title: "AI Inference Pricing Deep Dive — From Free to $21 per Million Tokens"
date: 2026-03-19T11:00:00+09:00
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author: "Judy Chen"
summary: "AI has its own Gas Fee too — every model call burns tokens. From free open-source models to GPT-5.2 Pro at $21 per million tokens, a complete AI inference pricing map. Understanding pricing structures is how you see the real demand and investment opportunities in the AI industry."
description: "AI tokens are like crypto's Gas Fee — you pay every time you use them. From free open-source models to flagship APIs, a complete AI inference pricing map."
tags: ["AI Pricing", "Token", "Inference Costs", "Model Comparison"]
categories: ["AI Investment Insights"]
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