Skyfall 36B V2
$0.55 per 1M input tokens and $0.80 per 1M output tokens · 33K context · JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Skyfall 36B V2 costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads, using the cached-input price for repeated context. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $200 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $52.80 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $136 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $3.29 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $531 |
Price history
We started tracking Skyfall 36B V2 on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Cheaper alternatives to Skyfall 36B V2
Models with the same structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Z.ai | $0.079 | $1.40 | 1.05M | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.1 Flash inclusionAI | $0.075 | $0.225 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| GPT-6 Luna OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
How to pay less for Skyfall 36B V2
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $265 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 (similar capabilities) | $146 | $119 (45%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $200 | $64.80 (24%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Skyfall 36B V2.
Specifications
| Model ID | thedrummer/skyfall-36b-v2 |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | No |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | Yes — TheDrummer/Skyfall-36B-v2 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-06-30 |
| Released | Mar 10, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Skyfall 36B V2 cost?
- $0.55 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.25 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Skyfall 36B V2?
- 33K tokens, with up to 29K output tokens per response.
- Does Skyfall 36B V2 support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: no. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Skyfall 36B V2?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 ($0.079 / $1.40), Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10 / $0.50), GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12).
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