Cheapest models
Ranked by blended API price (75% input + 25% output, USD per 1M tokens). Free promotional listings excluded.
Ranked by blended API price (75% input + 25% output, USD per 1M tokens). Free promotional listings excluded. Source: OpenRouter. Variants (reasoning effort, batch) are folded into one row.
| # | Model | Capability | Reasoning | Coding | Context | $/M | Weights | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | MiniMax M2MiniMax | — | — | — | 205K | $0.53 | Open | 23 Oct 2025 |
| 102 | MiniMax M2.1MiniMax | — | — | — | 205K | $0.53 | Open | 23 Dec 2025 |
| 103 | Muse Glimmer 30BMeta | — | — | — | 131K | $0.53 | Open | 9 Aug 2026 |
| 104 | Qwen3.5-27BAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 262K | $0.54 | Open | 25 Feb 2026 |
| 105 | MiMo-V2.5-ProXiaomi | — | — | — | 1.05M | $0.54 | Open | 22 Apr 2026 |
| 106 | MiMo-V2.6-ProNEWXiaomi | — | — | — | 1.05M | $0.54 | Open | 21 Sep 2026 |
| 107 | Skyfall 36B V2TheDrummer | — | — | — | 33K | $0.61 | Open | 10 Mar 2025 |
| 108 | WizardLM-2 8x22BMicrosoft | — | 43.4 | — | 66K | $0.62 | Open | 16 Apr 2024 |
| 109 | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47BBaidu | — | — | — | 123K | $0.63 | Open | 30 Jun 2025 |
| 110 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 262K | $0.63 | Open | 23 Sep 2025 |
| 111 | Inkling SmallThinking Machines Lab | 150.1 | — | — | 524K | $0.64 | Open | 15 Jul 2026 |
| 112 | Gemma 2 27BGoogle | 122.1 | 36.5 | — | 8K | $0.65 | Open | 24 Jun 2024 |
| 113 | Qwen3 VL 8B ThinkingAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 131K | $0.66 | Open | 14 Oct 2025 |
| 114 | Llama 3.3 Euryale 70BSao10K | — | — | — | 131K | $0.68 | Open | 18 Dec 2024 |
| 115 | Hermes 3 70B InstructNous Research | — | — | — | 131K | $0.70 | Open | 18 Aug 2024 |
| 116 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10BAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 262K | $0.71 | Open | 25 Feb 2026 |
| 117 | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 33K | $0.74 | Open | 11 Nov 2024 |
| 118 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Alibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 131K | $0.75 | Open | 25 Jul 2025 |
| 119 | Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Alibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 82K | $0.75 | Open | 28 Aug 2025 |
| 120 | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 262K | $0.75 | Open | 6 Oct 2025 |
| 121 | GLM 4.6Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | — | — | — | 205K | $0.76 | Open | 30 Sep 2025 |
| 122 | Qwen3 235B A22BAlibaba (Qwen) | 139.4 | 70.7 | — | 131K | $0.80 | Open | 28 Apr 2025 |
| 123 | Devstral 2 2512Mistral AI | — | — | — | 262K | $0.80 | Open | 9 Dec 2025 |
| 124 | GLM 5.3batchZ.ai (Zhipu AI) · +1 variant | — | — | — | 1.05M | $0.84 | Open | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 125 | Llama 3.1 Euryale 70B v2.2Sao10K | — | — | — | 131K | $0.85 | Open | 28 Aug 2024 |
| 126 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 128K | $0.85 | Open | 1 Feb 2025 |
| 127 | Kimi K2.5Moonshot AI | 148.1 | — | — | 262K | $0.90 | Open | 27 Jan 2026 |
| 128 | GLM 4.5VZ.ai (Zhipu AI) | — | — | — | 66K | $0.90 | Open | 11 Aug 2025 |
| 129 | R1 0528DeepSeek | — | — | — | 164K | $0.91 | Open | 28 May 2025 |
| 130 | GLM 5Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | 145.8 | 87.8 | — | 205K | $0.93 | Open | 11 Feb 2026 |
| 131 | GLM 4.7Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | 143.5 | 83.3 | — | 205K | $1.00 | Open | 22 Dec 2025 |
| 132 | GLM 4.5Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | — | — | — | 131K | $1.00 | Open | 25 Jul 2025 |
| 133 | Hermes 3 405B InstructNous Research | — | — | — | 131K | $1.00 | Open | 16 Aug 2024 |
| 134 | Kimi K2 0711Moonshot AI | — | — | — | 131K | $1.00 | Open | 11 Jul 2025 |
| 135 | Qwen3.6 27BAlibaba (Qwen) | 146.5 | 85.9 | — | 262K | $1.04 | Open | 22 Apr 2026 |
| 136 | Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA | 146.2 | 85.4 | — | 262K | $1.05 | Open | 4 Jun 2026 |
| 137 | Kimi K2 ThinkingMoonshot AI | 146.0 | — | — | 262K | $1.07 | Open | 6 Nov 2025 |
| 138 | Kimi K2 0905Moonshot AI | — | — | — | 262K | $1.07 | Open | 4 Sep 2025 |
| 139 | Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 1M | $1.14 | Open | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 140 | R1DeepSeek | 139.0 | 71.7 | — | 64K | $1.15 | Open | 20 Jan 2025 |
| 141 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423DeepSeek | 149.1 | — | — | 1.05M | $1.19 | Open | 24 Apr 2026 |
| 142 | Hy4 previewTencent | — | — | — | 1.05M | $1.25 | Open | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 143 | Qwen3.5 397B A17BAlibaba (Qwen) | 146.6 | 86.4 | — | 262K | $1.29 | Open | 13 Feb 2026 |
| 144 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingAlibaba (Qwen) | — | — | — | 131K | $1.30 | Open | 23 Sep 2025 |
| 145 | Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI | 150.0 | 87.9 | 30.5 | 262K | $1.32 | Open | 12 Jun 2026 |
| 146 | Kimi K2.6Moonshot AI | 151.0 | 90.8 | — | 262K | $1.34 | Open | 20 Apr 2026 |
| 147 | GLM 5.2Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | 151.8 | 91.9 | 43.8 | 1.05M | $1.39 | Open | 16 Jun 2026 |
| 148 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeek | 155.4 | 91.7 | — | 1.05M | $1.41 | Open | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 149 | Hermes 4 405BNous Research | — | — | — | 131K | $1.50 | Open | 26 Aug 2025 |
| 150 | InklingThinking Machines Lab | 148.6 | — | — | 524K | $1.76 | Open | 15 Jul 2026 |
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New - awaiting independent evaluation
All new models →- Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic · 28 Sep 2026 · AA 56 · 1M · $4.00/M
- Qwen3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) · 23 Sep 2026 · 1M · $6.00/M
- GPT-6 SolOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 47.5 · 1.05M · $4.00/M
- GPT-6 LunaOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 37.3 · 1.05M · $0.20/M
- GPT-6 Sol ProOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · 1.05M · $4.00/M
- GPT-6 Luna ProOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · 1.05M · $0.20/M
- Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 57.6 · 1M · $8.00/M
- Grok 4.7xAI · 21 Sep 2026 · AA 46.4 · 500K · $3.00/M
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