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AI Pricing Cheat Sheet (2026)
Every consumer plan + API rate for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Kimi, Grok, Mistral, plus the 5 levers that cut your bill.
Updated May 2026 · 6 min read
Every frontier AI model’s pricing in one page. Consumer plans, API rates, hidden caps, and the 5 levers that change the bill. Updated for 2026 Q1.
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Consumer monthly plans (USD)
- Claude Pro / Max: $20 / $100 / $200.
- ChatGPT Plus / Pro: $20 / $200.
- Gemini Advanced / Ultra: $20 / $250.
- Perplexity Pro / Max: $20 / $200.
- Grok (X Premium / Premium+): $8 / $40.
- NotebookLM: Free (Plus included with Gemini Advanced).
- Microsoft Copilot Pro: $20.
API pricing (per 1M tokens)
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.7 | $15 | $75 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3 | $15 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $0.80 | $4 |
| GPT-5 | $2.50 | $10 |
| GPT-5 mini | $0.25 | $2 |
| GPT-5 nano | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| Gemini 3 Pro | $2.50 | $10 |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 | $5 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.30 | $2.50 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | $0.27 | $1.10 |
| DeepSeek R1 | $0.55 | $2.19 |
| Kimi K2 | $0.60 | $2.50 |
| Grok 4 | $3 | $15 |
| Mistral Large 3 | $2 | $6 |
The 5 levers that cut your bill
- Prompt caching — 90% off cached input on Anthropic / Google. Always on for stable system prompts.
- Batch API (50% off) — for any async work with 24h SLA.
- Right-sized model — Haiku not Sonnet, Sonnet not Opus, Flash not Pro for routine work.
- Off-peak DeepSeek — 50% off again UTC 16:30-00:30.
- Open weights / self-host — for sustained workloads with consistent load. See the break-even calculator.
Multimodal surcharges
- Image: ~$0.04 per image (Imagen 4, DALL-E 4).
- Video: $0.30-0.50 per 5-10 sec clip (Sora, Veo).
- Audio in: ~$0.006/min (Whisper); native bundled in chat plans.
- Image in (vision): ~1500 tokens per image at flagship rates.
- Video in: ~250 tokens per second @ 1fps (Gemini).
Other 2026 tools worth knowing
- GitHub Copilot Pro / Business: $10 / $19.
- Cursor Pro / Ultra: $20 / $200.
- Windsurf Pro: $15.
- Midjourney: $10-120 across tiers.
- Perplexity Spaces / API: Sonar API ~$5 / 1M tokens.
Run the math against your actual volume: AI cost estimator, monthly budgeter, local vs API break-even.
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