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
GPT-oss-120b	IBM watsonx	0.150	0.600	compare	8K	8K	33.3#39	28.6#45
Mistral Small 3 1 24B Instruct 2503	IBM watsonx	0.100	0.300	compare	32K	32K	14.5#136	13.9#107
Llama 3 3 70B Instruct	IBM watsonx	0.710	0.710	compare	128K	128K	14.5#136	10.7#130
Llama 3 2 90B Vision Instruct	IBM watsonx	2.00	2.00	compare	128K	128K	11.9#173	N/A
Granite 4 H Small	IBM watsonx	0.060	0.250	compare	20K	20K	10.8#177	8.5#140
Mistral Large	IBM watsonx	3.00	10.00	compare	131K	16K	9.9#193	N/A
Llama 3 2 3B Instruct	IBM watsonx	0.150	0.150	compare	128K	128K	9.7#195	N/A
Llama 3 2 11B Vision Instruct	IBM watsonx	0.350	0.350	compare	128K	128K	8.7#208	4.3#159
Granite 3 3 8B Instruct	IBM watsonx	0.200	0.200	compare	8K	8K	7.0#230	3.4#163
Llama 3 2 1B Instruct	IBM watsonx	0.100	0.100	compare	128K	128K	6.3#233	0.6#173
Allam 1 13B Instruct	IBM watsonx	1.80	1.80	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Pixtral 12B 2409	IBM watsonx	0.350	0.350	compare	128K	128K	N/A	N/A
Mistral Small 2503	IBM watsonx	0.100	0.300	compare	32K	32K	N/A	N/A
Mistral Medium 2505	IBM watsonx	3.00	10.00	compare	128K	128K	N/A	N/A
Llama Guard 3 11B Vision	IBM watsonx	0.350	0.350	compare	128K	128K	N/A	N/A
Llama 4 Maverick 17B	IBM watsonx	0.350	1.40	compare	128K	128K	N/A	N/A
Granite Vision 3 2 2B	IBM watsonx	0.100	0.100	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Granite Ttm 512 96 R2	IBM watsonx	0.380	0.380	compare	512	512	N/A	N/A
Granite Ttm 1536 96 R2	IBM watsonx	0.380	0.380	compare	512	512	N/A	N/A
Granite Ttm 1024 96 R2	IBM watsonx	0.380	0.380	compare	512	512	N/A	N/A
Granite Guardian 3 3 8B	IBM watsonx	0.200	0.200	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Granite Guardian 3 2 2B	IBM watsonx	0.100	0.100	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Granite 13B Chat V2	IBM watsonx	0.600	0.600	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Flan T5 Xl 3B	IBM watsonx	0.600	0.600	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
JAIS 13B Chat	IBM watsonx	500.00	0.0020	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Mt0 Xxl 13B	IBM watsonx	500.00	0.0020	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A

AI Models Comparison