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, $	Inference Providers	Context	Max Output	Intelligence	Coding
Gemini 1.5 Flash	Google	0.075	0.300	compare (1)	8K	N/A	10.5#1	N/A
Ada	OpenAI	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGE 1.5 Base EN	Baai	0.0080	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGE EN ICL	Baai	0.010	N/A	compare (1)	33K	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGE Large EN	Baai	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGE Multilingual Gemma2	Baai	0.010	N/A	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGE-M3	Baai	0.010	0.010	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Codestral Embed	Mistral AI	0.150	N/A	compare (2)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
E5 2 Base	Microsoft	0.060	0.060	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 2 English	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	4K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 2 English Light	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	1K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 2 Multilingual	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	768	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 English	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (3)	1K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 English Image	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 English Light	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (2)	1K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 English Light Image	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 Light English Image	Cohere	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 Light Multilingual Image	Cohere	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 Multilingual	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (3)	1K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 Multilingual Light	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (2)	1K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 3 Multilingual Light Image	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 4	Cohere	0.120	0.470	compare (4)	128K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed 4	OpenAI	0.120	N/A	compare (1)	128K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed English V3	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
Embed Multilingual V3	Cohere	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gemini Embedding 2	Google	0.200	N/A	compare (2)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTE Base	Alibaba	0.0080	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTE Large	Alibaba	0.016	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTE Large EN	Alibaba	0.130	N/A	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marengo Embed V2.7	Twelve Labs	0.070	N/A	compare (1)	77	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mistral Embed	Mistral AI	0.100	N/A	compare (2)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Multilingual E5 Large	Microsoft	0.100	0.100	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Multilingual E5 Large Instruct	Microsoft	0.025	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Multilingual E5 Small	Microsoft	0.015	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Multimodal Embedding	Google	0.800	N/A	compare (2)	2K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nomic Embed Text 1	Nomic AI	0.0080	N/A	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nomic Embed Text 1.5	Nomic AI	0.0080	N/A	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 Multimodal Embeddings	Amazon	0.135	N/A	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perplexity Embed 1 0.6B	Perplexity	0.0040	N/A	compare (1)	33K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perplexity Embed 1 4B	Perplexity	0.030	N/A	compare (1)	33K	N/A	N/A	N/A
PPLX Embed 1 0.6B	Perplexity	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	33K	N/A	N/A	N/A
PPLX Embed 1 4B	Perplexity	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	33K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B	Alibaba	0.010	N/A	compare (2)	33K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 Embedding 4B	Alibaba	0.020	N/A	compare (1)	41K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 Embedding 8B	Alibaba	0.050	N/A	compare (2)	41K	4K	N/A	N/A
Text Embedding 005	Google	0.025	N/A	compare (3)	2K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Text Embedding 3 Large	OpenAI	0.130	N/A	compare (3)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Text Embedding 3 Small	OpenAI	0.020	N/A	compare (4)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Text Embedding 3.7 Large Exp	Google	0.100	N/A	compare (2)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Text Embedding 4	OpenAI	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	2K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Text Embedding Ada 002	OpenAI	0.100	N/A	compare (4)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Text Embedding Preview	OpenAI	0.0063	N/A	compare (1)	3K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Text Multilingual Embedding 002	Google	0.025	N/A	compare (3)	2K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Titan Embed Image V1	Amazon	0.800	N/A	compare (1)	128	N/A	N/A	N/A
Titan Embed Text V1	Amazon	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Titan Embed Text V2	Amazon	0.020	N/A	compare (2)	8K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Together AI Embedding	Together AI	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Together AI Embedding 151M to 350M	Together AI	0.016	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Together AI Embedding 151M to 350M Embedding	Together AI	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Together AI Embedding Up to 150M	Together AI	0.0080	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Together AI Embedding Up to 150M Embedding	Together AI	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UAE 1 Large	Whereisai	0.016	N/A	compare (1)	512	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 2	Voyage	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	4K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 3	Voyage	0.060	N/A	compare (1)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 3 Large	Voyage	0.180	N/A	compare (2)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 3 Lite	Voyage	0.020	N/A	compare (1)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 3.5	Voyage	0.060	N/A	compare (2)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 3.5 Lite	Voyage	0.020	N/A	compare (2)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 4	Voyage	0.060	N/A	compare (1)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 4 Large	Voyage	0.120	N/A	compare (1)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage 4 Lite	Voyage	0.020	N/A	compare (1)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Code 2	Voyage	0.120	N/A	compare (2)	16K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Code 3	Voyage	0.180	N/A	compare (2)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Context 3	Voyage	0.180	N/A	compare (1)	120K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Finance 2	Voyage	0.120	N/A	compare (2)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Large 2	Voyage	0.120	N/A	compare (1)	16K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Law 2	Voyage	0.120	N/A	compare (2)	16K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Lite 1	Voyage	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	4K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Lite 2 Instruct	Voyage	0.100	N/A	compare (1)	4K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Voyage Multimodal 3	Voyage	0.120	0.120	compare (2)	32K	N/A	N/A	N/A

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