--- title: "LLM API Pricing Comparison 2026: 31 Models | VPSLedger" description: "Compare official standard API input, output and cache-read prices for 31 LLMs. Each model has a first-party source and checked date; sort and calculate monthly cost." canonical: https://vpsledger.com/llm-api-pricing/ verified: 2026-10-23 format: text/markdown html: https://vpsledger.com/llm-api-pricing/ --- > Markdown alternate of . Generated at build time from the > same dataset as the HTML page; prices verified 2026-10-23. Data is a build-time > snapshot — no live API, no auth. Machine entry point: . # LLM API pricing comparison 2026 31 models with first-party sources. Last checked: 2026-10-07. USD per one million tokens, standard direct API text pricing. The table shows the base tier; longer prompts, audio, region, batch mode, tools and cache storage can change the bill. TBA means the field was not verified. Provider | | Provider | | | | Context | Modality | Source / checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | gpt-6-astra | OpenAI | $10 | $50 | $1 | 1,050,000 | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-6.1-sol | OpenAI | $2 | $10 | $0.1 | 1,050,000 | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-6-luna | OpenAI | $0.1 | $0.5 | $0.01 | 1,050,000 | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-5.6-sol | OpenAI | $4 | $20 | $0.4 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-5.6-terra | OpenAI | $2 | $12 | $0.2 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-5.6-luna | OpenAI | $0.2 | $1.2 | $0.02 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-5.4 | OpenAI | $2.5 | $15 | $0.25 | 1,050,000 | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-5.4-mini | OpenAI | $0.75 | $4.5 | $0.075 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-5.4-nano | OpenAI | $0.2 | $1.25 | $0.02 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-5.4-pro | OpenAI | $30 | $180 | TBA | 1,050,000 | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-4.1 | OpenAI | $2 | $8 | $0.5 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-4.1-mini | OpenAI | $0.4 | $1.6 | $0.1 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gpt-4.1-nano | OpenAI | $0.1 | $0.4 | $0.025 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | claude-opus-5-5 | Anthropic | $4 | $20 | $0.2 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | claude-sonnet-5 | Anthropic | $2 | $10 | $0.2 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | claude-fable-5-1 | Anthropic | $10 | $50 | $0.25 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | claude-opus-4-5 | Anthropic | $5 | $25 | $0.5 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | claude-sonnet-4-5 | Anthropic | $3 | $15 | $0.3 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | claude-haiku-4-5 | Anthropic | $1 | $5 | $0.1 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | claude-opus-4-1 | Anthropic | $15 | $75 | $1.5 | TBA | text / image input | [Official](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gemini-2.5-pro | Google | $1.25 | $10 | $0.125 | 1,000,000 | text / image / video input | [Official](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gemini-3.8-flash | Google | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.075 | TBA | text input | [Official](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | Google | $0.3 | $2.5 | $0.03 | TBA | text / image / video / audio input | [Official](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | Google | $2 | $12 | $0.2 | TBA | text input | [Official](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gemini-2.5-flash | Google | $0.3 | $2.5 | $0.03 | 1,000,000 | text / image / video input | [Official](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | Google | $0.1 | $0.4 | $0.01 | 1,000,000 | text / image / video input | [Official](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing) · 2026-10-07 | | deepseek-flash | DeepSeek | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.006 | 1,000,000 | text | [Official](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/) · 2026-10-07 | | deepseek-v4-pro | DeepSeek | $1.32 | $3.96 | $0.044 | 1,000,000 | text | [Official](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/) · 2026-10-07 | | grok-4.6 | xAI | $2 | $6 | $0.5 | 500,000 | text / image input | [Official](https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-4.6) · 2026-10-07 | | grok-4.7 | xAI | $2 | $6 | $0.5 | 500,000 | text / image input | [Official](https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-4.7) · 2026-10-07 | | mistral-large-4 | Mistral | $0.68 | $2.09 | $0.07 | 1,000,000 | text / image input | [Official](https://docs.mistral.ai/models/mistral-large-4-0) · 2026-10-07 | ## Estimate a workload Enter input and output tokens per request and daily volume in the [LLM API cost calculator](/llm-api-pricing/calculator/). The estimate assumes 30 days, no cache hits and no extras. See [Decisions API](/llm-api-pricing/openai-decisions-api/) for a different billing pattern and [Mistral Large 4](/llm-api-pricing/mistral-large-4/) for its preview price. ## Cost comparisons gpt-6.1-sol vs claude-sonnet-5 gpt-6-astra vs claude-opus-5-5 gpt-6-luna vs gemini-3.5-flash-lite grok-4.7 vs gpt-6.1-sol gpt-6.1-sol vs gemini-3.1-pro-preview claude-sonnet-5 vs gemini-3.8-flash gpt-6-luna vs deepseek-flash mistral-large-4 vs gemini-3.8-flash grok-4.7 vs claude-sonnet-5 claude-fable-5-1 vs gpt-6-astra GPU cloud prices Self-host inference calculator EmbeddingGemma 2 self-host costs VPS Black Friday 2026