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	Provider	Input Price, $	Output Price, $	Price Compare	Context	Max Output	Intelligence	Coding
Claude Opus 4.6	Azure AI	5.00	25.00	compare	200K	128K	46.5#12	47.6#6
Claude Sonnet 4.6	Azure AI	3.00	15.00	compare	1.0M	64K	44.4#16	46.4#9
Claude Opus 4.5	Azure AI	5.00	25.00	compare	200K	64K	43.1#18	42.9#14
Grok 4	Azure AI	3.00	15.00	compare	131K	131K	41.5#25	40.5#16
Claude Sonnet 4.5	Azure AI	3.00	15.00	compare	200K	64K	37.1#32	33.5#35
Claude Opus 4.1	Azure AI	15.00	75.00	compare	200K	32K	36.0#35	N/A
GPT-oss-120b	Azure AI	0.150	0.600	compare	131K	131K	33.3#39	28.6#45
DeepSeek V3.2	Azure AI	0.580	1.68	compare	164K	164K	32.1#43	34.6#33
Claude Haiku 4.5	Azure AI	1.00	5.00	compare	200K	64K	31.1#46	29.6#43
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale	Azure AI	0.580	1.68	compare	164K	164K	29.4#55	37.9#22
Grok Code Fast 1	Azure AI	0.200	1.50	compare	131K	131K	28.7#56	23.7#59
DeepSeek R1	Azure AI	1.35	5.40	compare	128K	8K	27.1#60	24.0#57
Grok 3	Azure AI	3.00	15.00	compare	131K	131K	25.2#69	19.8#74
Grok 4 1 Fast Non Reasoning	Azure AI	0.200	0.500	compare	131K	131K	23.6#75	19.5#75
Kimi K2.5	Azure AI	0.600	3.00	compare	262K	262K	23.1#77	12.6#116
Mistral Large 3	Azure AI	0.500	1.50	compare	256K	8K	22.8#81	22.7#64
Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct	Azure AI	5.33	16.00	compare	128K	2K	17.4#108	14.5#100
DeepSeek V3	Azure AI	1.14	4.56	compare	128K	8K	16.5#116	16.4#90
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct	Azure AI	0.710	0.710	compare	128K	2K	14.5#137	10.7#131
Mistral Large 2407	Azure AI	2.00	6.00	compare	128K	4K	13.0#153	N/A
Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct	Azure AI	2.68	3.54	compare	128K	2K	12.5#162	10.9#127
Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct	Azure AI	2.04	2.04	compare	128K	2K	11.9#174	N/A
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	Azure AI	0.300	0.610	compare	128K	2K	11.8#175	4.9#157
Phi 4	Azure AI	0.125	0.500	compare	16K	16K	10.4#184	11.2#122
Mistral Small	Azure AI	1.00	3.00	compare	32K	8K	10.2#188	N/A
Phi 3 Mini 128K Instruct	Azure AI	0.130	0.520	compare	128K	4K	10.1#189	3.0#166
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct	Azure AI	0.080	0.320	compare	131K	4K	10.0#192	N/A
Mistral Large	Azure AI	2.00	6.00	compare	128K	4K	9.9#194	N/A
Meta Llama 3 70B Instruct	Azure AI	1.10	0.370	compare	8K	2K	8.9#204	6.8#151
Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct	Azure AI	0.370	0.370	compare	128K	2K	8.7#209	4.3#159
Phi 4 Mini Instruct	Azure AI	0.075	0.300	compare	131K	4K	8.4#212	3.6#162
Phi 4 Reasoning	Azure AI	0.125	0.500	compare	33K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning	Azure AI	0.080	0.320	compare	131K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi 3.5 Vision Instruct	Azure AI	0.130	0.520	compare	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi 3.5 MoE Instruct	Azure AI	0.160	0.640	compare	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct	Azure AI	0.130	0.520	compare	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi 3 Small 128K Instruct	Azure AI	0.150	0.600	compare	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Phi 3 Medium 128K Instruct	Azure AI	0.170	0.680	compare	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
Model Router	Azure AI	0.140	N/A	compare	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mistral Small 2503	Azure AI	0.100	0.300	compare	128K	128K	N/A	N/A
Mistral Nemo	Azure AI	0.150	0.150	compare	131K	4K	N/A	N/A
Mistral Medium 2505	Azure AI	0.400	2.00	compare	131K	8K	N/A	N/A
Ministral 3B	Azure AI	0.040	0.040	compare	128K	4K	N/A	N/A
MAI DS R1	Azure AI	1.35	5.40	compare	128K	8K	N/A	N/A
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct	Azure AI	0.200	0.780	compare	10.0M	16K	N/A	N/A
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8	Azure AI	1.41	0.350	compare	1.0M	16K	N/A	N/A
Jamba Instruct	Azure AI	0.500	0.700	compare	70K	4K	N/A	N/A
JAIS 30B Chat	Azure AI	0.0032	0.0097	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning	Azure AI	0.200	0.500	compare	131K	131K	N/A	N/A
Grok 3 Mini	Azure AI	0.250	1.27	compare	131K	131K	N/A	N/A

AI Models Comparison