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	SambaNova	3.00	4.50	compare	131K	131K	33.3#39	28.6#45
DeepSeek V3.1	SambaNova	3.00	4.50	compare	33K	33K	28.1#59	28.4#46
DeepSeek R1	SambaNova	5.00	7.00	compare	33K	33K	27.1#60	24.0#57
QwQ 32B	SambaNova	0.500	1.00	compare	16K	16K	19.7#92	N/A
Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct	SambaNova	5.00	10.00	compare	16K	16K	17.4#107	14.5#100
DeepSeek V3 0324	SambaNova	3.00	4.50	compare	33K	33K	16.5#115	16.4#90
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B	SambaNova	0.700	1.40	compare	131K	131K	16.0#119	11.4#120
Qwen3 32B	SambaNova	0.400	0.800	compare	8K	8K	14.5#136	N/A
Meta Llama 3.3 70B Instruct	SambaNova	0.600	1.20	compare	131K	131K	14.5#136	10.7#130
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	SambaNova	0.100	0.200	compare	16K	16K	11.8#174	4.9#157
Meta Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	SambaNova	0.080	0.160	compare	4K	4K	9.7#195	N/A
Meta Llama 3.2 1B Instruct	SambaNova	0.040	0.080	compare	16K	16K	6.3#233	0.6#173
Qwen2 Audio 7B Instruct	SambaNova	0.500	100.00	compare	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
Meta Llama Guard 3 8B	SambaNova	0.300	0.300	compare	16K	16K	N/A	N/A
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct	SambaNova	0.400	0.700	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct	SambaNova	0.630	1.80	compare	131K	131K	N/A	N/A

AI Models Comparison