The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-11

Most cost‑impacting change: Removal of free model

• Model: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 (free)
• What changed: Model removed from catalog (was free, now unavailable).
• Numbers: Prompt price $0.00 / 1M → removed; Completion price $0.00 / 1M → removed.
• Who should care: Anyone relying on zero‑cost Kimi K2.6 for prototyping or low‑budget workloads; must switch to a paid alternative.

Price updates:

• Model: Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
• What changed: Prompt price increased; completion unchanged.
• Numbers: Prompt $0.14 / 1M → $0.15 / 1M (+$0.01 / 1M, +7.1%); Completion $1.00 / 1M (unchanged).

• Who should care: Users of this model for prompt‑heavy tasks; cost rise modest but scales with volume.

• Model: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5

• What changed: Both prompt and completion prices increased.

• Numbers: Prompt $0.35 / 1M → $0.40 / 1M (+$0.05 / 1M, +14.3%); Completion $1.89 / 1M → $1.90 / 1M (+$0.01 / 1M, +0.5%).

• Who should care: Developers using Kimi K2.5; prompt cost rise noticeable for long contexts.

Cheapest models today (for reference):

1. inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash – $0.01 / 1M prompt, $0.03 / 1M completion
2. IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – $0.017 / 1M prompt, $0.112 / 1M completion
3. Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct – $0.02 / 1M prompt, $0.03 / 1M completion

Total models: 338.

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