AI Model Comparison 2026: pricing, context windows and benchmarks
API price history
Every pricing move we've verified against official provider pages — launches, cuts and promos, per 1M tokens.
- verified19 Jul 2026VerifiedAll 19 listed modelsAll providers
Full verification pass: every price on this site re-checked against the official OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, SpaceXAI, DeepSeek, Alibaba and Meta pricing pages.
- rocket_launch8 Jul 2026LaunchGrok 4.5SpaceXAI
$2 in / $6 out
Launched at $2/$6 — first release under the SpaceXAI name after the SpaceX-xAI merger.
- rocket_launch1 Jul 2026LaunchGPT-5.6 SolOpenAI
$5 in / $30 out
GPT-5.6 family flagship reasoning model, 1M context, priced level with GPT-5.5.
- rocket_launch1 Jul 2026LaunchGPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI
$2.5 in / $15 out
Mid-tier of the GPT-5.6 family at half of Sol’s price.
- rocket_launch1 Jul 2026LaunchGPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI
$1 in / $6 out
Fast tier of the GPT-5.6 family.
- sell30 Jun 2026PromoClaude Sonnet 5Anthropic
$3 / $15 → $2 in / $10 out
Intro pricing: API usage billed at $2/$10 through Aug 31, 2026; list price stays $3/$15.
- rocket_launch30 Jun 2026LaunchClaude Sonnet 5Anthropic
$3 in / $15 out
Launched at the same $3/$15 list price as Sonnet 4.6, now with a 1M-token context window.