The latest articles on DEV Community by Zak (@zakbuildsai). https://dev.to/zakbuildsai 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%2F3893597%2F5109ddb5-ee03-4571-8e01-bd1619729ab1.png https://dev.to/zakbuildsai en Zak Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:42:20 +0000 https://dev.to/zakbuildsai/i-built-a-free-api-that-tracks-real-time-pricing-for-gpt-4o-claude-gemini-and-100-ai-models-2eb1 https://dev.to/zakbuildsai/i-built-a-free-api-that-tracks-real-time-pricing-for-gpt-4o-claude-gemini-and-100-ai-models-2eb1 <p>There are now 100+ AI models available. <br> GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, Gemini 2.5, Mistral, <br> Grok, LLaMA — and the pricing changes constantly.</p> <p>Every time I started a new project I'd spend <br> 20 minutes across 6 different websites just <br> to compare costs. So I built a solution.</p> <h2> What I built </h2> <p>Octopus AI Model Intel — a REST API that tracks <br> real-time pricing, context windows and capabilities <br> for 133+ models across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, <br> Mistral, xAI, DeepSeek and Meta.</p> <h2> How it works </h2> <p>Built on Cloudflare Workers. Pulls live data from <br> OpenRouter's public API automatically. Zero <br> maintenance — new models appear automatically <br> when they launch.</p> <h2> The endpoints </h2> <p>GET /pricing → all 133 models cheapest first<br> GET /compare?models=gpt-4o,claude-3.5-sonnet <br> GET /cheapest?task=code → best model for your task<br> GET /providers → provider health and stats<br> GET /search?q=haiku → search by name</p> <h2> Try it free </h2> <p>Website: <a href="https://ai-model-intel.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">OCTOPUS AI INTEL</a><br> API: <a href="https://rapidapi.com/zakmediaai/api/octopus-ai-model-intel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Find out here</a></p> <p>Free tier: 100 calls/month, no credit card needed.</p> <p>Built this in a week with zero budget. <br> Would love feedback!</p> ai api llm showdev