Use Case

Best AI for Summarization 2026 - Document Processing

Find the optimal model for summarizing documents, articles, and long-form content.

Input/Output Ratio
90% / 10%
Typical for this use case
Cheapest Option
$1.00
per 10M tokens/month
Top Pick
gemini-3.0-flash
Quality + Value balanced

Cheapest Models for Document Summarization

Based on 90% input / 10% output token ratio typical for this use case.

RankModelCost/10M tokensvs Best Quality
#1ministral-8bMistral$1.00-87%
#2gpt-4.1-nanoOpenAI$1.30-83%
#3gemini-2.5-flash-liteGoogle$1.30-83%
#4gemini-2.0-flashGoogle$1.30-83%
#5ministral-14bMistral$1.50-80%

Key Considerations

  • *Very input-heavy = cheapest input pricing wins
  • *Context window must fit your documents
  • *Fast models preferred for bulk processing
  • *Quality trade-offs acceptable for internal use

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