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Coding AI Models with the Biggest Price Drops

DeepSeek V3 saw the steepest price change among 35 Code & SLMs models: -20% over the tracked period. The list spans 9 providers. The lowest-cost option is Phi-4 ($0.09 blended per 1M tokens) and the longest context is GPT-6 Astra (1.1M).

Updated October 2026 · 35 models · 9 providers · prices per 1M tokens

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Coding AI Models with the Biggest Price Drops

DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek	$0.2574	$1.0287	164K	8.5	—	1211	75.4	$0.45	-20%
Phi-4 Microsoft	$0.07	$0.14	16K	5.9	—	1123	60.7	$0.09	-16%
Gemini 2.5 Pro Google	$1.25	$10	1M	16.1	1156	1255	82.8	$3.44	-13%
GPT-4.1 OpenAI	$2	$8	1M	12.7	1029	1200	73.6	$3.50	-9%
Claude Sonnet 4 Anthropic	$3	$15	200K	16.6	1145	1250	81.9	$6.00	0%
Codestral 2508 Mistral AI	$0.3	$0.9	256K	—	1011	—	—	$0.45	0%
Gemini 3 Flash (Preview)Google	$0.5	$3	1M	17.9	1193	1222	77.3	$1.13	0%
Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview)Google	$2	$12	1M	29.7	1235	1272	85.6	$4.50	0%
Gemini 3.7 Flash Google	$0.75	$3.75	1M	39.1	1313	1228	78.2	$1.50	0%
Gemini 3.8 Flash Google	$0.75	$3.75	1M	40.9	1309	1244	81	$1.50	0%
GPT-4.1 mini OpenAI	$0.4	$1.6	1M	10.2	997	1167	68.1	$0.70	0%
GPT-5.1 OpenAI	$1.25	$10	400K	24.7	—	1228	78.2	$3.44	0%
GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI	$1.25	$10	400K	23.7	1156	—	—	$3.44	0%
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max OpenAI	$1.25	$10	400K	—	—	—	—	$3.44	0%
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini OpenAI	$0.25	$2	400K	20.4	1098	—	—	$0.69	0%
GPT-5.2 OpenAI	$1.75	$14	400K	30.4	—	1239	80	$4.81	0%
GPT-5.2 Pro OpenAI	$21	$168	400K	—	—	1255	82.8	$57.75	0%
GPT-5.2-Codex OpenAI	$1.75	$14	400K	28.5	—	—	—	$4.81	0%
GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI	$1.75	$14	400K	32.5	1148	1244	81	$4.81	0%
GPT-5.4 mini OpenAI	$0.75	$4.5	400K	24.1	—	1200	73.6	$1.69	0%
GPT-5.6 Luna OpenAI	$0.2	$1.2	1.1M	37.3	1235	1189	71.8	$0.45	0%
GPT-5.6 Terra OpenAI	$2	$12	1.1M	42.1	1245	1233	79.1	$4.50	0%
GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	$10	$50	1.1M	52.7	1384	1288	88.3	$20.00	0%
GPT-6 Luna OpenAI	$0.1	$0.5	1.1M	38.1	1277	1211	75.4	$0.20	0%
GPT-6 Sol OpenAI	$2	$10	1.1M	47.6	1300	1266	84.6	$4.00	0%
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct Qwen	$0.66	$1	33K	—	—	—	—	$0.74	0%
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct Qwen	$0.07	$0.28	262K	9.6	—	—	—	$0.12	0%
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Qwen	$0.3	$1	262K	—	—	—	—	$0.47	0%
Qwen3 Coder Flash Qwen	$0.195	$0.975	1M	—	—	—	—	$0.39	0%
Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen	$0.12	$0.8	262K	9.2	—	—	—	$0.29	0%
Qwen3 Coder Plus Qwen	$0.65	$3.25	1M	—	—	—	—	$1.30	0%
Seed-2.0-Code ByteDance Seed	$0.5	$3	262K	—	—	—	—	$1.13	0%
DeepSeek R1 DeepSeek	$0.7	$2.5	64K	13.1	—	1239	80	$1.15	3%
GPT-5.6 Sol OpenAI	$2	$10	1.1M	47	1320	1255	82.8	$4.00	33%
Kimi K2.7 Code MoonshotAI	$0.6712	$3.35	262K	25.8	1257	—	—	$1.34	173%

DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek

Input /1M: $0.2574
Output /1M: $1.0287
Context: 164K
AA Intelligence: 8.5
DesignArena Elo: —
Arena Elo: 1211
MMLU-Pro: 75.4
Blended: $0.45
Trend: -20%

Phi-4 Microsoft

Input /1M: $0.07
Output /1M: $0.14
Context: 16K
AA Intelligence: 5.9
DesignArena Elo: —
Arena Elo: 1123
MMLU-Pro: 60.7
Blended: $0.09
Trend: -16%

Gemini 2.5 Pro Google

Input /1M: $1.25
Output /1M: $10
Context: 1M
AA Intelligence: 16.1
DesignArena Elo: 1156
Arena Elo: 1255
MMLU-Pro: 82.8
Blended: $3.44
Trend: -13%

GPT-4.1 OpenAI

Input /1M: $2
Output /1M: $8
Context: 1M
AA Intelligence: 12.7
DesignArena Elo: 1029
Arena Elo: 1200
MMLU-Pro: 73.6
Blended: $3.50
Trend: -9%

Claude Sonnet 4 Anthropic

Input /1M: $3
Output /1M: $15
Context: 200K
AA Intelligence: 16.6
DesignArena Elo: 1145
Arena Elo: 1250
MMLU-Pro: 81.9
Blended: $6.00
Trend: 0%

Codestral 2508 Mistral AI

Input /1M: $0.3
Output /1M: $0.9
Context: 256K
AA Intelligence: —
DesignArena Elo: 1011
Arena Elo: —
MMLU-Pro: —
Blended: $0.45
Trend: 0%

Gemini 3 Flash (Preview)Google

Input /1M: $0.5
Output /1M: $3
Context: 1M
AA Intelligence: 17.9
DesignArena Elo: 1193
Arena Elo: 1222
MMLU-Pro: 77.3
Blended: $1.13
Trend: 0%

Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview)Google

Input /1M: $2
Output /1M: $12
Context: 1M
AA Intelligence: 29.7
DesignArena Elo: 1235
Arena Elo: 1272
MMLU-Pro: 85.6
Blended: $4.50
Trend: 0%

Gemini 3.7 Flash Google

Input /1M: $0.75
Output /1M: $3.75
Context: 1M
AA Intelligence: 39.1
DesignArena Elo: 1313
Arena Elo: 1228
MMLU-Pro: 78.2
Blended: $1.50
Trend: 0%

Gemini 3.8 Flash Google

Input /1M: $0.75
Output /1M: $3.75
Context: 1M
AA Intelligence: 40.9
DesignArena Elo: 1309
Arena Elo: 1244
MMLU-Pro: 81
Blended: $1.50
Trend: 0%

GPT-4.1 mini OpenAI

Input /1M: $0.4
Output /1M: $1.6
Context: 1M
AA Intelligence: 10.2
DesignArena Elo: 997
Arena Elo: 1167
MMLU-Pro: 68.1
Blended: $0.70
Trend: 0%

GPT-5.1 OpenAI

Input /1M: $1.25
Output /1M: $10
Context: 400K
AA Intelligence: 24.7
DesignArena Elo: —
Arena Elo: 1228
MMLU-Pro: 78.2
Blended: $3.44
Trend: 0%

GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

Input /1M: $1.25
Output /1M: $10
Context: 400K
AA Intelligence: 23.7
DesignArena Elo: 1156
Arena Elo: —
MMLU-Pro: —
Blended: $3.44
Trend: 0%

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max OpenAI

Input /1M: $1.25
Output /1M: $10
Context: 400K
AA Intelligence: —
DesignArena Elo: —
Arena Elo: —
MMLU-Pro: —
Blended: $3.44
Trend: 0%

GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini OpenAI

Input /1M: $0.25
Output /1M: $2
Context: 400K
AA Intelligence: 20.4
DesignArena Elo: 1098
Arena Elo: —
MMLU-Pro: —
Blended: $0.69
Trend: 0%

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