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Answers about how AI API pricing works, where our data comes from and how to spend less.
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About the SiteWhat compareai.today is, where the pricing data comes from, how often it's updated, and who builds it.Pricing BasicsMTok means a million tokens, the unit every AI API price is quoted in. How tokens, context windows, batch processing and prompt caching change what you pay.Other ProvidersPricing for Google Gemini, xAI Grok, DeepSeek, Meta Llama, Mistral, Perplexity, Azure OpenAI, and Manus.Cutting CostsBatch discounts, model routing, budget models, and the hidden costs to watch when optimising AI API spend.Using the ToolsHow the cost calculator and its spend and workload-mix modes, the price changes feed, and the pricing history explorer work.
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