How much inference does $1 buy?

AI APIs and subscriptions ranked by tokens per dollar, at each vendor's own prices. Value vs API shows how many dollars of pay-as-you-go usage each dollar gets you.

Most tokens per $1
5M tokens / $1
OpenAI API · GPT-6 Luna
Best frontier-model deal
≈4.44M tokens / $1
Google AI Ultra 20x · Gemini 3.1 Pro
Best frontier pay-as-you-go
250K tokens / $1
Claude Batch API · Claude Opus 5.5
TypeAllSubscriptionsAPIs
Model tierAllFrontierMidSmall
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1
OpenAI APIAPI
$0.10 in · $0.50 out per 1M tokens
GPT-6 Luna · Small
GPT-6 Luna
Small
5M tokens1.0× API value1.0×
2
Google AI Ultra 20xSubscriptionest.
$199.99/mo · ≈889M tokens/mo
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Frontier
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Frontier
≈4.44M tokens≈20× API value≈20×
3
Claude Max 20xSubscriptionest.
$200/mo · ≈750M tokens/mo
Claude Opus 5.5 · Frontier
Claude Opus 5.5
Frontier
≈3.75M tokens≈30× API value≈30×
4
Google AI ProSubscriptionest.
$19.99/mo · ≈44.4M tokens/mo
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Frontier
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Frontier
≈2.22M tokens≈10× API value≈10×
5
Google AI UltraSubscriptionest.
$99.99/mo · ≈222M tokens/mo
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Frontier
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Frontier
≈2.22M tokens≈10× API value≈10×
6
ChatGPT Pro ($200)Subscriptionest.
$200/mo · ≈444M tokens/mo
GPT-5.5 · Frontier
GPT-5.5
Frontier
≈2.22M tokens≈25× API value≈25×
7
Claude Max 5xSubscriptionest.
$100/mo · ≈188M tokens/mo
Claude Opus 5.5 · Frontier
Claude Opus 5.5
Frontier
≈1.88M tokens≈15× API value≈15×
8
Claude ProSubscriptionest.
$20/mo · ≈37.5M tokens/mo
Claude Opus 5.5 · Frontier
Claude Opus 5.5
Frontier
≈1.88M tokens≈15× API value≈15×
9
Gemini APIAPI
$0.25 in · $1.50 out per 1M tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite · Small
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Small
1.78M tokens1.0× API value1.0×
10
ChatGPT Pro ($100)Subscriptionest.
$100/mo · ≈111M tokens/mo
GPT-5.5 · Frontier
GPT-5.5
Frontier
≈1.11M tokens≈12× API value≈12×
11
ChatGPT PlusSubscriptionest.
$20/mo · ≈22.2M tokens/mo
GPT-5.5 · Frontier
GPT-5.5
Frontier
≈1.11M tokens≈12× API value≈12×
12
Claude Batch APIAPI
$0.50 in · $2.50 out per 1M tokens
Claude Haiku 4.5 · Small
Claude Haiku 4.5
Small
1M tokens2.0× API value2.0×
13
Gemini APIAPI
$0.75 in · $3.75 out per 1M tokens
Gemini 3.8 Flash · Mid
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Mid
667K tokens1.0× API value1.0×
14
Claude Batch APIAPI
$1 in · $5 out per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Mid
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Mid
500K tokens2.0× API value2.0×
15
Claude APIAPI
$1 in · $5 out per 1M tokens
Claude Haiku 4.5 · Small
Claude Haiku 4.5
Small
500K tokens1.0× API value1.0×
16
GitHub Copilot Pro+Subscription
$39/mo · 17.5M tokens/mo
Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Mid
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Mid
449K tokens1.8× API value1.8×
17
GitHub Copilot ProSubscription
$10/mo · 3.75M tokens/mo
Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Mid
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Mid
375K tokens1.5× API value1.5×
18
Claude Batch APIAPI
$2 in · $10 out per 1M tokens
Claude Opus 5.5 · Frontier
Claude Opus 5.5
Frontier
250K tokens2.0× API value2.0×
19
Claude APIAPI
$2 in · $10 out per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Mid
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Mid
250K tokens1.0× API value1.0×
20
OpenAI APIAPI
$2 in · $10 out per 1M tokens
GPT-6.1 Sol · Mid
GPT-6.1 Sol
Mid
250K tokens1.0× API value1.0×
21
Gemini APIAPI
$2 in · $12 out per 1M tokens
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Frontier
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Frontier
222K tokens1.0× API value1.0×
22
Claude APIAPI
$4 in · $20 out per 1M tokens
Claude Opus 5.5 · Frontier
Claude Opus 5.5
Frontier
125K tokens1.0× API value1.0×
23
OpenAI APIAPI
$5 in · $30 out per 1M tokens
GPT-5.5 · Frontier
GPT-5.5
Frontier
88.9K tokens1.0× API value1.0×
24
Claude APIAPI
$10 in · $50 out per 1M tokens
Claude Fable 5.1 · Frontier
Claude Fable 5.1
Frontier
50K tokens1.0× API value1.0×
25
OpenAI APIAPI
$10 in · $50 out per 1M tokens
GPT-6 Astra · Frontier
GPT-6 Astra
Frontier
50K tokens1.0× API value1.0×

Tokens are blended at 3 input : 1 output. Subscription allowances are not published as token counts, so rows marked est. use estimates. How the numbers work →