# Apodex 1.1 vs Ornith-1.5-9B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Apodex 1.1 and Ornith-1.5-9B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-ornith-1-5-9b
- Last updated: October 9, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Apodex 1.1 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Apodex 1.1 has the higher overall point estimate 50.64 to 29.72. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 45.4 for Apodex 1.1 and 20.3 for Ornith-1.5-9B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 56.1% and 20.2%.
- Ornith-1.5-9B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Ornith-1.5-9B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Apodex 1.1 | Ornith-1.5-9B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Apodex | Ornith AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | N/A | 262K |
| Overall Score | 50.64 | 29.72 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 16 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #52/122)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 20.3 (Estimated · #101/122)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 46.2% | Apodex 1.1 |
| HLE w/ tools | 56.1% | 30.5% | Apodex 1.1 |
| APEX-Agents | 38.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 54.2% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 41.2% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 59.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 56.4% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 66.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 42.7 (Estimated · #59/146)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 46.2% | Apodex 1.1 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.7% | 70.6% | Apodex 1.1 |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 47.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 54.4% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 32.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 76.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 77.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 53.5 (Supported · #59/174)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 32.1 (Estimated · #131/174)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 56.1% | 20.2% | Apodex 1.1 |
| FrontierScience Research | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 35.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 86.4% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 86.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 20.2% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMO 2026 | 31/42 | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Apodex 1.1 or Ornith-1.5-9B?

Apodex 1.1 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Apodex 1.1 and Ornith-1.5-9B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 45.4 for Apodex 1.1 and 20.3 for Ornith-1.5-9B.

### How many benchmarks does Apodex 1.1 cover on BenchLM?

Apodex 1.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Ornith-1.5-9B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-9B currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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