AI Token Price: price changes and news https://aitokenprice.com/ AI model launches, price changes and retirements, with sources. en Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:43:30 GMT Anthropic Suspends Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Access After US Government Directivehttps://aitokenprice.com/news/anthropic-suspends-fable-5-mythos-5-access/news/anthropic-suspends-fable-5-mythos-5-accessSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTAnthropic suspended Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on 12 June 2026 after a US government directive. What happened, why, and how access was restored on 1 July. Claude Fable 5: Anthropic's New $10/$50 Flagship Explainedhttps://aitokenprice.com/news/claude-fable-5-pricing/news/claude-fable-5-pricingSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTClaude Fable 5 launched at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output, double Opus 4.8. Pricing, context window and when the premium is worth it. Claude Opus 5.5 Pricing: $4 / $20, 20% Below Opus 5https://aitokenprice.com/news/claude-opus-5-5-pricing/news/claude-opus-5-5-pricingSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTClaude Opus 5.5 costs $4 per 1M input tokens and $20 per 1M output, 20% less than Opus 5, with cached input at $0.20. How it compares with Fable 5.1 and GPT-6. GPT-5.5 API Pricing: The Cache Discount Changes Everythinghttps://aitokenprice.com/news/gpt-5-5-api-pricing/news/gpt-5-5-api-pricingSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTGPT-5.5 costs $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output, with cached input at $0.50. How it compares with GPT-5.4, GPT-5.5 Pro and rivals. GPT-6 Pricing: Astra $10 / $50, Sol $2 / $10, Luna $0.10 / $0.50https://aitokenprice.com/news/gpt-6-pricing/news/gpt-6-pricingSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTGPT-6 Astra costs $10 / $50 per 1M tokens, GPT-6 Sol $2 / $10 and GPT-6 Luna $0.10 / $0.50. Cached, batch and long-context rates, and how they compare. June 2026 AI Pricing Roundup: A New Flagship Tier Emergeshttps://aitokenprice.com/news/june-2026-ai-pricing-roundup/news/june-2026-ai-pricing-roundupSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTJune 2026 AI API prices: Claude Fable 5 at $10 / $50, GPT-5.5 at $5 / $30, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Grok 4.3 and DeepSeek V4, with per-million-token costs. September 2026 AI Pricing Roundup: GPT-6, Opus 5.5 and Cheaper Flash Modelshttps://aitokenprice.com/news/september-2026-ai-pricing-roundup/news/september-2026-ai-pricing-roundupSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTEvery AI price change in September 2026: GPT-6, Claude Opus 5.5 and Fable 5.1, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Grok 4.7 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, and what comes next. Building Your First AI Chatbot: Model Choice, Code and Real Costshttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/building-your-first-ai-chatbot/guides/building-your-first-ai-chatbotSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTBuild your first AI chatbot with an API: which model to start with, a working code example, how conversation history drives cost, and what it really costs. The Cheapest AI Models in 2026, Ranked by Pricehttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/cheapest-ai-models-2026/guides/cheapest-ai-models-2026Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe cheapest AI APIs ranked by price per 1M tokens: small, workhorse, frontier and open-weight models. Tables update automatically from verified prices. How Much Does Hermes Agent Cost to Run? A Token Pricing Guidehttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/hermes-agent-cost-to-run/guides/hermes-agent-cost-to-runSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTHermes Agent is free, but the tokens behind it are not. Monthly costs from under $2 to $150 depending on the model you connect, and how to cut the bill. Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw: Which Self-Hosted AI Assistant Costs Less to Run?https://aitokenprice.com/guides/hermes-agent-vs-openclaw/guides/hermes-agent-vs-openclawSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTHermes Agent vs OpenClaw, the leading self-hosted AI assistants: features, chat apps, sandboxing and what each costs to run per month in API tokens. How to Cut Your AI API Bill in Half: 8 Tactics That Workhttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/how-to-cut-your-ai-bill-in-half/guides/how-to-cut-your-ai-bill-in-halfSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTPrompt caching, batch jobs, model routing, shorter prompts and output, off-peak hours and long-prompt limits: eight ways to cut AI API costs, with numbers. How to Get Your First AI API Key: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and Morehttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/how-to-get-your-first-api-key/guides/how-to-get-your-first-api-keySun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow to create an API key for OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, xAI or DeepSeek, which have a free tier, how billing works, and how to keep your key safe. OpenClaw Setup 101: Your Personal AI Agenthttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/openclaw-setup-101/guides/openclaw-setup-101Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTInstall OpenClaw, connect a model with your own API key, add WhatsApp or Telegram, install skills and keep it secure, plus which models to use. 10 Powerful Ways to Use OpenClawhttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/openclaw-use-cases/guides/openclaw-use-casesSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTTen ways people use OpenClaw: inbox triage, code review, research, meeting prep, smart-home control and more, with what each costs to run in API tokens. How AI Model Pricing Works: Tokens, Input and Output, Caching and Batchhttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/understanding-ai-model-pricing/guides/understanding-ai-model-pricingSun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat a token is, why output costs more than input, and how caching, batch discounts, long-prompt surcharges and off-peak rates change what you pay. Claude Opus 5.5 launched at $4 / $20 per 1M tokens, 20% below Opus 5.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-09change-2026-09-22-claude-opus-5-5Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTClaude Opus 5.5 launched at $4 / $20 per 1M tokens, 20% below Opus 5. OpenAI launched GPT-6 Sol at $2 / $10 and GPT-6 Luna at $0.10 / $0.50.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-09change-2026-09-22-gpt-6-sol-gpt-6-lunaTue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTOpenAI launched GPT-6 Sol at $2 / $10 and GPT-6 Luna at $0.10 / $0.50. xAI launched Grok 4.7 at $2 / $6 for prompts under 200K tokens.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-09change-2026-09-21-grok-4-7Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTxAI launched Grok 4.7 at $2 / $6 for prompts under 200K tokens. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash replaced V4 Flash at $0.30 / $1.20 peak ($0.15 / $0.60 off-peak).https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-09change-2026-09-10-deepseek-v4-1-flash-deepseek-v4-flashThu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTDeepSeek V4.1 Flash replaced V4 Flash at $0.30 / $1.20 peak ($0.15 / $0.60 off-peak). OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra at $10 / $50, its most expensive standard model.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-09change-2026-09-03-gpt-6-astraThu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTOpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra at $10 / $50, its most expensive standard model. Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash at $0.75 / $3.75 until 31 December, then $1.50 / $7.50.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-09change-2026-09-02-gemini-3-8-flashWed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTGoogle launched Gemini 3.8 Flash at $0.75 / $3.75 until 31 December, then $1.50 / $7.50. Meta released Muse Spark 1.3 at $1.25 / $4.25.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-09change-2026-09-02-muse-spark-1-3Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTMeta released Muse Spark 1.3 at $1.25 / $4.25. Claude Fable 5.1 replaced Fable 5 at the same $10 / $50, with cache reads cut to $0.25.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-09change-2026-09-01-claude-fable-5-1Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTClaude Fable 5.1 replaced Fable 5 at the same $10 / $50, with cache reads cut to $0.25. Qwen3.8 Flash ($0.15 / $0.47) and GLM-5.3 Flash ($0.15 / $0.50) launched.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-08change-2026-08-26-qwen3-8-flash-glm-5-3-flashWed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTQwen3.8 Flash ($0.15 / $0.47) and GLM-5.3 Flash ($0.15 / $0.50) launched. DeepSeek V4 Pro moved to peak and off-peak pricing: $1.32 / $3.96 at peak, down from $1.74 on input and up from $3.48 on output.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-08change-2026-08-16-deepseek-v4-proSun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTDeepSeek V4 Pro moved to peak and off-peak pricing: $1.32 / $3.96 at peak, down from $1.74 on input and up from $3.48 on output. Z.ai launched GLM-5.3 at $1.40 / $4.40.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-08change-2026-08-14-glm-5-3Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTZ.ai launched GLM-5.3 at $1.40 / $4.40. Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash at $0.75 / $3.75.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-08change-2026-08-13-gemini-3-7-flashThu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTGoogle launched Gemini 3.7 Flash at $0.75 / $3.75. xAI launched Grok 4.6 at $2 / $6.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-08change-2026-08-12-grok-4-6Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTxAI launched Grok 4.6 at $2 / $6. Meta released Muse Glimmer 30B as open weights under Apache 2.0.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-08change-2026-08-10-muse-glimmer-30bMon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTMeta released Muse Glimmer 30B as open weights under Apache 2.0. Anthropic retired Claude Opus 4.1.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-08change-2026-08-05-claude-opus-4-1Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTAnthropic retired Claude Opus 4.1. Alibaba launched Qwen3.8 Max at $2 / $6.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-08change-2026-08-03-qwen3-8-maxMon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTAlibaba launched Qwen3.8 Max at $2 / $6. Mistral retired Nemo, Small 3.2, Devstral 2 and Magistral 1.2.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-31-mistral-nemo-mistral-small-3-2Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTMistral retired Nemo, Small 3.2, Devstral 2 and Magistral 1.2. OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Terra to $2 / $12 (from $2.50 / $15) and GPT-5.6 Luna to $0.20 / $1.20 (from $1 / $6).https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-30-gpt-5-6-terra-gpt-5-6-lunaThu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTOpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Terra to $2 / $12 (from $2.50 / $15) and GPT-5.6 Luna to $0.20 / $1.20 (from $1 / $6). Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5 at $5 / $25.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-24-claude-opus-5Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTAnthropic launched Claude Opus 5 at $5 / $25. DeepSeek discontinued the deepseek-chat (V3.2) and deepseek-reasoner (R1) endpoints.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-24-deepseek-v3-2-deepseek-r1Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTDeepSeek discontinued the deepseek-chat (V3.2) and deepseek-reasoner (R1) endpoints. Google launched Gemini 3.6 Flash at $0.75 / $3.75, half the price of 3.5 Flash, and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite at $0.30 / $2.50.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-21-gemini-3-6-flash-gemini-3-5-flash-liteTue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTGoogle launched Gemini 3.6 Flash at $0.75 / $3.75, half the price of 3.5 Flash, and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite at $0.30 / $2.50. Moonshot launched Kimi K3 at $3 / $15.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-16-kimi-k3Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTMoonshot launched Kimi K3 at $3 / $15. OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 Sol ($4 / $20 promotional), Terra ($2.50 / $15) and Luna ($1 / $6).https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-09-gpt-5-6-sol-gpt-5-6-terra-gpt-5-6-lunaThu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTOpenAI launched GPT-5.6 Sol ($4 / $20 promotional), Terra ($2.50 / $15) and Luna ($1 / $6). xAI launched Grok 4.5 at $2 / $6.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-08-grok-4-5Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTxAI launched Grok 4.5 at $2 / $6. Claude Fable 5 returned to the API after the US Commerce Department lifted export controls on 30 June.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-07change-2026-07-01-claude-fable-5Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTClaude Fable 5 returned to the API after the US Commerce Department lifted export controls on 30 June. Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5 at $2 / $10, cheaper than Sonnet 4.6's $3 / $15.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-06change-2026-06-30-claude-sonnet-5Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTAnthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5 at $2 / $10, cheaper than Sonnet 4.6's $3 / $15. Anthropic retired Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-06change-2026-06-15-claude-opus-4-claude-sonnet-4Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTAnthropic retired Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4. Anthropic suspended Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers after a US export-control directive.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-06change-2026-06-12-claude-fable-5Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTAnthropic suspended Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers after a US export-control directive. Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5, a new tier above Opus, at $10 / $50.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-06change-2026-06-09-claude-fable-5Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTAnthropic launched Claude Fable 5, a new tier above Opus, at $10 / $50. Google shut down Gemini 2.0 Flash.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-06change-2026-06-01-xMon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTGoogle shut down Gemini 2.0 Flash. Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash at $1.50 / $9.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-05change-2026-05-19-gemini-3-5-flashTue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTGoogle launched Gemini 3.5 Flash at $1.50 / $9. xAI retired Grok 3; requests now go to Grok 4.3.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-05change-2026-05-15-grok-3Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTxAI retired Grok 3; requests now go to Grok 4.3. Mistral launched Medium 3.5 at $1.50 / $7.50.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-04change-2026-04-28-mistral-medium-3-5Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTMistral launched Medium 3.5 at $1.50 / $7.50. DeepSeek launched V4 Pro ($1.74 / $3.48) and V4 Flash ($0.14 / $0.28).https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-04change-2026-04-24-deepseek-v4-pro-deepseek-v4-flashFri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTDeepSeek launched V4 Pro ($1.74 / $3.48) and V4 Flash ($0.14 / $0.28). OpenAI launched GPT-5.5 at $5 / $30.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-04change-2026-04-23-gpt-5-5Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTOpenAI launched GPT-5.5 at $5 / $30. Meta launched Muse Spark, its first major model from Meta Superintelligence Labs.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-04change-2026-04-08-xWed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTMeta launched Muse Spark, its first major model from Meta Superintelligence Labs. Qwen3.5-9B + Nemotron Nano 4B: Best Settings for OpenClawhttps://aitokenprice.com/guides/qwen35-9b-best-settings-openclaw/guides/qwen35-9b-best-settings-openclawTue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT318 benchmarks to find the best settings for Qwen3.5-9B (agent) and Nemotron-3-Nano-4B (router) in OpenClaw via LM Studio, with copy-paste configs. OpenAI launched GPT-5.4 at $2.50 / $15.https://aitokenprice.com/price-history#m-2026-03change-2026-03-05-gpt-5-4Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMTOpenAI launched GPT-5.4 at $2.50 / $15.