Cheapest LLM API (2026)
50 models ranked by lowest price across 70+ providers · Updated daily
Prices updated:
As of : Real-time ranking of the cheapest LLM APIs, sourced from ComputeUnion's automated daily scrapes across 70+ providers. Prices are per 1M input tokens. Relay stations typically cost 20–80% less than official providers but route through a third party.
| # | Model | Cheapest Provider | Price / 1M input tokens | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Sonnet 5 | OmniTunnelrelay | $0.002716 | $0.013550 |
| 2 | Embed: BGE | LingYa APIrelay | $0.002759 | $0.011034 |
| 3 | Doubao | RunAPIrelay | $0.004524 | $0.004524 |
| 4 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | TreeRouterrelay | $0.005793 | $0.011586 |
| 5 | Claude Opus 4.8 | OmniTunnelrelay | $0.007439 | $0.037195 |
| 6 | Claude Opus 5 | OmniTunnelrelay | $0.007439 | $0.037195 |
| 7 | deepseek-ocr | TreeRouterrelay | $0.008938 | $0.008938 |
| 8 | DeepSeek V3.2 | TreeRouterrelay | $0.011586 | $0.017379 |
| 9 | ByteDance Seed | LaoZhang APIrelay | $0.013793 | $0.055172 |
| 10 | codegeex-4 | 302.AIrelay | $0.014000 | $0.014000 |
| 11 | Claude Fable 5 | OmniTunnelrelay | $0.017358 | $0.086789 |
| 12 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | TreeRouterrelay | $0.018000 | $0.036000 |
| 13 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | OmniTunnelrelay | $0.019000 | $0.097000 |
| 14 | Command R | UiUiAPIrelay | $0.020690 | $0.082759 |
| 15 | Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash (250615) | OhMyGPTrelay | $0.020690 | $0.206897 |
| 16 | DeepSeek V3 | RunAPIrelay | $0.022400 | $0.033600 |
| 17 | DeepSeek R1 | TreeRouterrelay | $0.022759 | $0.090621 |
| 18 | DeepSeek V3.1 | TreeRouterrelay | $0.023172 | $0.069517 |
| 19 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | dddAIrelay | $0.027586 | $0.137931 |
| 20 | Doubao Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) | OhMyGPTrelay | $0.027586 | $0.275862 |
| 21 | DeepSeek-OCR | Novita AIrelay | $0.030000 | $0.030000 |
| 22 | DeepSeek-OCR 2 | Novita AIrelay | $0.030000 | $0.030000 |
| 23 | deepseek/deepseek-ocr-2 | 302.AIrelay | $0.031000 | $0.031000 |
| 24 | Claude 3.5 Haiku | TreeRouterrelay | $0.033103 | $0.165517 |
| 25 | Claude 3 Haiku | PoloAPIrelay | $0.034483 | $0.172414 |
| 26 | Amazon Nova | OpenRouterrelay | $0.035000 | $0.140000 |
| 27 | AutoGLM-Phone-9B-Multilingual | Novita AIrelay | $0.035000 | $0.138000 |
| 28 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | UiUiAPIrelay | $0.037241 | $0.037241 |
| 29 | Command R7B | OpenRouterrelay | $0.037500 | $0.150000 |
| 30 | claude-haiku-3-5 | PoloAPIrelay | $0.041379 | $0.041379 |
| 31 | Codestral | EasyRouterrelay | $0.041379 | $0.124138 |
| 32 | DeepSeek V4 | TreeRouterrelay | $0.041379 | $0.082759 |
| 33 | ERNIE | ProAI APIrelay | $0.041379 | $0.041379 |
| 34 | Claude Opus 4.6 | OmniTunnelrelay | $0.043000 | $0.216000 |
| 35 | claude-sonnet-5 | dddAIrelay | $0.055172 | $0.275862 |
| 36 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B | PoloAPIrelay | $0.068966 | $0.137931 |
| 37 | dola-seed-2-1-turbo | EasyRouterrelay | $0.068966 | $0.344828 |
| 38 | Baichuan | Novita AIrelay | $0.070000 | $0.070000 |
| 39 | Doubao Seed 2.0 Lite (260215) | OhMyGPTrelay | $0.082759 | $0.496552 |
| 40 | Devstral Small | Mistral AI | $0.100000 | $0.300000 |
| 41 | devstral-small-2505 | 302.AIrelay | $0.110000 | $0.330000 |
| 42 | Doubao Seed 1.6 (250615) | OhMyGPTrelay | $0.110345 | $0.275862 |
| 43 | Doubao Seed 1.6 Vision (250815) | OhMyGPTrelay | $0.110345 | $1.103448 |
| 44 | Doubao Seed 1.8 (251228) | OhMyGPTrelay | $0.110345 | $0.275862 |
| 45 | ERNIE 4.5 Turbo | Baidu Qianfan | $0.110345 | $0.441379 |
| 46 | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | TreeRouterrelay | $0.124138 | $0.620690 |
| 47 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | TreeRouterrelay | $0.124138 | $0.620690 |
| 48 | Claude Sonnet 4 | TreeRouterrelay | $0.124138 | $0.620690 |
| 49 | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | TreeRouterrelay | $0.124138 | $0.620690 |
| 50 | E5-Mistral-7B-Instruct | SambaNovarelay | $0.130000 | — |
FAQ
What is the cheapest LLM API right now?
The lowest current price is Claude Sonnet 5 from OmniTunnel at $0.002716 / 1M input tokens. Prices update daily.
Why do LLM API prices vary so much?
Price differences come from: 1) relay stations typically offer 20–80% discounts vs official providers; 2) capability differences between models; 3) some platforms have volume tiers. Choose based on your actual quality requirements and budget.
How reliable is this pricing data?
Live-scraped prices come directly from provider APIs and update daily at 09:00 UTC. For large purchases, always verify the final price on the provider's official site.