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	Creator	Input Price, $	Output Price, $	Context	Max Output	Inference Providers	Intelligence	Coding
Mistral Medium 3.5	Mistral AI	1.50	7.50	262K	N/A	compare (4)	39.2#1	35.4#1
Mistral Large 3	Mistral AI	0.500	1.20	262K	8K	compare (5)	22.8#2	22.7#2
Mistral Medium 3.1	Mistral AI	0.400	2.00	131K	N/A	compare (2)	21.3#3	18.3#3
Mistral Medium 3	Mistral AI	0.400	2.00	131K	8K	compare (3)	18.8#5	13.6#6
Magistral Medium	Mistral AI	2.00	5.00	128K	64K	compare (2)	18.8#4	16.0#4
Devstral Medium	Mistral AI	0.400	2.00	256K	N/A	compare (1)	18.7#6	15.9#5
Magistral Small	Mistral AI	0.500	1.50	128K	64K	compare (3)	16.8#7	11.1#9
Ministral 3 14B	Mistral AI	0.200	0.200	262K	N/A	compare (1)	16.0#8	10.9#10
Devstral Small	Mistral AI	0.100	0.300	256K	64K	compare (3)	15.2#9	12.1#8
Mistral Small 3.2	Mistral AI	0.060	0.180	131K	N/A	compare (1)	15.1#10	13.3#7
Ministral 3 8B	Mistral AI	0.150	0.150	262K	N/A	compare (1)	14.8#11	10.0#11
Pixtral Large (25.02)	Mistral AI	2.00	6.00	128K	4K	compare (4)	14.0#12	N/A
Ministral 3 3B	Mistral AI	0.100	0.100	131K	N/A	compare (1)	11.2#13	4.8#12
Mistral Large	Mistral AI	0.500	1.50	262K	16K	compare (8)	9.9#14	N/A
Mistral Small	Mistral AI	0.100	0.300	262K	8K	compare (7)	9.0#16	N/A
Mistral Medium	Mistral AI	0.400	2.00	131K	64K	compare (4)	9.0#15	N/A
Codestral	Mistral AI	0.200	0.600	256K	8K	compare (5)	N/A	N/A
Codestral Embed	Mistral AI	0.150	N/A	8K	N/A	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
Devstral	Mistral AI	0.400	2.00	262K	66K	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
Magistral 1.2 Medium	Mistral AI	2.00	5.00	40K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Magistral 1.2 Small	Mistral AI	0.500	1.50	40K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Mamba Codestral 7B	Mistral AI	0.250	0.250	256K	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Ministral 8B	Mistral AI	0.150	0.150	262K	4K	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
Mistral 7B	Mistral AI	0.050	0.100	33K	8K	compare (5)	N/A	N/A
Mistral Embed	Mistral AI	0.100	N/A	8K	N/A	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
Mistral OCR	Mistral AI	2.00	3.00	N/A	N/A	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
Mistral Tiny	Mistral AI	0.250	0.250	32K	8K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Mixtral 8x22B	Mistral AI	1.20	1.20	66K	8K	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
Mixtral 8x7B	Mistral AI	0.500	0.500	33K	8K	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
Nemo	Mistral AI	0.020	0.030	131K	16K	compare (6)	N/A	N/A
Pixtral 12B	Mistral AI	0.150	0.150	128K	4K	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
Voxtral Mini Transcribe Realtime	Mistral AI	0.0060	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Voxtral Mini TTS	Mistral AI	N/A	16.00	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A

AI Model Comparison