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OpenAIexample-openai-fastExample price
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$1.00 / 1M tokens
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$4.00 / 1M tokens
Last updated: 2026-06-27View pricing source
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| Provider | Model | Input price | Output price | Cached input | Context window | Capabilities | Last updated | CTA |
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| Mistral | example-mistral-small Cheapest inputCheapest output Mistral example | $0.40 / 1M tokens | $1.20 / 1M tokens | Not available | Not listed | text, function calling | 2026-06-27 | |
| Gemini | example-gemini-flash Gemini example | $0.50 / 1M tokens | $2.00 / 1M tokens | Not available | Not listed | text, vision, function calling | 2026-06-27 | |
| OpenAI | example-openai-fast OpenAI example | $1.00 / 1M tokens | $4.00 / 1M tokens | Not available | Not listed | text, function calling | 2026-06-27 | |
| Anthropic | example-anthropic-balanced Claude example | $2.00 / 1M tokens | $8.00 / 1M tokens | Not available | Not listed | text, reasoning | 2026-06-27 | |
| Gemini | example-gemini-pro Gemini example | $2.00 / 1M tokens | $8.00 / 1M tokens | Not available | Not listed | text, vision, reasoning, function calling | 2026-06-27 | |
| Mistral | example-mistral-large Mistral example | $2.50 / 1M tokens | $7.50 / 1M tokens | Not available | Not listed | text, reasoning, function calling | 2026-06-27 | |
| OpenAI | example-openai-premium OpenAI example | $3.00 / 1M tokens | $12.00 / 1M tokens | Not available | Not listed | text, reasoning, function calling | 2026-06-27 | |
| Anthropic | example-anthropic-premium Claude example | $4.00 / 1M tokens | $16.00 / 1M tokens | Not available | Not listed | text, reasoning | 2026-06-27 |
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