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Updated Apr 2026

Elephant AlphavsGPT-5 Nano

Elephant Alpha is the newer model, released after GPT-5 Nano.

Elephant Alpha and GPT-5 Nano compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecElephant AlphaGPT-5 Nano
Input priceFree—
Output priceFree—
Context window262K tokens—
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2026Aug 2025
Our Verdict
Elephant Alpha
Elephant Alpha
GPT-5 Nano
GPT-5 NanoRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Elephant Alpha has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Elephant Alpha
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
GPT-5 Nano
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

2 hosts

Elephant Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

GPT-5 Nano2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$0.05 in·$0.40 out·400k·100% upOpenAI$0.05 in·$0.40 out·400k·97.2% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
68%

Elephant Alpha uses 491.5x more bold

Elephant Alpha
GPT-5 Nano
54%Vocabulary60%
17wSentence Length25w
0.38Hedging0.26
4.9Bold0.0
4.7Lists4.4
0.00Emoji0.00
0.60Headings0.00
0.03Transitions0.03
Based on 27 + 20 text responses
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