Aura-2 vs CSM 1B: side-by-side summary

Aura-2 and CSM 1B are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Aura-2, from deepgram, is priced at $30/M characters on OpenRouter.

CSM 1B, from sesame, has a 4,096-token context window and is priced at $7/M characters on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Aura-2: Not published
• CSM 1B: 4,096 tokens

Price

• Aura-2: $30/M characters
• CSM 1B: $7/M characters

Provided by

• Aura-2: deepgram
• CSM 1B: sesame

• Aura-2 model details, providers and pricing
• CSM 1B model details, providers and pricing