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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-17

4663437Mehdi — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:35:36 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-17

Most cost‑impacting change: Z.ai’s GLM 5.2 saw its prompt price rise from $0.60 to $1.40 per 1M tokens and completion from $2.00 to $4.40 per 1M tokens – a +$3.20/M increase. Developers running latency‑critical or high‑volume workloads on this model should re‑evaluate cost budgets or consider alternatives.

Added models

Model	Prompt ($/1M)	Completion ($/1M)	Who should care
stealth/union‑alpha	0.00	0.00	Experimental users seeking zero‑cost access.
deepseek/deepseek‑pro‑latest	0.66	1.98	Teams needing strong reasoning at moderate price.
deepseek/deepseek‑flash‑latest	0.15	0.60	Cost‑sensitive apps requiring fast responses.
z‑ai/glm‑5.2:free	0.00	0.00	Anyone wanting a free, medium‑context model.

Removed models

Model	Prompt ($/1M)	Completion ($/1M)	Who should care
thinkingmachines/inkling‑small:batch	0.50	1.20	Batch‑oriented users losing a cheap option.
google/gemma‑4‑31b‑it:batch	0.39	0.97	Users of Google’s batch‑tuned Gemma.
openai/gpt‑oss‑20b:batch	0.05	0.20	Low‑cost batch workloads now unavailable.
google/gemini‑2.5‑pro‑preview‑05‑06	1.25	10.00	High‑preview Gemini users losing access.
openai/gpt‑4‑turbo‑preview	10.00	30.00	Anyone relying on the preview Turbo model.

Notable price changes (top 5 by absolute impact)

Model	Old Prompt ($/1M)	New Prompt ($/1M)	Old Comp. ($/1M)	New Comp. ($/1M)	Net Δ ($/1M)	Who should care
z‑ai/glm‑5.2	0.60 → 1.40	+0.80	2.00 → 4.40	+2.40	+3.20	High‑volume GLM 5.2 users.
moonshotai/kimi‑k3	2.65 → 3.00	+0.35	13.28 → 15.00	+1.72	+2.07	Kimi‑K3 adopters seeing higher spend.
meta/muse‑glimmer‑30b	0.35 → 0.30	–0.05	1.50 → 1.10	–0.40	–0.45	Cost‑conscious Muse users benefit.
z‑ai/glm‑5.3	1.09 → 1.40	+0.31	3.43 → 4.40	+0.97	+1.28	GLM 5.3 workloads now pricier.
deepseek/deepseek‑v4‑pro‑0813	0.58 → 0.66	+0.08	1.73 → 1.98	+0.25	+0.33	DeepSeek V4 Pro users face modest rise.

All other price changes were smaller than $0.33/M.

Total models tracked: 444.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-13

4663437Mehdi — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:43:44 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-13

12 price changes, no additions or removals.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 – prompt rose from $0.79/1M to $1.60/1M; completion rose from $1.58/1M to $3.20/1M. Developers running high‑volume inference will see ≈+$2.43 per 1M tokens.
MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 – prompt rose from $2.30/1M to $2.65/1M; completion rose from $11.55/1M to $13.28/1M. Cost‑sensitive apps using this model face ≈+$2.08 per 1M tokens.
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 – prompt fell from $1.40/1M to $1.09/1M; completion fell from $4.40/1M to $3.43/1M. Users benefit ≈‑$1.28 per 1M tokens.
MoonshotAI: Kimi Latest – prompt fell from $2.13/1M to $2.10/1M; completion fell from $11.90/1M to $10.95/1M. Savings ≈‑$0.98 per 1M tokens for existing workloads.
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct – prompt fell from $0.72/1M to $0.40/1M; completion fell from $0.72/1M to $0.40/1M. Reduction ≈‑$0.64 per 1M tokens.
Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B – prompt rose from $0.30/1M to $0.35/1M; completion rose from $1.10/1M to $1.50/1M. Increase ≈+$0.45 per 1M tokens.
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash – prompt rose from $0.08/1M to $0.15/1M; completion rose from $0.25/1M to $0.50/1M. Increase ≈+$0.33 per 1M tokens.
Z.ai: GLM Latest – prompt rose from $0.87/1M to $0.94/1M; completion fell from $3.36/1M to $3.17/1M. Net change ≈‑$0.13 per 1M tokens.
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B – prompt rose from $0.04/1M to $0.09/1M; completion rose from $0.22/1M to $0.30/1M. Increase ≈+$0.13 per 1M tokens.
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 – prompt fell from $0.09/1M to $0.05/1M; completion fell from $0.30/1M to $0.19/1M. Savings ≈‑$0.15 per 1M tokens.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest – prompt rose from $0.03/1M to $0.04/1M; completion rose from $0.07/1M to $0.11/1M. Increase ≈+$0.04 per 1M tokens.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 – prompt fell from $0.07/1M to $0.05/1M; completion fell from $0.13/1M to $0.10/1M. Reduction ≈‑$0.05 per 1M tokens.

Cheapest models today (per‑token prices):

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – $0.017/1M prompt, $0.112/1M completion
Mistral: Mistral Nemo – $0.019/1M prompt, $0.030/1M completion
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash – $0.021/1M prompt, $0.063/1M completion

Developers should monitor the highlighted changes for budget impact, especially the sharp rise in DeepSeek V4 Pro and MoonshotAI Kimi K3.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-12

4663437Mehdi — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:36:15 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-12

Most impactful change: Z.ai: GLM 5.2 saw its completion price fall from $3.04/1M to $2.00/1M (‑34%) and prompt price from $0.97/1M to $0.60/1M (‑38%). Developers running long‑form generation or batch workloads will see the biggest per‑token savings.

Added models

Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo – prompt $0.03/1M, completion $0.15/1M. Teams needing cheap structured‑output inference.
Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small – prompt $0.05/1M, completion $0.23/1M. Same use‑case, slightly higher quality.
OpenAI: GPT Astra Latest – prompt $10.00/1M, completion $50.00/1M. Cutting‑edge research or premium‑tier apps.
OpenAI: GPT Sol Latest – prompt $2.00/1M, completion $10.00/1M. Mid‑range commercial products.
OpenAI: GPT Terra Latest – prompt $2.00/1M, completion $12.00/1M. Similar to Sol with a bit more completion cost.
OpenAI: GPT Luna Latest – prompt $0.20/1M, completion $1.20/1M. Low‑latency, cost‑sensitive services.
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL – prompt $0.06/1M, completion $0.18/1M. Vision‑language tasks on a budget.

Removed model

OpenAI GPT Latest – prompt $2.00/1M, completion $10.00/1M. Users should migrate to Sol/Terra/Luna or another provider.

Price changes

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash – prompt $0.15 → $0.075/1M (‑50%); completion $0.50 → $0.25/1M (‑50%). Cost‑conscious inference pipelines.
Z.ai: GLM Latest – prompt $0.97 → $0.873/1M (‑10%); completion $3.31 → $3.36/1M (+1.5%). Minor shift; watch for completion‑heavy jobs.
Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B – prompt $0.42 → $0.214/1M (‑49%); completion $3.00 → $2.55/1M (‑15%). Mid‑size model users benefit.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 – prompt $0.66 → $0.578/1M (‑12%); completion $1.98 → $1.734/1M (‑12%). Pro‑tier workloads.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest – prompt $0.05 → $0.03/1M (‑40%); completion $0.16 → $0.07/1M (‑56%). Ultra‑low‑cost flash usage.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 – prompt $0.065 → $0.04/1M (‑38%); completion $0.18 → $0.08/1M (‑56%). Similar to above.
MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 – prompt $2.34 → $2.303/1M (‑1.6%); completion $11.70 → $11.55/1M (‑1.3%). Negligible impact.
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 – prompt $0.966 → $0.60/1M (‑38%); completion $3.04 → $2.00/1M (‑34%). Already highlighted as top saver.
MoonshotAI: Kimi Latest – prompt $2.34 → $2.125/1M (‑9%); completion $11.70 → $11.90/1M (+1.7%). Slight trade‑off.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 – prompt $0.955 → $0.789/1M (‑17%); completion $1.911 → $1.578/1M (‑17%). Pro‑tier savings.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 – prompt $0.0886 → $0.0668/1M (‑25%); completion $0.177 → $0.134/1M (‑24%). Flash‑tier efficiency.
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 – prompt $0.30 → $0.27/1M (‑10%); completion $1.20 → $1.08/1M (‑10%). Balanced cost cut.
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 – prompt $0.22 → $0.0875/1M (‑60%); completion $0.88 → $0.35/1M (‑60%). Large‑model users see major savings.
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct – prompt $0.40 → $0.72/1M (+80%); completion $0.40 → $0.72/1M (+80%). Cost increase; consider alternatives for budget‑sensitive apps.

Who should care: anyone integrating these models into production—especially those optimizing for cost per token, latency, or specific modalities (vision, long‑context). Adjust budgets or model selection accordingly.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-11

4663437Mehdi — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:11:37 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-11

Biggest cost shift: MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 – prompt price fell from $3.00 to $2.34 / 1M tokens (‑0.66) and completion from $15.00 to $11.70 / 1M tokens (‑3.30). Total ‑$3.96 / 1M. Who should care: Teams running long‑form generation or chat workloads on Kimi K3 see ~26% lower inference cost.

Added models

Sakana: Fugu Ultra v2 – 1M‑token context, prompt $5.00 / 1M, completion $30.00 / 1M. Who should care: Users needing very long context with moderate‑priced generation.
Sakana: Fugu Max – 1M‑token context, prompt $2.00 / 1M, completion $6.00 / 1M. Who should care: Cost‑sensitive applications that still require large context windows.
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) – 262k‑token context, prompt $0.00, completion $0.00 / 1M. Who should care: Prototyping or education where zero cost is critical.

Other price changes (Δ per 1M tokens)

Model	Prompt Δ	Completion Δ	Total Δ
Z.ai: GLM Latest	–0.0375	–0.1023	–0.1398
DeepSeek: V4 Pro 0813	–0.3894	–1.1682	–1.5576
Upstage: Solar Pro 4	+0.0600	+0.2400	+0.3000
MoonshotAI: Kimi Latest	–0.0600	–0.3000	–0.3600
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B	–0.0280	–0.1200	–0.1480
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507	+0.0419	+0.1070	+0.1489
DeepSeek: V3 0324	–0.0400	–0.1400	–0.5400

Who should care: Developers monitoring budget impacts—note the notable price rise for Upstage Solar Pro 4 (+$0.30 / 1M) and Qwen3 (+$0.15 / 1M), while most models saw reductions.

Cheapest models today (per 1M tokens)

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – prompt $0.017, completion $0.112
Mistral: Mistral Nemo – prompt $0.019, completion $0.030
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash – prompt $0.021, completion $0.063

Total models tracked: 439. No removals reported.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-10

4663437Mehdi — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:13:50 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-10

Most cost‑impacting change

Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B – Completion price fell from $2.40 / 1M to $2.08 / 1M (‑$0.32/M); prompt price fell from $0.29 / M to $0.26 / M (‑$0.03/M). Who should care: Teams running large‑scale Qwen inference; lowers cost per token for long‑form generation.

Added models

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash – Prompt $0.15 / M, Completion $0.60 / M.
Mistral Small 4 (batch) – Prompt $0.075 / M, Completion $0.30 / M.
Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) – Prompt $0.075 / M, Completion $0.075 / M.
Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) – Prompt $0.25 / M, Completion $0.75 / M.
Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch) – Prompt $0.20 / M, Completion $1.00 / M.
Codestral 2508 (batch) – Prompt $0.15 / M, Completion $0.45 / M. Who should care: Developers seeking new Mistral or DeepSeek options; batch variants offer lower latency‑cost tradeoffs.

Removed model

Nous: Hermes 4 70B – Prompt $0.13 / M, Completion $0.40 / M (no longer available). Who should care: Anyone relying on this model must migrate to alternatives.

Other price changes

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash – Prompt ↑$0.075/M (0.075→0.15), Completion ↑$0.25/M (0.25→0.50).
Z.ai: GLM Latest – Prompt ↓$0.106/M (1.113→1.008), Completion ↓$0.088/M (3.498→3.410).
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 – Prompt ↑$0.03/M (0.27→0.30), Completion ↑$0.12/M (1.08→1.20).
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 – Prompt ↓$0.063/M (0.32→0.257), Completion ↑$0.139/M (0.890→1.029). Who should care: Users of these models should adjust cost estimates; GLM 5.3 Flash becomes notably more expensive for completion‑heavy workloads.

Cheapest models today (per‑million tokens)

IBM Granite 4.0 Micro – Prompt $0.017/M, Completion $0.112/M
Mistral Nemo – Prompt $0.019/M, Completion $0.030/M
inclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash – Prompt $0.021/M, Completion $0.063/M

Total models tracked: 436.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-09

4663437Mehdi — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:19:51 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-09

Lead: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (batch) delivers the biggest cost cut, lowering prompt price from $1.32 to $0.66 per 1M tokens and completion from $3.96 to $1.98 per 1M tokens – a total saving of $2.64 per 1M tokens. Teams running large‑scale batch workloads should revisit their cost forecasts.

Added Models

Inception: Mercury 2.5 – new; prompt $0.04/1M, completion $0.15/1M, 260k context. Suitable for latency‑sensitive apps needing long context.
Nex AGI: Nex‑N2.5‑Mini (free) – new; free. Ideal for prototyping or education.
Nex AGI: Nex‑N2.5‑Pro (free) – new; free. Same use‑case as Mini.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) – new; prompt $0.11/1M, completion $0.33/1M, 1M context. Vision‑focused batch pipelines.
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 (batch) – new; prompt $0.70/1M, completion $2.20/1M, 1M context. High‑throughput batch jobs.
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) – new; same pricing as GLM 5.3.

Removed Models

Inception: Mercury 2.5 Preview – removed; was $0.04/1M prompt, $0.15/1M completion. Migrate to Mercury 2.5.
Nex AGI: Nex‑N2‑Mini – removed; was $0.025/1M prompt, $0.10/1M completion. Replace with the free Mini or another low‑cost option.
Nex AGI: Nex‑N2‑Pro – removed; was $0.25/1M prompt, $1.00/1M completion. Consider newer Pro variants or free alternatives.

Price Changes

IBM: Granite 4.2 8B – prompt ↓ $0.10 → $0.06/1M; completion ↑ $0.15 → $0.25/1M. Cost‑sensitive inference workloads.
Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest – prompt ↑ $0.071 → $0.075/1M; completion ↑ $0.238 → $0.250/1M. Minor uptick; monitor latency‑critical services.
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) – prompt ↓ $0.15 → $0.075/1M; completion ↓ $0.50 → $0.25/1M. Batch pipelines benefit from ~50% savings.
Z.ai: GLM Latest – prompt ↓ $1.12 → $1.113/1M; completion ↓ $3.52 → $3.498/1M. Negligible impact; keep existing contracts.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (batch) – prompt ↓ $1.32 → $0.66/1M; completion ↓ $3.96 → $1.98/1M. Major saving for large batch jobs.
Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B (batch) – prompt ↓ $0.35 → $0.175/1M; completion ↓ $1.50 → $0.75/1M. Substantial cut for creative‑generation batches.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) – prompt ↓ $0.14 → $0.11/1M; completion ↑ $0.28 → $0.33/1M. Mixed effect; evaluate prompt‑heavy vs. completion‑heavy loads.
MoonshotAI Kimi Latest – prompt ↓ $2.50 → $2.40/1M; completion ↓ $14.0 → $12.0/1M. Notable reduction for long‑form generation.
Z.ai: GLM 4.6 – prompt ↓ $0.55 → $0.43/1M; completion ↓ $2.20 → $1.75/1M. Moderate saving for standard workloads.
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct – prompt ↓ $0.10 → $0.09/1M; completion unchanged $1.10/1M. Small prompt‑only gain.
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 – prompt ↑ $0.09 → $0.22/1M; completion ↑ $0.55 → $0.88/1M. Cost increase; assess alternatives.
MiniMax: MiniMax M1 – prompt ↑ $0.40 → $0.55/1M; completion unchanged $2.20/1M. Slight uplift; watch budget‑sensitive deployments.

If no meaningful changes had occurred, we would note that and list the three cheapest models today.

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The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-08

4663437Mehdi — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:08:10 +0000

The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-08

Lead change – biggest cost impact

MoonshotAI: Kimi Latest – Prompt price fell from $2.55 / 1M to $2.50 / 1M; completion price rose from $12.75 / 1M to $14.00 / 1M. Net increase of +$1.25 / 1M for output‑heavy workloads. Teams using Kimi Latest for long generations should re‑evaluate cost forecasts.

Notable price changes (sorted by absolute impact)

Model	Prompt Δ ($/1M)	Completion Δ ($/1M)	Note
DeepSeek V3.1	–0.30	–0.70	Large cut; cheapest for chat‑style workloads.
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423	+0.268	+0.535	Notable rise; consider alternatives for Pro tier.
Qwen3 14B	+0.108	+0.670	Completion cost jumps sharply.
MoonshotAI Kimi K2.7 Code	+0.050	+0.100	Moderate increase across both fields.
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest	+0.005	+0.070	Small upward tick; still among the cheapest flash models.
Z.ai GLM Flash Latest	–0.004	–0.013	Minor reduction; retains low‑cost position.

Removed models (free tiers)

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) – 256k context
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) – 1,048,576 context
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 (free) – 196,608 context

These free offerings are no longer available; users must switch to paid plans or alternative providers.

Cheapest models today (per‑million)

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – Prompt $0.017 / 1M, Completion $0.112 / 1M
Mistral: Mistral Nemo – Prompt $0.019 / 1M, Completion $0.030 / 1M
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash – Prompt $0.021 / 1M, Completion $0.063 / 1M

Total models tracked: 428.

No other substantive changes were recorded.

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The Token Ledger – 2026-09-06

4663437Mehdi — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:38:28 +0000

The Token Ledger – 2026-09-06

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B – Prompt price rose from $0.08 to $0.3125 per 1M tokens (+$0.2325); completion price rose from $0.75 to $1.25 per 1M tokens (+$0.50). Impact: Developers using this model for generation‑heavy workloads will see per‑token costs increase by ~67% for prompts and ~67% for completions.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 – Prompt price fell from $0.8904 to $0.6876 per 1M tokens (-$0.2027); completion price fell from $1.7807 to $1.3753 per 1M tokens (-$0.4054). Impact: Cost‑sensitive teams relying on this model for long‑form completion can cut expenses by ~23%.

Z.ai: GLM Latest – Prompt price increased from $1.15 to $1.17 per 1M tokens (+$0.02); completion price increased from $3.50 to $3.96 per 1M tokens (+$0.46). Impact: Moderate uplift for completion‑focused use cases (~13% rise).

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 – Prompt price dropped from $0.065 to $0.04998 per 1M tokens (-$0.0150); completion price dropped from $0.18 to $0.09996 per 1M tokens (-$0.0800). Impact: Notable savings (~44% completion reduction) for flash‑mode workloads.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest – Prompt price decreased from $0.04998 to $0.045 per 1M tokens (-$0.0050); completion price decreased from $0.09996 to $0.09 per 1M tokens (-$0.0100). Impact: Minor cost trim (~10% completion).

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 – Prompt price slipped from $0.08526 to $0.08078 per 1M tokens (-$0.0045); completion price slipped from $0.17052 to $0.16156 per 1M tokens (-$0.0090). Impact: Small reduction (~5% completion).

Cheapest models today (per 1M tokens):

IBM Granite 4.0 Micro – prompt $0.017, completion $0.112
Mistral Nemo – prompt $0.019, completion $0.030
inclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash – prompt $0.021, completion $0.063

No models were added or removed; total model count remains 431.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-05

4663437Mehdi — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:15:47 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-05

Biggest cost impact

Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B – completion price fell from $3.60 to $2.00 per M tokens (‑$1.60/M); prompt price dropped from $0.60 to $0.30 per M tokens (‑$0.30/M).

Who should care: Teams running long‑form generation or chat workloads on this model see ~35% lower variable cost.

Other notable price changes

MoonshotAI Kimi Latest – completion ↓$1.25/M (from $14.00 to $12.75/M); prompt ↑$0.05/M (from $2.50 to $2.55/M).
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 – prompt ↓$0.15/M; completion ↓$0.30/M.
Qwen3.5‑35B‑A3B – prompt ↓$0.17/M; completion ↓$0.50/M.
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest – completion ↓$0.06/M (tiny prompt change).
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 – completion ↑$0.20/M; prompt ↑$0.0025/M.
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 – prompt ↑$0.005/M; completion ↑$0.016/M.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 – prompt ↓$0.003/M; completion ↓$0.007/M.

New models added

OpenAI: GPT‑6 Astra – prompt $10/M, completion $50/M (context 1.05M).
OpenAI: GPT‑6 Astra (batch) – prompt $5/M, completion $25/M.
OpenAI: GPT‑6 Astra Pro – same as Astra; batch version halves both rates.
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash Sante (free) – $0 prompt & completion.
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) – prompt $2/M, completion $6/M (context 1M).

Models removed

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (same pricing as the new 0902 version).
IBM: Granite 4.1 8B – prompt $0.05/M, completion $0.10/M.

Cheapest models today (per M tokens)

IBM Granite 4.0 Micro – prompt $0.017, completion $0.112
Mistral Nemo – prompt $0.019, completion $0.030
inclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash – prompt $0.021, completion $0.063

Total models tracked: 431.

All prices shown in USD per 1 M tokens.

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The Token Ledger – 2026-09-04

4663437Mehdi — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:07:43 +0000

The Token Ledger – 2026-09-04

Most cost‑impacting change: MoonshotAI Kimi Latest completion price rose from $12.75 to $14.00 per 1M tokens (+$1.25/1M), while prompt price fell slightly from $2.55 to $2.50 per 1M (-$0.05/1M). Developers using long‑form completions should budget for higher output costs.

Price changes (per 1M tokens)

Model	Prompt (old → new)	Completion (old → new)	Net impact
Z.ai: GLM Latest	$1.12 → $1.15 (+$0.03)	$3.52 → $3.50 (-$0.02)	+$0.01
Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B	$0.425 → $0.420 (-$0.005)	$2.55 → $3.00 (+$0.45)	+$0.445
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra	$0.60 → $0.625 (+$0.025)	$2.40 → $3.125 (+$0.725)	+$0.75
MoonshotAI Kimi Latest	$2.55 → $2.50 (-$0.05)	$12.75 → $14.00 (+$1.25)	+$1.20
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1	$0.25 → $0.55 (+$0.30)	$0.95 → $1.65 (+$0.70)	+$1.00
Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct	$0.25 → $0.80 (+$0.55)	$0.75 → $1.00 (+$0.25)	+$0.80
ReMM SLERP 13B	$0.45 → $0.35 (-$0.10)	$0.65 → $0.65 (0)	-$0.10

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inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-fin – 262k ctx, prompt $0.06/1M, completion $0.18/1M.
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-content-safety – 131k ctx, prompt & completion $0.20/1M each.
x-ai/grok-4.3:batch – 1M ctx, prompt $1.00/1M, completion $2.00/1M (batch pricing).

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Cheapest models today (per 1M tokens)

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – prompt $0.017, completion $0.112
Mistral: Mistral Nemo – prompt $0.019, completion $0.030
Ling-3.0-flash – prompt $0.021, completion $0.063

Total models tracked: 427.

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Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-03

4663437Mehdi — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:05:13 +0000

Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-03

Most cost‑impacting change

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B – completion price rose from $2.34 to $3.50 per M tokens (+$1.16/M); prompt price rose from $0.39 to $0.55 per M tokens (+$0.16/M). Who should care: Teams running large‑scale completion workloads (e.g., chatbots, code generation) will see ~49% higher completion costs.

Added models

Meta: Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor – prompt $0.10/M, completion $0.20/M.
Meta: Muse Spark 1.3 – prompt $1.25/M, completion $4.25/M.
Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash – prompt $0.75/M, completion $3.75/M.
Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) – prompt $0.38/M, completion $1.88/M. Who should care: Users needing 1M‑token context models; batch variant offers ~50% lower prompt cost.

Removed model

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (batch) – prompt $0.60/M, completion $3.60/M (no longer available). Who should care: Migrate batch jobs to alternatives (e.g., Gemini 3.8 Flash batch) to avoid service interruption.

Price changes (old → new, per M tokens)

Z.ai: GLM Latest – prompt $1.15 → $1.12 (−$0.03), completion $3.50 → $3.52 (+$0.02).
Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) – prompt $0.19 → $0.38 (+$0.19), completion $0.94 → $1.88 (+$0.94).
Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B – completion $1.20 → $1.10 (−$0.10); prompt unchanged $0.30.
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra – prompt $0.63 → $0.60 (−$0.03), completion $3.13 → $2.40 (−$0.73).
Z.ai: GLM 4.6 – prompt $0.43 → $0.55 (+$0.12), completion $1.75 → $2.20 (+$0.45).
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 – prompt $0.26 → $0.32 (+$0.06), completion $1.03 → $0.89 (−$0.14).
Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct – prompt $0.71 → $0.10 (−$0.61), completion $0.71 → $0.32 (−$0.39).

Cheapest models today (per M tokens)

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – prompt $0.02, completion $0.11
Mistral: Mistral Nemo – prompt $0.02, completion $0.03
Ling-3.0-flash – prompt $0.02, completion $0.06

Total models tracked: 424.

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The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-02

4663437Mehdi — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:06:11 +0000

The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-09-02

Most cost‑impacting change: DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 – prompt price rose from $0.66 to $1.12/1M tokens (+$0.46) and completion from $1.98 to $3.35/1M (+$1.37). Developers using this model for high‑volume generation will see inference costs jump ~92%.

Added models

Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 – prompt $10.00/1M, completion $50.00/1M. Teams needing long‑context (1M tokens) with strong reasoning should evaluate.
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) – prompt $5.00/1M, completion $25.00/1M. Batch users can halve costs vs. synchronous version.
Inception: Mercury 2.5 Preview – prompt $0.04/1M, completion $0.15/1M. Ultra‑cheap for short‑form tasks; attractive for prototyping.
Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest – prompt $0.075/1M, completion $0.25/1M. Good balance of cost and 1.3M‑token context for retrieval‑augmented workflows.

Removed models

Claude Opus 5 (Fast) – prompt $10.00/1M, completion $50.00/1M. Users must migrate to Claude Fable 5.1 or alternatives.
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (Fast) – same pricing as Opus 5 Fast; same migration impact.

Price changes

Z.ai: GLM Latest – prompt $1.15/1M (down $0.02), completion $3.50/1M (down $0.46). Cost‑sensitive apps benefit slightly.
Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (batch) – prompt $2.00/1M (down $0.50), completion $6.00/1M (down $0.25). Batch users see ~12% lower spend.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 – prompt $1.12/1M (+$0.46), completion $3.35/1M (+$1.37). Notable cost increase; reconsider usage.
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 – prompt $0.97/1M (down $0.22), completion $3.04/1M (down $0.70). Moderate savings for existing users.
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra – prompt $0.63/1M (+$0.13), completion $3.13/1M (+$0.93). Higher cost for those needing large model capacity.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 – prompt $1.04/1M (down $0.56), completion $2.08/1M (down $1.12). Significant reduction; attractive for cost‑conscious deployments.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 – prompt $0.089/1M (+$0.008), completion $0.177/1M (+$0.015). Minimal impact.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 – prompt $0.25/1M (down $0.30), completion $0.95/1M (down $0.70). Large savings for chat‑oriented workloads.

Cheapest models today (per‑million)

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro – prompt $0.017/1M, completion $0.112/1M
Mistral: Mistral Nemo – prompt $0.019/1M, completion $0.030/1M
Ling-3.0-flash – prompt $0.021/1M, completion $0.063/1M

Total models tracked: 421.

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