Cost-check any AI API in 30 seconds. ? How it works Enter your monthly usage and we rank every provider from cheapest to most expensive. For text: fill tokens-in / out / requests for accuracy, or just total tokens (we assume a 70/30 input/output split). Presets autofill realistic values. Prices are list rates — no Batch (-50%) or caching (-90%) discounts. An asterisk (*) flags providers with pricing caveats.

How we compute it

• We multiply your monthly usage by each provider's published API rate and sort the list from cheapest to most expensive.
• For text, the formula is (tokens_in × in_rate + tokens_out × out_rate) × requests / 1M. If you only enter total tokens, we assume a 70% input / 30% output split.
• Prices are list rates verified against each provider's official pricing page on 2026-05-04. They don't include Batch API discounts (-50%) or prompt caching (-90% on cached input).
• An asterisk (*) next to a provider means the rate has caveats — for example, ElevenLabs cost varies by tier, Gemini 2.5 Pro doubles past 200k context, and DeepSeek R1 bills reasoning tokens separately. Read the italic note below the row.
• Need a SaaS subscription instead of an API? Try the Find my AI wizard — it ranks plug-and-play tools by your monthly budget.