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What is the range of AI model output prices?

Output tokens usually dominate a real bill, and their price spread is wider than the input spread. This is the cheapest-to-priciest range across the models Harpd tracks.

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What is the range of AI model output prices?

Published output prices ranged from $0.30 per 1M tokens (Mistral Small 3.1) to $25.00 per 1M tokens (Claude Opus 4.8).

Figure
$0.30–$25.00
Data date
2026-08-18
Dataset
Harpd Model Pricing Dataset
Licence
CC BY 4.0

Data source: Harpd Model Pricing DatasetLast updated: Last updated: August 18, 2026Rank methodologyPublic dataset

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Data source: Harpd Model Pricing DatasetLast updated: August 18, 2026

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AnswerPublished output prices ranged from $0.30 per 1M tokens (Mistral Small 3.1) to $25.00 per 1M tokens (Claude Opus 4.8).
DatasetHarpd Model Pricing Dataset
Evidence/data/llm-pricing.json
Method/methodology/model-pricing/
Data date2026-08-18
LicenceCC BY 4.0 — attribution to Harpd required
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What is the range of AI model output prices?

Published output prices ranged from $0.30 per 1M tokens (Mistral Small 3.1) to $25.00 per 1M tokens (Claude Opus 4.8).

Where does this figure come from?

It is computed from Harpd Model Pricing Dataset (https://harpd.com/data/llm-pricing.json) and published with its data date. The methodology behind it is at https://harpd.com/methodology/model-pricing/.

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