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
Phi-4	Microsoft	0.065	0.140	compare (3)	16K	16K	8.4#1	3.6#1
E5 2 Base	Microsoft	0.060	0.060	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAI DS R1	Microsoft	1.35	5.40	compare (1)	128K	8K	N/A	N/A
Microsoft Prebuilt Document	Microsoft	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Microsoft Prebuilt Layout	Microsoft	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Microsoft Prebuilt Read	Microsoft	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Microsoft TTS	Microsoft	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Microsoft TTS HD	Microsoft	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Multilingual E5 Large	Microsoft	0.100	0.100	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Multilingual E5 Large Instruct	Microsoft	0.025	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Multilingual E5 Small	Microsoft	0.015	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Phi-2 3B	Microsoft	0.100	0.100	compare (1)	2K	2K	N/A	N/A
Phi-3 Medium Instruct	Microsoft	0.170	0.680	compare (1)	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-3 Mini Instruct	Microsoft	0.100	0.100	compare (2)	131K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-3 Small Instruct	Microsoft	0.150	0.600	compare (1)	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-3 Vision 128K Instruct	Microsoft	0.200	0.200	compare (1)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Phi-3 Vision Instruct	Microsoft	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Phi-3.5 Mini Instruct	Microsoft	0.130	0.520	compare (1)	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-3.5 MoE Instruct	Microsoft	0.160	0.640	compare (1)	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-3.5 Vision Instruct	Microsoft	0.130	0.520	compare (1)	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-4 Mini Instruct	Microsoft	0.075	0.300	compare (1)	131K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-4 Mini Reasoning	Microsoft	0.080	0.320	compare (1)	131K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct	Microsoft	0.080	0.320	compare (1)	131K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi-4 Reasoning	Microsoft	0.125	0.500	compare (1)	33K	4K	N/A	N/A
WizardLM 2 8x22B	Microsoft	0.480	0.480	compare (3)	66K	8K	N/A	N/A

AI Model Comparison