AI Model Cost Calculator
Compare monthly API costs across the current flagship, mid-tier, and budget models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, based on your own expected usage.
- Live pricing pulled from official OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google pages
- Compares flagship, mid-tier, and budget models side by side
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Compare monthly API costs across the current flagship, mid-tier, and budget models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — based on your own expected usage.
Prices verified July 10, 2026 from official pricing pages — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google. Standard (non-cached, non-batch) rates shown. AI pricing changes often — always confirm current rates before budgeting.
Raw pricing reference (per 1M tokens)
If you just want the rate card without running the calculator:
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.5 | $5.00 | $30.00 |
| GPT-5.4 | $2.50 | $15.00 |
| GPT-5.4 Nano | $0.20 | $1.25 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 5* | $2.00 | $10.00 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1.00 | $5.00 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | $1.50 | $9.00 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | $0.25 | $1.50 |
*Claude Sonnet 5 introductory pricing runs through August 31, 2026. Standard pricing of $3.00 / $15.00 begins September 1, 2026.
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How often is pricing updated?
We check official pricing pages weekly and note the verification date on the page.
Does this include cached or batch pricing?
No, standard non-cached, non-batch rates are shown for a fair comparison.
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