Which AI provider has the most models?

OpenAI has the most models (9) including GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5.5, and GPT-oss variants. Anthropic has 6 Claude models. Meta/Together.ai has 4 Llama models. Google has 4 Gemini models. DeepSeek has 3 models.

What is the pricing landscape for AI APIs in 2026?

Budget tier ($0.07-$0.50/M tokens): Gemini Flash, Llama, DeepSeek, GPT-oss. Mid-tier ($0.50-$5/M): Mistral, Gemini Pro, GPT-5, Claude Haiku, Grok 4.3. Premium ($5-$30/M): Claude Sonnet/Opus, GPT-5.5 Pro. The market is compressing toward budget pricing.

LLM Pricing Map 2026

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Best Value: Budget Tier

DeepSeek V4 Flash at $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens offers the lowest cost with 1M context. Gemini Flash Lite is even cheaper at $0.075/$0.30.

Premium Sweet Spot

Claude Opus 4.7/4.8 and GPT-5.5 both price at $5 input, but Claude offers 1M context vs GPT-5.5's 1M. Output pricing differs: $25 vs $30.

The Comeback: Grok 4.3

xAI rebranded Grok 3 to Grok 4.3 at $1.25/$2.50 per 1M tokens — now competitive with GPT-5. Grok Build 0.1 ($0.30) joins the budget tier.

Hidden Gems

Mistral Large 3 at $0.50/$1.50 and Kimi K2.6 at $0.95/$4.00 offer strong capability at budget prices. Llama 4 Scout at $0.11/$0.34 with 10M context is unbeatable for long docs.

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