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

437 entriesOrdered 16 Oct 2026 Page 11 of 18How the Club ranks

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

  1. 251

    Kimi K2 0905

    MoonshotAI

    • Input $0.6/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 4 Sept 2025
  2. 252

    R1

    DeepSeek

    • Input $0.7/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 64K
    • Released 20 Jan 2025
  3. 253

    Qwen3.8 27B

    Qwen

    • Input $0.42/M
    • Output $3/M
    • Context 1M
    • Released 14 Aug 2026
  4. 254

    Seed-2.0-Code

    ByteDance Seed

    • Input $0.5/M
    • Output $3/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 12 Aug 2026
  5. 255

    Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

    Google

    • Input $0.5/M
    • Output $3/M
    • Context 131K
    • Released 18 Jun 2026
  6. 256

    Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)

    Google

    • Input $0.5/M
    • Output $3/M
    • Context 66K
    • Released 26 Feb 2026
  7. 257

    Gemini 3 Flash Preview

    Google

    • Input $0.5/M
    • Output $3/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 17 Dec 2025
  8. 258

    GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct

    OpenAI

    • Input $1.5/M
    • Output $2/M
    • Context 4K
    • Released 28 Sept 2023
  9. 259

    Qwen3.6 27B

    Qwen

    • Input $0.32/M
    • Output $3.2/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 27 Apr 2026
  10. 260

    KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5

    Kwaipilot

    • Input $0.74/M
    • Output $2.96/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 10 Jul 2026
  11. 261

    Grok 4.3

    SpaceXAI

    • Input $1.25/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 1M
    • Released 30 Apr 2026
  12. 262

    Grok 4.20

    SpaceXAI

    • Input $1.25/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 2M
    • Released 31 Mar 2026
  13. 263

    Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent

    SpaceXAI

    • Input $1.25/M
    • Output $2.5/M
    • Context 2M
    • Released 31 Mar 2026
  14. 264

    Qwen3 Coder Plus

    Qwen

    • Input $0.65/M
    • Output $3.25/M
    • Context 1M
    • Released 23 Sept 2025
  15. 265

    GLM 5.1

    Z.ai

    • Input $0.965/M
    • Output $3.032/M
    • Context 205K
    • Released 7 Apr 2026
  16. 266

    Pareto 26.10 Preview

    unbiased

    • Input $0.8/M
    • Output $3.2/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 1 Oct 2026
  17. 267

    Relace Search

    Relace

    • Input $1/M
    • Output $3/M
    • Context 256K
    • Released 8 Dec 2025
  18. 268

    Hermes 4 405B

    Nous

    • Input $1/M
    • Output $3/M
    • Context 131K
    • Released 26 Aug 2025
  19. 269

    Nova Pro 1.0

    Amazon

    • Input $0.8/M
    • Output $3.2/M
    • Context 300K
    • Released 5 Dec 2024
  20. 270

    Kimi K2.7 Code

    MoonshotAI

    • Input $0.671/M
    • Output $3.35/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 12 Jun 2026
  21. 271

    Qwen3.5 397B A17B

    Qwen

    • Input $0.55/M
    • Output $3.5/M
    • Context 262K
    • Released 16 Feb 2026
  22. 272

    GLM Latest

    Z.ai

    • Input $0.12/M
    • Output $4/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 19 Aug 2026
  23. 273

    GLM 5.2

    Z.ai

    • Input $0.41/M
    • Output $3.99/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 16 Jun 2026
  24. 274

    Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

    Qwen

    • Input $0.4/M
    • Output $4/M
    • Context 131K
    • Released 23 Sept 2025
  25. 275

    Gemini 3.8 Flash

    Google

    • Input $0.75/M
    • Output $3.75/M
    • Context 1.05M
    • Released 2 Sept 2026