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AI Model Comparator
Choosing the right AI model is a three-way tradeoff between price, quality, and speed — and the landscape changes fast. This free comparator puts eight leading models side by side with October 2026 pricing data, quality and speed ratings, and context window sizes. Click any column header to sort instantly: find the cheapest model, the highest quality, or the best balance for your workload. Prices are approximate and marked as such — always verify on official provider pages before budgeting. Pick the right model for the job and stop overpaying for power you don’t need.
Prices are approximate · Last updated: October 2026 · Click any column header to sort.
| Model ⇅ | Provider ⇅ | Input $/1M ⇅ | Output $/1M ⇅ | Quality ⇅ | Speed ⇅ | Context ⇅ |
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Always verify current prices on the official provider pages before budgeting — rates change frequently.
Frequently asked questions
Which model is cheapest?
DeepSeek V4 is by far the cheapest in this comparison at roughly $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens — about 18x cheaper than GPT-5 on input. Qwen 3 and Llama 4 are also strong budget options with solid quality scores.
Which is best quality?
Claude 4.5 leads on quality at 9.5/10, followed by GPT-5 at 9/10 and Gemini 3 Pro at 8.5/10. For tasks where output quality is everything — complex reasoning, nuanced writing — the premium models are worth the higher price. For routine work, the cheaper models score a respectable 7.5–8.
What does context window mean?
The context window is how much text a model can consider at once — your prompt plus the conversation history plus its response. A 1M-token window (Gemini 3 Pro, Llama 4) can hold entire books; a 128K window (DeepSeek V4, Mistral Large) holds roughly 300 pages. Bigger windows matter for long documents and big codebases.
How often are prices updated?
The data on this page reflects October 2026 and is labeled approximate. AI API prices drop frequently as competition heats up, so treat this as a snapshot for comparison — not a quote. Check each provider’s official pricing page before making budget decisions.
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