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Pricing

The changing cost of accessing AI capability, from API tokens to compute.

Model Pricing

API Input List Price by Capability Tier and Vendor

API Input List Price by Capability Tier and Vendor

  • OpenAI flagship
  • Anthropic flagship
  • OpenAI economy
  • Anthropic economy
Anthropic flagship input pricing was $10 per million tokens in 2026-08-21.$30$20$10$0Jul '23Jan '25Jul '26{"f":[360,150,40,8],"s":[["OpenAI flagship","#10A37F"],["Anthropic flagship","#D97757"],["OpenAI economy","#34D399"],["Anthropic economy","#F59E0B"]],"p":[["2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z","Jul '23",40,[[0,"$30",14,null],[1,"$11.02",86.12,null],[2,"$1.5",122.3,null],[3,"$1.63",121.81,null]],null],["2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z","Nov '23",72.38,[[0,"$10",90,null],[1,"$11.02",86.12,null],[2,"$1",124.2,null],[3,"$1.63",121.81,null]],null],["2024-01-25T00:00:00.000Z","Jan '24",94.33,[[2,"$0.5",126.1,null],[3,"$1.63",121.81,null]],null],["2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z","Mar '24",105.03,[[0,"$10",90,null],[1,"$15",71,null]],null],["2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z","Mar '24",107.5,[[2,"$0.5",126.1,null],[3,"$0.25",127.05,null]],null],["2024-05-13T00:00:00.000Z","May '24",124.24,[[0,"$10",90,null],[1,"$15",71,null]],null],["2024-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","Jul '24",142.35,[[2,"$0.15",127.43,null],[3,"$0.25",127.05,null]],null],["2024-08-06T00:00:00.000Z","Aug '24",147.57,[[0,"$2.5",118.5,null],[1,"$15",71,null]],null],["2024-12-03T00:00:00.000Z","Dec '24",180.22,[[2,"$0.15",127.43,null],[3,"$0.8",124.96,null]],null],["2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z","Apr '25",216.44,[[0,"$2",120.4,null],[1,"$15",71,null],[2,"$0.1",127.62,null],[3,"$0.8",124.96,null]],null],["2025-08-07T00:00:00.000Z","Aug '25",248,[[0,"$1.25",123.25,null],[1,"$15",71,null],[2,"$0.05",127.81,null],[3,"$0.8",124.96,null]],null],["2025-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","Oct '25",266.93,[[2,"$0.05",127.81,null],[3,"$1",124.2,null]],null],["2025-11-24T00:00:00.000Z","Nov '25",277.91,[[0,"$1.25",123.25,null],[1,"$5",109,null]],null],["2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z","Dec '25",282.58,[[0,"$1.75",121.35,null],[1,"$5",109,null]],null],["2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z","Mar '26",305.63,[[0,"$2.5",118.5,null],[1,"$5",109,null]],null],["2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z","Mar '26",308.92,[[2,"$0.2",127.24,null],[3,"$1",124.2,null]],null],["2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '26",332.24,[[0,"$2.5",118.5,null],[1,"$10",90,null]],null],["2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '26",332.79,[[0,"$2.5",118.5,null],[1,"$5",109,null]],null],["2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jul '26",338.01,[[0,"$2.5",118.5,null],[1,"$10",90,null]],null],["2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z","Jul '26",340.2,[[0,"$5",109,null],[1,"$10",90,null],[2,"$1",124.2,null],[3,"$1",124.2,null]],null],["2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","Jul '26",345.96,[[2,"$0.2",127.24,null],[3,"$1",124.2,null]],null],["2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z","Aug '26",352,[[0,"$4",112.8,null],[1,"$10",90,null]],null]]}OpenAI flagship: $4 on Aug '26. Anthropic flagship: $10 on Aug '26. OpenAI economy: $0.2 on Jul '26. Anthropic economy: $1 on Jul '26
SOURCE: OpenAI and Anthropic official pricing and release pages; Internet Archive

Minimum API Price at ECI ≥125

Minimum API Price at ECI ≥125

The minimum blended API price for ECI ≥ 125 fell from $37.50 to $0.1225 per million tokens across the observed frontier.$100$10$1$0.1Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24{"f":[360,170,40,8],"s":[["Lowest API price at ECI ≥ 125","#7C3AED"]],"p":[["2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z","Mar '23",40,[[0,"$37.5",33.03,null]],null],["2024-05-13T00:00:00.000Z","May '24",247.68,[[0,"$7.5",64.25,null]],null],["2024-06-20T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '24",266.2,[[0,"$6",68.58,null]],null],["2024-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","Jul '24",279.85,[[0,"$0.26",129.46,null]],null],["2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","Sep '24",313,[[0,"$0.13",142.91,null]],null],["2024-12-13T00:00:00.000Z","Dec '24",352,[[0,"$0.12",144.06,null]],null]]}Lowest API price at ECI ≥ 125: $0.1 on Dec '24
SOURCE: Epoch AI

Infrastructure Cost

PJM Base Residual Auction Clearing Price

PJM Base Residual Auction Clearing Price

The latest PJM RTO clearing price is $325 per MW-day for the delivery year beginning 2028-06-01.$400$300$200$100$0Jun '12Jun '16Jun '20Jun '28{"f":[360,170,40,8],"s":[["PJM RTO","#dc2626"]],"p":[["2012-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '12",49.18,[[0,"$16.46",145.24,null]],null],["2013-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '13",67.53,[[0,"$27.73",143.36,null]],null],["2014-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '14",85.88,[[0,"$125.99",126.9,null]],null],["2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '15",104.24,[[0,"$136",125.22,null]],null],["2016-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '16",122.59,[[0,"$59.37",138.06,null]],null],["2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '17",140.94,[[0,"$120",127.9,null]],null],["2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '18",159.29,[[0,"$164.77",120.4,null]],null],["2019-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '19",177.65,[[0,"$100",131.25,null]],null],["2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '20",196,[[0,"$76.53",135.18,null]],null],["2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '21",214.35,[[0,"$140",124.55,null]],null],["2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '22",232.71,[[0,"$50",139.63,null]],null],["2023-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '23",251.06,[[0,"$34.13",142.28,null]],null],["2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '24",269.41,[[0,"$28.92",143.16,null]],null],["2025-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '25",287.76,[[0,"$269.92",102.79,null]],null],["2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '26",306.12,[[0,"$329.17",92.86,null]],null],["2027-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '27",324.47,[[0,"$333.44",92.15,null]],null],["2028-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","Jun '28",342.82,[[0,"$325",93.56,null]],null]]}PJM RTO: $325 on Jun '28
SOURCE: PJM Reliability Pricing Model auction results