AI API pricing: compare models and providers
Official providers, OpenRouter, fal and Arlee Labs: exact models, billing units and workload budgets. Choose a family to compare matching prices.
Text and agents
OpenAI / GPT
OpenAI API pricing in 2026: GPT-6.1, Astra, Luna and GPT-5.6. Compare token costs at OpenAI, OpenRouter and Arlee Labs and estimate your workload budget.
Google / Gemini
Gemini API pricing in 2026: Flash, Flash-Lite and Pro. Compare Google, OpenRouter and Arlee Labs input, output, caching, Batch and workload costs.
Anthropic / Claude
Claude API pricing in 2026: Fable, Opus, Sonnet and Haiku. Compare Anthropic, OpenRouter and Arlee Labs token costs, caching and a matching workload budget.
xAI / Grok
Grok API pricing in 2026: Grok 4.7 and 4.6 at xAI, OpenRouter and Arlee Labs. Compare token costs, the 200K context boundary and request budgets.
Image generation
Nano Banana / Google images
Nano Banana API pricing in 2026: 2, Lite and Pro for 1K, 2K and 4K. Compare Google, OpenRouter, fal and Arlee Labs and budget 10,000 output images.
OpenAI / GPT Image
GPT Image API pricing in 2026: Image 2 and 2.5 Flare/Sunburst. Compare OpenAI and Arlee Labs by quality, size, token billing and generation budget.
Black Forest Labs / FLUX
FLUX API pricing in 2026: FLUX.2 Pro for 1, 2 and 4 MP at BFL, fal and Arlee Labs. Estimate 10,000-image budgets and check reference-image conditions.
xAI / Grok Imagine
Grok Image API pricing in 2026: Imagine Image and Quality for 1K and 2K at xAI and Arlee Labs. Compare image-batch budgets and input-reference costs.
Speech synthesis
Compare total cost, not just the starting price
Use the same model and workload. Keep uncached input, cache operations, output and tools separate. For images, fix resolution and quality; for TTS, match characters rather than converting minutes without a script. Batch and promotional rates remain separate from regular interactive rates.
These guides cover matching models with verified references; they are not a complete list of every model sold by every provider. Other models and currently published rates are available in the Arlee Labs catalog.
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