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LLM Pricing Leaderboard

Use this pricing leaderboard to compare the current official vendor API PAYG price ranking. Third-party offers, capability scores and benchmark results remain separate signals.

Data as of 2026-09-08

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LLM Token Price Ranking

This leaderboard orders official prices in USD per one million tokens. Main price fields use only the model vendor's standard PAYG API rate; benchmark capability does not affect the ranking.

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Rank01ModelAMNova MicroAmazonOfficial input / 1M$0.035Official output / 1M$0.14LLMBoard score2.73Context128KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank02ModelMAMin istral 3Mistral AIOfficial input / 1M$0.04Official output / 1M$0.04LLMBoard score19.35Context131.1KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank03ModelOPGPT-5-NanoOpenAIOfficial input / 1M$0.05Official output / 1M$0.40LLMBoard score29.51Context400KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank04ModelAMNova LiteAmazonOfficial input / 1M$0.06Official output / 1M$0.24LLMBoard score11.80Context300KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank05ModelZAGLM 5.3 FlashZhipu AIOfficial input / 1M$0.075Official output / 1M$0.25LLMBoard score84.28Context1MOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank06ModelMIPhi 4 Mini ReasoningMicrosoftOfficial input / 1M$0.075Official output / 1M$0.30LLMBoard score12.20ContextN/AOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank07ModelMIPhi 4 MiniMicrosoftOfficial input / 1M$0.075Official output / 1M$0.30LLMBoard scoreN/AContextN/AOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank08ModelMADevstral Small 1.1Mistral AIOfficial input / 1M$0.10Official output / 1M$0.30LLMBoard score16.11Context128KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank09ModelGOGemini 2.5 Flash LiteGoogleOfficial input / 1M$0.10Official output / 1M$0.40LLMBoard score19.26Context1MOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank10ModelOPGPT-4.1-nanoOpenAIOfficial input / 1M$0.10Official output / 1M$0.40LLMBoard score2.48Context1MOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank11ModelMAMinistral 3Mistral AIOfficial input / 1M$0.10Official output / 1M$0.10LLMBoard score27.87Context262.1KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank12ModelACQwen2.5 Omni 7BAlibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamOfficial input / 1M$0.10Official output / 1M$0.40LLMBoard score9.21ContextN/AOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank13ModelSTStep 3.5 FlashStepFunOfficial input / 1M$0.10Official output / 1M$0.30LLMBoard score59.42Context65.5KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank14ModelMIPhi 4MicrosoftOfficial input / 1M$0.125Official output / 1M$0.50LLMBoard score7.48Context16KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank15ModelMIPhi 4 ReasoningMicrosoftOfficial input / 1M$0.125Official output / 1M$0.50LLMBoard score20.91ContextN/AOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank16ModelMIPhi 4 Reasoning PlusMicrosoftOfficial input / 1M$0.125Official output / 1M$0.50LLMBoard score25.59ContextN/AOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank17ModelDEDeepSeek-V4-FlashDeepSeekOfficial input / 1M$0.14Official output / 1M$0.28LLMBoard score76.66Context1MOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank18ModelXIMiMoXiaomiOfficial input / 1M$0.14Official output / 1M$0.28LLMBoard score60.00Context1MOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank19ModelXIMiMo V2 OmniXiaomiOfficial input / 1M$0.14Official output / 1M$0.28LLMBoard score49.79Context262KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank20ModelXIMiMo V2 FlashXiaomiOfficial input / 1M$0.14Official output / 1M$0.28LLMBoard score50.97Context256KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank21ModelACQwen2.5 Coder 7BAlibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamOfficial input / 1M$0.144Official output / 1M$0.287LLMBoard scoreN/AContextN/AOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank22ModelOPGPT-4o-miniOpenAIOfficial input / 1M$0.15Official output / 1M$0.60LLMBoard score6.29Context128KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank23ModelMAMistral NemoMistral AIOfficial input / 1M$0.15Official output / 1M$0.15LLMBoard scoreN/AContext128KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank24ModelMAMistral Small 4Mistral AIOfficial input / 1M$0.15Official output / 1M$0.60LLMBoard score32.09Context256KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank25ModelMAPixtral 12BMistral AIOfficial input / 1M$0.15Official output / 1M$0.15LLMBoard scoreN/AContext128KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank26ModelACQwen3.8 FlashAlibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamOfficial input / 1M$0.15Official output / 1M$0.47LLMBoard score81.35Context1MOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank27ModelGOGemini Embedding 001GoogleOfficial input / 1M$0.15Official output / 1MN/ALLMBoard scoreN/AContext2KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank28ModelCOCommand RCohereOfficial input / 1M$0.15Official output / 1M$0.60LLMBoard scoreN/AContext128KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank29ModelACQwen2.5 7BAlibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamOfficial input / 1M$0.175Official output / 1M$0.70LLMBoard score4.80Context131.1KOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026
Rank30ModelZAGLM 4.5 AirZhipu AIOfficial input / 1M$0.20Official output / 1M$1.1LLMBoard score41.16ContextN/AOfficial updatedSep 8, 2026

Official prices never fall back to third-party offers. Unavailable official prices display as N/A; third-party rates always retain their provider label.

LLM Pricing Leaderboard Overview

Official PAYG leaderboard leaders and useful context thresholds from the current price ranking.

Capability at each price point

Official price and benchmark-backed capability are shown together for selection, but remain separate from the pricing leaderboard ranking.

020406080100$0.05$0.1$0.2$0.5$1.0$2.0$5.0$10LLMBoard scoreOfficial API price blend (8:1 input/output), USD / 1M
Efficient frontier132 models with official PAYG prices

LLM Price Structure

Input/output relationships, availability and price bands explain the catalog behind this leaderboard.

-$59.956$120.0$300.0$480.0$660.0$0.018$0.203$2.3$25.9$292.9PPOfficial output / 1MOfficial input / 1M
141 models with comparable dataOpen a model by selecting its logo

The Top AI Models for LLM Token Pricing

The five lowest current official input prices in the leaderboard, with benchmark capability and runtime shown as independent context where available.

About model pricing

Common questions about the pricing leaderboard, its ranking and related benchmark data.

Which model has the lowest official input price?

Nova Micro has the lowest current official vendor API input price in this response.

What are the three lowest official input prices?

The current lowest-price entries are Nova Micro ($0.04 per 1M input tokens), Min istral 3 ($0.04 per 1M input tokens), and GPT-5-Nano ($0.05 per 1M input tokens).

Which model has the lowest official output price?

Min istral 3 has the lowest current official output price at $0.04 per 1M tokens.

Which affordable models are fastest?

The fastest matched priced models are Min istral 3 (1,222.00 tok/s via Mistral AI), GPT-5-Nano (500.00 tok/s via OpenAI), and GLM 5.3 (472.69 tok/s via FriendliAI).

Which model offers the best capability at a price point?

GPT-6-Astra sits on the current affordable capability frontier with an LLMBoard score of 98.89 and a blended price of $14.44 per 1M tokens.

Affordable capability frontier

GPT-6-Astra98.89$14.44 blended / 1MClaude Opus 593.24$7.22 blended / 1MMuse Spark 1.390.82$1.58 blended / 1MGemini 3.8 Flash86.74$1.08 blended / 1MGLM 5.3 Flash84.28$0.09 blended / 1MGPT-5-Nano29.51$0.09 blended / 1M

Official input price bands

Below $0.10
7
$0.10-$1
77
$1-$5
42
$5 and above
17

Official price availability

Official PAYG available
141
Official price unavailable
108
Why do some official prices show N/A?

The vendor's official API does not list a positive USD per-million-token PAYG price. Zero values, plans and included access are not treated as standard PAYG prices.

How are third-party prices shown?

The lowest eligible third-party input and output rates appear in separate columns with the provider name. They never replace the official vendor price.

Does a lower price mean a better model?

No. This leaderboard ranks price only. Capability scores and benchmark results are separate signals.

Lowest official inputNova Micro$0.04 / 1M
Lowest official outputMin istral 3$0.04 / 1M
Lowest input with 128K contextNova Micro$0.04 / 1M
Lowest input with 1M contextGLM 5.3 Flash$0.07 / 1M

Ranking basisThis llm token pricing AI model leaderboard uses ascending official vendor PAYG input price per one million tokens. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.

  1. 01
    AM
    Nova MicroAmazon
    Official input price
    $0.04 / 1M
    Price
    $0.04 input / $0.14 output per 1M tokens

    Strengths

    • Ranks #1 by official input-token price
    • Official output price is $0.14 per 1M tokens
    • 2.73 independent LLMBoard capability score

    Considerations

    • A lower price does not mean higher model capability
  2. 02
    MA
    Min istral 3Mistral AI
    Official input price
    $0.04 / 1M
    Price
    $0.04 input / $0.04 output per 1M tokens
    Speed
    Up to 1,222 tok/s via Mistral AI

    Strengths

    • Ranks #2 by official input-token price
    • Official output price is $0.04 per 1M tokens
    • 19.35 independent LLMBoard capability score

    Considerations

    • A lower price does not mean higher model capability
  3. 03
    OP
    OpenAI
    Official input price
    $0.05 / 1M
    Price
    $0.05 input / $0.40 output per 1M tokens
    Speed
    Up to 500 tok/s via OpenAI

    Strengths

    • Ranks #3 by official input-token price
    • Official output price is $0.40 per 1M tokens
    • 29.51 independent LLMBoard capability score

    Considerations

    • A lower price does not mean higher model capability
  4. 04
    AM
    Amazon
    Official input price
    $0.06 / 1M
    Price
    $0.06 input / $0.24 output per 1M tokens

    Strengths

    • Ranks #4 by official input-token price
    • Official output price is $0.24 per 1M tokens
    • 11.80 independent LLMBoard capability score

    Considerations

    • A lower price does not mean higher model capability
  5. 05
    ZA
    Zhipu AI
    Official input price
    $0.07 / 1M
    Price
    $0.07 input / $0.25 output per 1M tokens
    Speed
    Up to 74 tok/s via FriendliAI

    Strengths

    • Ranks #5 by official input-token price
    • Official output price is $0.25 per 1M tokens
    • 84.28 independent LLMBoard capability score

    Considerations

    • A lower price does not mean higher model capability

Selection summary

Best AI Models for LLM Token Pricing

Nova Micro currently has the lowest official input price at $0.04 / 1M. The best LLM for a budget still depends on output price, capability, context and runtime requirements.

Use this leaderboard with the supporting benchmark results and coverage details above. A leaderboard position summarizes the selected ranking signal; it does not replace workload-specific testing.

GPT-5-Nano
Nova Lite
GLM 5.3 Flash
Price rank #1Nova Micro$0.04 input / $0.14 output per 1M tokens
Price rank #2Min istral 3Up to 1,222 tok/s via Mistral AI
Price rank #3GPT-5-NanoUp to 500 tok/s via OpenAI