Track model pricing, free tiers and cost-saving choices across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral and other AI API providers.
A comprehensive pricing guide covering 42 AI models from 10 providers. Budget models start under $0.10/M tokens, Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet 4 were retired June 15, and OpenAI launched the GPT-5.5 family. Teams can save 60-80% by choosing wisely.
Over $400,000 in free AI API credits are available from 12+ providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Together AI, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, and ElevenLabs. Most don't require VC funding. Here's the complete map of programs with eligibility and application links.
Inception Labs says its Mercury diffusion language models can generate code at more than 1,000 tokens per second on H100 GPUs.
Tencent Cloud's Token Plan targets AI agents and coding tools. Here is a cost-per-token breakdown and the best-value choice for different users.
A practical English guide to using DeepSeek as a third-party model backend for Claude Code-style coding workflows, with setup notes and safety checks.
Anthropic says a US export-control directive forced it to suspend Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers, while other Claude models remain available.
Recent pricing trackers show a clear pattern: AI coding tools are clustering around $20/month for Pro plans and $200/month for power users.
Anthropic releases its first publicly available Mythos-class model, Claude Fable 5, with a limited free access window for Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise subscribers until June 22. The model delivers 80.3% on SWE-Bench Pro — 11 points ahead of the nearest competitor.
The cheapest provider changes frequently. Compare input and output token prices, context window, quality and free credits before switching.
Use smaller models for simple tasks, cache repeated prompts, route requests by complexity and apply for startup credit programs.