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LLM API Pricing Index — April 2026

Updated April 2026 • 6 min read

Welcome to the complete, unadulterated listing of major LLM API prices as of April 2026. Use this reference alongside our Token Calculator to accurately project operational scales.

The Big Three: Flagship Models

ModelInput (per 1M)Output (per 1M)Context
Claude Opus 4.7$5.00$25.00200K
GPT-4.1$2.00$8.001M
Gemini 2.5 Pro$1.25$10.002M

The Mid-Tier / Reasoning Models

ModelInput (per 1M)Output (per 1M)Context
OpenAI o3$10.00$30.00128K
Claude Sonnet 4.6$3.00$15.00200K
GPT-4o$2.50$10.00128K
Llama 4 Maverick$0.80$2.40512K

The Budget / Speed Models

ModelInput (per 1M)Output (per 1M)Context
DeepSeek V3-0324$0.27$1.10128K
GPT-4o Mini$0.15$0.60128K
Claude Haiku 4.5$0.25$1.25200K
GPT-4.1 Nano$0.10$0.401M
Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.075$0.301M
Llama 4 Scout$0.05$0.15256K

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Cost Estimate by Provider

Based on your current token count — pick a model per provider and compare side by side.

OpenAI
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Cached Input$0.00
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Anthropic
Input$0.00
Cached Input$0.00
Cache Write (5-min)$0.00
Cache Write (1-hr)$0.00
Output$0.00
EST. TOTAL$0.00
Google
Input$0.00
Cached Input$0.00
Output$0.00
EST. TOTAL$0.00
DeepSeek
Input$0.00
Cached Input$0.00
Output$0.00
EST. TOTAL$0.00
Meta
Input$0.00
Output$0.00
EST. TOTAL$0.00
Mistral
Input$0.00
Output$0.00
EST. TOTAL$0.00
Perplexity
Input$0.00
Output$0.00
EST. TOTAL$0.00
xAI
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Output$0.00
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Qwen
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Output$0.00
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💰 MONTHLY COST PROJECTOR

Requests/day1.0K
Input tokens1.0K
Output tokens500
ModelMonthly costAnnual cost
Llama 4 Scout$8.40$100.80
GPT-4.1 Nano$9.00$108.00
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$9.00$108.00
GPT-4o Mini$13.50$162.00
DeepSeek V3$14.70$176.40
Llama 4 Maverick$15.00$180.00
GPT-4.1 Mini$36.00$432.00
Gemini 2.5 Flash$46.50$558.00
DeepSeek R1$49.35$592.20
o4-mini$99.00$1188.00
Claude Haiku 4.5$105.00$1260.00
Gemini 1.5 Pro$112.50$1350.00
GPT-4.1$180.00$2160.00
o3$180.00$2160.00
Gemini 2.5 Pro$187.50$2250.00
GPT-4o$225.00$2700.00
Claude Sonnet 4.6$315.00$3780.00
Claude Opus 4.7$525.00$6300.00
Claude Opus 4.6$525.00$6300.00
o3-pro$1800.00$21600.00

* Multiply monthly cost ×12 for annual estimate

Best value for this usage: Llama 4 Scout ($8.40/mo)

Scale with Month Projections

💰 MONTHLY COST PROJECTOR

Requests/day1.0K
Input tokens1.0K
Output tokens500
ModelMonthly costAnnual cost
Llama 4 Scout$8.40$100.80
GPT-4.1 Nano$9.00$108.00
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$9.00$108.00
GPT-4o Mini$13.50$162.00
DeepSeek V3$14.70$176.40
Llama 4 Maverick$15.00$180.00
GPT-4.1 Mini$36.00$432.00
Gemini 2.5 Flash$46.50$558.00
DeepSeek R1$49.35$592.20
o4-mini$99.00$1188.00
Claude Haiku 4.5$105.00$1260.00
Gemini 1.5 Pro$112.50$1350.00
GPT-4.1$180.00$2160.00
o3$180.00$2160.00
Gemini 2.5 Pro$187.50$2250.00
GPT-4o$225.00$2700.00
Claude Sonnet 4.6$315.00$3780.00
Claude Opus 4.7$525.00$6300.00
Claude Opus 4.6$525.00$6300.00
o3-pro$1800.00$21600.00

* Multiply monthly cost ×12 for annual estimate

Best value for this usage: Llama 4 Scout ($8.40/mo)