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, $	Context	Max Output	Inference Providers	Intelligence	Coding
DeepSeek V4 Pro	DeepSeek	0.435	0.870	1.0M	384K	compare (4)	51.5#1	47.5#1
DeepSeek V4 Flash	DeepSeek	0.098	0.197	1.0M	384K	compare (4)	46.5#2	38.7#2
DeepSeek V3.2	DeepSeek	0.229	0.343	164K	66K	compare (12)	32.1#3	34.6#4
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale	DeepSeek	0.580	1.68	164K	N/A	compare (1)	29.4#4	37.9#3
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus	DeepSeek	0.270	0.950	164K	66K	compare (6)	28.5#5	31.9#5
DeepSeek V3.1	DeepSeek	0.135	0.500	164K	66K	compare (14)	28.1#6	28.4#6
DeepSeek V3 324	DeepSeek	0.200	0.400	164K	16K	compare (13)	22.3#7	22.0#7
DeepSeek R1	DeepSeek	0.280	0.400	164K	66K	compare (14)	18.8#8	15.9#9
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B	DeepSeek	0.150	0.150	131K	33K	compare (7)	17.2#9	N/A
DeepSeek V3	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	400K	128K	compare (12)	16.5#10	16.4#8
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B	DeepSeek	0.200	0.375	131K	16K	compare (11)	16.0#11	11.4#10
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B	DeepSeek	0.070	0.070	131K	16K	compare (5)	15.8#12	N/A
DeepSeek V2.5	DeepSeek	1.20	1.20	33K	N/A	compare (1)	12.5#13	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B	DeepSeek	0.025	0.025	131K	N/A	compare (3)	12.1#14	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B	DeepSeek	0.090	0.090	131K	N/A	compare (3)	9.1#15	N/A
DeepSeek	DeepSeek	0.580	1.68	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek 4 Flash	DeepSeek	0.190	0.510	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek 4 Pro	DeepSeek	1.74	3.48	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder	DeepSeek	0.140	0.280	128K	4K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base	DeepSeek	0.100	0.100	16K	16K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 2 Instruct	DeepSeek	1.20	1.20	66K	8K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 33B Instruct	DeepSeek	0.900	0.900	16K	16K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 6.7B	DeepSeek	0.060	0.120	16K	4K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 7B Base	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	4K	4K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 7B Base v1.5	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	4K	4K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	4K	4K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite Base	DeepSeek	0.500	0.500	164K	8K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite Instruct	DeepSeek	0.500	0.500	164K	8K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Llama3.3 70B	DeepSeek	0.200	0.600	131K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Prover V2	DeepSeek	1.20	1.20	164K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Prover V2 671B	DeepSeek	0.700	2.50	160K	N/A	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 528	DeepSeek	0.200	0.250	164K	33K	compare (12)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 528 Turbo	DeepSeek	1.00	3.00	33K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 528B	DeepSeek	0.550	2.19	131K	16K	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 528B Qwen3 8B	DeepSeek	0.060	0.090	128K	32K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 671B	DeepSeek	0.800	0.800	131K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 7B Qwen	DeepSeek	0.080	0.150	131K	16K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 8B	DeepSeek	0.100	0.200	66K	16K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Basic	DeepSeek	0.550	2.19	128K	20K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B	DeepSeek	0.072	0.144	131K	16K	compare (4)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen3 8B	DeepSeek	0.200	0.200	131K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Turbo	DeepSeek	0.700	2.50	64K	16K	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V2 Lite Chat	DeepSeek	0.500	0.500	164K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3 0324	DeepSeek	0.200	0.770	164K	16K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3 2SP	DeepSeek	0.580	1.68	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3 671B	DeepSeek	0.287	1.15	131K	16K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3 Turbo	DeepSeek	0.400	1.30	64K	16K	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3.1	DeepSeek	0.210	0.790	164K	33K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp	DeepSeek	0.270	0.410	164K	66K	compare (4)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3.2 Thinking	DeepSeek	0.620	1.85	128K	8K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek-OCR	DeepSeek	0.030	0.030	8K	8K	compare (4)	N/A	N/A

AI Model Comparison