Question 1

What is the cheapest AI model for chat?

Accepted Answer

The cheapest AI chat models are typically smaller models like GPT-3.5-turbo, Claude Instant, or open-source models on platforms like Together AI and Groq. Prices can be as low as $0.10-0.25 per million tokens. However, cheaper models may have reduced capabilities compared to flagship models like GPT-4 or Claude 3 Opus. Use CloudPrice to compare current prices across all providers.

Question 2

How much does GPT-4 cost?

Accepted Answer

GPT-4 pricing varies by version. GPT-4 Turbo costs approximately $10 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens. GPT-4o is more affordable at around $5/$15 per million tokens. OpenAI also offers GPT-4o-mini at significantly lower prices. Pricing may change, so check CloudPrice for current rates.

Question 3

What is the difference between input and output tokens?

Accepted Answer

Input tokens are the text you send to the AI model (your prompts, context, and conversation history). Output tokens are what the model generates in response. Most AI providers charge differently for input and output tokens, with output tokens typically being 2-4x more expensive because they require more computation to generate.

Question 4

Which AI model has the largest context window?

Accepted Answer

Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro currently offers one of the largest context windows at 1 million tokens. Anthropic's Claude 3 models support 200K tokens, while OpenAI's GPT-4 Turbo supports 128K tokens. Larger context windows allow processing more text in a single request but may cost more.

Question 5

What does 'supports vision' mean for AI models?

Accepted Answer

AI models with vision support can process and understand images in addition to text. You can send images as part of your prompt and the model can describe, analyze, or answer questions about them. Examples include GPT-4 Vision, Claude 3, and Gemini Pro Vision. Vision capabilities typically cost extra per image processed.

Model	Creator	Input Price, $	Output Price, $	Inference Providers	Context	Max Output	Intelligence	Coding
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale	DeepSeek	0.400	1.20	compare (2)	164K	N/A	29.4#1	37.9#1
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus	DeepSeek	0.210	0.790	compare (5)	164K	66K	28.5#2	31.9#2
DeepSeek V3.2	DeepSeek	0.259	0.400	compare (11)	164K	66K	28.4#3	30.0#3
DeepSeek V3.1	DeepSeek	0.150	0.750	compare (10)	164K	66K	27.7#4	28.4#4
DeepSeek V3 0324	DeepSeek	0.200	0.400	compare (9)	164K	16K	22.3#5	22.0#5
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B	DeepSeek	0.270	0.270	compare (6)	131K	32K	17.2#6	N/A
DeepSeek V3	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	compare (12)	164K	82K	16.5#7	16.4#6
DeepSeek R1	DeepSeek	0.280	0.400	compare (14)	164K	66K	16.4#8	7.8#8
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B	DeepSeek	0.200	0.600	compare (10)	131K	16K	16.0#9	11.4#7
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B	DeepSeek	0.070	0.070	compare (4)	131K	16K	15.8#10	N/A
DeepSeek V2.5	DeepSeek	1.20	1.20	compare (1)	33K	N/A	12.3#11	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B	DeepSeek	0.050	0.050	compare (2)	131K	16K	12.1#12	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B	DeepSeek	0.100	0.100	compare (2)	131K	N/A	9.1#13	N/A
DeepSeek Coder	DeepSeek	0.140	0.280	compare (1)	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base	DeepSeek	0.100	0.100	compare (1)	16K	16K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 33B Instruct	DeepSeek	0.900	0.900	compare (1)	16K	16K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 7B Base	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	compare (1)	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 7B Base V1.5	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	compare (1)	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct V1.5	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	compare (1)	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder V2 Instruct	DeepSeek	1.20	1.20	compare (1)	66K	8K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite Base	DeepSeek	0.500	0.500	compare (1)	164K	8K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite Instruct	DeepSeek	0.500	0.500	compare (1)	164K	8K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Llama3.3 70B	DeepSeek	0.200	0.600	compare (1)	131K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek OCR	DeepSeek	0.030	0.030	compare (2)	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Prover V2	DeepSeek	1.20	1.20	compare (1)	164K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Prover V2 671B	DeepSeek	0.700	2.50	compare (1)	160K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 0528	DeepSeek	0.200	0.600	compare (8)	164K	33K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 0528 Distill Qwen3 8B	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	compare (1)	131K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B	DeepSeek	0.060	0.090	compare (1)	128K	32K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 528 Qwen3 8B	DeepSeek	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	128K	32K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 528B	DeepSeek	N/A	N/A	compare (7)	164K	33K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 528B Turbo	DeepSeek	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	33K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 671B	DeepSeek	0.800	0.800	compare (1)	131K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Basic	DeepSeek	0.550	2.19	compare (1)	128K	20K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B	DeepSeek	0.072	0.144	compare (3)	131K	16K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen3 8B	DeepSeek	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	131K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Turbo	DeepSeek	0.700	2.50	compare (2)	64K	16K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V2 Lite Chat	DeepSeek	0.500	0.500	compare (1)	164K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3 Turbo	DeepSeek	0.400	1.30	compare (1)	64K	16K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1	DeepSeek	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	131K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp	DeepSeek	0.270	0.410	compare (3)	164K	66K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3.2 Thinking	DeepSeek	0.280	0.420	compare (1)	128K	64K	N/A	N/A

AI Model Comparison