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
DeepSeek R1	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	33K	8K	27.1#60	24.0#57
Llama3.1 405B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	128K	8K	17.4#107	14.5#100
Claude 3 5 Sonnet	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	18K	8K	15.9#122	30.2#40
Mistral Large2	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	128K	8K	15.1#128	13.8#108
Llama3.3 70B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	128K	8K	14.5#136	10.7#130
Llama3.1 70B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	128K	8K	12.5#161	10.9#126
Reka Flash	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	100K	8K	12.0#171	N/A
Llama3.1 8B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	128K	8K	11.8#174	4.9#157
Jamba 1.5 Large	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	256K	8K	10.7#178	N/A
Mistral Large	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	32K	8K	9.9#193	N/A
Llama3.2 3B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	128K	8K	9.7#195	N/A
Llama3 70B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	8.9#203	6.8#151
Snowflake Arctic	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	4K	8K	8.8#204	N/A
Llama2 70B Chat	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	4K	8K	8.4#211	N/A
Jamba 1.5 Mini	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	256K	8K	8.0#220	N/A
Mixtral 8x7B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	32K	8K	7.7#223	N/A
Mistral 7B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	32K	8K	7.4#226	N/A
Llama3 8B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	6.4#232	4.0#161
Llama3.2 1B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	128K	8K	6.3#233	0.6#173
Reka Core	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	32K	8K	N/A	N/A
Jamba Instruct	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	256K	8K	N/A	N/A
Gemma 7B	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	compare	8K	8K	N/A	N/A

AI Models Comparison