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-cloud	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	131K	131K	33.3#39	28.6#45
DeepSeek V3.1:671B Cloud	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	164K	164K	28.1#59	28.4#46
Qwen3 Coder:480B Cloud	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	262K	262K	24.8#71	24.6#56
GPT-oss:20b-cloud	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	131K	131K	24.5#72	18.5#80
Mistral Large Instruct 2407	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	66K	8K	13.0#152	N/A
Llama3.1	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	11.8#174	4.9#157
DeepSeek Coder V2 Base	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	10.6#179	N/A
Llama2:7B	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	4K	4K	9.7#195	N/A
Llama3:70B	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	8.9#203	6.8#151
DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite Base	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	8.5#209	N/A
Llama2:70B	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	4K	4K	8.4#211	N/A
Llama2:13B	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	4K	4K	8.4#211	N/A
Mistral	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	7.4#226	N/A
Llama3	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	6.4#232	4.0#161
Vicuna	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	2K	2K	N/A	N/A
Orca Mini	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct V0.1	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	33K	33K	N/A	N/A
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct V0.1	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	66K	66K	N/A	N/A
Mistral 7B Instruct V0.2	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	33K	33K	N/A	N/A
Mistral 7B Instruct V0.1	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Llama2	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
Internlm2 5 20B Chat	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	33K	8K	N/A	N/A
Codellama	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
Codegemma	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Codegeex4	Ollama	N/A	N/A	compare	33K	8K	N/A	N/A

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