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Calculate LLM API costs from your own input and output token counts. Compare per-million-token prices across 138 models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Cursor, Mistral, Meta, and other providers.

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Last verified August 22, 2026

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Model	Provider	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Released	Total
GPT-5.4 ProREASONING OpenAI In: $30.00 / Out: $180.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$30.00	$180.00	Jun 19, 2026	$48.00
GPT-5.5 ProREASONING OpenAI In: $30.00 / Out: $180.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$30.00	$180.00	Jun 19, 2026	$48.00
GPT-5.6 CyberPREMIUM OpenAI In: $12.50 / Out: $75.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$12.50	$75.00	Aug 10, 2026	$20.00
Claude Fable 5PREMIUM Anthropic In: $10.00 / Out: $50.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$10.00	$50.00	Jun 10, 2026	$15.00
Claude Mythos 5PREMIUM Anthropic In: $10.00 / Out: $50.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$10.00	$50.00	Jun 10, 2026	$15.00
Fugu UltraNEW Sakana In: $5.00 / Out: $30.00 per 1M	Sakana	$5.00	$30.00	Jun 15, 2026	$8.00
GPT-5.5LATEST OpenAI In: $5.00 / Out: $30.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$5.00	$30.00	May 6, 2026	$8.00
Claude Opus 4.5PREMIUM Anthropic In: $5.00 / Out: $25.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$5.00	$25.00	Oct 22, 2025	$7.50
Claude Opus 4.6PREMIUM Anthropic In: $5.00 / Out: $25.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$5.00	$25.00	Jan 27, 2026	$7.50
Claude Opus 4.7PREMIUM Anthropic In: $5.00 / Out: $25.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$5.00	$25.00	Mar 14, 2026	$7.50
Claude Opus 4.8PREMIUM Anthropic In: $5.00 / Out: $25.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$5.00	$25.00	May 22, 2026	$7.50
Claude Opus 5LATEST Anthropic In: $5.00 / Out: $25.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$5.00	$25.00	Jul 24, 2026	$7.50
GPT-5.6 SolLATEST OpenAI In: $4.00 / Out: $20.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$4.00	$20.00	Jun 27, 2026	$6.00
Claude Sonnet 4STABLE Anthropic In: $3.00 / Out: $15.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$3.00	$15.00	Jun 20, 2025	$4.50
Claude Sonnet 4.5POPULAR Anthropic In: $3.00 / Out: $15.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$3.00	$15.00	Oct 22, 2025	$4.50
Claude Sonnet 4.6POPULAR Anthropic In: $3.00 / Out: $15.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$3.00	$15.00	Jan 27, 2026	$4.50
Composer 2.5 FastCODING Cursor In: $3.00 / Out: $15.00 per 1M	Cursor	$3.00	$15.00	May 15, 2026	$4.50
Grok 4PREMIUM xAI In: $3.00 / Out: $15.00 per 1M	xAI	$3.00	$15.00	Dec 12, 2025	$4.50
Kimi K3FLAGSHIP Moonshot In: $3.00 / Out: $15.00 per 1M	Moonshot	$3.00	$15.00	Jul 17, 2026	$4.50
GPT-5.4FLAGSHIP OpenAI In: $2.50 / Out: $15.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$2.50	$15.00	Mar 25, 2026	$4.00
MiMo V2.5 Pro UltraSpeedNEW Xiaomi In: $3.00 / Out: $9.00 per 1M	Xiaomi	$3.00	$9.00	Jun 5, 2026	$3.90
GPT-4oBALANCED OpenAI In: $2.50 / Out: $10.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$2.50	$10.00	May 13, 2024	$3.50
Gemini 3.1 ProLATEST Google In: $2.00 / Out: $12.00 per 1M	Google	$2.00	$12.00	Jun 10, 2026	$3.20
GPT-5.6 TerraNEW OpenAI In: $2.00 / Out: $12.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$2.00	$12.00	Jun 27, 2026	$3.20
GPT-5.2 OpenAI In: $1.75 / Out: $14.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$1.75	$14.00	Mar 11, 2026	$3.15
GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI In: $1.75 / Out: $14.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$1.75	$14.00	May 16, 2026	$3.15
Claude Sonnet 5LATEST Anthropic In: $2.00 / Out: $10.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$2.00	$10.00	Jun 25, 2026	$3.00
GPT-4.1CODING OpenAI In: $2.00 / Out: $8.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$2.00	$8.00	Apr 14, 2025	$2.80
GPT-o3REASONING OpenAI In: $2.00 / Out: $8.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$2.00	$8.00	Apr 16, 2025	$2.80
Grok 4.5NEW xAI In: $2.00 / Out: $6.00 per 1M	xAI	$2.00	$6.00	Jul 8, 2026	$2.60
Grok 4.6NEW xAI In: $2.00 / Out: $6.00 per 1M	xAI	$2.00	$6.00	Aug 12, 2026	$2.60
Qwen3.8 2.4T-A95BOPEN SOURCE Alibaba In: $2.00 / Out: $6.00 per 1M	Alibaba	$2.00	$6.00	Aug 12, 2026	$2.60
Qwen3.8 MaxFLAGSHIP Alibaba In: $2.00 / Out: $6.00 per 1M	Alibaba	$2.00	$6.00	Aug 3, 2026	$2.60
Gemini 3.5 FlashLATEST Google In: $1.50 / Out: $9.00 per 1M	Google	$1.50	$9.00	May 20, 2026	$2.40
Gemini 2.5 ProTHINKING Google In: $1.25 / Out: $10.00 per 1M	Google	$1.25	$10.00	Mar 25, 2025	$2.25
GPT-5BALANCED OpenAI In: $1.25 / Out: $10.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$1.25	$10.00	Dec 19, 2025	$2.25
GPT-5.1 OpenAI In: $1.25 / Out: $10.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$1.25	$10.00	Feb 12, 2026	$2.25
Mistral Medium 3.5LATEST Mistral In: $1.50 / Out: $7.50 per 1M	Mistral	$1.50	$7.50	Apr 8, 2026	$2.25
GLM 5.1 Zhipu In: $1.40 / Out: $4.40 per 1M	Zhipu	$1.40	$4.40	Apr 20, 2026	$1.84
GLM 5.2LATEST Zhipu In: $1.40 / Out: $4.40 per 1M	Zhipu	$1.40	$4.40	Jun 15, 2026	$1.84
GLM 5.3LATEST Zhipu In: $1.40 / Out: $4.40 per 1M	Zhipu	$1.40	$4.40	Aug 14, 2026	$1.84
Muse Spark 1.1LATEST Meta In: $1.25 / Out: $4.25 per 1M	Meta	$1.25	$4.25	Jul 9, 2026	$1.68
Muse Spark 1.2LATEST Meta In: $1.25 / Out: $4.25 per 1M	Meta	$1.25	$4.25	Aug 5, 2026	$1.68
Qwen3.6 MaxPREMIUM Alibaba In: $1.04 / Out: $6.24 per 1M	Alibaba	$1.04	$6.24	May 12, 2026	$1.66
Qwen3.7 MaxLATEST Alibaba In: $1.25 / Out: $3.75 per 1M	Alibaba	$1.25	$3.75	May 28, 2026	$1.63
GPT-o3 miniBUDGET OpenAI In: $1.10 / Out: $4.40 per 1M	OpenAI	$1.10	$4.40	Jan 31, 2025	$1.54
GPT-o4 miniLATEST OpenAI In: $1.10 / Out: $4.40 per 1M	OpenAI	$1.10	$4.40	Apr 16, 2025	$1.54
Claude Haiku 4.5LATEST Anthropic In: $1.00 / Out: $5.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$1.00	$5.00	Oct 22, 2025	$1.50
Grok 4.20BALANCED xAI In: $1.25 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	xAI	$1.25	$2.50	Apr 20, 2026	$1.50
Grok 4.20 Multi-AgentNEW xAI In: $1.25 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	xAI	$1.25	$2.50	Jun 5, 2026	$1.50
Grok 4.3LATEST xAI In: $1.25 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	xAI	$1.25	$2.50	Apr 15, 2026	$1.50
InklingNEW Thinking Machines In: $1.00 / Out: $4.05 per 1M	Thinking Machines	$1.00	$4.05	Jul 17, 2026	$1.41
Kimi K2.6 Moonshot In: $0.95 / Out: $4.00 per 1M	Moonshot	$0.95	$4.00	Jun 12, 2026	$1.35
Sakana NamazuNEW Sakana In: $0.95 / Out: $4.00 per 1M	Sakana	$0.95	$4.00	Aug 3, 2026	$1.35
GLM 5PREMIUM Zhipu In: $1.00 / Out: $3.20 per 1M	Zhipu	$1.00	$3.20	Feb 28, 2026	$1.32
Claude Haiku 3.5BUDGET Anthropic In: $0.80 / Out: $4.00 per 1M	Anthropic	$0.80	$4.00	Oct 29, 2024	$1.20
Gemini 3.6 FlashLATEST Google In: $0.75 / Out: $4.50 per 1M	Google	$0.75	$4.50	Jul 21, 2026	$1.20
GPT-5.4 MiniFLAGSHIP OpenAI In: $0.75 / Out: $4.50 per 1M	OpenAI	$0.75	$4.50	Mar 25, 2026	$1.20
Grok Build 0.1NEW xAI In: $1.00 / Out: $2.00 per 1M	xAI	$1.00	$2.00	Jun 3, 2026	$1.20
Qwen3 MaxPREMIUM Alibaba In: $0.78 / Out: $3.90 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.78	$3.90	Feb 20, 2026	$1.17
Gemini 3.7 FlashLATEST Google In: $0.75 / Out: $3.75 per 1M	Google	$0.75	$3.75	Aug 13, 2026	$1.13
Kimi K2.7-CodeNEW Moonshot In: $0.74 / Out: $3.50 per 1M	Moonshot	$0.74	$3.50	Jul 3, 2026	$1.09
LongCat-2.0CODING Meituan In: $0.75 / Out: $2.95 per 1M	Meituan	$0.75	$2.95	Jun 30, 2026	$1.05
KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5CODING KwaiPilot In: $0.74 / Out: $2.96 per 1M	KwaiPilot	$0.74	$2.96	Jul 10, 2026	$1.04
Qwen3 Coder PlusCODING Alibaba In: $0.65 / Out: $3.25 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.65	$3.25	Mar 10, 2026	$0.98
DeepSeek R1REASONING DeepSeek In: $0.70 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	DeepSeek	$0.70	$2.50	Jan 20, 2025	$0.95
Kimi K2.5VALUE Moonshot In: $0.60 / Out: $3.00 per 1M	Moonshot	$0.60	$3.00	Mar 18, 2026	$0.90
Kimi K2.5 ThinkingREASONING Moonshot In: $0.60 / Out: $3.00 per 1M	Moonshot	$0.60	$3.00	Apr 10, 2026	$0.90
DeepSeek V4 ProLATEST DeepSeek In: $0.66 / Out: $1.98 per 1M	DeepSeek	$0.66	$1.98	Apr 1, 2026	$0.86
Kimi K2 ThinkingREASONING Moonshot In: $0.60 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	Moonshot	$0.60	$2.50	Feb 15, 2026	$0.85
GLM 4.7BALANCED Zhipu In: $0.60 / Out: $2.20 per 1M	Zhipu	$0.60	$2.20	Sep 15, 2025	$0.82
Gemini 3 FlashBALANCED Google In: $0.50 / Out: $3.00 per 1M	Google	$0.50	$3.00	May 14, 2026	$0.80
Seed 2.0 CodeCODING ByteDance In: $0.50 / Out: $3.00 per 1M	ByteDance	$0.50	$3.00	Mar 28, 2026	$0.80
Kimi K2CODING Moonshot In: $0.57 / Out: $2.30 per 1M	Moonshot	$0.57	$2.30	Nov 20, 2025	$0.80
Qwen3.8 27BOPEN SOURCE Alibaba In: $0.45 / Out: $3.20 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.45	$3.20	Aug 14, 2026	$0.77
Composer 2.5 StandardVALUE Cursor In: $0.50 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	Cursor	$0.50	$2.50	May 15, 2026	$0.75
Seed 2.1 TurboNEW ByteDance In: $0.50 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	ByteDance	$0.50	$2.50	Jun 28, 2026	$0.75
Nemotron 3 UltraNEW Nvidia In: $0.50 / Out: $2.20 per 1M	Nvidia	$0.50	$2.20	May 19, 2026	$0.72
DeepSeek R1 0528REASONING DeepSeek In: $0.50 / Out: $2.15 per 1M	DeepSeek	$0.50	$2.15	May 28, 2025	$0.72
Mistral Large 3BALANCED Mistral In: $0.50 / Out: $1.50 per 1M	Mistral	$0.50	$1.50	Mar 5, 2026	$0.65
Qwen3 235BVALUE Alibaba In: $0.45 / Out: $1.82 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.45	$1.82	Dec 15, 2025	$0.63
Qwen3.5 397BFLAGSHIP Alibaba In: $0.39 / Out: $2.34 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.39	$2.34	May 10, 2026	$0.62
MiniMax M1BALANCED MiniMax In: $0.40 / Out: $2.20 per 1M	MiniMax	$0.40	$2.20	Aug 20, 2025	$0.62
Devstral MediumCODING Mistral In: $0.40 / Out: $2.00 per 1M	Mistral	$0.40	$2.00	May 14, 2026	$0.60
GPT-4.1 miniBUDGET OpenAI In: $0.40 / Out: $1.60 per 1M	OpenAI	$0.40	$1.60	Apr 14, 2025	$0.56
Gemini 2.5 FlashBUDGET Google In: $0.30 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	Google	$0.30	$2.50	Apr 17, 2025	$0.55
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteBUDGET Google In: $0.30 / Out: $2.50 per 1M	Google	$0.30	$2.50	Jul 21, 2026	$0.55
MiMo V2.5 ProPREMIUM Xiaomi In: $0.43 / Out: $0.87 per 1M	Xiaomi	$0.43	$0.87	Apr 28, 2026	$0.52
Qwen3.6 PlusBALANCED Alibaba In: $0.33 / Out: $1.95 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.33	$1.95	May 12, 2026	$0.52
Muse Glimmer 30BOPEN SOURCE Meta In: $0.35 / Out: $1.50 per 1M	Meta	$0.35	$1.50	Aug 10, 2026	$0.50
GPT-5 MiniBUDGET OpenAI In: $0.25 / Out: $2.00 per 1M	OpenAI	$0.25	$2.00	Dec 19, 2025	$0.45
Qwen3.7 PlusNEW Alibaba In: $0.32 / Out: $1.28 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.32	$1.28	Jun 5, 2026	$0.45
Inkling SmallVALUE Thinking Machines In: $0.30 / Out: $1.20 per 1M	Thinking Machines	$0.30	$1.20	Jul 30, 2026	$0.42
MiniMax M2.1BALANCED MiniMax In: $0.30 / Out: $1.20 per 1M	MiniMax	$0.30	$1.20	Mar 15, 2026	$0.42
MiniMax M2.5VALUE MiniMax In: $0.30 / Out: $1.20 per 1M	MiniMax	$0.30	$1.20	Apr 18, 2026	$0.42
MiniMax M2.7BALANCED MiniMax In: $0.30 / Out: $1.20 per 1M	MiniMax	$0.30	$1.20	May 25, 2026	$0.42
MiniMax M3LATEST MiniMax In: $0.30 / Out: $1.20 per 1M	MiniMax	$0.30	$1.20	Jun 20, 2026	$0.42
Solar Pro 4NEW Upstage In: $0.30 / Out: $1.20 per 1M	Upstage	$0.30	$1.20	Aug 10, 2026	$0.42
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteBUDGET Google In: $0.25 / Out: $1.50 per 1M	Google	$0.25	$1.50	Jun 10, 2026	$0.40
Qwen3 CoderCODER Alibaba In: $0.22 / Out: $1.80 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.22	$1.80	Jan 15, 2026	$0.40
CodestralCODING Mistral In: $0.30 / Out: $0.90 per 1M	Mistral	$0.30	$0.90	May 29, 2024	$0.39
Grok 3 MiniBUDGET xAI In: $0.30 / Out: $0.50 per 1M	xAI	$0.30	$0.50	Apr 2, 2025	$0.35
Nex-N2-ProNEW Nex AGI In: $0.25 / Out: $1.00 per 1M	Nex AGI	$0.25	$1.00	2026-07	$0.35
GPT-5.4 NanoBUDGET OpenAI In: $0.20 / Out: $1.25 per 1M	OpenAI	$0.20	$1.25	Mar 25, 2026	$0.33
GPT-5.6 LunaNEW OpenAI In: $0.20 / Out: $1.20 per 1M	OpenAI	$0.20	$1.20	Jun 27, 2026	$0.32
Step 3.7 FlashLATEST StepFun In: $0.20 / Out: $1.15 per 1M	StepFun	$0.20	$1.15	May 28, 2026	$0.32
Qwen3.6 FlashNEW Alibaba In: $0.19 / Out: $1.13 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.19	$1.13	Jun 2, 2026	$0.30
Perceptron Mk1NEW Perceptron In: $0.15 / Out: $1.50 per 1M	Perceptron	$0.15	$1.50	2026-07	$0.30
Qwen3 Coder FlashCODING Alibaba In: $0.20 / Out: $0.97 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.20	$0.97	May 12, 2026	$0.29
DeepSeek V3.1VALUE DeepSeek In: $0.21 / Out: $0.79 per 1M	DeepSeek	$0.21	$0.79	Jun 15, 2025	$0.29
DeepSeek V4 FlashFAST DeepSeek In: $0.22 / Out: $0.66 per 1M	DeepSeek	$0.22	$0.66	Apr 1, 2026	$0.29
DeepSeek V3STABLE DeepSeek In: $0.20 / Out: $0.80 per 1M	DeepSeek	$0.20	$0.80	Dec 26, 2024	$0.28
Tencent Hy3NEW Tencent In: $0.20 / Out: $0.80 per 1M	Tencent	$0.20	$0.80	Jul 5, 2026	$0.28
DeepSeek V3.2VALUE DeepSeek In: $0.23 / Out: $0.34 per 1M	DeepSeek	$0.23	$0.34	Feb 25, 2026	$0.26
Grok 4.1 FastFAST xAI In: $0.20 / Out: $0.50 per 1M	xAI	$0.20	$0.50	Feb 18, 2026	$0.25
Poolside Laguna M.1CODING Poolside In: $0.20 / Out: $0.40 per 1M	Poolside	$0.20	$0.40	Jul 3, 2026	$0.24
GPT-4o miniBUDGET OpenAI In: $0.15 / Out: $0.60 per 1M	OpenAI	$0.15	$0.60	Jul 18, 2024	$0.21
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5BUDGET KwaiPilot In: $0.15 / Out: $0.60 per 1M	KwaiPilot	$0.15	$0.60	Jul 10, 2026	$0.21
Llama 4 MaverickOPEN SOURCE Meta In: $0.15 / Out: $0.60 per 1M	Meta	$0.15	$0.60	Apr 5, 2025	$0.21
Mistral Small 4BUDGET Mistral In: $0.15 / Out: $0.60 per 1M	Mistral	$0.15	$0.60	Mar 5, 2026	$0.21
Qwen3 Coder NextNEW Alibaba In: $0.11 / Out: $0.80 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.11	$0.80	Jun 5, 2026	$0.19
Gemini 2.0 FlashCHEAPEST Google In: $0.10 / Out: $0.40 per 1M	Google	$0.10	$0.40	Feb 5, 2025	$0.14
GPT-4.1 nanoCHEAPEST OpenAI In: $0.10 / Out: $0.40 per 1M	OpenAI	$0.10	$0.40	Apr 14, 2025	$0.14
Ring-2.6-1TNEW inclusionAI In: $0.07 / Out: $0.63 per 1M	inclusionAI	$0.07	$0.63	2026-07	$0.14
MiMo V2.5LATEST Xiaomi In: $0.10 / Out: $0.28 per 1M	Xiaomi	$0.10	$0.28	Apr 28, 2026	$0.13
Devstral SmallCODING Mistral In: $0.10 / Out: $0.30 per 1M	Mistral	$0.10	$0.30	May 20, 2025	$0.13
MiMo V2 FlashBUDGET Xiaomi In: $0.10 / Out: $0.30 per 1M	Xiaomi	$0.10	$0.30	Feb 10, 2026	$0.13
Llama 4 ScoutOPEN SOURCE Meta In: $0.08 / Out: $0.30 per 1M	Meta	$0.08	$0.30	Apr 5, 2025	$0.11
Qwen3 30BBUDGET Alibaba In: $0.08 / Out: $0.28 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.08	$0.28	Dec 15, 2025	$0.11
Laguna S 2.1CODING Poolside In: $0.09 / Out: $0.18 per 1M	Poolside	$0.09	$0.18	Jul 21, 2026	$0.11
GLM 4.7 FlashBUDGET Zhipu In: $0.06 / Out: $0.40 per 1M	Zhipu	$0.06	$0.40	Sep 15, 2025	$0.10
Nemotron 3.5 LightningFAST Nvidia In: $0.08 / Out: $0.20 per 1M	Nvidia	$0.08	$0.20	Aug 11, 2026	$0.10
GPT-5 NanoCHEAPEST OpenAI In: $0.05 / Out: $0.40 per 1M	OpenAI	$0.05	$0.40	Dec 19, 2025	$0.09
Laguna XS 2.1CODING Poolside In: $0.06 / Out: $0.12 per 1M	Poolside	$0.06	$0.12	Jul 3, 2026	$0.07
Granite 4.1 8BBUDGET IBM In: $0.05 / Out: $0.10 per 1M	IBM	$0.05	$0.10	Jun 10, 2026	$0.06
Qwen3.7 FlashCHEAPEST Alibaba In: $0.03 / Out: $0.11 per 1M	Alibaba	$0.03	$0.11	Jul 15, 2026	$0.04
Nex-N2-MiniBUDGET Nex AGI In: $0.03 / Out: $0.10 per 1M	Nex AGI	$0.03	$0.10	2026-07	$0.04
Ling-3.0-flashCHEAPEST inclusionAI In: $0.02 / Out: $0.06 per 1M	inclusionAI	$0.02	$0.06	Jul 23, 2026	$0.03

How to Use This Token Cost Calculator

This AI token cost calculator lets you enter your actual input and output token counts to see exactly what each model would charge. Unlike rough estimates, this calculator uses the latest verified per-million-token pricing from each provider's official API rate sheet.

To use the calculator: enter how many input tokens (your prompts, context, and code files) and output tokens (the model's generated code and responses) your workload requires. The table instantly sorts by total cost, helping you find the cheapest model for your specific token profile.

Typical AI coding sessions generate 10,000–100,000 input tokens and 2,000–20,000 output tokens per task. If you're unsure about your token counts, use our project cost calculator instead — it estimates tokens automatically based on your project size and tooling.

Why Token Costs Vary So Much Between Models

LLM pricing spans a 1,000x range — from $0.02 per million input tokens (Ling-3.0-flash) to $30 per million (GPT-5.5 Pro). This isn't arbitrary: larger models with more parameters cost more to run on GPU clusters, and providers price according to capability tier. Premium models (Claude Opus, GPT-5.6 Sol) offer stronger reasoning and code quality. Budget models (DeepSeek V3, Haiku, GPT-o4 mini) handle routine coding at a fraction of the price.

The key insight for developers: output tokens always cost 3–10x more than input tokens. Since AI coding agents produce long code outputs, output cost usually dominates your bill. This calculator makes that ratio visible so you can pick models where the output premium fits your budget.