Workload OptimizerMulti-Model Cost Ranking
Cheapest Model for My Workload
Enter your token parameters, monthly request volumes, and required capabilities (vision, reasoning, context depth). Our optimizer computes the lowest-cost capable model, runner-up alternatives, and estimated percentage savings.
Define Your Production Workload
33 of 39 Models Fulfill Required CapabilitiesInput Tokens / Req2,000
Output Tokens / Req500
Monthly Requests100,000
Prompt Caching Hit %50%
Required Capabilities & Constraints
Min Context:
Engineering Note: Rankings and unit costs depend strictly on your selected workload parameters, caching hit rates, batch execution discounts, context window depth thresholds, and provider-specific time schedules (such as DeepSeek off-peak windows). No single model is universally cheapest across all architectures or prompt volumes.
Most Economical Matching Model
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Ultra-economical 1M context model for automated high-volume bulk pipelines
Total Monthly Cost$40.00
Cost Per Single Request$0.00040
Context: 1.05M tokensView Full Specs
Second Lowest Cost AlternativeRank #2
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Reasoner
Deep-thinking reasoning tier with 98% prefix-cache discount and 50% diurnal off-peak pricing
Monthly Cost$51.80
Premium vs #1+$11.80
Selecting Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite delivers an estimated workload savings of 22.8% compared to DeepSeek-V4.1-Reasoner.
Context: 256k tokensCompare Head-to-Head
Complete Cost Ranking for This Workload
Sorted from Lowest to Highest| Rank | Model | Provider | Cost / Request | Monthly Total | Context Window | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | $0.00040 | $40.00 | 1.05M | Details → | |
| #2 | DeepSeek-V4.1-Reasoner | DeepSeek | $0.00052 | $51.80 | 256k | Details → |
| #3 | Mistral Small 4 | Mistral AI | $0.00060 | $60.00 | 256k | Details → |
| #4 | Command R (08-2024) | Cohere | $0.00060 | $60.00 | 128k | Details → |
| #5 | Codestral (Current Generation) | Mistral AI | $0.00078 | $78.00 | 256k | Details → |
| #6 | Grok 2 mini | xAI | $0.00090 | $90.00 | 128k | Details → |
| #7 | DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | DeepSeek | $0.00091 | $90.60 | 1.05M | Details → |
| #8 | Llama 4 Vivas | Meta / Together | $0.00093 | $92.50 | 1M | Details → |
| #9 | GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.00100 | $100.00 | 1.05M | Details → |
| #10 | GPT-5.6 Mini | OpenAI | $0.00120 | $120.00 | 400k | Details → |
| #11 | Grok 4.6 Mini | xAI | $0.00160 | $160.00 | 512k | Details → |
| #12 | Mistral Large 3 | Mistral AI | $0.00175 | $175.00 | 256k | Details → |
| #13 | Qwen3 235B-A22B | Alibaba / Qwen | $0.00182 | $182.00 | 128k | Details → |
| #14 | Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.00185 | $185.00 | 1.05M | Details → | |
| #15 | OpenAI o5-mini | OpenAI | $0.00320 | $320.00 | 200k | Details → |
| #16 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.00337 | $337.50 | 1.05M | Details → | |
| #17 | OpenAI o4-mini | OpenAI | $0.00440 | $440.00 | 200k | Details → |
| #18 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | $0.00450 | $450.00 | 200k | Details → |
| #19 | Grok 4.6 | xAI | $0.00700 | $700.00 | 500k | Details → |
| #20 | OpenAI o3 | OpenAI | $0.00800 | $800.00 | 200k | Details → |
| #21 | Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | $0.00900 | $900.00 | 1M | Details → |
| #22 | Grok 2 | xAI | $0.00900 | $900.00 | 128k | Details → |
| #23 | GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI | $0.0100 | $1,000.00 | 1.05M | Details → |
| #24 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | $0.0100 | $1,000.00 | 1.05M | Details → | |
| #25 | Command R+ (08-2024) | Cohere | $0.0100 | $1,000.00 | 128k | Details → |
| #26 | Command A | Cohere | $0.0100 | $1,000.00 | 256k | Details → |
| #27 | Gemini 3.8 Pro | $0.0170 | $1,700.00 | 1.05M | Details → | |
| #28 | GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI | $0.0180 | $1,800.00 | 1.05M | Details → |
| #29 | Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | $0.0225 | $2,250.00 | 1M | Details → |
| #30 | Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | $0.0450 | $4,500.00 | 1M | Details → |
| #31 | GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | $0.0450 | $4,500.00 | 1.05M | Details → |
| #32 | OpenAI o1 | OpenAI | $0.0525 | $5,250.00 | 200k | Details → |
| #33 | OpenAI o3-pro | OpenAI | $0.0800 | $8,000.00 | 256k | Details → |