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#	Provider	Input (1M tokens)	Output (1M tokens)	Total (in + out)	vs Official	Status
1	FrogBot API	$2.50	$15.00	$17.50	50% cheaper	Lower
2	XA Xpersona API	$3.00	$18.00	$21.00	40% cheaper	Stable
3	Poe API	$4.55	$27.27	$31.82	9% cheaper	Stable
4	OpenCode API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
5	Vercel AI Gateway	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
6	SAP AI Core	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
7	GitHub Copilot	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
8	LG LLM Gateway API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
9	Kilo Gateway API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
10	OpenAI APIOfficial	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
11	Fastrouter API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
12	NanoGPT API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
13	DigitalOcean API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
14	Databricks Foundation Model APIs	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
15	Freemodel API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
16	AIHubMix API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
17	ZenMux API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
18	Merge Gateway API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
19	Perplexity Agent API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
20	Azure OpenAI Service	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
21	Cloudflare AI Gateway	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
22	Vivgrid API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
23	Neon API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
24	OrcaRouter API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
25	OpenRouter API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
26	NEAR AI API	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
27	Azure Cognitive Services	$5.00	$30.00	$35.00	Same as official	Stable
28	AWS Bedrock Converse	$5.50	$33.00	$38.50	10% more expensive	Stable
29	Venice AI API	$6.25	$37.50	$43.75	25% more expensive	Stable
30	Venice AI API (pro)	$37.50	$225.00	$262.50	650% more expensive	Stable
31	GitLab API (chat)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	100% cheaper	Stable

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$20/mo

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ChatGPT web · iOS · Android · macOS · Windows · coding/Codex access subject to usage limits

GPT-5.5 · GPT-5.4 · GPT-5.4 Thinking · image/voice tools by availability

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$200/mo

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Everything in Plus · highest individual ChatGPT/Codex usage tier listed publicly

GPT-5.5 · GPT-5.4 · GPT-5.4 Thinking · GPT-5.4 Pro / Pro-tier models · advanced voice/image/video tools by availability

Business

$25/user/mo (min 2 users)

$20/user/mo

Business workspace · admin controls · ChatGPT and Codex standard seats

GPT-5.4 / GPT-5.5 access by business plan · GPT-5.4 Thinking · GPT-5.4 Pro access where available · Codex access by seat/usage

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Enterprise workspace · admin/security/compliance · custom deployment/payment terms

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Anthropic launched Sonnet 5 with introductory pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens — a 33% discount off the standard rate of $3/$15. The promotional pricing runs through August 31, 2026 and applies to all API users globally. Sonnet 5 scores 58.2 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and ranks among the top models for agentic coding and enterprise workloads. Batch API users can stack an additional 50% savings on top of the introductory rate, bringing effective pricing down to $1/$5 per million tokens.

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Model scenario scores across Chinese Writing, English Writing, Coding, Search, Reasoning, and Best Value.
Model	Chinese Writing	English Writing	Coding	Search	Reasoning	Best Value
Claude 3.5 Sonnet						4.5
ChatGPT-4o						4.2
DeepSeek V4						4.6
Gemini 1.5 Pro						4.2
Perplexity Pro						4.3

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