0W
🏆TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
OpenAI: o3 MinivsTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2
Output price
$4.4/1Mvs$0.8/1M+$3.6/1M
Input price
$1.1/1Mvs$0.55/1M+$0.55/1M
Context window
200kvs33k+167k
OpenAI: o3 Mini: 1WTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

OpenAI: o3 MiniTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2
Preference Elo
OpenAI: o3 Mini1,560
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2—
Coding Elo
OpenAI: o3 Mini1,585
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2—
LiveBench
OpenAI: o3 Mini72.4%
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2—
SWE-bench
OpenAI: o3 Mini78.5%
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2—
GPQA Diamond
OpenAI: o3 Mini87.2%
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2—
Time to first token
OpenAI: o3 Mini290 ms
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2—
Output speed
OpenAI: o3 Mini92 tok/s
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2—
Input priceTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 +$0.55/1M
OpenAI: o3 Mini$1.1/1M
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2$0.55/1M
Output priceTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 +$3.6/1M
OpenAI: o3 Mini$4.4/1M
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2$0.8/1M
Context windowOpenAI: o3 Mini +167k
OpenAI: o3 Mini200k
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V233k
BenchmarkOpenAI: o3 MiniTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,560
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,585
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
72.4%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
78.5%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
87.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
290 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
92 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$1.1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.55/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.55/1M
Output price
$4.4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.8/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$3.6/1M
Context window
200k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
33k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+167k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save 70% with TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
OpenAI: o3 Mini$104.50 / mo
In: $38.5Out: $66
TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2$31.25 / mo
In: $19.25Out: $12
Estimated Cost Delta

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 is estimated to save $73.25/month ($879/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 RAGOpenAI: o3 Mini

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGOpenAI: o3 MiniLarger window (200k).
Screenshots / visionTheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

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OpenAI

OpenAI: o3 Mini

Elo 1,560
SWE-bench78.5%
Speed (tok/s)92 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$1.1/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$4.4/1M
thedrummer

TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)33k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.55/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, OpenAI: o3 Mini 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, OpenAI: o3 Mini 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 $4.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, OpenAI: o3 Mini or TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
OpenAI: o3 Mini accepts 200k 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. OpenAI: o3 Mini and TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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