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- Models tracked
- 417
- Providers
- 57
- Released last 30 days
- 39
- Median blended price
- $0.850/M
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Pricing intelligence
Popular models, live prices
| Model | Input /M | Output /M | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic | $2.00 | $10.00 | 3mo ago |
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | $0.250 | $2.00 | 1.1y ago |
Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.750 | $3.75 | 17d ago |
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek | $0.150 | $0.600 | 10d ago |
USD per million tokens. Convert to your currency and compare subscriptions on the AI Tracker.
Value
Cheapest right now
- 1
Mistral: Mistral Nemo
Mistral
$0.022
/M blended
- 2
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash
Inclusionai
$0.032
/M blended
- 3
IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro
Ibm Granite
$0.041
/M blended
- 4
Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Sao10k
$0.042
/M blended
- 5
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
DeepSeek
$0.045
/M blended
- 6
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest
~Deepseek
$0.050
/M blended
Blended price, 75% input / 25% output.
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