AI Coding Model Pricing Comparison 2026
Compare 61 AI models from 10 providers. See exactly how much each model costs for your coding projects — from small scripts to large codebases.
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All prices per million tokens. Click any model for detailed cost estimates across common coding scenarios.
| Model | Provider | Input ($/M) | Output ($/M) | Cache Read ($/M) | Small Script | Medium Feature | Large Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 4 | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.300 | $0.62 | $4.66 | $23.29 |
| Claude Opus 4 | Anthropic | $15.00 | $75.00 | $1.50 | $3.08 | $23.29 | $116.44 |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.300 | $0.62 | $4.66 | $23.29 |
| Claude 3.5 Haiku | Anthropic | $0.800 | $4.00 | $0.080 | $0.16 | $1.24 | $6.21 |
| Claude 3 Opus | Anthropic | $15.00 | $75.00 | — | $2.77 | $20.25 | $101.25 |
| Claude 3 Sonnet | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | — | $0.55 | $4.05 | $20.25 |
| Claude 3 Haiku | Anthropic | $0.250 | $1.25 | — | $0.05 | $0.34 | $1.69 |
| GPT-4o | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 | $0.41 | $3.06 | $15.31 |
| GPT-4o mini | OpenAI | $0.150 | $0.600 | $0.075 | $0.02 | $0.18 | $0.92 |
| GPT-4 Turbo | OpenAI | $10.00 | $30.00 | — | $1.25 | $9.50 | $47.50 |
| GPT-4 | OpenAI | $30.00 | $60.00 | — | $2.85 | $22.50 | $112.50 |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | OpenAI | $0.500 | $1.50 | — | $0.06 | $0.48 | $2.38 |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 | $10.00 | — | $0.34 | $2.44 | $12.19 | |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.150 | $0.600 | — | $0.02 | $0.17 | $0.86 | |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash | $0.100 | $0.400 | — | $0.02 | $0.12 | $0.58 | |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro | $1.25 | $5.00 | — | $0.19 | $1.44 | $7.19 | |
| Gemini 1.5 Flash | $0.075 | $0.300 | — | $0.01 | $0.09 | $0.43 | |
| Qwen 3.6 Plus | Qwen | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.300 | $0.62 | $4.66 | $23.29 |
| Qwen Max | Qwen | $1.60 | $6.40 | — | $0.25 | $1.84 | $9.20 |
| Qwen Plus | Qwen | $0.400 | $1.20 | — | $0.05 | $0.38 | $1.90 |
| Qwen Turbo | Qwen | $0.080 | $0.240 | — | $0.01 | $0.08 | $0.38 |
| DeepSeek Chat V3 | DeepSeek | $0.270 | $1.10 | — | $0.04 | $0.31 | $1.57 |
| Mistral Large 2 | Mistral | $2.00 | $6.00 | — | $0.25 | $1.90 | $9.50 |
| Mistral Small 3 | Mistral | $0.100 | $0.300 | — | $0.01 | $0.10 | $0.47 |
| Claude 4 Haiku | Anthropic | $0.800 | $4.00 | $0.080 | $0.16 | $1.24 | $6.21 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | $0.037 | $0.150 | — | <$0.01 | $0.04 | $0.22 | |
| Mistral Medium | Mistral | $0.400 | $2.00 | — | $0.07 | $0.54 | $2.70 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | DeepSeek | $0.300 | $1.20 | — | $0.05 | $0.34 | $1.73 |
| Qwen 3 Turbo | Qwen | $0.150 | $0.600 | — | $0.02 | $0.17 | $0.86 |
| Grok 3 | xAI | $3.00 | $15.00 | — | $0.55 | $4.05 | $20.25 |
| Grok 3 Mini | xAI | $0.300 | $0.500 | — | $0.03 | $0.21 | $1.02 |
| Gemini 2.0 Pro | $2.50 | $10.00 | — | $0.39 | $2.88 | $14.38 | |
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | $2.00 | $8.00 | — | $0.31 | $2.30 | $11.50 |
| Qwen 3 Max | Qwen | $5.00 | $20.00 | — | $0.78 | $5.75 | $28.75 |
| Mistral Large 3 | Mistral | $2.00 | $6.00 | — | $0.25 | $1.90 | $9.50 |
| DeepSeek Jiuge | DeepSeek | $0.150 | $0.600 | — | $0.02 | $0.17 | $0.86 |
| Grok 3 Vision | xAI | $5.00 | $20.00 | — | $0.78 | $5.75 | $28.75 |
| Claude Sonnet 4 Lite | Anthropic | $1.00 | $5.00 | $0.100 | $0.21 | $1.55 | $7.76 |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Meta | $0.250 | $1.00 | — | $0.04 | $0.29 | $1.44 |
| Reka Flash | Reka | $0.200 | $0.800 | — | $0.03 | $0.23 | $1.15 |
Most Cost-Effective Models
Lowest input token prices — best for high-volume tasks and budget projects.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
GoogleThe most affordable Gemini model. Ultra-low cost for high-volume, simple coding and text tasks.
Gemini 1.5 Flash
GoogleCheapest Gemini model. Good for high-volume, simple tasks.
Qwen Turbo
QwenFastest and cheapest Qwen model. Good for high-volume tasks.
Gemini 2.0 Flash
GoogleCheapest Google model. Fast responses for simple coding tasks.
Mistral Small 3
MistralMistral's cost-effective model. Very affordable for general-purpose tasks.
AI Coding Platforms
Popular tools and IDEs that use AI models for coding. See which models they support and how much they cost.
Cursor
AI-first code editor built on VS Code. Supports multiple models including Claude and GPT-4.
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer by GitHub and OpenAI. Integrated into VS Code, JetBrains, and Neovim.
Claude Code
Anthropic's official CLI tool for coding with Claude. Terminal-based AI coding assistant.
Aider
AI pair programming in your terminal. Supports many models via API.
Cline
Autonomous coding agent in VS Code. Can create/edit files, run commands, and use browser.
Roo Code
Open-source AI coding assistant forked from Cline. Supports multiple API providers.
Continue
Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains. Bring your own model.
OpenAI Codex CLI
OpenAI's CLI tool for AI-assisted coding. Uses OpenAI's o-series models.
Open Interpreter
Natural language code execution on your computer. Runs code locally.
Windsurf
AI-first IDE by Codeium (now part of AI coding ecosystem). Multi-model support with deep IDE integration and cascading AI assistance.
Devstral
Mistral's open-weight coding agent. Designed for autonomous code generation and terminal-based development workflows.
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Released August 2025Frequently Asked Questions
How much does AI coding cost?
AI coding costs range from $0.037/M tokens (Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite) to $30.00/M tokens (GPT-4). A typical small script (1K lines) costs between $0.01 and $2.85 depending on the model.
Which AI model is cheapest for coding?
The cheapest model is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite at $0.037/M input tokens. For coding-specific tasks, Microsoft Phi-4 offers the best price-performance among coding-optimized models.
What is prompt caching and why does it matter?
Prompt caching lets you reuse previously processed context at a fraction of the cost. Models with caching (like Claude) can save 80-90% on repeated context. For a project with 70% cache hit rate, effective input costs drop significantly.
How do you calculate estimated costs?
We estimate based on typical token usage for each scenario: input tokens (reading existing code + your prompt), output tokens (generated code), and cache tokens (reused context). Actual costs vary by project complexity and code quality.