What is the cheapest AI model for chat?

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.

How much does GPT-4 cost?

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.

What is the difference between input and output tokens?

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.

Which AI model has the largest context window?

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.

What does 'supports vision' mean for AI models?

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.

AI Models Pricing & Benchmarks Comparison - 1900+ LLM Models

Compare AI model pricing and benchmarks across providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Amazon Bedrock, Azure, Mistral, and more. Filter by model capabilities like vision, function calling, and reasoning support. Find the most cost-effective model for your use case. Currently tracking 2,529 models across 98 providers. Last update: April 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC

Model	Creator	Input Price, $	Output Price, $	Inference Providers	Context	Max Output	Intelligence	Coding
Kimi K2 Thinking	Moonshot AI (Kimi)	0.574	1.20	compare (9)	262K	33K	40.9#1	34.8#1
MiniMax M2.1	MiniMax	0.290	0.950	compare (7)	1.0M	131K	39.4#2	32.8#2
MiniMax M2	MiniMax	0.255	1.00	compare (7)	205K	131K	36.1#3	29.2#6
GLM-4.7	Zhipu AI	0.390	1.75	compare (10)	205K	131K	34.2#4	32.0#3
Qwen3 Max	Alibaba	0.780	3.90	compare (4)	262K	66K	31.4#5	26.4#8
MiMo 2 Flash	Xiaomi	0.090	0.290	compare (3)	262K	66K	30.4#6	25.8#10
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus	DeepSeek	0.210	0.790	compare (5)	164K	66K	28.5#7	31.9#4
DeepSeek V3.2	DeepSeek	0.259	0.400	compare (11)	164K	66K	28.4#8	30.0#5
DeepSeek V3.1	DeepSeek	0.150	0.750	compare (10)	164K	66K	27.7#9	28.4#7
GLM-4.5	Zhipu AI	0.400	1.60	compare (6)	131K	98K	26.4#10	26.3#9
Kimi K2	Moonshot AI (Kimi)	0.570	2.30	compare (3)	262K	128K	26.3#11	22.1#13
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct	Alibaba	0.220	1.30	compare (6)	262K	66K	24.8#12	24.6#11
GPT OSS 120B	OpenAI	0.039	0.190	compare (17)	131K	131K	24.5#13	15.5#18
MiniMax M1 80K	MiniMax	0.100	0.100	compare (2)	1.0M	40K	24.4#14	14.5#20
GLM-4.6	Zhipu AI	0.390	1.90	compare (8)	205K	131K	23.4#15	19.7#15
GLM-4.5 Air	Zhipu AI	0.130	0.850	compare (5)	131K	98K	23.2#16	23.8#12
DeepSeek V3 0324	DeepSeek	0.200	0.400	compare (9)	164K	16K	22.3#17	22.0#14
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct	Alibaba	0.200	0.880	compare (4)	262K	33K	20.8#18	16.5#17
GPT OSS 20B	OpenAI	0.030	0.140	compare (13)	131K	131K	20.8#19	14.4#21
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct	Alibaba	0.090	0.900	compare (7)	262K	66K	20.1#20	15.3#19
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct	Alibaba	0.070	0.270	compare (4)	262K	66K	20.0#21	19.4#16
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B	DeepSeek	0.270	0.270	compare (6)	131K	32K	17.2#22	N/A
GLM-4.6 V	Zhipu AI	0.300	0.900	compare (3)	131K	33K	17.1#23	11.1#26
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct	Alibaba	0.090	0.580	compare (7)	262K	33K	17.0#24	14.0#23
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct	Alibaba	0.130	0.520	compare (4)	262K	33K	16.1#25	14.3#22
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B	DeepSeek	0.200	0.600	compare (10)	131K	16K	16.0#26	11.4#25
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B	DeepSeek	0.070	0.070	compare (4)	131K	16K	15.8#27	N/A
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct	Alibaba	0.120	0.300	compare (7)	131K	16K	15.6#28	11.9#24
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct	Meta	0.100	0.300	compare (16)	131K	120K	14.5#29	10.7#28
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct	Alibaba	0.080	0.200	compare (4)	131K	33K	14.3#30	7.3#29
GLM-4.5 V	Zhipu AI	0.600	1.20	compare (5)	131K	32K	12.7#31	10.8#27
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	Meta	0.020	0.040	compare (15)	200K	128K	11.8#32	4.9#32
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct	Alibaba	0.250	0.970	compare (1)	66K	16K	10.7#33	7.2#30
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Meta	0.015	0.020	compare (9)	131K	32K	9.7#34	N/A
Llama 3 70B Instruct	Meta	0.120	0.300	compare (7)	131K	8K	8.9#35	6.8#31
Llama 3 8B Instruct	Meta	0.030	0.040	compare (7)	32K	8K	6.4#36	4.0#33
AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual	Zhipu AI	0.035	0.138	compare (1)	66K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Baichuan M2 32B	Baichuan	0.070	0.070	compare (1)	131K	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGE Reranker 2 M3	Baai	0.010	0.010	compare (1)	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
BGE-M3	Baai	0.010	0.010	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek OCR	DeepSeek	0.030	0.030	compare (2)	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek Prover V2 671B	DeepSeek	0.700	2.50	compare (1)	160K	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 0528	DeepSeek	0.200	0.600	compare (8)	164K	33K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B	DeepSeek	0.060	0.090	compare (1)	128K	32K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek R1 Turbo	DeepSeek	0.700	2.50	compare (2)	64K	16K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3 Turbo	DeepSeek	0.400	1.30	compare (1)	64K	16K	N/A	N/A
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp	DeepSeek	0.270	0.410	compare (3)	164K	66K	N/A	N/A
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B	Baidu	0.070	0.280	compare (2)	120K	8K	N/A	N/A
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking	Baidu	0.070	0.280	compare (2)	131K	66K	N/A	N/A
ERNIE 4.5 28B A3B VL Thinking	Baidu	0.390	0.390	compare (1)	131K	66K	N/A	N/A
ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B Paddle	Baidu	0.280	1.10	compare (1)	123K	12K	N/A	N/A
ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B	Baidu	0.140	0.560	compare (2)	30K	8K	N/A	N/A
ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B	Baidu	0.420	1.25	compare (2)	123K	16K	N/A	N/A
Gemma 3 12B IT	Google	0.040	0.100	compare (4)	131K	8K	N/A	N/A
Gemma 3 27B IT	Google	0.060	0.160	compare (6)	131K	16K	N/A	N/A
Hermes 2 Pro 8B Llama 3	Nous Research	0.140	0.140	compare (2)	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Kimi K2 Instruct	Moonshot AI (Kimi)	0.500	2.00	compare (6)	262K	33K	N/A	N/A
KwaiPilot KAT Pro Coder	KwaiPilot	0.300	1.20	compare (1)	256K	128K	N/A	N/A
L3 70B Euryale V2.1	Sao10K	1.48	1.48	compare (1)	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
L3 8B Stheno V3.2	Sao10K	0.050	0.050	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Llama 3 Lunaris 8B	Sao10K	0.040	0.050	compare (2)	8K	8K	N/A	N/A
Llama 3.1 Euryale 2.2 70B	Sao10K	0.650	0.750	compare (2)	131K	8K	N/A	N/A
Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct	Meta	0.050	0.100	compare (7)	1.0M	16K	N/A	N/A
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct	Meta	0.050	0.100	compare (10)	10.0M	16K	N/A	N/A
MythoMax L2 13B	Gryphe	0.060	0.060	compare (4)	4K	4K	N/A	N/A
Nemo	Mistral AI	0.020	0.040	compare (6)	131K	16K	N/A	N/A
PaddleOCR VL	PaddlePaddle (Baidu)	0.020	0.020	compare (1)	16K	16K	N/A	N/A
Qwen MT Plus	Alibaba	0.250	0.750	compare (2)	16K	8K	N/A	N/A
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Alibaba	0.040	0.070	compare (6)	131K	8K	N/A	N/A
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct	Alibaba	0.130	0.400	compare (6)	131K	8K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 235B A22B FP8	Alibaba	0.200	0.800	compare (1)	41K	20K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking	Alibaba	0.130	0.600	compare (7)	262K	33K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 30B A3B FP8	Alibaba	0.090	0.450	compare (1)	41K	20K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 32B FP8	Alibaba	0.050	0.100	compare (2)	131K	20K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 4B FP8	Alibaba	0.030	0.030	compare (1)	128K	20K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 8B FP8	Alibaba	0.035	0.138	compare (1)	128K	20K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B	Alibaba	0.010	N/A	compare (2)	33K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 Embedding 8B	Alibaba	0.050	N/A	compare (2)	41K	4K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking	Alibaba	0.098	0.780	compare (7)	262K	66K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking	Alibaba	0.250	0.970	compare (1)	66K	16K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 Reranker 8B	Alibaba	0.050	0.050	compare (1)	41K	4K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking	Alibaba	0.220	0.880	compare (4)	262K	33K	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking	Alibaba	0.130	0.600	compare (4)	262K	33K	N/A	N/A
Skywork R1V4 Lite	Skywork	0.200	0.600	compare (1)	262K	66K	N/A	N/A
WizardLM 2 8x22B	Microsoft	0.480	0.480	compare (3)	66K	8K	N/A	N/A

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