AInternals · AI model cost comparison
Current comparison using the displayed fetched pricing snapshots · Comparison time: 2026-11-14T16:27:15.876Z
USD · text tokens · standard · Alibaba: singapore · DeepSeek: peak · Kimi writes: 5m
Workload assumptions
| Request group | Input / request | Output / request | Requests / month |
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| Main workload | 4000 | 1000 | 10000 |
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Budget: not set / month. Low / expected / high volume: 50% / 100% / 150%. Baseline: not selected.
Requirements: minimum context 0; minimum output 0; input support any; verified structured output not required.
Compared models
Alibaba Cloud · Qwen 3.8 Max
Monthly: $140.00. Low / high: $70.00 / $210.00.
Tier: Singapore · International. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:20.872Z. Official source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Context capacity is unknown here; confirm the total request limit with the provider.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Alibaba Cloud · Qwen 3.8 Flash
Monthly: $10.70. Low / high: $5.35 / $16.05.
Tier: Singapore · International. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:20.872Z. Official source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Context capacity is unknown here; confirm the total request limit with the provider.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Anthropic · Claude Fable 5.2
Monthly: $720.00. Low / high: $360.00 / $1,080.00.
Tier: Standard uncached text tokens. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.728Z. Official source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Anthropic · Claude Opus 5.5
Monthly: $360.00. Low / high: $180.00 / $540.00.
Tier: Standard uncached text tokens. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.728Z. Official source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Anthropic · Claude Sonnet 5.5
Monthly: $180.00. Low / high: $90.00 / $270.00.
Tier: Standard uncached text tokens. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.728Z. Official source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Anthropic · Claude Haiku 5.5
Monthly: $9.00. Low / high: $4.50 / $13.50.
Tier: Standard · up to 100K input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.728Z. Official source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
DeepSeek · DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Monthly: $24.00. Low / high: $12.00 / $36.00.
Tier: Peak · uncached input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.798Z. Official source: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
peak scenario for every request; scheduling and Chinese holiday eligibility are your responsibility.
DeepSeek · DeepSeek V4 Pro
Monthly: $92.40. Low / high: $46.20 / $138.60.
Tier: Peak · uncached input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.798Z. Official source: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
peak scenario for every request; scheduling and Chinese holiday eligibility are your responsibility.
Google · Gemini 4 Carbon
Monthly: $180.00. Low / high: $90.00 / $270.00.
Tier: Standard paid tier; billed thinking tokens included. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:15.337Z. Official source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Google · Gemini 4 Argon
Monthly: $180.00. Low / high: $90.00 / $270.00.
Tier: Standard paid tier; billed thinking tokens included. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:15.337Z. Official source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Google · Gemini 4 Hydrogen
Monthly: $135.00. Low / high: $67.50 / $202.50.
Tier: Standard paid tier; billed thinking tokens included. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:15.337Z. Official source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
MiniMax · MiniMax M3
Monthly: $24.00. Low / high: $12.00 / $36.00.
Tier: Standard · up to 512K input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:15.198Z. Official source: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/pricing/overview.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Context capacity is unknown here; confirm the total request limit with the provider.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
MiniMax · MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Monthly: $12.00. Low / high: $6.00 / $18.00.
Tier: Standard pay-as-you-go; uncached input.. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:15.198Z. Official source: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/pricing/overview.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Context capacity is unknown here; confirm the total request limit with the provider.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Mistral · Mistral Large 4
Monthly: $49.00. Low / high: $24.50 / $73.50.
Tier: Standard text API; uncached input.. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.654Z. Official source: https://docs.mistral.ai/models/mistral-large-4-0.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Mistral · Mistral Small 4
Monthly: $12.00. Low / high: $6.00 / $18.00.
Tier: Standard text API; uncached input.. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.654Z. Official source: https://docs.mistral.ai/models/mistral-small-4-0-26-03.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Moonshot AI · Kimi K3.1 Pro
Monthly: $260.00. Low / high: $130.00 / $390.00.
Tier: Standard uncached text tokens. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:15.284Z. Official source: https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/pricing/chat
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Includes 5m cache writes for all uncached input tokens; no cache-hit savings assumed.
OpenAI · GPT-6 Astra
Monthly: $900.00. Low / high: $450.00 / $1,350.00.
Tier: Standard · up to 272K input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.608Z. Official source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
OpenAI · GPT-6.1 Sol
Monthly: $180.00. Low / high: $90.00 / $270.00.
Tier: Standard · up to 272K input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.608Z. Official source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
OpenAI · GPT-6.1 Terra
Monthly: $90.00. Low / high: $45.00 / $135.00.
Tier: Standard · up to 272K input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.608Z. Official source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
OpenAI · GPT-6 Luna
Monthly: $9.00. Low / high: $4.50 / $13.50.
Tier: Standard · up to 272K input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.608Z. Official source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
xAI · Grok 4.7
Monthly: $140.00. Low / high: $70.00 / $210.00.
Tier: Standard · below 200K input. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:14.592Z. Official source: https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-4.7.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Z.ai · GLM 5.3
Monthly: $100.00. Low / high: $50.00 / $150.00.
Tier: Standard API; uncached input.. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:15.270Z. Official source: https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Context capacity is unknown here; confirm the total request limit with the provider.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Z.ai · GLM 5.3 Flash
Monthly: $11.00. Low / high: $5.50 / $16.50.
Tier: Standard API; uncached input.. Source fetched: 2026-11-14T15:36:15.270Z. Official source: https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing.md
Uncached text input and billed output tokens. Taxes, tools, retries and subscription plans excluded.
Context capacity is unknown here; confirm the total request limit with the provider.
Output capacity is unknown here; confirm the output limit with the provider.
Scope and limitations
Token-cost estimates do not establish model quality, ROI or guaranteed savings. Taxes, tools, retries, cache-hit savings, regional uplifts and subscriptions are excluded. Required Kimi cache writes are included. Request-size groups are priced separately. Capability information may be unknown. Annualized differences assume unchanged monthly usage and rates.
Questions or discrepancies: sriram@sriramadvisory.com. Avoid sharing sensitive assumptions. Report format: Price Watch 1.1.