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Cheapest LLM Models in 2026

All 102+ LLM API models ranked from cheapest to most expensive by average token price. Find the most budget-friendly AI model for your project.

RankModelProviderInput/1MOutput/1MAvg/1MContext
#1Qwen3.5-9BAlibaba$0.05$0.15$0.10262K
#2GPT-OSS 120BOpenAI$0.039$0.19$0.11131K
#3Ministral 3 8BMistral$0.15$0.15$0.15262K
#4Qwen3.5-Omni FlashAlibaba$0.065$0.26$0.16262K
#5Llama 3.3 70BMeta$0.18$0.18$0.18131K
#6GPT-OSS 20BOpenAI$0.075$0.3$0.19131K
#7Gemini 2.0 Flash-LiteGoogle$0.075$0.3$0.191.0M
#8Llama 4 ScoutMeta$0.08$0.3$0.191.0M
#9Devstral SmallMistral$0.1$0.3$0.20256K
#10Mistral Small 3.2Mistral$0.1$0.3$0.20128K
#11Ministral 3 14BMistral$0.2$0.2$0.20262K
#12GPT-5 NanoOpenAI$0.05$0.4$0.23128K
#13GPT-4.1 NanoOpenAI$0.1$0.4$0.251.0M
#14Gemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGoogle$0.1$0.4$0.251.0M
#15Gemini 2.0 FlashGoogle$0.1$0.4$0.251.0M
#16Gemma 4 26B A4BGoogle$0.13$0.4$0.27262K
#17Gemma 4 31BGoogle$0.14$0.4$0.27262K
#18Grok 4.1 FastxAI$0.2$0.5$0.352.0M
#19Grok 4.1 Fast ReasoningxAI$0.2$0.5$0.352.0M
#20DeepSeek V3.2 (Chat)DeepSeek$0.28$0.42$0.35128K
#21DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoner)DeepSeek$0.28$0.42$0.35128K
#22GPT-4o MiniOpenAI$0.15$0.6$0.38128K
#23Mistral Small 4Mistral$0.15$0.6$0.38256K
#24Grok 3 MinixAI$0.3$0.5$0.40131K
#25Nemotron 3 Super 120BNVIDIA$0.3$0.8$0.551.0M
#26Llama 4 MaverickMeta$0.27$0.85$0.561.0M
#27CodestralMistral$0.3$0.9$0.60256K
#28GPT-5.4 NanoOpenAI$0.2$1.25$0.72400K
#29MiniMax M2.5MiniMax$0.3$1.2$0.75128K
#30Grok Code FastxAI$0.2$1.5$0.85256K
#31Gemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGoogle$0.25$1.5$0.881.0M
#32Qwen3.6-PlusAlibaba$0.276$1.651$0.961.0M
#33GPT-4.1 MiniOpenAI$0.4$1.6$1.001.0M
#34Mistral Large 3Mistral$0.5$1.5$1.00262K
#35Magistral SmallMistral$0.5$1.5$1.0040K
#36GPT-5 MiniOpenAI$0.25$2$1.13400K
#37Mistral MediumMistral$0.4$2$1.20131K
#38DevstralMistral$0.4$2$1.20256K
#39Qwen 3.5 27BAlibaba$0.3$2.4$1.35128K
#40DeepSeek R1DeepSeek$0.55$2.19$1.37128K
#41Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle$0.3$2.5$1.401.0M
#42Nova 2.0 LiteAmazon$0.3$2.5$1.40128K
#43Kimi K2 ThinkingMoonshot$0.6$2.5$1.55262K
#44Gemini 3 FlashGoogle$0.5$3$1.751.0M
#45Gemini 3 Flash ReasoningGoogle$0.5$3$1.751.0M
#46Kimi K2.5Moonshot$0.6$3$1.80262K
#47MiMo-V2-ProXiaomi$1$3$2.001.0M
#48Qwen 3.5 397BAlibaba$0.6$3.6$2.10128K
#49GLM-5Zhipu$1$3.2$2.10128K
#50Grok 3 Mini FastxAI$0.6$4$2.30131K
#51Claude Haiku 3.5Anthropic$0.8$4$2.40200K
#52Kimi K2.6Moonshot$0.95$4$2.48262K
#53Qwen3.5-Omni PlusAlibaba$0.4$4.8$2.60262K
#54GLM-5 TurboZhipu$1.2$4$2.60200K
#55GPT-5.4 MiniOpenAI$0.75$4.5$2.63400K
#56Gemini 3.1 Flash LiveGoogle$0.75$4.5$2.631.0M
#57o4 MiniOpenAI$1.1$4.4$2.75200K
#58o3 MiniOpenAI$1.1$4.4$2.75200K
#59Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic$1$5$3.00200K
#60Claude 4.5 Haiku ReasoningAnthropic$1$5$3.00200K
#61Magistral MediumMistral$2$5$3.5040K
#62Grok 4.20xAI$2$6$4.002.0M
#63Kimi K2 Thinking TurboMoonshot$1.15$8$4.58262K
#64GPT-4.1OpenAI$2$8$5.001.0M
#65o3OpenAI$2$8$5.00200K
#66o4 Mini Deep ResearchOpenAI$2$8$5.00200K
#67GPT-5.1OpenAI$1.25$10$5.63400K
#68GPT-5OpenAI$1.25$10$5.63400K
#69GPT-5 MediumOpenAI$1.25$10$5.63400K
#70Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle$1.25$10$5.631.0M
#71Nova 2.0 Pro ReasoningAmazon$1.25$10$5.63128K
#72Grok 2xAI$2$10$6.00131K
#73GPT-4oOpenAI$2.5$10$6.25128K
#74Command ACohere$2.5$10$6.25128K
#75Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle$2$12$7.001.0M
#76Gemini 3 ProGoogle$2$12$7.001.0M
#77GPT-5.2OpenAI$1.75$14$7.88400K
#78GPT-5.3 CodexOpenAI$1.75$14$7.88400K
#79Voxtral TTSMistral$16$0$8.00128K
#80GPT-5.4OpenAI$2.5$15$8.751.1M
#81Claude Sonnet 4.6 AdaptiveAnthropic$3$15$9.00200K
#82Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic$3$15$9.00200K
#83Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic$3$15$9.00200K
#84Claude Sonnet 4Anthropic$3$15$9.00200K
#85Claude 3.7 SonnetAnthropic$3$15$9.00200K
#86Grok 4xAI$3$15$9.002.0M
#87Grok 3xAI$3$15$9.00131K
#88Sonar ProPerplexity$3$15$9.00128K
#89Gemini 3.1 Flash TTSGoogle$1$20$10.5032K
#90Claude Opus 4.7Anthropic$5$25$15.001.0M
#91Claude Opus 4.6 AdaptiveAnthropic$5$25$15.00200K
#92Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic$5$25$15.00200K
#93Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic$5$25$15.00200K
#94Grok 3 FastxAI$5$25$15.00131K
#95MAI-Image-2Microsoft$5$33$19.0032K
#96o3 Deep ResearchOpenAI$10$40$25.00200K
#97o1OpenAI$15$60$37.50200K
#98Claude Opus 4.1Anthropic$15$75$45.00200K
#99o3-proOpenAI$20$80$50.00200K
#100Claude Mythos PreviewAnthropic$25$125$75.001.0M
#101GPT-5.4 ProOpenAI$30$180$105.001.1M
#102o1 ProOpenAI$150$600$375.00200K

How We Rank the Cheapest LLMs

Models are ranked by their average price per 1 million tokens, calculated as (input price + output price) / 2. This gives a balanced view of overall cost since most workloads use both input and output tokens.

Keep in mind that the cheapest model isn't always the best choice. Consider quality benchmarks, context window size, and output speed when making your decision. Use our leaderboard to compare quality alongside cost.