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