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
AssemblyAI	AssemblyAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
AssemblyAI Best	AssemblyAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Base ConversationalAI	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Base Finance	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Base General	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Base Meeting	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Base Phonecall	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Base Video	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Base Voicemail	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Chirp 3	Google	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Deepgram Base	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Deepgram Enhanced	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Deepgram Nova	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Enhanced Finance	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Enhanced General	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Enhanced Meeting	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Enhanced Phonecall	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Flux	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
GPT Realtime Whisper	OpenAI	0.0002	0.017	16K	2K	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
GPT-4o mini Transcribe	OpenAI	1.25	5.00	16K	2K	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
GPT-4o Transcribe	OpenAI	2.50	10.00	16K	2K	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
GPT-4o Transcribe Diarize	OpenAI	2.50	10.00	16K	2K	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 ATC	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 Automotive	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 ConversationalAI	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 Drivethru	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 Finance	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 General	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 Meeting	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 Phonecall	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 Video	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 2 Voicemail	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 3	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
Nova 3 General	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova 3 Medical	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova General	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Nova Phonecall	Deepgram	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Qwen3 1.7B	Alibaba	0.1	0.1	131K	8K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Scribe 1	ElevenLabs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Scribe 1 Experimental	ElevenLabs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Soniox STT 4 Async	Soniox	N/A	N/A	N/A	8K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Soniox STT 5 Async	Soniox	N/A	N/A	N/A	8K	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
STT	Microsoft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Voxtral Mini 3B	Mistral AI	0.003	0.04	128K	8K	compare (2)	N/A	N/A
Voxtral Mini Transcribe Realtime	Mistral AI	0.006	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Voxtral Small 24B	Mistral AI	0.004	0.1	128K	16K	compare (4)	N/A	N/A
Whisper	OpenAI	0.0001	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (5)	N/A	N/A
Whisper 3 Large	OpenAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Whisper 3 Large Turbo	OpenAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (3)	N/A	N/A
Whisper Base	OpenAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Whisper Large	OpenAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Whisper Medium	OpenAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Whisper Small	OpenAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A
Whisper Tiny	OpenAI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	compare (1)	N/A	N/A

AI Model Comparison