The latest articles on DEV Community by 4663437Mehdi (@4663437mehdi). https://dev.to/4663437mehdi https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3933985%2Fd12e89b2-cc42-404c-b494-5ebd7577086c.png https://dev.to/4663437mehdi en 4663437Mehdi Fri, 15 May 2026 23:37:01 +0000 https://dev.to/4663437mehdi/token-ledger-2026-05-15-1mpl https://dev.to/4663437mehdi/token-ledger-2026-05-15-1mpl <h1> Token Ledger – 2026-05-15 </h1> <p><strong>356 models added, 0 removed, 0 price changes.</strong> The largest influx on record reframes the cost landscape. Leading the batch is a 1-trillion-parameter model at sub-dollar rates.</p> <h2> Most cost-impacting addition </h2> <p><strong>inclusionAI: Ring-2.6-1T</strong> – $0.075 / 1M input, $0.625 / 1M output, 262k context.<br><br> A 1T-parameter dense Mixture-of-Experts model at this price point is unprecedented. For reference, comparable-scale models typically run 5-10× higher. Developers processing high-volume reasoning tasks should test immediately.</p> <h2> Other notable low-cost entries </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>IBM: Granite 4.1 8B</strong> – $0.05 / 1M input, $0.10 / 1M output, 131k context. Cheapest 8B in the fleet.</li> <li> <strong>Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite</strong> – $0.25 / 1M input, $1.50 / 1M output, 1M context. Largest context-to-cost ratio on a production model.</li> <li> <strong>Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1</strong> – $0.15 / 1M input, $1.50 / 1M output, 32k context. New entrant at the ultra-budget tier.</li> <li> <strong>xAI: Grok 4.3</strong> – $1.25 / 1M input, $2.50 / 1M output, 1M context. Lower than Grok 4.2 pricing.</li> </ul> <h2> Premium tier </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast)</strong> – $30 / 1M input, $150 / 1M output, 1M context. Fast variant of Opus.</li> <li> <strong>OpenAI: GPT Chat Latest</strong> – $5 / 1M input, $30 / 1M output, 400k context. New default chat model.</li> </ul> <h2> Free models added </h2> <p>Baidu Qianfan CoBuddy, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni, Poolside Laguna XS.2 &amp; M.1, and OpenRouter Owl Alpha are available at zero cost.</p> <p>All additions bring the platform to 356 total models. No existing model prices changed.</p> <p><em>Originally published at <a href="https://4663437Mehdi.github.io/token-ledger/entry.html?d=2026-05-15" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Token Ledger</a>. Subscribe for the daily digest.</em></p> ai llm api news