AI pricing, translated into real bills. Pick a content size and compare OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI Grok, Groq, DeepSeek, Mistral, Qwen, OpenRouter and more.
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What The Hobbit costs · Mid tier
Cheapest first · same verified numbers as the full table below.
How to read it: pick a content size, tier and pricing mode below — or tap a preset above — and “Total” shows what it costs to have the model read that content once and write that much back. The cheapest option is highlighted.
Tokens ≈ words × 1.33 — a reasonable average, not an exact count; actual tokens vary by model and tokenizer. Full methodology →
Batch (async, 50% off) and cache-hit (repeated input at 10% of rate) follow the common industry pattern; availability varies by provider — check the ↗ link on each row for the official page.
At 10,000 calls/day, this workload ranges from $532.66/day on DeepInfra to $44,388.05/day on Sakana AI. Monthly: $15,979.70 to $1,331,641.50.
With $500.00/month, you can run about 312 calls/day on DeepInfra, or 3 calls/day on Sakana AI.
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepInfra | $0.05 | cheapest |
| 2 | Cohere | $0.10 | ×1.8 |
| 3 | Fireworks AI | $0.10 | ×1.8 |
| 4 | Groq | $0.10 | ×1.8 |
| 5 | Cerebras | $0.14 | ×2.6 |
| 6 | OpenRouter | $0.14 | ×2.7 |
| 7 | MiniMax | $0.19 | ×3.6 |
| 8 | SambaNova | $0.23 | ×4.3 |
| 9 | Alibaba Qwen | $0.25 | ×4.8 |
| 10 | Together AI | $0.26 | ×5.0 |
| 11 | xAI Grok | $0.48 | ×8.9 |
| 12 | Zhipu GLM | $0.53 | ×10 |
| 13 | Moonshot Kimi | $0.63 | ×12 |
| 14 | DeepSeek | $0.67 | ×13 |
| 15 | Meta | $0.70 | ×13 |
| 16 | Google Gemini | $1.14 | ×21 |
| 17 | Mistral AI | $1.14 | ×21 |
| 18 | Perplexity | $1.27 | ×24 |
| 19 | AWS Bedrock | $1.52 | ×29 |
| 20 | Anthropic | $1.52 | ×29 |
| 21 | OpenAI | $1.78 | ×33 |
| 22 | Sakana AI | $4.44 | ×83 |
Time-window rule: DeepSeek uses its peak on-demand rate in this comparison. Its official off-peak rate is 50% lower outside 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC. TokenScale does not invent an average.
Every price change we’ve recorded, in plain terms. One row per change — what the rate was, what it became, and how big the move was. Tap a column header to sort.
87 price changes recorded across 22 providers
| Now ($/M in · out) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Groq | $0.15 · $0.60 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-08-18 | Groq | $0.075 · $0.30 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-08-18 | DeepSeek | $1.32 · $3.96 | ↑ +305% pricier |
| 2026-08-18 | DeepSeek | $1.32 · $3.96 | ↑ +305% pricier |
| 2026-08-18 | DeepSeek | $0.44 · $1.32 | ↑ +319% pricier |
| 2026-08-12 | OpenRouter | $0.24 · $0.90 | ↓ 11% cheaper |
| 2026-08-11 | AWS Bedrock | $0.24 · $0.97 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-08-10 | Meta | $1.25 · $4.25 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-08-10 | Meta | $1.25 · $4.25 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-08-10 | Meta | $1.25 · $4.25 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-08-10 | xAI Grok | $2.00 · $6.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-08-10 | OpenRouter | $0.26 · $1.03 | ↑ +29% pricier |
| 2026-07-31 | OpenRouter | $0.20 · $0.80 | ↓ 13% cheaper |
| 2026-07-31 | DeepInfra | $0.02 · $0.04 | ↑ +20% pricier |
| 2026-07-30 | OpenAI | $2.00 · $12.00 | ↓ 20% cheaper |
| 2026-07-30 | OpenAI | $0.20 · $1.20 | ↓ 80% cheaper |
| 2026-07-28 | Moonshot Kimi | $3.00 · $15.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-28 | Alibaba Qwen | $0.25 · $1.50 | ↑ +52% pricier |
| 2026-07-28 | Groq | $0.15 · $0.60 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-28 | OpenAI | $1.00 · $6.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-28 | Google Gemini | $1.50 · $7.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-28 | Google Gemini | $0.30 · $2.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-21 | OpenRouter | $0.23 · $0.91 | ↑ +14% pricier |
| 2026-07-21 | DeepInfra | $0.20 · $0.80 | ↑ +33% pricier |
| 2026-07-21 | DeepInfra | $0.02 · $0.03 | ↓ 29% cheaper |
| 2026-07-21 | Together AI | $1.04 · $1.04 | ↑ +18% pricier |
| 2026-07-03 | Alibaba Qwen | $0.17 · $0.99 | ↓ 34% cheaper |
| 2026-07-02 | Anthropic | $10.00 · $50.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Meta | $0.15 · $0.60 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | MiniMax | $0.30 · $1.20 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Moonshot Kimi | $1.90 · $8.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Alibaba Qwen | $2.50 · $7.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Alibaba Qwen | $0.40 · $1.60 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Alibaba Qwen | $0.25 · $1.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | xAI Grok | $1.00 · $2.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | SambaNova | $3.00 · $4.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | SambaNova | $0.22 · $0.59 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Cerebras | $0.35 · $0.75 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Cerebras | $0.35 · $0.75 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Fireworks AI | $1.74 · $3.48 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Fireworks AI | $0.15 · $0.60 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Fireworks AI | $0.07 · $0.30 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | DeepInfra | $0.15 · $0.60 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Together AI | $1.20 · $4.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Together AI | $0.88 · $0.88 | ↓ 15% cheaper |
| 2026-07-01 | Together AI | $0.05 · $0.20 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Groq | $1.00 · $3.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Mistral AI | $0.50 · $1.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Mistral AI | $1.50 · $7.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-07-01 | Mistral AI | $0.15 · $0.60 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-06-23 | MiniMax | $0.30 · $1.20 | ↑ +20% pricier |
| 2026-06-23 | Zhipu GLM | $1.00 · $3.20 | ↑ +57% pricier |
| 2026-06-23 | xAI Grok | $1.25 · $2.50 | ↓ 53% cheaper |
| 2026-06-23 | Together AI | $1.04 · $1.04 | ↑ +18% pricier |
| 2026-06-18 | Zhipu GLM | $1.40 · $4.40 | ↑ +43% pricier |
| 2026-06-13 | Alibaba Qwen | $1.20 · $6.00 | ↑ +38% pricier |
| 2026-06-13 | OpenRouter | $0.10 · $0.32 | ↓ 19% cheaper |
| 2026-06-13 | Cerebras | $2.25 · $2.75 | ↑ +262% pricier |
| 2026-06-13 | AWS Bedrock | $2.40 · $2.40 | ↓ 77% cheaper |
| 2026-06-13 | Mistral AI | $0.20 · $0.60 | ↑ +100% pricier |
| 2026-06-12 | Anthropic | $5.00 · $25.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-06-11 | DeepSeek | $0.43 · $0.87 | ↓ 75% cheaper |
| 2026-06-11 | DeepSeek | $0.43 · $0.87 | ↓ 75% cheaper |
| 2026-06-10 | Anthropic | $10.00 · $50.00 | ↑ +100% pricier |
| 2026-06-04 | OpenRouter | $0.20 · $0.80 | ↑ +138% pricier |
| 2026-05-25 | OpenRouter | $0.70 · $2.50 | ↑ +19% pricier |
| 2026-05-25 | AWS Bedrock | $1.00 · $5.00 | ↑ +25% pricier |
| 2026-05-20 | Perplexity | $2.00 · $8.00 | ↑ +67% pricier |
| 2026-05-20 | Mistral AI | $0.40 · $2.00 | ↑ +50% pricier |
| 2026-05-20 | Google Gemini | $1.50 · $9.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-05-19 | DeepInfra | $0.10 · $0.32 | ↓ 33% cheaper |
| 2026-05-19 | DeepInfra | $0.02 · $0.05 | ↓ 36% cheaper |
| 2026-05-19 | AWS Bedrock | $3.00 · $15.00 | ↓ 44% cheaper |
| 2026-05-19 | DeepSeek | $1.74 · $3.48 | ↑ +281% pricier |
| 2026-05-15 | xAI Grok | $2.00 · $6.00 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-05-15 | xAI Grok | $1.25 · $2.50 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-05-15 | xAI Grok | $0.20 · $0.50 | ↓ 13% cheaper |
| 2026-05-15 | DeepSeek | $1.74 · $3.48 | ↔ model swap |
| 2026-05-15 | DeepSeek | $0.14 · $0.28 | ↓ 39% cheaper |
| 2026-05-15 | Anthropic | $5.00 · $25.00 | ↓ 67% cheaper |
| 2026-05-15 | OpenAI | $5.00 · $30.00 | ↑ +250% pricier |
| 2026-05-15 | OpenAI | $2.50 · $15.00 | ↑ +40% pricier |
| 2026-05-15 | OpenAI | $0.75 · $4.50 | ↑ +600% pricier |
| 2026-05-15 | Google Gemini | $2.00 · $12.00 | ↑ +24% pricier |
| 2026-05-14 | Anthropic | $3.00 · $15.00 | ↓ 44% cheaper |
| 2026-05-12 | OpenAI | $2.00 · $8.00 | ↓ 80% cheaper |
| 2026-05-12 | OpenAI | $2.50 · $10.00 | ↓ 50% cheaper |
The model named is the tier’s current occupant — a big jump usually means the slot switched to a different model, not that one model repriced overnight. The full story behind any move is in the Changelog. Charts of all of this: Price Charts.
The Journal, condensed. Every post as a headline — tap one for the gist, follow the link for the full story.
After building TokenScale with AI, including a lot of it while travelling in July, I stopped deliberately adding new features and began watching the systems around it. I wanted to find out what could run without constant… Read the full post →
Today we made a small but important change to how TokenScale checks its work. Before a price update can go live, it now has to pass through two separate copies of the… Read the full post →
This morning I did what I ask every visitor to do: I looked at the grey. We ran a full verification pass today, the first complete attempt since the end of July. 42 of the 66 tracked tiers read clean at the provider's own page.… Read the full post →
Post 10 said the tool was finished, and it is. What is never finished is the record, because the record is the product now, and this week it turned three months old. That is a milestone worth marking properly: old enough that… Read the full post →
This is the last build post of TokenScale's first chapter. The tool is finished. Not abandoned, finished. And the way the final piece went in says everything about how the whole thing was made. I didn't fit it at a desk. I fitted… Read the full post →
As of today, TokenScale's daily statistics collection no longer runs on the Mac in my office. What it gathers is anonymous counting only: how many people visited, from where, and what they read, never anything about who they are.… Read the full post →
Automating a daily job isn't one build, it's a few weeks of the thing quietly teaching you what you got wrong. TokenScale's nightly price check has been settling in, and it handed me three failures in a row. Each was caught late.… Read the full post →
TokenScale now has a second face. Basic mode is the whole site, the price table, the full price-change history, this journal, the changelog, condensed onto one plain, fast page. No slot machine, no sound effects, no animations.… Read the full post →
The changelog, condensed. Every entry as a headline, newest first — tap one for the gist.
DeepSeek now publishes two standard on-demand windows rather than one flat price. TokenScale uses the highest published rate as the comparison figure and labels it as peak: V4 Flash is $0.44 input and $1.32 output per million… Read the full entry →
Alibaba still marks Qwen3.7-Max as a limited-time 50% promotion, but its public pricing page does not supply a usable start and end date. TokenScale therefore continues to record the published $2.50 input and $7.50 output list… Read the full entry →
The reliability page exists to count the nights the record missed. From 4 to 9 August it counted them wrong, and wrong in its own favour: it showed 14 carried-forward nights while the price record held 17 , and it left the August… Read the full entry →
First: the live version file, BUILD.txt , could serve a cached copy up to five days stale (it reported v514 while v518 was live). It now ships with a no-store header, so neither browsers nor the CDN may cache it. Second: the… Read the full entry →
Between 13 and 17 July the tracker stopped writing new data, and it took three nights to notice. The cause was mundane: a macOS update reset a permission the background job needs to read its own files, and it failed — quietly —… Read the full entry →
Some models get a launch. Fable 5 got a saga. Anthropic's Mythos-class flagship held our Pro slot for exactly 48 hours in June — 10th to 12th — before a US export-control directive suspended it worldwide, and the board reverted… Read the full entry →
Once in a while the right move is to stop trusting your own machinery and check everything by hand. On 1 July we ran a full drift audit: every one of the 22 providers × 3 tiers on this board, re-verified against the provider's… Read the full entry →
Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5 on 30 June. It steps into TokenScale's Anthropic Mid slot in place of Sonnet 4.6, at the same standard list price — $3/M in, $15/M out — and Anthropic says it closes much of the gap to Opus.… Read the full entry →
Every rate is the provider’s own published price, web-verified nightly across all 22 providers.
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