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	OVHcloud	0.080	0.400	compare	131K	131K	33.3#39	28.6#45
GPT-oss-20b	OVHcloud	0.040	0.150	compare	131K	131K	24.5#72	18.5#80
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B	OVHcloud	0.670	0.670	compare	131K	131K	16.0#119	11.4#120
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506	OVHcloud	0.090	0.280	compare	128K	128K	15.1#128	13.3#112
Qwen3 32B	OVHcloud	0.080	0.230	compare	32K	32K	14.5#136	N/A
Meta Llama 3 3 70B Instruct	OVHcloud	0.670	0.670	compare	131K	131K	14.5#136	10.7#130
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct	OVHcloud	0.870	0.870	compare	32K	32K	12.9#154	N/A
Meta Llama 3 1 70B Instruct	OVHcloud	0.670	0.670	compare	131K	131K	12.5#161	10.9#126
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	OVHcloud	0.100	0.100	compare	131K	131K	11.8#174	4.9#157
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct	OVHcloud	0.910	0.910	compare	32K	32K	N/A	N/A
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct V0.1	OVHcloud	0.630	0.630	compare	32K	32K	N/A	N/A
Mistral Nemo Instruct 2407	OVHcloud	0.130	0.130	compare	118K	118K	N/A	N/A
Mistral 7B Instruct V0.3	OVHcloud	0.100	0.100	compare	127K	127K	N/A	N/A
Mamba Codestral 7B V0.1	OVHcloud	0.190	0.190	compare	256K	256K	N/A	N/A
Llava V1.6 Mistral 7B Hf	OVHcloud	0.290	0.290	compare	32K	32K	N/A	N/A

AI Models Comparison