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AI Model Price History

Has GPT-4o gotten cheaper? Which models have dropped the most? We track API pricing daily across all major models so you always know what things actually cost.

149 models tracked · Prices per 1M tokens

Updated: September 2026

ModelProviderInput /1MOutput /1MTierTrend
Llama 3.2 1B InstructMeta$0.027$0.200BudgetStable
Gemma 2 9BGoogle$0.030$0.090BudgetStable
Mistral NemoMistral$0.040$0.170BudgetStable
Llama 3.1 8B InstructMeta$0.050$0.080BudgetStable
GPT-5 NanoOpenAI$0.050$0.400BudgetStable
gpt-oss-safeguard-20bOpenAI$0.070$0.200BudgetStable
Gemini 2.0 Flash LiteGoogle$0.075$0.300BudgetStable
Mistral Small 3.2 24BMistral$0.075$0.200BudgetStable
Devstral Small 1.1Mistral$0.100$0.300BudgetStable
Gemini 2.0 FlashGoogle$0.100$0.400BudgetStable
Gemini 2.5 Flash LiteGoogle$0.100$0.400BudgetStable
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025Google$0.100$0.400BudgetStable
Ministral 3 3B 2512Mistral$0.100$0.100BudgetStable
Mistral Small CreativeMistral$0.100$0.300BudgetStable
Voxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral$0.100$0.300BudgetStable
GPT-4.1 NanoOpenAI$0.100$0.400BudgetStable
Mistral Small 3.1Mistral$0.100$0.300BudgetStable
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.1Mistral$0.110$0.190BudgetStable
Gemma 4 26B A4BGoogle$0.130$0.400BudgetStable
DeepSeek V4-FlashDeepSeek$0.140$0.280BudgetStable
Llama 3 8B InstructMeta$0.140$0.140BudgetStable
GLM-5.3 FlashZ.ai$0.150$0.500BudgetStable
GPT-4o MiniOpenAI$0.150$0.600BudgetStable
Ministral 3 8B 2512Mistral$0.150$0.150BudgetStable
Mistral Small 4Mistral$0.150$0.600BudgetStable
Qwen 3.8 FlashAlibaba$0.150$0.470BudgetStable
Llama Guard 4 12BMeta$0.180$0.180BudgetStable
Grok Code Fast 1xAI$0.200$1.50BudgetStable
Ministral 3 14B 2512Mistral$0.200$0.200BudgetStable
SabaMistral$0.200$0.600BudgetStable
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI$0.200$1.20BudgetStable
Claude 3 HaikuAnthropic$0.250$1.25BudgetStable
GPT-5 MiniOpenAI$0.250$2.00BudgetStable
GPT-5.1-Codex-MiniOpenAI$0.250$2.00BudgetStable
Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogle$0.250$1.50BudgetStable
DeepSeek V3DeepSeek$0.270$1.10BudgetStable
Codestral 2508Mistral$0.300$0.900BudgetStable
Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle$0.300$2.50BudgetStable
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGoogle$0.300$2.50BudgetStable
Grok 3 MinixAI$0.300$0.500BudgetStable
Grok 3 Mini BetaxAI$0.300$0.500BudgetStable
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)Google$0.300$2.50BudgetStable
Llama 3.2 11B Vision InstructMeta$0.345$0.345BudgetStable
Muse Glimmer 30BMeta$0.350$1.50BudgetStable
Mistral Small 3Mistral$0.351$0.555BudgetStable
Gemma 4 31BGoogle$0.390$0.970BudgetStable
Devstral 2 2512Mistral$0.400$2.00BudgetStable
Devstral MediumMistral$0.400$2.00BudgetStable
Llama 3.1 70B InstructMeta$0.400$0.400BudgetStable
Mistral Medium 3Mistral$0.400$2.00BudgetStable
Mistral Medium 3.1Mistral$0.400$2.00BudgetStable
GPT-4.1 MiniOpenAI$0.400$1.60BudgetStable
DeepSeek V4-ProDeepSeek$0.435$0.870BudgetStable
Llama Guard 3 8BMeta$0.480$0.030BudgetStable
GPT-3.5 TurboOpenAI$0.500$1.50BudgetStable
Gemini 3.1 FlashGoogle$0.500$3.00BudgetStable
Llama 4 ScoutMeta$0.500$1.20BudgetStable
Mistral Large 3 2512Mistral$0.500$1.50BudgetStable
Llama 3 70B InstructMeta$0.510$0.740BalancedStable
Mixtral 8x7B InstructMistral$0.540$0.540BalancedStable
DeepSeek R1DeepSeek$0.550$2.19BudgetStable
GPT Audio MiniOpenAI$0.600$2.40BalancedStable
Llama 4 MaverickMeta$0.600$1.60BudgetStable
Gemma 2 27BGoogle$0.650$0.650BalancedStable
Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle$0.750$3.75BalancedStable
Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle$0.750$3.75BalancedStable
Claude 3.5 HaikuAnthropic$0.800$4.00BalancedStable
Claude 4 HaikuAnthropic$0.800$4.00BudgetStable
Codestral 25.01Mistral$0.900$2.70BudgetStable
Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot$0.950$4.00BudgetStable
Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic$1.00$5.00BalancedStable
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)OpenAI$1.00$2.00BalancedStable
o3 MiniOpenAI$1.10$4.40BalancedStable
o3 Mini HighOpenAI$1.10$4.40BalancedStable
o4 MiniOpenAI$1.10$4.40BalancedStable
o4 Mini HighOpenAI$1.10$4.40BalancedStable
GPT-5.2 MiniOpenAI$1.20$4.80BalancedStable
GPT-5OpenAI$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
GPT-5 ChatOpenAI$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
GPT-5 CodexOpenAI$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
GPT-5.1OpenAI$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
GPT-5.1 ChatOpenAI$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
GPT-5.1-CodexOpenAI$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
GPT-5.1-Codex-MaxOpenAI$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06Google$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05Google$1.25$10.00BalancedStable
Muse SparkMeta$1.25$4.25BalancedStable
GLM-5.2Z.ai$1.40$4.40BudgetStable
GLM-5.3Z.ai$1.40$4.40BudgetStable
GPT-3.5 Turbo InstructOpenAI$1.50$2.00BalancedStable
Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle$1.50$9.00BalancedStable
Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral$1.50$7.50BalancedStable
GPT-5.2OpenAI$1.75$14.00PremiumStable
GPT-5.3 ChatOpenAI$1.75$14.00BalancedStable
GPT-5.3-CodexOpenAI$1.75$14.00BalancedStable
Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic$2.00$10.00PremiumStable
GPT-4.1OpenAI$2.00$8.00BalancedStable
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI$2.00$12.00BalancedStable
Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle$2.00$12.00PremiumStable
Grok 4xAI$2.00$6.00BalancedStable
Grok 4.5xAI$2.00$6.00BalancedStable
Grok 4.6xAI$2.00$6.00BalancedStable
Mixtral 8x22B InstructMistral$2.00$6.00BalancedStable
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)Google$2.00$12.00BalancedStable
Pixtral Large 2411Mistral$2.00$6.00BalancedStable
Qwen 3.8 MaxAlibaba$2.00$6.00BalancedStable
o3OpenAI$2.00$8.00BalancedStable
o4 Mini Deep ResearchOpenAI$2.00$8.00BalancedStable
GPT AudioOpenAI$2.50$10.00BalancedStable
GPT-4oOpenAI$2.50$10.00BalancedStable
GPT-5 Image MiniOpenAI$2.50$2.00BalancedStable
GPT-5.4OpenAI$2.50$15.00PremiumStable
Qwen 3.7 MaxAlibaba$2.50$7.50BalancedStable
Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)Anthropic$3.00$15.00BalancedStable
Claude Sonnet 4Anthropic$3.00$15.00BalancedStable
Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic$3.00$15.00BalancedStable
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic$3.00$15.00PremiumStable
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16kOpenAI$3.00$4.00BalancedStable
Grok 3xAI$3.00$15.00BalancedStable
Grok 3 BetaxAI$3.00$15.00BalancedStable
Kimi K3Moonshot$3.00$15.00PremiumStable
Mistral Large 2Mistral$3.00$9.00BalancedStable
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI$4.00$20.00PremiumStable
Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic$5.00$25.00BalancedStable
Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic$5.00$25.00PremiumStable
Claude Opus 4.7Anthropic$5.00$25.00PremiumStable
Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic$5.00$25.00PremiumStable
Claude Opus 5Anthropic$5.00$25.00PremiumStable
GPT-5.5OpenAI$5.00$30.00PremiumStable
Claude 3.5 SonnetAnthropic$6.00$30.00PremiumStable
Claude Fable 5Anthropic$10.00$50.00PremiumStable
Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic$10.00$50.00PremiumStable
Claude Mythos 5Anthropic$10.00$50.00PremiumStable
Claude Mythos 5.1Anthropic$10.00$50.00PremiumStable
GPT-4 TurboOpenAI$10.00$30.00PremiumStable
GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106)OpenAI$10.00$30.00PremiumStable
GPT-4 Turbo PreviewOpenAI$10.00$30.00PremiumStable
GPT-5 ImageOpenAI$10.00$10.00PremiumStable
GPT-6 AstraOpenAI$10.00$50.00PremiumStable
o3 Deep ResearchOpenAI$10.00$40.00PremiumStable
Claude Opus 4Anthropic$15.00$75.00PremiumStable
Claude Opus 4.1Anthropic$15.00$75.00PremiumStable
GPT-5 ProOpenAI$15.00$120.00PremiumStable
o1OpenAI$15.00$60.00PremiumStable
o3 ProOpenAI$20.00$80.00PremiumStable
GPT-4OpenAI$30.00$60.00PremiumStable
GPT-4 (older v0314)OpenAI$30.00$60.00PremiumStable
o1-proOpenAI$150.00$600.00PremiumStable

Prices shown are API input/output costs per 1M tokens. Subscription prices (ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro) are tracked separately on the subscription pricing page.

The big picture: AI prices are falling

~10×
Cost reduction every 12–18 months

The cost per token has dropped roughly 10x per 18 months since GPT-3. This trend has continued through 2025 and into 2026.

50%
GPT-4o input price cut

OpenAI halved GPT-4o's input cost from $5 to $2.50/1M tokens in response to competition from Claude and Gemini.

$0.07
DeepSeek V3 input cost

DeepSeek V3's launch at $0.07/1M tokens sent shockwaves through the industry and forced competitors to reprice.

Full price history by model

Each model page shows a full interactive price history chart with daily data.

Claude 3 Haiku
$0.250 in · $1.25 out
Claude 3.5 Haiku
$0.800 in · $4.00 out
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
$6.00 in · $30.00 out
Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)
$3.00 in · $15.00 out
Claude 4 Haiku
$0.800 in · $4.00 out
Claude Fable 5
$10.00 in · $50.00 out
Claude Fable 5.1
$10.00 in · $50.00 out
Claude Haiku 4.5
$1.00 in · $5.00 out
Claude Mythos 5
$10.00 in · $50.00 out
Claude Mythos 5.1
$10.00 in · $50.00 out
Claude Opus 4
$15.00 in · $75.00 out
Claude Opus 4.1
$15.00 in · $75.00 out
View all 149 models

Frequently asked questions

Has GPT-4o gotten cheaper over time?

Yes. GPT-4o has seen multiple price reductions since its launch. OpenAI reduced input costs from $5/1M to $2.50/1M tokens — a 50% drop — as competition from Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek intensified. We track these changes daily.

Which AI model has dropped in price the most?

DeepSeek V3 and Gemini Flash have seen the steepest relative price drops in the last year. DeepSeek's open-source releases put significant pricing pressure on all frontier models, forcing reductions across the board.

Why do AI model prices change?

AI model pricing changes due to competitive pressure, improved inference efficiency, hardware cost reductions, and strategic positioning. When a new cheaper model launches (e.g. DeepSeek), competitors often respond by cutting prices.

How often do AI prices change?

Major price changes happen a few times per year per model, but the overall trend since 2023 has been consistently downward. We check prices daily and record any changes automatically.

Is it worth waiting for AI prices to drop before building?

For most use cases, no — the productivity gain from starting now outweighs the marginal cost savings of waiting. Prices have trended down roughly 10x per 12-18 months, but that trend could slow or reverse.

Which AI model gives the best price-to-performance ratio?

For API use, Gemini Flash and GPT-4o Mini consistently lead on value — high capability at very low cost. For maximum capability regardless of price, Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5.4 lead.

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