# Artificial Analysis finds tools raise task costs unevenly across AI models

> Original title: Tools raise the cost per task for every model, but by very different amounts. Astra costs $0.27 per task with tools and $0.21 without, an...

- Source: Artificial Analysis
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:46:47.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ljcr83xvapf2yhp34ty5m3z4z
- Original: https://x.com/ArtificialAnlys/status/2120664565059068157

## Summary

Artificial Analysis reports that tools raise the cost per task for every model, but by very different amounts. Fable costs $4.20 per task with tools versus $0.73 without, a 5.8× difference, while Qwen3.8 Max (0902, xhigh) shows the largest multiple at 28×. Haiku with tools scores 49% at $0.07 per task, versus Opus without tools at 34% and $0.33.

## Post

Tools raise the cost per task for every model, but by very different amounts. Astra costs $0.27 per task with tools and $0.21 without, and Sol $0.06 and $0.05. Fable costs $4.20 with tools and $0.73 without, a 5.8× difference. The largest multiples are Qwen3.8 Max (0902, xhigh) at 28×, Gemini 3.8 Flash at 20× and MiMo-V2.6-Pro at 15×.

The cheapest way to reach a given score is often a smaller model with tools. Haiku with tools scores 49% at $0.07 per task, while Opus without tools scores 34% at $0.33.

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