Pricing guides

Explainers and comparisons to help you understand — and cut — your AI API bill.

• GPT vs Claude API Cost: Every Current Model Compared

  OpenAI’s GPT-6 and GPT-5.6 against Anthropic’s Claude Fable, Opus, Sonnet and Haiku — list prices, real-workload costs and the details that change the math.

  Updated September 14, 2026

• The Cheapest AI APIs Right Now, Ranked

  Every model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI and DeepSeek ranked by blended price per token, plus the caveats that can flip the ranking.

  Updated September 14, 2026

• How AI API Pricing Works: Tokens, Caching and Batch Explained

  A plain-English guide to input and output tokens, prompt caching, batch discounts and long-context tiers — with a worked cost example.

  Updated September 14, 2026

• How Many Tokens Do You Get with Claude Pro and Max?

  Anthropic doesn’t publish a token allowance. How Claude’s session and weekly limits work, Pro vs Max 5x vs Max 20x, and what each plan’s price buys on the API.

  Updated October 3, 2026

• How Much Does an AI Chatbot Cost for 10,000 Users?

  A worked monthly bill for 200,000 chat replies on every tracked model, the cost per user, and four ways to cut it.

  Updated September 19, 2026

• Best AI Model for Coding by Price: DeepSWE Scores vs Cost

  Independent coding-benchmark scores next to the monthly cost of running a coding agent, plus when a flat-rate coding tool beats paying per token.

  Updated September 19, 2026

• The Cheapest AI Model for RAG (Document Q&A)

  RAG bills are driven by input and cached-input prices. Every model ranked for 50,000 document questions a month, plus the long-context threshold to watch.

  Updated September 19, 2026

• Batch API Discounts Explained: 50% Off the Work That Can Wait

  Which models offer a batch discount, what the discounted rate works out to, and which parts of a workload belong in the batch lane.

  Updated September 19, 2026