Compare AI Token & Subscription Prices in Real-Time
Check AI pricing before the bill lands. We track API token pricing for 89 models across 11 providers, plus monthly AI subscription plans for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and more. Current cheapest flagship API model: DeepSeek V4 Flash at $0.14 per million input tokens.
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API tokens, monthly plans, or exact cost math?
The site now separates developer API pricing from consumer subscription pricing, with calculators linked from both.
API token pricing
Compare input, output, cached, and batch rates per 1M tokens across model providers.
View token prices → For users & teamsSubscription pricing
Compare ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and higher-tier monthly plans.
View subscriptions → For decisionsCost calculators
Estimate token spend, monthly projections, budget capacity, and subscription-vs-API break-even.
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A small sample from the live pricing table. Prices are per 1M tokens.
Cost snapshot
Need exact math?
Here is the short version for 1M input + 1M output tokens. Use the full calculator when you need custom token counts, caching, filters, and model-by-model sorting.
Price history sample
One tracked change from our daily snapshots
DeepSeek V4 Flash kept the same input and output list prices in our April-May snapshots, but its cached-input rate moved from $0.028 to $0.0028 per 1M tokens. That is the kind of small billing detail I want visible, because cache-heavy apps feel it quickly.
Download CSV →DeepSeek V4 Flash cached input
USD per 1M cached input tokens
Source: AI Pricing Guru daily snapshots, public/data/pricing-history/*.json, exported as CSV.
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Why Trust AI Pricing Guru?
Daily price checks
We check provider pricing pages every day. When a listed price moves, the tables should move with it.
Sources first
The tables show the rates first, so you don't have to start with a vendor blog post or sales page.
Built around API bills
Input price, output price, cache discounts, and usage caps all change the bill. The calculators are built around that math.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers about AI API pricing, subscriptions, and how we keep the data fresh.
What is the cheapest AI API in 2026?
The cheapest production AI API in today's 2026-05-15 snapshot is Command R7B at $0.0375 per million input tokens. Among flagship-class models, DeepSeek V4 Flash is currently lowest at $0.14 per million input tokens. We verify prices daily across 89 tracked models.
How does AI API pricing compare across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and DeepSeek?
The live table covers 89 models across 11 providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Mistral, xAI, Cohere, Groq, Together AI, Perplexity, and Meta Llama hosts. Compare them side-by-side on the API token pricing page with input, output, cached, and batch rates per million tokens.
How often are AI API prices updated on this site?
Pricing is verified and synced daily by an automated pipeline that pulls from each provider's official pricing page and reconciles against at least two independent sources before publishing. New models and price changes typically appear here within hours of the provider's announcement. The current snapshot is from 2026-05-15.
Should I pay per token via API or subscribe to ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro?
It depends on volume. ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, and Gemini Advanced at around $20/month are usually cheaper than API access for chat-style usage under roughly 5 million input tokens per month, while production workloads almost always cost less on pay-as-you-go API pricing. Use the Subscription vs API calculator to find the break-even point for your specific workload across all 20 tracked plans.
How do I calculate the cost of AI tokens for my project?
Multiply your input tokens by the model's input price per 1M, then add your output tokens times the output price per 1M. For example, GPT-5.5 at $5 input / $15 output per 1M tokens costs $0.005 per 1K input tokens plus $0.015 per 1K output tokens. The Token Cost Calculator does this automatically for any tracked model — enter your monthly volume and it returns dollar costs across providers.
Can I download the AI API pricing data as JSON?
Yes. The full live dataset is published as a free, daily-updated JSON file at /api/pricing.json under a CC BY 4.0 license. Schema is { id, name, family, provider, pricing: { inputPerM, cachedInputPerM, outputPerM }, status } for all 89 tracked models. Use it in apps, dashboards, or research without scraping.
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