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
Databricks GPT 5 1	Databricks	1.25	10.00	compare	272K	128K	47.7#10	44.7#10
Databricks GPT 5	Databricks	1.25	10.00	compare	272K	128K	44.6#14	36.0#29
Databricks Claude Opus 4 5	Databricks	5.00	25.00	compare	200K	64K	43.1#18	42.9#14
Databricks GPT 5 Mini	Databricks	0.250	2.00	compare	272K	128K	41.2#26	35.3#30
Databricks Claude Sonnet 4 5	Databricks	3.00	15.00	compare	200K	64K	37.1#32	33.5#35
Databricks Claude Opus 4 1	Databricks	15.00	75.00	compare	200K	32K	36.0#35	N/A
Databricks GPT OSS 120B	Databricks	0.150	0.600	compare	131K	131K	33.3#39	28.6#45
Databricks Claude Sonnet 4	Databricks	3.00	15.00	compare	200K	64K	33.0#41	30.6#37
Databricks Claude Opus 4	Databricks	15.00	75.00	compare	200K	32K	33.0#41	N/A
Databricks Claude Haiku 4 5	Databricks	1.00	5.00	compare	200K	64K	31.1#46	29.6#43
Databricks Claude 3 7 Sonnet	Databricks	3.00	15.00	compare	200K	128K	30.8#48	26.7#47
Databricks Gemini 2 5 Pro	Databricks	1.25	10.00	compare	1.0M	66K	30.3#51	46.7#7
Databricks GPT 5 Nano	Databricks	0.050	0.400	compare	272K	128K	26.8#62	20.3#73
Databricks GPT OSS 20B	Databricks	0.070	0.300	compare	131K	131K	24.5#72	18.5#80
Databricks Gemini 2 5 Flash	Databricks	0.300	2.50	compare	1.0M	66K	20.6#87	17.8#86
Databricks Meta Llama 3 1 405B Instruct	Databricks	5.00	15.00	compare	128K	128K	17.4#107	14.5#100
Databricks Meta Llama 3 3 70B Instruct	Databricks	0.500	1.50	compare	128K	128K	14.5#136	10.7#130
Databricks Meta Llama 3 1 8B Instruct	Databricks	0.150	0.450	compare	200K	128K	11.8#174	4.9#157
Databricks Meta Llama 3 70B Instruct	Databricks	1.00	3.00	compare	128K	128K	8.9#203	6.8#151
Databricks Gemma 3 12B	Databricks	0.150	0.500	compare	128K	32K	8.8#204	6.3#154
Databricks Llama 2 70B Chat	Databricks	0.500	1.50	compare	4K	4K	8.4#211	N/A
Databricks Mpt 7B Instruct	Databricks	0.500	N/A	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Databricks Mpt 30B Instruct	Databricks	1.00	1.00	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Databricks Mixtral 8x7B Instruct	Databricks	0.500	1.00	compare	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
Databricks Llama 4 Maverick	Databricks	0.500	1.50	compare	128K	128K	N/A	N/A
Databricks Claude Sonnet 4 1	Databricks	3.00	15.00	compare	200K	64K	N/A	N/A

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