Budget Models

Cheapest AI Models 2026 - Best Budget LLMs & APIs

Find the most cost-effective AI models. DeepSeek, Mistral Small, GPT-4o-mini, and other budget-friendly options.

12
Models
7
Providers
$0.100
Cheapest Input/1M
$4.00
Max Output/1M
OpenAI(2 models)
ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextNotes
gpt-4.1-nano$0.100$0.4001MUltra-efficient GPT-4 for high-volume applications
gpt-4o-mini$0.150$0.600128KFast, affordable GPT-4o for everyday tasks.
Anthropic(1 models)
ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextNotes
claude-haiku-3.5$0.800$4.00200KCost-effective option for simple tasks.
Google(2 models)
ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextNotes
gemini-2.5-flash-lite$0.100$0.4001MUltra-efficient for high-volume applications.
gemini-2.0-flash$0.100$0.4001MLegacy Flash model, still highly capable.
xAI(3 models)
ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextNotes
grok-4.1-fast$0.200$0.500256KUltra-fast Grok for real-time applications.
grok-4-fast$0.200$0.500256KFast Grok-4 variant for quick responses.
grok-3-mini$0.300$0.500128KEfficient Grok-3 for cost-sensitive workloads.
Perplexity(1 models)
ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextNotes
sonar$1.00$1.00-Basic Search
Mistral(2 models)
ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextNotes
ministral-14b$0.150$0.150128K14B parameter model for edge deployments.
ministral-8b$0.100$0.100128KUltra-efficient 8B model for high-volume tasks.
DeepSeek(1 models)
ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextNotes
deepseek-chat$0.140$0.280128KUltra-affordable chat model for general use.

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