Up-to-date as of Apr 2026
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Subscription plans, API rates, and free tiers — straight from each provider.
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Estimated Monthly Costs
| Organization | Plan | Est. Cost | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
M Meta | Free | $0/mo | Best Value |
G Google | AI Pro | $19.99/mo | Good Value |
O OpenAI | Plus | $20/mo | Good Value |
A Anthropic | Pro | $20/mo | Good Value |
O OpenAI | Pro | $200/mo | Premium |
Subscription Plans
Consumer-facing tiers across all 15 organizations.
O
OpenAI
Free$0 (limited)
EntryChatGPT Go $8/mo
MidPlus $20/mo
PremiumPro $200/mo
EnterpriseTeam $25/user, Business $30/user, Enterprise ~$60/user
A
Anthropic
Free$0 (limited)
MidPro $20/mo
EnterpriseTeam (custom), Enterprise (custom)
G
Google
Free$0 (Flash)
EntryAI Plus $9.99/mo
MidAI Pro $19.99/mo
PremiumAI Ultra $249/mo
X
xAI
Free$0 (limited)
MidSuperGrok $30/mo
PremiumSuperGrok Heavy $300/mo
M
Meta AI
Always free
FreeFree (unlimited)
K
Kimi
EntryAPI (pay-as-you-go)
EnterpriseEnterprise (custom)
M
Mistral
FreeLe Chat (free)
EntryAPI (pay-as-you-go)
EnterpriseEnterprise (custom)
C
Cohere
FreeTrial (free)
EntryAPI (pay-as-you-go)
EnterpriseEnterprise (custom)
A
AI21
FreeTrial (free)
EntryAPI (pay-as-you-go)
EnterpriseEnterprise (custom)
S
Stability AI
FreeSelf-hosted (free)
Entry$10/1K credits
Mid$50/6K credits
Premium$200/25K credits
D
DeepSeek
Best value
FreeSelf-hosted (free)
EntryAPI (extremely cheap)
P
Perplexity
Free$0 (limited)
MidPro $20/mo
EnterpriseEnterprise (custom)
M
Midjourney
EntryBasic $10/mo
MidStandard $30/mo
PremiumPro $60/mo
EnterpriseMega $120/mo
R
Runway
Free125 credits (one-time)
EntryStandard $15/mo
MidPro $35/mo
PremiumUnlimited $95/mo
E
ElevenLabs
Free10K chars/mo
EntryStarter $5/mo
MidCreator $11/mo
PremiumPro $99/mo
EnterpriseScale $330/mo, Business (custom)
API Pricing
Per-token rates for developers. Sorted by org.
| Org / Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O GPT-5 OpenAI | $10.00 | $30.00 | 128K | General tasks |
O GPT-5.5 OpenAI | $8.00 | $25.00 | 256K | Latest SOTABest value |
O GPT-4o OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K | Balanced |
O GPT-4.1 OpenAI | $2.00 | $8.00 | 1M | Long context |
O GPT-4o mini OpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K | Fast, cheap |
O o1 OpenAI | $15.00 | $60.00 | 200K | Reasoning |
A Opus 4.7/4.6 Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1M | Complex tasks |
A Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1M | Balanced |
A Haiku 4.5 Anthropic | $1.00 | $5.00 | 1M | Fast |
G Gemini 3.1 Pro Google | ~$2.00 | ~$12.00 | 1M | Advanced |
G Gemini 3.1 Flash Google | $0.25 | $1.50 | 1M | Fast, vision |
X Grok 3 xAI | $3.00 | $15.00 | 128K | Real-time |
X Grok 4.1 Fast xAI | $0.20 | $0.50 | 128K | Speed |
M Mistral Large Mistral | ~$2.00 | ~$6.00 | 32K | Enterprise |
M Mistral Small Mistral | ~$0.20 | ~$0.60 | 32K | Fast |
C Command R+ Cohere | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K | RAG |
C Command R Cohere | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K | Balanced |
C Command R7B Cohere | $0.0375 | $0.15 | 128K | CheapestCheapest |
D V3.2 (cache hit) DeepSeek | $0.07 | $1.10 | 128K | Best valueBest value |
D V3.2 (cache miss) DeepSeek | $0.27 | $1.10 | 128K | Best valueBest value |
D R2 DeepSeek | $0.14–$0.55 | $2.19 | 128K | Reasoning |
A Jurassic-2 Light AI21 | $3.00 | $3.00 | 8K | Legacy |
P Sonar Perplexity | Pay-as-you-go | — | — | Search |
M V7 (Fast) Midjourney | ~$0.075/image | — | — | Images |
M V7 (Turbo) Midjourney | ~$0.15/image | — | — | Images |
E Multilingual v2 ElevenLabs | $5/mo (30K) | — | — | Voice |
E Pro ElevenLabs | $99/mo (500K) | — | — | Voice |
R Gen-4.5 Runway | Credit-based | — | — | Video |
S SD 3.5 Stability | Credit-based | — | — | Images |
Free Options
Genuinely free ways to use top AI tools today.
M
Meta AI
Unlimited Llama 3.1 access via meta.ai, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger
Limits: No API access, basic features
Best for: General chat, casual use
G
Google Gemini
Gemini 2.5 Flash, basic search, limited advanced features
Limits: Limited to Flash model, rate limits
Best for: Research, document analysis
D
DeepSeek
Self-host V3.2 (MIT license) on your own hardware
Limits: Requires GPU, technical setup
Best for: Coding, long-context tasks
S
Stability AI
Self-host SD 3.5, SD XL, SD 1.5 locally
Limits: Requires GPU, no cloud API
Best for: Image generation
P
Perplexity
Basic answer engine with limited searches
Limits: Limited queries, no Pro Search
Best for: Quick research, fact-checking
M
Mistral
Le Chat free tier with Mistral models
Limits: Limited features, rate limits
Best for: European users, general chat
E
ElevenLabs
10K characters/month voice synthesis
Limits: Limited voices, no cloning
Best for: Small voice projects
R
Runway
125 one-time credits to try
Limits: No recurring free tier
Best for: Testing video generation
X
xAI
Limited Grok 3 access
Limits: Query limits, basic features
Best for: Real-time news, X data
O
OpenAI
GPT-4o limited access, basic chat
Limits: Rate limits, no advanced features
Best for: Getting started with AI
A
Anthropic
Limited Claude access
Limits: Message limits, no Opus
Best for: Testing Claude capabilities
C
Cohere
Free trial API access
Limits: Limited credits, evaluation only
Best for: Testing RAG stack