Cypher Alpha (free)vsGPT OSS 120B
GPT OSS 120B is the newer model, released after Cypher Alpha (free).
| Spec | Cypher Alpha (free) | GPT OSS 120B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | — | $0.18/M tokens |
| Output price | — | $0.8/M tokens |
| Context window | — | 131K tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
Our Verdict
GPT OSS 120B
Cypher Alpha (free)Runner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT OSS 120B has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Slight edge
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Cypher Alpha (free)
Input
—
Output
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GPT OSS 120B
Input
$0.18
Output
$0.80
Where to run it
19 hosts, cheapest first
Cypher Alpha (free)
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
GPT OSS 120B19 hosts
AkashMLbf16$0.03 in$0.17 out131k100% upCoreWeavefp4$0.03 in$0.17 out131k100% upDekaLLMbf16$0.03 in$0.18 out131k99.1% upDeepInfrabf16$0.04 in$0.17 out131k99.7% upNovitafp4$0.05 in$0.25 out131k95.5% upDigitalOcean$0.06 in$0.39 out128k100% up
13 more hostsFewer hosts
Mancerfp8$0.06 in$0.50 out131k98% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.09 in$0.36 out131k99.9% upBasetenfp4$0.10 in$0.50 out128k100% upParasailfp4$0.10 in$0.75 out131k100% upSambaNova$0.14 in$0.95 out131k99% upAmazon Bedrock$0.15 in$0.60 out131k100% upGroq$0.15 in$0.60 out131k100% upNebiusfp4$0.15 in$0.60 out131k99.8% upPhala$0.15 in$0.60 out131k96.1% upSiliconFlowfp8$0.15 in$0.60 out131k95.3% upCerebrasfp16$0.35 in$0.75 out131k100% upTogetherdegraded$0.15 in$0.60 out131k97.7% upMaradegraded$0.15 in$0.75 out131k82% up
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
36%
GPT OSS 120B uses 15.4x more emoji
Cypher Alpha (free)
GPT OSS 120B
64%Vocabulary52%
15wSentence Length19w
0.34Hedging0.28
0.7Bold7.4
2.3Lists1.8
0.00Emoji0.15
0.00Headings0.73
0.16Transitions0.17
Based on 15 + 21 text responses
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