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Estimate your AI API costs before committing to a provider. Enter your expected usage - requests per month, average input and output tokens - and compare pricing across 350+ models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Mistral, and 30+ other providers. All pricing data updates hourly from live API sources, so you always see current rates. Whether you need a budget-friendly model for simple tasks or a frontier model for complex reasoning, this calculator helps you find the best value.

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Gemma 4 31B (free)

Google

$0.00/mo

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GPT-5.6 Luna Pro

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$2.45/mo

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Input: $1.40Output: $1.05
Estimated Monthly Cost373 models
#ModelProviderQualityCost per 1M tokensIn / Out SplitEst. Monthly
1Google80.5Free--$0.00
2Google73Free--$0.00
3OpenAI57.4Free--$0.00
4inclusionai40Free--$0.00
5poolside40Free--$0.00
6poolside40Free--$0.00
7Cohere40Free--$0.00
8NVIDIA40Free--$0.00
9NVIDIA40Free--$0.00
10NVIDIA40Free--$0.00
11Google40Free--$0.00
12Google40Free--$0.00
13NVIDIA40Free--$0.00
14NVIDIA40Free--$0.00
15NVIDIA40Free--$0.00
16NVIDIA40Free--$0.00
17HUMAIN40Free--$0.00
18TII40Free--$0.00
19TII40Free--$0.00
20TII40Free--$0.00
21TII40Free--$0.00
22TII40Free--$0.00
23TII40Free--$0.00
24HUMAIN37.6Free--$0.00
25TII33.6Free--$0.00
26inclusionai40$0.02$0.08 / $0.06$0.14
27Mistral AI40$0.03$0.10 / $0.07$0.18
28inclusionai40$0.04$0.17 / $0.13$0.29
29Meta44.5$0.07$0.26 / $0.20$0.46
30IBM40$0.07$0.26 / $0.20$0.46
31Mistral AI40$0.07$0.26 / $0.20$0.46
32IBM55.3$0.07$0.30 / $0.22$0.52
33Google40$0.07$0.30 / $0.22$0.52
34OpenAI57.4$0.08$0.32 / $0.24$0.56
35Alibaba40$0.08$0.32 / $0.24$0.56
36Amazon40$0.09$0.35 / $0.26$0.62
37poolside40$0.09$0.36 / $0.27$0.63
38Google40$0.09$0.36 / $0.27$0.63
39Cohere35.8$0.09$0.38 / $0.28$0.66
40rekaai40$0.10$0.40 / $0.30$0.70
41Mistral AI40$0.10$0.40 / $0.30$0.70
42Google40$0.10$0.40 / $0.30$0.70
43OpenAI40.4$0.10$0.42 / $0.31$0.73
44Microsoft60.2$0.10$0.42 / $0.32$0.74
45OpenAI76.8$0.11$0.45 / $0.34$0.78
46Meta17.8$0.11$0.46 / $0.34$0.80
47~deepseek40$0.12$0.48 / $0.36$0.84
48Alibaba40$0.12$0.48 / $0.36$0.85
49Google79.1$0.13$0.50 / $0.38$0.88
50Alibaba66.5$0.13$0.50 / $0.38$0.88
51OpenAI58.9$0.13$0.50 / $0.38$0.88
52NVIDIA40$0.13$0.50 / $0.38$0.88
53DeepSeek40$0.13$0.52 / $0.39$0.91
54poolside40$0.14$0.54 / $0.41$0.95
55Tencent68.2$0.14$0.55 / $0.41$0.96
56Mistral AI40$0.15$0.60 / $0.45$1.05
57ByteDance40$0.15$0.60 / $0.45$1.05
58rekaai40$0.15$0.60 / $0.45$1.05
59Amazon40$0.15$0.60 / $0.45$1.05
60Alibaba38.1$0.15$0.60 / $0.45$1.05
61Alibaba68.6$0.16$0.65 / $0.49$1.14
62Alibaba40$0.17$0.68 / $0.51$1.19
63Mistral AI40$0.17$0.69 / $0.52$1.20
64Meta40$0.18$0.72 / $0.54$1.26
65Alibaba40$0.18$0.72 / $0.54$1.26
66Alibaba40$0.18$0.72 / $0.54$1.26
67OpenAI62.5$0.19$0.75 / $0.56$1.32
68ByteDance40$0.19$0.75 / $0.56$1.32
69OpenAI40$0.19$0.75 / $0.56$1.32
70Meta34.2$0.19$0.76 / $0.57$1.33
71StepFun66.1$0.20$0.80 / $0.60$1.40
72Meta54.7$0.20$0.80 / $0.60$1.40
73Mistral AI40$0.20$0.80 / $0.60$1.40
74Mistral AI40$0.20$0.80 / $0.60$1.40
75Xiaomi73$0.21$0.84 / $0.63$1.47
76Meta66.8$0.21$0.84 / $0.63$1.47
77DeepSeek40$0.21$0.84 / $0.63$1.47
78Google80.5$0.22$0.88 / $0.66$1.54
79OpenAI46.9$0.23$0.90 / $0.68$1.58
80Zhipu AI63.7$0.23$0.92 / $0.69$1.61
81NVIDIA40$0.24$0.97 / $0.73$1.70
82Google79.1$0.25$1.00 / $0.75$1.75
83OpenAI42.1$0.25$1.00 / $0.75$1.75
84ByteDance40$0.25$1.00 / $0.75$1.75
85Google73$0.26$1.04 / $0.78$1.82
86Alibaba40$0.26$1.04 / $0.78$1.82
87Google40$0.27$1.06 / $0.80$1.86
88Alibaba61$0.29$1.14 / $0.86$2.00
89Alibaba40$0.29$1.14 / $0.86$2.00
90Alibaba64.1$0.31$1.24 / $0.93$2.17
91Alibaba64.7$0.32$1.28 / $0.96$2.24
92Allen AI54.9$0.33$1.30 / $0.98$2.28
93Tencent74$0.33$1.32 / $0.99$2.31
94DeepSeek81.3$0.33$1.34 / $1.00$2.34
95DeepSeek70.2$0.34$1.36 / $1.02$2.38
96OpenAI89$0.35$1.40 / $1.05$2.45
97OpenAI89$0.35$1.40 / $1.05$2.45
98OpenAI89$0.35$1.40 / $1.05$2.45
99OpenAI89$0.35$1.40 / $1.05$2.45
100inclusionai40$0.35$1.40 / $1.05$2.45
101inclusionai40$0.35$1.40 / $1.05$2.45
102Tencent40$0.35$1.42 / $1.07$2.49
103OpenAI79.3$0.36$1.45 / $1.09$2.54
104MiniMax74.1$0.38$1.50 / $1.13$2.63
105OpenAI69.3$0.38$1.50 / $1.13$2.63
106OpenAI56.5$0.38$1.50 / $1.13$2.63
107Cohere48.7$0.38$1.50 / $1.13$2.63
108Kuaishou40$0.38$1.50 / $1.13$2.63
109Mistral AI40$0.38$1.50 / $1.13$2.63
110Upstage40$0.38$1.50 / $1.13$2.63
111Alibaba40$0.38$1.50 / $1.13$2.63
112Alibaba40$0.38$1.52 / $1.14$2.66
113Meta65.3$0.40$1.60 / $1.20$2.80
114Mistral AI40$0.40$1.60 / $1.20$2.80
115Google23.6$0.44$1.75 / $1.31$3.07
116Meta67.9$0.45$1.79 / $1.34$3.14
117Mistral AI40$0.45$1.81 / $1.36$3.17
118Alibaba40$0.46$1.84 / $1.38$3.22
119Zhipu AI70.7$0.49$1.96 / $1.47$3.43
120Inception61$0.50$2.00 / $1.50$3.50
121OpenAI58.9$0.50$2.00 / $1.50$3.50
122Alibaba40$0.50$2.00 / $1.50$3.50
123OpenAI40$0.50$2.00 / $1.50$3.50
124Alibaba40$0.52$2.08 / $1.56$3.64
125Alibaba40$0.52$2.08 / $1.56$3.64
126arcee-ai63.9$0.54$2.14 / $1.61$3.75
127MiniMax78$0.56$2.24 / $1.68$3.92
128OpenAI76.8$0.56$2.25 / $1.69$3.94
129Alibaba76$0.57$2.28 / $1.71$3.99
130Alibaba40$0.57$2.30 / $1.72$4.02
131Alibaba40$0.58$2.34 / $1.76$4.10
132Alibaba66.9$0.59$2.38 / $1.79$4.17
133DeepSeek69.6$0.60$2.40 / $1.80$4.20
134Zhipu AI65.5$0.60$2.40 / $1.80$4.20
135Mistral AI40$0.60$2.40 / $1.80$4.20
136Microsoft28.8$0.62$2.48 / $1.86$4.34
137DeepSeek69.3$0.64$2.54 / $1.91$4.45
138MiniMax72$0.64$2.55 / $1.91$4.47
139DeepSeek69.5$0.64$2.57 / $1.93$4.50
140Google77.4$0.65$2.60 / $1.95$4.55
141Alibaba40$0.65$2.60 / $1.95$4.55
142MiniMax40$0.65$2.60 / $1.95$4.55
143DeepSeek86.7$0.65$2.61 / $1.96$4.57
144Xiaomi76.2$0.65$2.61 / $1.96$4.57
145Alibaba40$0.66$2.62 / $1.97$4.59
146Alibaba63.9$0.68$2.70 / $2.03$4.73
147StepFun40$0.68$2.70 / $2.03$4.73
148DeepSeek71.8$0.69$2.78 / $2.09$4.87
149Google79.1$0.70$2.80 / $2.10$4.90
150Google76.9$0.70$2.80 / $2.10$4.90
151OpenAI79.3$0.72$2.90 / $2.18$5.07
152MiniMax74.3$0.75$3.00 / $2.25$5.25
153MiniMax69.9$0.75$3.00 / $2.25$5.25
154MiniMax69.5$0.75$3.00 / $2.25$5.25
155MiniMax69.1$0.75$3.00 / $2.25$5.25
156Anthropic51.3$0.75$3.00 / $2.25$5.25
157Meituan40$0.75$3.00 / $2.25$5.25
158Kuaishou40$0.75$3.00 / $2.25$5.25
159Alibaba75.9$0.80$3.20 / $2.40$5.60
160DeepSeek40.7$0.80$3.20 / $2.40$5.60
161Alibaba40$0.80$3.20 / $2.40$5.60
162thinkingmachines72.4$0.82$3.30 / $2.47$5.78
163perceptron40$0.82$3.30 / $2.47$5.78
164Alibaba39.2$0.83$3.32 / $2.49$5.81
165Baidu40$0.83$3.34 / $2.51$5.85
166Google88.4$0.88$3.50 / $2.63$6.13
167Google79.3$0.88$3.50 / $2.63$6.13
168Google23.6$0.88$3.50 / $2.63$6.13
169Alibaba77$0.88$3.51 / $2.63$6.15
170Alibaba40$0.91$3.64 / $2.73$6.37
171arcee-ai40$0.97$3.90 / $2.93$6.83
172Mistral AI67$1.00$4.00 / $3.00$7.00
173OpenAI53.6$1.00$4.00 / $3.00$7.00
174Perplexity40$1.00$4.00 / $3.00$7.00
175OpenAI40$1.00$4.00 / $3.00$7.00
176aion-labs40$1.05$4.20 / $3.15$7.35
177NVIDIA40$1.05$4.20 / $3.15$7.35
178Alibaba40$1.05$4.20 / $3.15$7.35
179Alibaba69.4$1.05$4.22 / $3.16$7.39
180Zhipu AI72.6$1.07$4.30 / $3.22$7.52
181OpenAI63.9$1.13$4.50 / $3.37$7.88
182OpenAI49.8$1.13$4.50 / $3.37$7.88
183ByteDance40$1.13$4.50 / $3.37$7.88
184ByteDance40$1.13$4.50 / $3.37$7.88
185Alibaba74.1$1.14$4.55 / $3.41$7.97
186Alibaba54$1.14$4.55 / $3.41$7.97
187Alibaba40$1.14$4.56 / $3.42$7.98
188Zhipu AI62.5$1.20$4.80 / $3.60$8.40
189aion-labs40$1.20$4.80 / $3.60$8.40
190Mistral AI40$1.20$4.80 / $3.60$8.40
191Mistral AI14.6$1.20$4.80 / $3.60$8.40
192Moonshot AI54.1$1.24$4.95 / $3.71$8.67
193Zhipu AI60.2$1.25$5.00 / $3.75$8.75
194deepcogito40$1.25$5.00 / $3.75$8.75
195thinkingmachines72.9$1.26$5.05 / $3.79$8.84
196Alibaba65.5$1.26$5.06 / $3.79$8.86
197Alibaba64$1.30$5.20 / $3.90$9.10
198Alibaba40$1.30$5.20 / $3.90$9.10
199OpenAI79.3$1.31$5.25 / $3.94$9.19
200DeepSeek79.4$1.32$5.30 / $3.97$9.28
201Alibaba77.7$1.34$5.38 / $4.04$9.42
202Alibaba79.4$1.36$5.46 / $4.10$9.56
203OpenAI81.4$1.38$5.50 / $4.13$9.63
204OpenAI81.4$1.38$5.50 / $4.13$9.63
205OpenAI74.3$1.38$5.50 / $4.13$9.63
206OpenAI74.3$1.38$5.50 / $4.13$9.63
207MiniMax70.8$1.38$5.50 / $4.13$9.63
208Google79.1$1.40$5.60 / $4.20$9.80
209Google76.9$1.40$5.60 / $4.20$9.80
210Zhipu AI73.6$1.40$5.60 / $4.20$9.80
211Amazon60.5$1.40$5.60 / $4.20$9.80
212Moonshot AI51.4$1.44$5.74 / $4.31$10.05
213Zhipu AI82.5$1.45$5.80 / $4.35$10.15
214Anthropic69.5$1.50$6.00 / $4.50$10.50
215Cursor65.7$1.50$6.00 / $4.50$10.50
216xAI40$1.50$6.00 / $4.50$10.50
217OpenAI40$1.50$6.00 / $4.50$10.50
218OpenAI40$1.50$6.00 / $4.50$10.50
219Moonshot AI75.8$1.51$6.04 / $4.53$10.57
220Moonshot AI53.3$1.55$6.20 / $4.65$10.85
221Moonshot AI52.4$1.55$6.20 / $4.65$10.85
222Zhipu AI82.7$1.59$6.36 / $4.77$11.13
223DeepSeek74.2$1.60$6.40 / $4.80$11.20
224Moonshot AI59.1$1.71$6.84 / $5.13$11.97
225Google88.4$1.75$7.00 / $5.25$12.25
226Zhipu AI82.1$1.75$7.00 / $5.25$12.25
227OpenAI35$1.75$7.00 / $5.25$12.25
228HUMAIN34.3$1.80$7.20 / $5.40$12.60
229Kuaishou40$1.85$7.40 / $5.55$12.95
230xAI88.8$1.88$7.50 / $5.63$13.13
231xAI87.9$1.88$7.50 / $5.63$13.13
232xAI81$1.88$7.50 / $5.63$13.13
233Alibaba40$1.95$7.80 / $5.85$13.65
234Zhipu AI75.7$1.97$7.89 / $5.92$13.80
235Amazon40$2.00$8.00 / $6.00$14.00
236Moonshot AI54.1$2.10$8.40 / $6.30$14.70
237NVIDIA40$2.10$8.40 / $6.30$14.70
238Alibaba40$2.10$8.40 / $6.30$14.70
239Alibaba67.6$2.20$8.80 / $6.60$15.40
240Google80$2.25$9.00 / $6.75$15.75
241Alibaba68.2$2.34$9.36 / $7.02$16.38
242Alibaba67.4$2.34$9.36 / $7.02$16.38
243OpenAI86.7$2.50$10.00 / $7.50$17.50
244thinkingmachines74$2.50$10.00 / $7.50$17.50
245OpenAI67.7$2.50$10.00 / $7.50$17.50
246Zhipu AI74.7$2.60$10.40 / $7.80$18.20
247Zhipu AI72.3$2.60$10.40 / $7.80$18.20
248OpenAI79.3$2.63$10.50 / $7.88$18.38
249Google79$2.63$10.50 / $7.88$18.38
250~openai40$2.63$10.50 / $7.88$18.38
251OpenAI81.4$2.75$11.00 / $8.25$19.25
252meta80.2$2.75$11.00 / $8.25$19.25
253OpenAI75.3$2.75$11.00 / $8.25$19.25
254OpenAI72.1$2.75$11.00 / $8.25$19.25
255OpenAI64.1$2.75$11.00 / $8.25$19.25
256meta40$2.75$11.00 / $8.25$19.25
257OpenAI88.7$2.81$11.25 / $8.44$19.69
258OpenAI88.7$2.81$11.25 / $8.44$19.69
259OpenAI87.8$2.81$11.25 / $8.44$19.69
260Google83.5$2.81$11.25 / $8.44$19.69
261Alibaba40$2.95$11.80 / $8.85$20.65
262Anthropic69.5$3.00$12.00 / $9.00$21.00
263Anthropic40$3.00$12.00 / $9.00$21.00
264~anthropic40$3.00$12.00 / $9.00$21.00
265OpenAI72$3.13$12.50 / $9.38$21.88
266Writer40$3.30$13.20 / $9.90$23.10
267Google92.2$3.50$14.00 / $10.50$24.50
268OpenAI89$3.50$14.00 / $10.50$24.50
269OpenAI89$3.50$14.00 / $10.50$24.50
270OpenAI89$3.50$14.00 / $10.50$24.50
271OpenAI89$3.50$14.00 / $10.50$24.50
272OpenAI40$3.50$14.00 / $10.50$24.50
273Alibaba74.8$3.60$14.38 / $10.79$25.17
274OpenAI90.5$3.94$15.75 / $11.81$27.57
275Alibaba80.6$4.00$16.00 / $12.00$28.00
276xAI77.7$4.00$16.00 / $12.00$28.00
277Mistral AI65.9$4.00$16.00 / $12.00$28.00
278Mistral AI63.4$4.00$16.00 / $12.00$28.00
279Mistral AI56.2$4.00$16.00 / $12.00$28.00
280~x-ai40$4.00$16.00 / $12.00$28.00
281OpenAI91.9$4.38$17.50 / $13.13$30.63
282Anthropic85.2$4.50$18.00 / $13.50$31.50
283Anthropic82.4$4.50$18.00 / $13.50$31.50
284Google80$4.50$18.00 / $13.50$31.50
285Mistral AI71.7$4.50$18.00 / $13.50$31.50
286Cursor65.7$4.50$18.00 / $13.50$31.50
287aion-labs40$4.50$18.00 / $13.50$31.50
288~google40$4.50$18.00 / $13.50$31.50
289OpenAI86.7$5.00$20.00 / $15.00$35.00
290OpenAI67.7$5.00$20.00 / $15.00$35.00
291AI21 Labs40$5.00$20.00 / $15.00$35.00
292Perplexity40$5.00$20.00 / $15.00$35.00
293Perplexity40$5.00$20.00 / $15.00$35.00
294Google79$5.25$21.00 / $15.75$36.75
295OpenAI88.7$5.63$22.50 / $16.88$39.38
296OpenAI87.8$5.63$22.50 / $16.88$39.38
297Google83.5$5.63$22.50 / $16.88$39.38
298Google83.5$5.63$22.50 / $16.88$39.38
299Google83.5$5.63$22.50 / $16.88$39.38
300OpenAI57$5.63$22.50 / $16.88$39.38
301OpenAI57$5.63$22.50 / $16.88$39.38
302Anthropic40$6.00$24.00 / $18.00$42.00
303~anthropic40$6.00$24.00 / $18.00$42.00
304OpenAI71.2$6.25$25.00 / $18.75$43.75
305OpenAI71.2$6.25$25.00 / $18.75$43.75
306OpenAI52.9$6.25$25.00 / $18.75$43.75
307Cohere50.8$6.25$25.00 / $18.75$43.75
308Cohere48.7$6.25$25.00 / $18.75$43.75
309OpenAI40$6.25$25.00 / $18.75$43.75
310Google92.2$7.00$28.00 / $21.00$49.00
311Google92.2$7.00$28.00 / $21.00$49.00
312~google40$7.00$28.00 / $21.00$49.00
313Anthropic95.1$7.50$30.00 / $22.50$52.50
314Anthropic94.6$7.50$30.00 / $22.50$52.50
315Anthropic90.4$7.50$30.00 / $22.50$52.50
316Anthropic85.1$7.50$30.00 / $22.50$52.50
317Anthropic40$7.50$30.00 / $22.50$52.50
318Amazon40$7.50$30.00 / $22.50$52.50
319OpenAI90.5$7.88$31.50 / $23.63$55.13
320OpenAI88.7$7.88$31.50 / $23.63$55.13
321OpenAI77.3$7.88$31.50 / $23.63$55.13
322OpenAI61.9$7.88$31.50 / $23.63$55.13
323~moonshotai40$8.40$33.60 / $25.20$58.80
324OpenAI92.7$8.75$35.00 / $26.25$61.25
325OpenAI91.9$8.75$35.00 / $26.25$61.25
326OpenAI89$8.75$35.00 / $26.25$61.25
327OpenAI89$8.75$35.00 / $26.25$61.25
328Anthropic85.2$9.00$36.00 / $27.00$63.00
329Anthropic82.4$9.00$36.00 / $27.00$63.00
330Anthropic74.4$9.00$36.00 / $27.00$63.00
331Moonshot AI40$9.00$36.00 / $27.00$63.00
332Perplexity40$9.00$36.00 / $27.00$63.00
333Perplexity40$9.00$36.00 / $27.00$63.00
334OpenAI71.2$10.00$40.00 / $30.00$70.00
335OpenAI61.5$10.00$40.00 / $30.00$70.00
336Anthropic97.1$15.00$60.00 / $45.00$105.00
337Anthropic95.1$15.00$60.00 / $45.00$105.00
338Anthropic94.6$15.00$60.00 / $45.00$105.00
339Anthropic90.4$15.00$60.00 / $45.00$105.00
340Anthropic85.1$15.00$60.00 / $45.00$105.00
341Anthropic40$15.00$60.00 / $45.00$105.00
342~anthropic40$15.00$60.00 / $45.00$105.00
343OpenAI92.7$17.50$70.00 / $52.50$122.50
344OpenAI89$17.50$70.00 / $52.50$122.50
345OpenAI89$17.50$70.00 / $52.50$122.50
346sakana40$17.50$70.00 / $52.50$122.50
347OpenAI40$17.50$70.00 / $52.50$122.50
348~openai40$17.50$70.00 / $52.50$122.50
349OpenAI74.4$18.75$75.00 / $56.25$131.25
350OpenAI66.7$20.00$80.00 / $60.00$140.00
351OpenAI59.8$20.00$80.00 / $60.00$140.00
352Anthropic75.1$22.50$90.00 / $67.50$157.50
353OpenAI86.7$25.00$100.00 / $75.00$175.00
354Anthropic97.1$30.00$120.00 / $90.00$210.00
355Anthropic94.6$30.00$120.00 / $90.00$210.00
356Anthropic40$30.00$120.00 / $90.00$210.00
357~anthropic40$30.00$120.00 / $90.00$210.00
358OpenAI88.7$33.75$135.00 / $101.25$236.25
359OpenAI74.4$37.50$150.00 / $112.50$262.50
360Anthropic82.1$45.00$180.00 / $135.00$315.00
361Anthropic74.3$45.00$180.00 / $135.00$315.00
362OpenAI64.8$45.00$180.00 / $135.00$315.00
363OpenAI90.5$47.25$189.00 / $141.75$330.75
364OpenAI86.7$50.00$200.00 / $150.00$350.00
365OpenAI92.7$52.50$210.00 / $157.50$367.50
366OpenAI91.9$52.50$210.00 / $157.50$367.50
367OpenAI88.7$67.50$270.00 / $202.50$472.50
368Anthropic95.1$90.00$360.00 / $270.00$630.00
369OpenAI90.5$94.50$378.00 / $283.50$661.50
370OpenAI91.9$105.00$420.00 / $315.00$735.00
371OpenAI90.8$105.00$420.00 / $315.00$735.00
372OpenAI73.6$187.50$750.00 / $562.50$1,312.50
373OpenAI73.6$375.00$1,500.00 / $1,125.00$2,625.00
Frequently Asked Questions

The calculator estimates your AI API costs based on your expected usage. Enter the number of requests, average input tokens per request, and average output tokens per request, then select a model to see the estimated monthly cost. Pricing data is sourced from live API data updated hourly across 350+ models.

Input tokens are the tokens you send to the model (your prompt), while output tokens are the tokens the model generates in response. Most providers charge different rates for each, with output tokens typically costing 2-4x more than input tokens. Your total cost depends on the ratio of input to output in your workload.

Key strategies include: choosing budget-tier models for simple tasks, minimizing prompt length by being concise, caching frequent responses, batching requests when possible, and using different models for different task complexities. Our calculator helps you compare costs across models to find the most affordable option for your quality requirements.

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