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Cheapest language models in 2026: Prices, Context Windows and Features

437 entriesOrdered 16 Oct 2026 Page 10 of 18How the Club ranks

Listed by price per million tokens (input plus output), lowest first.

  1. 226

    Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

    Qwen

    • Input $0.2/M
    • Output $2.4/M
    • Context 82K
    • Released 28 Aug 2025
  2. 227

    GPT-5.4 Mini (batch)

    OpenAI

    • Input $0.375/M
    • Output $2.25/M
    • Context 400K
    • Released 17 Mar 2026
  3. 228

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    DeepSeek

    • Input $0.66/M
    • Output $1.98/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 12 Aug 2026
  4. 229

    R1 0528

    DeepSeek

    • Input $0.5/M
    • Output $2.15/M
    • Context 164K
    • Released 28 May 2025
  5. 230

    Nemotron 3 Ultra

    NVIDIA

    • Input $0.5/M
    • Output $2.2/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 4 Jun 2026
  6. 231

    Kimi K2.5

    MoonshotAI

    • Input $0.45/M
    • Output $2.25/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 27 Jan 2026
  7. 232

    MiniMax M1

    MiniMax

    • Input $0.55/M
    • Output $2.2/M
    • Context 1M
    • Released 17 Jun 2025
  8. 233

    o4 Mini (batch)

    OpenAI

    • Input $0.55/M
    • Output $2.2/M
    • Context 200K
    • Released 16 Apr 2025
  9. 234

    o3 Mini (batch)

    OpenAI

    • Input $0.55/M
    • Output $2.2/M
    • Context 200K
    • Released 31 Jan 2025
  10. 235

    Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

    Google

    • Input $0.3/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 21 Jul 2026
  11. 236

    GLM 4.7

    Z.ai

    • Input $0.6/M
    • Output $2.2/M
    • Context 205K
    • Released 22 Dec 2025
  12. 237

    Nova 2 Lite

    Amazon

    • Input $0.3/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 1M
    • Released 2 Dec 2025
  13. 238

    Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)

    Google

    • Input $0.3/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 33K
    • Released 7 Oct 2025
  14. 239

    GLM 4.5

    Z.ai

    • Input $0.6/M
    • Output $2.2/M
    • Context 131K
    • Released 25 Jul 2025
  15. 240

    Morph V3 Large

    Morph

    • Input $0.9/M
    • Output $1.9/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 7 Jul 2025
  16. 241

    Gemini 2.5 Flash

    Google

    • Input $0.3/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 17 Jun 2025
  17. 242

    Kimi K2 0711

    MoonshotAI

    • Input $0.57/M
    • Output $2.3/M
    • Context 131K
    • Released 11 Jul 2025
  18. 243

    Seed 2.1 Turbo

    ByteDance Seed

    • Input $0.5/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 12 Aug 2026
  19. 244

    Grok Build 0.1

    SpaceXAI

    • Input $1/M
    • Output $2/M
    • Context 256K
    • Released 20 May 2026
  20. 245

    Grok 4.3 (batch)

    SpaceXAI

    • Input $1/M
    • Output $2/M
    • Context 1M
    • Released 30 Apr 2026
  21. 246

    GPT Audio Mini

    OpenAI

    • Input $0.6/M
    • Output $2.4/M
    • Context 128K
    • Released 19 Jan 2026
  22. 247

    Claude Haiku 4.5 (batch)

    Anthropic

    • Input $0.5/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 200K
    • Released 15 Oct 2025
  23. 248

    GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)

    OpenAI

    • Input $1/M
    • Output $2/M
    • Context 4K
    • Released 25 Jan 2024
  24. 249

    Hy4 preview

    Tencent

    • Input $0.751/M
    • Output $2.251/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 28 Aug 2026
  25. 250

    Kimi K2 Thinking

    MoonshotAI

    • Input $0.6/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 6 Nov 2025