August 2026 · Notable price changes
Price Moves
August is mostly an audit month. On 16 August, TokenScale corrected two classifications: OpenAI's Luna and Terra reductions were effective 30 July, as OpenAI's dated announcement states, and Sonnet 5 becoming $2/$10 standard was not a customer price cut because users had paid that amount since launch. The earlier entries remain visible as a superseded correction trail. OpenRouter's DeepSeek V3 route did fall again on 12 August. The same 22-route sweep found two directly published launch leads, Grok 4.6 and Kimi K2.7 Code. Alibaba refers to a qwen3.8 family, but no exact public qwen3.8-max-preview row or international rate was reproducible, so TokenScale held every tracked lineup for editorial review. Steps badged model swap are lineup changes, not market moves.
Checked nightly · data through 22 Oct 2026 · Bilton Projects
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- No price moves overnight · 18 of 22 providers verified, the rest carried forwardcarried-forward providers are grey · every missed night is listed on /reliability
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Aug 16TokenScale correctionSonnet 5 standard-price classificationcorrection
Verified Aug 16
$2.00 intro→$2.00 standard in · $10.00 intro→$10.00 standard out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.27→$1.27
• Anthropic's official pricing record says Sonnet 5 users paid $2 input and $10 output per million tokens from launch. Making that same amount standard and cancelling a planned future increase did not lower a customer's bill on 12 August. TokenScale previously badged it as a 33% cut at Anthropic and AWS Bedrock. Those two move cards are withdrawn; the $2/$10 current rate remains correct.
Aug 16TokenScale correctionOpenAI Luna and Terra event datecorrection
Verified Aug 12
recorded Aug 12 → effective Jul 30
• OpenAI's dated announcement states that Luna became $0.20/$1.20 and Terra became $2/$12 starting 30 July. TokenScale verified the values on 12 August, but verification date is not market-event date. Both cuts now sit in the July record, with the later verification date preserved.
Aug 11TokenScale correctionSuperseded correction: Luna and Terra source conflictcorrection
Verified Aug 11
lower-rate claim → temporarily withdrawn
• A conflict between OpenAI's model pages and TokenScale's earlier reading led us to withdraw the lower Luna and Terra rates on 11 August. OpenAI's dated 30 July announcement later resolved the conflict in favor of the lower rates and the July effective date. This superseded correction stays visible as part of the audit trail.
Oct 8Moonshot KimiSmall (Kimi K2.6)model swap
$0.60→$0.95 in · $3.00→$4.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.381→$0.509
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Oct 8CerebrasFlagship (Qwen 3.8 27B)model swap
$2.25→$0.99 in · $2.75→$1.49 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.350→$0.189
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Oct 8Fireworks AIFlagship (GLM-5.3)model swap
$1.32→$1.40 in · $3.96→$4.40 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.503→$0.559
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Oct 8Fireworks AISmall (GLM 5.3 Flash)model swap
$0.07→$0.15 in · $0.30→$0.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.038→$0.064
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Oct 8Together AIFlagship (GLM-5.3)model swap
$1.20→$1.40 in · $4.50→$4.40 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.572→$0.559
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Oct 8Together AISmall (GPT-OSS 120B)model swap
$0.05→$0.15 in · $0.20→$0.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.025→$0.076
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Oct 1DeepInfraFlagship (Gemma 4 31B Turbo)model swap
$0.20→$0.09 in · $0.80→$0.34 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.102→$0.043
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Sep 29OpenRouterMid (DeepSeek V3)combined +10%
$0.24→$0.25 in · $0.90→$1.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.114→$0.127
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Sep 25AnthropicFlagship (Claude Opus 5.5)model swap
$10.00→$4.00 in · $50.00→$20.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$6.36→$2.54
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Sep 25OpenAIFlagship (GPT-6 Sol)model swap
$5.00→$2.00 in · $30.00→$10.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$3.81→$1.27
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Sep 25OpenAISmall (GPT-6 Luna)model swap
$0.20→$0.10 in · $1.20→$0.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.153→$0.064
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Sep 10DeepSeekSmall (V4.1 Flash · peak rate)model swap
$0.44→$0.30 in · $1.32→$1.20 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.168→$0.153
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. Peak shown: $0.30 input (−32%) and $1.20 output (−9%). Off-peak: $0.15 input (−66%) and $0.60 output (−55%). Peak applies 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC, Monday through Friday; weekends and all other hours are off-peak.
Aug 29Fireworks AIFlagship (historical slot before GLM-5.3)combined +1%
$1.74→$1.32 in · $3.48→$3.96 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.442→$0.503
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GLM-5.3; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Aug 18GroqMid (GPT-OSS 120B)model swap
$0.59→$0.15 in · $0.79→$0.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.100→$0.076
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Aug 18GroqSmall (GPT-OSS 20B)model swap
$0.05→$0.075 in · $0.08→$0.30 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.010→$0.038
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Aug 16DeepSeekFlagship (V4 Pro · peak rate)combined +305%
Verified Aug 18
$0.43→$1.32 in · $0.87→$3.96 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.111→$0.503
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. Effective 2026-08-16; verified and recorded by TokenScale on 2026-08-18. Peak shown: $1.32 input (+203%) and $3.96 output (+355%). Off-peak: $0.66 input (+52%) and $1.98 output (+128%). Peak applies 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC, Monday through Friday; weekends and all other hours are off-peak.
Aug 16DeepSeekMid (V4 Pro · peak rate)combined +305%
Verified Aug 18
$0.43→$1.32 in · $0.87→$3.96 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.111→$0.503
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. Effective 2026-08-16; verified and recorded by TokenScale on 2026-08-18. Peak shown: $1.32 input (+203%) and $3.96 output (+355%). Off-peak: $0.66 input (+52%) and $1.98 output (+128%). Peak applies 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC, Monday through Friday; weekends and all other hours are off-peak.
Aug 16DeepSeekSmall (historical slot before V4.1 Flash)combined +319%
Verified Aug 18
$0.14→$0.44 in · $0.28→$1.32 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.036→$0.168
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. Effective 2026-08-16; verified and recorded by TokenScale on 2026-08-18. This event predates V4.1 Flash; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Aug 12OpenRouterMid (DeepSeek V3)combined −11%
$0.26→$0.24 in · $1.03→$0.90 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.131→$0.114
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Aug 11AWS BedrockFlagship (Llama 4 Maverick 17B (Bedrock))model swap
$2.40→$0.24 in · $2.40→$0.97 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.305→$0.123
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Aug 10MetaFlagship (Muse Spark 1.2)model swap
$0.15→$1.25 in · $0.60→$4.25 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.076→$0.540
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Aug 10MetaMid (Muse Spark 1.2)model swap
$0.15→$1.25 in · $0.60→$4.25 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.076→$0.540
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Aug 10MetaSmall (Muse Spark 1.2)model swap
$0.11→$1.25 in · $0.34→$4.25 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.043→$0.540
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Aug 10xAI GrokFlagship (Grok 4.5)model swap
$1.25→$2.00 in · $2.50→$6.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.318→$0.763
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Aug 10OpenRouterMid (DeepSeek V3)combined +29%
$0.20→$0.26 in · $0.80→$1.03 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.102→$0.131
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 31OpenRouterMid (DeepSeek V3)combined −13%
$0.23→$0.20 in · $0.91→$0.80 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.116→$0.102
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 31DeepInfraSmall (Llama 3.1 8B)combined +20%
$0.02→$0.02 in · $0.03→$0.04 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.0038→$0.0051
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 30OpenAIMid (GPT-5.6 Terra)combined −20%
Verified Aug 12
$2.50→$2.00 in · $15.00→$12.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.91→$1.53
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. Effective 2026-07-30; verified and recorded by TokenScale on 2026-08-12.
Jul 30OpenAISmall (historical slot before GPT-6 Luna)combined −80%
Verified Aug 12
$1.00→$0.20 in · $6.00→$1.20 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.763→$0.153
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. Effective 2026-07-30; verified and recorded by TokenScale on 2026-08-12. This event predates GPT-6 Luna; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 28Moonshot KimiFlagship (Kimi K3)model swap
$1.90→$3.00 in · $8.00→$15.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.02→$1.91
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 28Alibaba QwenSmall (Qwen3.6-Flash) · correctioncorrection
$0.17→$0.25 in · $0.99→$1.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.126→$0.191
• Same model, wrong region. TokenScale had recorded Alibaba's mainland-China rate for Qwen3.6-Flash; the international Model Studio endpoint is $0.25 input and $1.50 output per million tokens. Nothing changed at Alibaba. This is a TokenScale correction, not a provider move.
Jul 28GroqFlagship (Kimi K2 → GPT-OSS 120B) · correctioncorrection
$1.00→$0.15 in · $3.00→$0.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.381→$0.076
• TokenScale had tracked a retired Groq model. The slot was corrected to GPT-OSS 120B at $0.15 input and $0.60 output per million tokens. This is a TokenScale lineup correction, not a Groq price change.
Jul 28OpenAISmall (historical slot before GPT-6 Luna)model swap
$0.75→$1.00 in · $4.50→$6.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.572→$0.763
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GPT-6 Luna; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 28Google GeminiMid (Flash 3.6)model swap
$1.50→$1.50 in · $9.00→$7.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.14→$0.954
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 28Google GeminiSmall (Flash-Lite 3.5)model swap
$0.10→$0.30 in · $0.40→$2.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.051→$0.318
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 21OpenRouterMid (DeepSeek V3)combined +14%
$0.20→$0.23 in · $0.80→$0.91 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.102→$0.116
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 21DeepInfraFlagship (historical slot before Gemma 4 31B Turbo)combined +33%
$0.15→$0.20 in · $0.60→$0.80 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.076→$0.102
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Gemma 4 31B Turbo; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 21DeepInfraSmall (Llama 3.1 8B)combined −29%
$0.02→$0.02 in · $0.05→$0.03 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.0064→$0.0038
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 21Together AIMid (Llama 3.3 70B)combined +18%
$0.88→$1.04 in · $0.88→$1.04 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.112→$0.132
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 3Alibaba QwenSmall (Qwen3.6-Flash)combined −34%
$0.25→$0.17 in · $1.50→$0.99 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.191→$0.126
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 2AnthropicFlagship (historical slot before Claude Fable 5.1)model swap
$5.00→$10.00 in · $25.00→$50.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$3.18→$6.36
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Claude Opus 5.5; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 1MetaFlagship (historical slot before Muse Spark 1.2)model swap
$0.50→$0.15 in · $2.00→$0.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.254→$0.076
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Muse Spark 1.2; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 1MiniMaxFlagship (MiniMax M3)model swap
$0.55→$0.30 in · $2.20→$1.20 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.280→$0.153
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Moonshot KimiFlagship (Kimi K3)model swap
$1.50→$1.90 in · $6.00→$8.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.763→$1.02
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Alibaba QwenFlagship (Qwen3.7-Max)model swap
$1.20→$2.50 in · $6.00→$7.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.763→$0.954
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Alibaba QwenMid (Qwen3.7-Plus)model swap
$0.30→$0.40 in · $1.80→$1.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.229→$0.203
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Alibaba QwenSmall (Qwen3.6-Flash)model swap
$0.05→$0.25 in · $0.40→$1.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.051→$0.191
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1xAI GrokSmall (Grok Build 0.1)model swap
$0.20→$1.00 in · $0.50→$2.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.064→$0.254
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1SambaNovaFlagship (DeepSeek V3.1)model swap
$5.00→$3.00 in · $10.00→$4.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.27→$0.572
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1SambaNovaSmall (GPT-OSS 120B)model swap
$0.10→$0.22 in · $0.20→$0.59 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.025→$0.075
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1CerebrasMid (GPT-OSS 120B)model swap
$0.85→$0.35 in · $1.20→$0.75 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.153→$0.095
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1CerebrasSmall (GPT-OSS 120B)model swap
$0.10→$0.35 in · $0.10→$0.75 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.013→$0.095
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Fireworks AIFlagship (historical slot before GLM-5.3)model swap
$3.00→$1.74 in · $3.00→$3.48 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.381→$0.442
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GLM-5.3; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 1Fireworks AIMid (GPT-OSS 120B)model swap
$0.90→$0.15 in · $0.90→$0.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.114→$0.076
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Fireworks AISmall (historical slot before GLM 5.3 Flash)model swap
$0.20→$0.07 in · $0.20→$0.30 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.025→$0.038
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GLM 5.3 Flash; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 1DeepInfraFlagship (historical slot before Gemma 4 31B Turbo)model swap
$0.80→$0.15 in · $0.80→$0.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.102→$0.076
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Gemma 4 31B Turbo; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 1Together AIFlagship (historical slot before GLM-5.3)model swap
$3.50→$1.20 in · $3.50→$4.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.445→$0.572
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GLM-5.3; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 1Together AIMid (Llama 3.3 70B)combined −15%
$1.04→$0.88 in · $1.04→$0.88 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.132→$0.112
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Together AISmall (historical slot before GPT-OSS 120B)model swap
$0.06→$0.05 in · $0.06→$0.20 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.0076→$0.025
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GPT-OSS 120B; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jul 1GroqFlagship (GPT-OSS 120B)model swap
$0.75→$1.00 in · $0.99→$3.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.126→$0.381
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Mistral AIFlagship (Mistral Large 3)model swap
$2.00→$0.50 in · $6.00→$1.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.763→$0.191
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Mistral AIMid (Mistral Medium 3.5)model swap
$0.40→$1.50 in · $2.00→$7.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.254→$0.954
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jul 1Mistral AISmall (Mistral Small 4)model swap
$0.20→$0.15 in · $0.60→$0.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.076→$0.076
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 23MiniMaxSmall (MiniMax M2)combined +20%
$0.26→$0.30 in · $1.00→$1.20 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.127→$0.153
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 23Zhipu GLMMid (GLM-5)combined +57%
$0.60→$1.00 in · $2.08→$3.20 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.264→$0.407
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 23xAI GrokFlagship (historical slot before Grok 4.5)combined −53%
$2.00→$1.25 in · $6.00→$2.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.763→$0.318
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Grok 4.5; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jun 23Together AIMid (Llama 3.3 70B)combined +18%
$0.88→$1.04 in · $0.88→$1.04 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.112→$0.132
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 18Zhipu GLMFlagship (historical slot before GLM-5.3)combined +43%
$0.98→$1.40 in · $3.08→$4.40 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.392→$0.559
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GLM-5.3; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jun 13Alibaba QwenFlagship (Qwen3.7-Max)combined +38%
$1.04→$1.20 in · $4.16→$6.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.529→$0.763
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 13OpenRouterSmall (Llama 3.3 70B)combined −19%
$0.12→$0.10 in · $0.40→$0.32 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.051→$0.041
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 13CerebrasFlagship (historical slot before Qwen 3.8 27B)combined +262%
$0.69→$2.25 in · $0.69→$2.75 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.088→$0.350
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Qwen 3.8 27B; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jun 13AWS BedrockFlagship (Llama 4 Maverick 17B (Bedrock))combined −77%
$5.32→$2.40 in · $16.00→$2.40 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$2.03→$0.305
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 13Mistral AISmall (Mistral Small 4)combined +100%
$0.10→$0.20 in · $0.30→$0.60 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.038→$0.076
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 12AnthropicFlagship (historical slot before Claude Fable 5.1)model swap
$10.00→$5.00 in · $50.00→$25.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$6.36→$3.18
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Claude Opus 5.5; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jun 11DeepSeekFlagship (V4 Pro)combined −75%
$1.74→$0.43 in · $3.48→$0.87 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.442→$0.111
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 11DeepSeekMid (V4 Pro)combined −75%
$1.74→$0.43 in · $3.48→$0.87 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.442→$0.111
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
Jun 10AnthropicFlagship (historical slot before Claude Fable 5.1)combined +100%
$5.00→$10.00 in · $25.00→$50.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$3.18→$6.36
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Claude Opus 5.5; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
Jun 4OpenRouterMid (DeepSeek V3)combined +138%
$0.14→$0.20 in · $0.28→$0.80 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.036→$0.102
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 25OpenRouterFlagship (DeepSeek R1)combined +19%
$0.50→$0.70 in · $2.18→$2.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.277→$0.318
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 25AWS BedrockSmall (Claude Haiku 4.5 (Bedrock))combined +25%
$0.80→$1.00 in · $4.00→$5.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.509→$0.636
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 20PerplexityMid (Sonar Reasoning Pro)combined +67%
$1.00→$2.00 in · $5.00→$8.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.636→$1.02
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 20Mistral AIMid (Mistral Medium 3.5)combined +50%
$0.40→$0.40 in · $1.20→$2.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.153→$0.254
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 20Google GeminiMid (Flash 3.6)model swap
$0.30→$1.50 in · $2.50→$9.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.318→$1.14
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 19DeepInfraMid (Llama 3.3 70B)combined −33%
$0.23→$0.10 in · $0.40→$0.32 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.051→$0.041
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 19DeepInfraSmall (Llama 3.1 8B)combined −36%
$0.055→$0.02 in · $0.055→$0.05 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.0070→$0.0064
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 19AWS BedrockMid (historical slot before Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Bedrock Global))combined −44%
$8.00→$3.00 in · $24.00→$15.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$3.05→$1.91
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Bedrock Global); the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
May 19DeepSeekMid (V4 Pro)combined +281%
$0.27→$1.74 in · $1.10→$3.48 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.140→$0.442
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 15xAI GrokFlagship (historical slot before Grok 4.5)model swap
$3.00→$2.00 in · $15.00→$6.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.91→$0.763
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Grok 4.5; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
May 15xAI GrokMid (Grok 4.3)model swap
$3.00→$1.25 in · $15.00→$2.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.91→$0.318
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 15xAI GrokSmall (Grok Build 0.1)combined −13%
$0.30→$0.20 in · $0.50→$0.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.064→$0.064
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 15DeepSeekFlagship (V4 Pro)model swap
$0.55→$1.74 in · $2.19→$3.48 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.278→$0.442
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 15DeepSeekSmall (historical slot before V4.1 Flash)combined −39%
$0.14→$0.14 in · $0.55→$0.28 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.070→$0.036
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates V4.1 Flash; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
May 15AnthropicFlagship (historical slot before Claude Fable 5.1)combined −67%
$15.00→$5.00 in · $75.00→$25.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$9.54→$3.18
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Claude Opus 5.5; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
May 15OpenAIFlagship (historical slot before GPT-6 Sol)combined +250%
$2.00→$5.00 in · $8.00→$30.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.02→$3.81
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GPT-6 Sol; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
May 15OpenAIMid (GPT-5.6 Terra)combined +40%
$2.50→$2.50 in · $10.00→$15.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.27→$1.91
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 15OpenAISmall (historical slot before GPT-6 Luna)combined +600%
$0.15→$0.75 in · $0.60→$4.50 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$0.076→$0.572
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GPT-6 Luna; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
May 15Google GeminiFlagship (Pro 3.1)combined +24%
$1.25→$2.00 in · $10.00→$12.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$1.27→$1.53
↑ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
May 14AnthropicMid (historical slot before Claude Sonnet 5.5)combined −44%
$8.00→$3.00 in · $24.00→$15.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$3.05→$1.91
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates Claude Sonnet 5.5; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
May 12OpenAIFlagship (historical slot before GPT-6 Sol)combined −80%
$10.00→$2.00 in · $40.00→$8.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$5.09→$1.02
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change. This event predates GPT-6 Sol; the historical slot is labelled neutrally so the later successor does not rewrite the earlier record.
May 12OpenAIMid (GPT-5.6 Terra)combined −50%
$5.00→$2.50 in · $20.00→$10.00 out
🧙Writing The Hobbit$2.54→$1.27
↓ Recorded in TokenScale's nightly list-price history and classified by the release guard. The badge is the combined input-plus-output change.
The Price Tape
One email a week. Every list-price move across 22 providers, with the receipt for each one. No analysis you didn’t ask for.
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AI API pricing in words you know·
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Today's prices·
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⚠ These are dated, point-in-time snapshots, not live quotes. Providers change rates (and run limited promos) often. Confirm current pricing on the relevant provider source linked by the full tool before relying on it. TokenScale keeps the independent observation history. The “Writing The Hobbit” figure is the output cost to generate ~95,356 words.