Cheapest Models

    Models at or under $0.20 per million input tokens ($1.50 output) — for classification, extraction, and high-volume workloads

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    Provider
    Status
    Input Price ($/M tokens)
    Output Price ($/M tokens)
    Context Size (tokens)
    88
    Models
    59
    Providers
    41
    Vision Models
    68
    Tool-enabled
    0
    Free Models
    Features
    Azure
    gpt-5.6-luna
    		$0.20$1.20$0.02
    AWS Mantle(us-east-2)
    gpt-5.6-luna
    		$0.22$1.32$0.02
    AWS Mantle(us-west-2)
    gpt-5.6-luna
    		$0.22$1.32$0.02
    AWS Mantle(us-east-1)
    gpt-5.6-luna
    		$0.22$1.32$0.02

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    GapGPT
    gpt-5.6-luna
    		$1.00$6.00$0.10

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    OpenRouter
    gpt-5.6-luna
    		$1.00$6.00$0.10
    OpenAI
    gpt-5.6-luna
    		$0.20$1.20$0.02

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    AvalAI
    gpt-5.6-luna
    		$1.00$6.00$0.10
    Xiaomi
    mimo-v2.5
    		$0.14$0.28$0.00

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    OpenRouter
    mimo-v2.5
    		$0.14$0.28$0.00
    Alibaba Cloud(us-virginia)
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$0.25$1.48—
    Alibaba Cloud(eu-frankfurt)
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$0.25$1.48—
    Alibaba Cloud(cn-beijing)
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$0.25$1.48—
    Alibaba Cloud
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$0.25$1.48—

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    OpenRouter
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$0.14$1.00—

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    AvalAI
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$0.25$1.48$0.02
    Alibaba Cloud(singapore)
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$0.25$1.48—

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    GapGPT
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$75.00$75.00—
    NovitaAI
    qwen3.6-35b-a3b
    		$0.25$1.48—
    Alibaba Cloud(singapore)
    qwen35-397b-a17b
    		$0.60$3.60—
    Alibaba Cloud(us-virginia)
    qwen35-397b-a17b
    		$0.60$3.60—

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    AvalAI
    qwen35-397b-a17b
    		$0.60$3.60$0.06

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    OpenRouter
    qwen35-397b-a17b
    		$0.39$2.34—
    Alibaba Cloud(cn-beijing)
    qwen35-397b-a17b
    		$0.17$1.03—
    Alibaba Cloud
    qwen35-397b-a17b
    		$0.60$3.60—
    NovitaAI
    qwen35-397b-a17b
    		$0.60$3.60—
    EmberCloud
    qwen3-coder-next
    		$0.11$0.68$0.06

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    AvalAI
    qwen3-coder-next
    		$0.30$1.50$0.15

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    OpenRouter
    qwen3-coder-next
    		$0.11$0.80$0.07
    Nebius AI
    minimax-m2.5
    		$0.30$1.20—

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    OpenRouter
    minimax-m2.5
    		$0.15$0.90$0.05

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    AvalAI
    minimax-m2.5
    		$0.30$1.20$0.03
    NovitaAI
    minimax-m2.5
    		$0.30$1.20$0.03
    MiniMax
    minimax-m2.5
    		$0.30$1.20$0.03
    SCX.ai (Turbo)
    minimax-m2.7
    		$0.48$1.79$0.05
    Gonka24
    minimax-m2.7
    		$0.08$0.32$0.02

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    AvalAI
    minimax-m2.7
    		$0.30$1.20$0.06
    MiniMax
    minimax-m2.7
    		$0.30$1.20$0.06
    NovitaAI
    minimax-m2.7
    		$0.30$1.20$0.06

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    OpenRouter
    minimax-m2.7
    		$0.25$1.00$0.05
    Mistral AI
    ministral-3b-2512
    		$0.10$0.10—

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    OpenRouter
    ministral-3b-2512
    		$0.10$0.10$0.01
    Mistral AI
    ministral-8b-2512
    		$0.15$0.15—

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    OpenRouter
    ministral-8b-2512
    		$0.15$0.15$0.01

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    OpenRouter
    ministral-14b-2512
    		$0.20$0.20$0.02
    Mistral AI
    ministral-14b-2512
    		$0.20$0.20—
    Mistral AI
    mistral-small-2506
    		$0.10$0.30—
    Runware
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.08$0.15$0.01
    Fireworks AI
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.03
    Alibaba Cloud(eu-frankfurt)
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.20$0.40$0.04
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    Every model here costs at most $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens — some, like Qwen3 4B and Llama 3.2 3B, as little as $0.03. At these prices a million-token workload costs a few cents, which changes what's economical: classify every support ticket, summarize every call, run an LLM check on every commit.

    Cheap doesn't mean toy: GPT-OSS 120B, GLM-4.7 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, and Qwen3.5 9B punch far above their price on everyday tasks. Route high-volume work here and reserve frontier models for the requests that actually need them.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the cheapest LLM API?

    In this catalog, Llama 3.2 3B and Qwen3 4B start around $0.03 per million input tokens, with GPT-OSS 20B at about $0.04 and GLM-4.7 Flash at $0.06. Prices differ per provider, so check the list — the same model is often cheaper through one provider than another.

    Are cheap models good enough for production?

    For classification, extraction, routing, summarization, and simple chat — usually yes. Small models fail mostly on multi-step reasoning and niche knowledge. A common pattern is a cheap model as the default with automatic escalation to a frontier model when confidence is low.

    How else can I cut LLM costs?

    Cache responses for repeated requests, use cached input pricing for long shared prefixes, batch offline work, and set per-project spending limits. Routing through a gateway also lets you switch to whichever provider currently offers the lowest price for the same model with zero code changes.

    Are there free models?

    Yes — free mappings show up at $0.00 in this list. They're rate-limited and best for prototyping; for production traffic, the paid models on this page are the reliable low-cost option.

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