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Token Ledger — 2026-06-26

4663437Mehdi — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:28:12 +0000

The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-26

Lead change – biggest cost impact

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5
- Prompt price fell from $0.15/1M to $0.12/1M (‑20%).
- Completion price fell from $0.90/1M to $0.48/1M (‑47%).
- Who should care: Teams running high‑volume completion workloads on MiniMax M2.5 see per‑million‑token costs drop by $0.42 for completions and $0.03 for prompts.

Other price adjustments

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7
- Prompt: $0.24 → $0.18/1M (‑25%).
- Completion: $0.96 → $0.72/1M (‑25%).
- Relevant for latency‑sensitive apps using this model.
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super
- Prompt: $0.09 → $0.085/1M (‑5.6%).
- Completion: $0.45 → $0.40/1M (‑11%).
- Affects users of NVIDIA-hosted Nemotron workloads.
OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b
- Prompt: $0.039 → $0.03/1M (‑23%).
- Completion: $0.18 → $0.15/1M (‑17%).
- Notable for cost‑conscious developers on OpenAI’s open‑source offering.

No model additions or removals today.

Three cheapest models (per‑million‑token)

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

Total models tracked: 339.

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Token Ledger — 2026-06-25

4663437Mehdi — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:20:13 +0000

The Token Ledger – 2026-06-25

No price or model changes today.

Cheapest models today

inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash – prompt $0.01/1M, completion $0.03/1M – relevant for cost‑sensitive applications needing low‑latency flash inference.
ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro – prompt $0.017/1M, completion $0.112/1M – suited for enterprises using IBM’s Granite line where micro‑scale models reduce spend.
meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct – prompt $0.02/1M, completion $0.03/1M – useful for developers seeking a balance of performance and price for general‑purpose instruction tasks.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-24

4663437Mehdi — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:28:02 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-24

Most cost‑impacting change: MoonshotAI’s Kimi K2.7 Code completion price rose from $3.41 to $3.50 per M tokens (+$0.09/M). Developers using this model for long‑form generation will see a ~2.6% cost increase.

Added

Sakana: Fugu Ultra – New model with 1M‑token context. Prompt $5.00/M, completion $30.00/M. Who should care: Teams needing ultra‑long context and willing to pay a premium for extended reasoning windows.

Removed

EssentialAI: Rnj 1 Instruct – Prompt $0.15/M, completion $0.15/M (32k context). Who should care: Users of low‑cost, short‑context inference must migrate to alternatives.
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 – Prompt $0.20/M, completion $1.10/M (128k context). Who should care: Those relying on its mid‑range pricing for code or chat workloads.

Price Changes

Model	Change	Old ($/M)	New ($/M)	Δ ($/M)	Who should care
Z.ai: GLM 5.2	Prompt ↓	0.98	0.95	–0.03	Cost‑sensitive prompt‑heavy apps
	Completion ↓	3.08	3.00	–0.08	Completion‑focused services
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code	Prompt ↑	0.68	0.74	+0.06	Prompt‑driven pipelines
	Completion ↑	3.41	3.50	+0.09	Long‑completion workloads
Xiaomi: MiMo‑V2.5	Prompt ↓	0.14	0.105	–0.035	Low‑cost prompt users
	Completion ↔	0.28	0.28	0.00	No impact
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7	Prompt ↓	0.25	0.24	–0.01	Minor savings
	Completion ↓	1.00	0.96	–0.04	Completion‑heavy tasks
Microsoft: Phi 4	Prompt ↑	0.065	0.070	+0.005	Negligible effect
	Completion ↔	0.14	0.14	0.00	No impact
TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B	Prompt ↑	0.17	0.25	+0.08	Prompt‑intensive use
	Completion ↑	0.43	0.50	+0.07	Completion‑intensive use

Cheapest Models Today (per M tokens)

inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash – Prompt $0.01, Completion $0.03
IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – Prompt $0.017, Completion $0.112
Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct – Prompt $0.02, Completion $0.03

Total models tracked: 339.

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Token Ledger — 2026-06-23

4663437Mehdi — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:43:11 +0000

The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-23

Most Impactful Change

Removed: Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Pro (free) – prompt/completion price $0.00 / 1M → model no longer available. Who should care: Developers who relied on the free tier for testing or low‑budget apps must now switch to a paid alternative or absorb higher costs.

Added Models

Added: Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo – prompt $1.20 / 1M, completion $4.00 / 1M, context 202,752 tokens. Who should care: Teams needing a high‑context vision‑language model; cost is moderate compared to similar offerings.

Price Changes

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 – prompt down from $1.00 to $0.98 / 1M (-$0.02); completion down from $4.00 to $3.08 / 1M (-$0.92). Who should care: Users of this model see noticeable savings, especially on completion‑heavy workloads.
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code – prompt up from $0.612 to $0.68 / 1M (+$0.068); completion up from $3.069 to $3.41 / 1M (+$0.341). Who should care: Code‑generation users will face higher per‑token expenses.
Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Pro – prompt down from $0.50 to $0.25 / 1M (-$0.25); completion down from $2.50 to $1.00 / 1M (-$1.50). Who should care: Significant cost reduction for existing users; makes the model more attractive for budget‑conscious projects.

Cheapest Models Today (per 1M tokens)

inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash – prompt $0.01, completion $0.03
IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – prompt $0.02, completion $0.11
Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct – prompt $0.02, completion $0.03

Total models tracked: 340.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-22

4663437Mehdi — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:07:30 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-22

Most cost‑impacting change: Removal of Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku – removed
- Prompt price: $0.80 / 1M tokens (was 8e‑07)
- Completion price: $4.00 / 1M tokens (was 4e‑06)
- Who should care: Anyone relying on this model for low‑latency, high‑throughput tasks must find an alternative or adjust budgets.

Added model

Nex AGI: Nex‑N2‑Pro – added
- Prompt price: $0.50 / 1M tokens (5e‑07)
- Completion price: $2.50 / 1M tokens (2.5e‑06)
- Context: 262,144 tokens
- Who should care: Teams needing a large‑context, inexpensive option for prompt‑heavy workloads.

Price changes

Z.ai: GLM 5.2
- Prompt: $1.20 → $1.00 / 1M (‑$0.20)
- Completion: $4.10 → $4.00 / 1M (‑$0.10)
- Who should care: Users of GLM 5.2 see modest savings on both prompt and completion.
MoonshotAI Kimi Latest
- Prompt: unchanged $0.66 / 1M
- Completion: $3.50 → $3.41 / 1M (‑$0.09)
- Who should care: Slight reduction in completion cost for latency‑sensitive apps.
MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6
- Prompt: unchanged $0.66 / 1M
- Completion: $3.50 → $3.41 / 1M (‑$0.09)
- Who should care: Same savings as Kimi Latest for those on the K2.6 variant.

Cheapest models today (per 1M tokens)

inclusionAI: Ling‑2.6‑flash – Prompt $0.01, Completion $0.03
IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – Prompt $0.017, Completion $0.112
Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct – Prompt $0.02, Completion $0.03
Mistral: Mistral Nemo – Prompt $0.02, Completion $0.03
Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct – Prompt $0.027, Completion $0.201

Total models tracked: 340.

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The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-21

4663437Mehdi — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:45:24 +0000

The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-21

Price Change – Arcee AI: Trinity Large Thinking

What changed: Prompt price ↑, completion price ↓.
Numbers: Prompt: $0.22 → $0.25 per 1M tokens (+$0.03/1M). Completion: $0.85 → $0.80 per 1M tokens (−$0.05/1M).
Who should care: Teams with prompt‑heavy workloads will see ~14% higher input cost; completion‑heavy workloads benefit ~6% lower output cost.

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The Token Ledger – 2026-06-20

4663437Mehdi — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:13:18 +0000

The Token Ledger – 2026-06-20

Most Impactful Change

Model: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code
What changed: Prompt price ↓ from $0.74/1M to $0.612/1M; Completion price ↓ from $3.50/1M to $3.069/1M
Savings: ~$0.128/1M prompt, ~$0.431/1M completion (≈ $0.559/1M total)
Who should care: Teams running code‑generation or debugging workloads on MoonshotAI see noticeable cost cuts.

Other Price Adjustments

MoonshotAI Kimi Latest – Prompt ↓ $0.67/1M → $0.66/1M (‑$0.01/1M); completion unchanged at $3.50/1M.
Tencent: Hy3 preview – Prompt ↓ $0.066/1M → $0.063/1M (‑$0.003/1M); Completion ↓ $0.26/1M → $0.21/1M (‑$0.05/1M).
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 – Prompt ↓ $0.67/1M → $0.66/1M (‑$0.01/1M); completion unchanged at $3.50/1M.

Model Removed

Meta: Llama 3 70B Instruct – Prompt $0.51/1M, Completion $0.74/1M, Context 8192 tokens.
Who should care: Anyone relying on this model must migrate to an alternative (e.g., Llama 3.1 8B or newer variants).

Total models tracked: 340.

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AI Pricing Digest – 2026-06-19

4663437Mehdi — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:42:00 +0000

AI Pricing Digest – 2026-06-19

Most impactful change

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 – Prompt price ↓ from $1.40 to $1.20 per 1M tokens; completion price ↓ from $4.40 to $4.10 per 1M tokens. Net saving ≈ $0.50 per 1M tokens. Teams with high-volume GLM 5.2 usage see the largest cost reduction today.

Other price changes

MoonshotAI Kimi Latest – Prompt ↓ $0.68→$0.67 per 1M; completion ↑ $3.41→$3.50 per 1M. Net +$0.08 per 1M.
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B – Prompt ↓ $0.15→$0.14 per 1M; completion unchanged $1.00 per 1M. Net –$0.01 per 1M.
MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6 – Same delta as Kimi Latest (+$0.08 per 1M).

Added models

Poolside Laguna XS.2 – Prompt $0.10/1M, completion $0.20/1M, context 262k tokens.
Poolside Laguna M.1 – Prompt $0.20/1M, completion $0.40/1M, context 262k tokens.

Cheapest models today (per 1M tokens)

inclusionAI Ling-2.6-flash – prompt $0.01, completion $0.03
IBM Granite 4.0 Micro – prompt $0.017, completion $0.112
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct – prompt $0.02, completion $0.03
Mistral Nemo – prompt $0.02, completion $0.03
Meta Llama 3.2 1B Instruct – prompt $0.027, completion $0.201

Total models tracked: 341.

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Token Ledger Digest - 2026-06-18

4663437Mehdi — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:17:33 +0000

Token Ledger Digest - 2026-06-18

Most cost‑impacting change:

Cohere: North Mini Code (free) – added.
- Prompt: $0.00 / 1M (0 × 10⁻⁰⁵)
- Completion: $0.00 / 1M (0 × 10⁻⁰⁵)
- Who should care: developers needing zero‑cost code generation or experimentation without API spend.

Other additions:

Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) – added.
- Prompt: $0.50 / 1M (5 × 10⁻⁷)
- Completion: $3.00 / 1M (3 × 10⁻⁶)
- Who should care: teams building multimodal image‑text workflows needing moderate‑cost vision capabilities.
Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) – added.
- Prompt: $2.00 / 1M (2 × 10⁻⁶)
- Completion: $12.00 / 1M (1.2 × 10⁻⁵)
- Who should care: users requiring higher‑fidelity image understanding and willing to pay a premium.

Removal:

Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash – removed.
- Prompt: $0.10 / 1M (1 × 10⁻⁷)
- Completion: $0.30 / 1M (3 × 10⁻⁷)
- Who should care: cost‑sensitive projects that relied on this ultra‑cheap model; they must migrate to alternatives.

No price changes were recorded today. Total models tracked: 339.

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2026-06-17 Digest

4663437Mehdi — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:57:21 +0000

2026-06-17 Digest

Most Impactful Change

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra – completion price fell from $2.50/1M to $2.20/1M (prompt unchanged at $0.50/1M). Who should care: Teams running long‑form generation workloads where output tokens dominate cost.

Other Price Changes

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code – prompt price down $0.75/1M → $0.74/1M (‑$0.01/1M); completion steady at $3.50/1M.

Who should care: Developers sensitive to input token costs for code‑assistant prompts.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash – prompt price down $0.098/1M → $0.090/1M (‑$0.008/1M); completion down $0.196/1M → $0.180/1M (‑$0.016/1M).

Who should care: Users of flash‑mode inference seeking low‑latency, low‑cost completions.

New Model Added

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 – 1,048,576 token context; prompt $1.40/1M, completion $4.40/1M. Who should care: Applications needing very long context with moderate‑to‑high generation cost.

Cheapest Models Today (per 1M tokens)

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

Total models tracked: 337.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-16

4663437Mehdi — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:23:04 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-16

Most impactful change

xAI: Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent – Prompt price dropped from $2.00/1M to $1.25/1M (−$0.75); completion price fell from $6.00/1M to $2.50/1M (−$3.50). Developers running multi‑agent workflows see roughly a 60% reduction in prompt cost and a 58% cut in completion cost.

Price changes

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash – Prompt rose $0.09 → $0.098/1M (+$0.008); completion rose $0.18 → $0.196/1M (+$0.016). Minor uptick; affects latency‑sensitive calls.
Tencent: Hy3 preview – Prompt increased $0.063 → $0.066/1M (+$0.003); completion jumped $0.21 → $0.26/1M (+$0.05). Notable completion cost rise for long‑form generation.
Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B – Prompt slipped $0.39 → $0.385/1M (−$0.005); completion climbed $2.34 → $2.45/1M (+$0.11). Mixed; completion up ~5%.
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air – Prompt edged up $0.125 → $0.13/1M (+$0.005); completion unchanged at $0.85/1M. Small prompt adjustment.

Model removed

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B – No longer offered (previous rates $0.29/1M prompt & completion). Users must shift to alternatives; review any dependent workloads.

Cheapest models today (reference)

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

Total models tracked: 336.

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The Token Ledger – 2026-06-15

4663437Mehdi — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:27:03 +0000

The Token Ledger – 2026-06-15

No meaningful changes in model additions, removals, or pricing today.

Cheapest models today (per 1M tokens)

inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash (inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash) – Prompt: $0.01 / 1M, Completion: $0.03 / 1M, Context: 262,144 tokens
IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro (ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro) – Prompt: $0.017 / 1M, Completion: $0.112 / 1M, Context: 131,000 tokens
Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct) – Prompt: $0.02 / 1M, Completion: $0.03 / 1M, Context: 131,072 tokens

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