Token Ledger — 2026-07-07

AI API Pricing Digest – 2026-07-07

Most cost‑impacting change: Z.ai’s GLM 5.2 prompt price dropped, while its completion price rose slightly.

• Z.ai: GLM 5.2
  • What changed: Prompt price ↓, completion price ↑.
  • Numbers: Prompt $0.9086 → $0.90/1M tokens (−$0.0086/1M). Completion $2.8556 → $2.86/1M tokens (+$0.0044/1M).
  • Who should care: Teams using GLM 5.2 for prompt‑heavy workloads see modest savings; completion‑heavy jobs incur a tiny extra cost.

Other price adjustments:

• Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
  • What changed: Both prompt and completion prices decreased.
  • Numbers: Prompt $0.0509 → $0.05/1M (−$0.0009/1M). Completion $0.335 → $0.33/1M (−$0.005/1M).
  • Who should care: Cost‑conscious users of this model benefit from lower per‑token fees.

Newly added models:

• Tencent: Hy3 (free) – Prompt $0.00/1M, Completion $0.00/1M.
• Tencent: Hy3 – Prompt $0.20/1M, Completion $0.80/1M.
• Nex AGI: Nex‑N2‑Mini – Prompt $0.025/1M, Completion $0.10/1M.
  • Who should care: Developers evaluating zero‑cost options or ultra‑cheap alternatives for high‑volume tasks.

Cheapest models today (per‑million tokens):

1. inclusionAI: Ling‑2.6‑flash – Prompt $0.01, Completion $0.03
2. IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – Prompt $0.017, Completion $0.112
3. Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct – Prompt $0.02, Completion $0.03
4. Mistral: Mistral Nemo – Prompt $0.02, Completion $0.03
5. Nex AGI: Nex‑N2‑Mini – Prompt $0.025, Completion $0.10

Total models tracked: 343.

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