Market data report
AI API Price Index
A consistent snapshot of currently available LLM API channels. Prices retain each provider’s billing currency and are normalized to USD for ranking; free routes are excluded from the lowest paid-price table.
Latest data verification: Sep 21, 2026
393
priced models
639
available channels
23
providers
Lowest paid input prices
Each model identifier is represented by its lowest current channel. The USD value is only for ranking; billing remains in the provider’s displayed currency.
| Model | Channel | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | USD normalized |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT 5.6 Luna | XiuRouter | $0.01 | $0.08 | $0.014 |
| Mistral Nemo | OpenRouter | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.019 |
| GLM 4.6v Flashx | XycAi | ¥0.15 | ¥1.48 | $0.0215 |
| Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash | Seed (字节) | ¥0.15 | ¥1.50 | $0.0217 |
| Qwen3 VL Flash | Qwen(阿里) | ¥0.15 | ¥1.50 | $0.0217 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | XycAi | ¥0.16 | ¥0.63 | $0.023 |
| Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen(阿里) | ¥0.20 | ¥0.80 | $0.029 |
| Qwen Flash | Qwen(阿里) | ¥0.20 | ¥2.00 | $0.029 |
| Doubao Seed 2.0 Mini | Seed (字节) | ¥0.20 | ¥2.00 | $0.029 |
| GPT OSS 20B | OpenRouter | $0.03 | $0.13 | $0.03 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | OpenRouter | $0.04 | $0.07 | $0.0356 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | XycAi | ¥0.25 | ¥0.99 | $0.0357 |
Recent price changes
These records show the latest material change for each channel in the price history log.
| Date | Model | Channel | Input price change | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | GPT 3.5 Turbo | OpenRouter | $3.00 -> $0.50 | -83.3% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | DeepSeek V3 | OpenRouter | $0.25 -> $0.32 | +28.0% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Mistral Small | OpenRouter | $0.35 -> $0.05 | -85.8% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Qwen3 235B A22B | OpenRouter | $0.09 -> $0.46 | +420.0% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Qwen3 30B A3B | OpenRouter | $0.05 -> $0.12 | +149.2% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | OpenRouter | $0.42 -> $0.53 | +24.7% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Qwen3.6 35B A3B | OpenRouter | $0.10 -> $0.15 | +50.0% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B | OpenRouter | $0.20 -> $0.13 | -35.0% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Qwen3.8 27B | OpenRouter | $0.42 -> $0.20 | -52.4% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Qwen3.5 35B A3B | OpenRouter | $0.16 -> $0.31 | +92.3% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Fireworks AI | $0.22 -> $0.30 | +36.4% |
| Sep 19, 2026 | GPT OSS 120B | OpenRouter | $0.04 -> $0.15 | +305.4% |