LLM Cost Calculator

Compare OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and DeepSeek API costs from tokens or pasted text. Free, no signup.

July 2026 (approximate public list prices)

Privacy: Prompt text and calculations stay in your browser.

Providers

Cheapest in this scenario: DeepSeek V4 Flash at $3.50 total ($0.000350 / request)
ModelProviderIn / 1MOut / 1MInput $Output $Total/ req
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek$0.1400$0.2800$2.10$1.40$3.50$0.000350
GPT-5.4 nanoOpenAI$0.2000$1.25$3.00$6.25$9.25$0.000925
DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek$0.4350$0.8700$6.52$4.35$10.88$0.001087
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Matches Instant Tools high-volume default
Google$0.2500$1.50$3.75$7.50$11.25$0.001125
Gemini 3 FlashGoogle$0.5000$3.00$7.50$15.00$22.50$0.002250
GPT-5.4 miniOpenAI$0.7500$4.50$11.25$22.50$33.75$0.003375
Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic$1.00$5.00$15.00$25.00$40.00$0.004000
Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle$1.50$9.00$22.50$45.00$67.50$0.006750
Gemini 3.1 Pro
≤200K context tier; higher above that
Google$2.00$12.00$30.00$60.00$90.00$0.009000
GPT-5.4OpenAI$2.50$15.00$37.50$75.00$112.50$0.0112
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic$3.00$15.00$45.00$75.00$120.00$0.0120
Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic$5.00$25.00$75.00$125.00$200.00$0.0200
GPT-5.5OpenAI$5.00$30.00$75.00$150.00$225.00$0.0225

How to Use

  1. 1Pick tokens or paste a typical prompt to estimate input size.
  2. 2Set expected completion size and how many requests you run per month.
  3. 3Toggle providers, cache hit rate, and batch if your workload qualifies.
  4. 4Sort is automatic (cheapest first)—spot the best price/performance tier.

Example scenarios

Support chatbot

1,500 in · 400 out · 50,000 req/mo

Often won by Flash-Lite / mini / DeepSeek Flash tiers.

Code agent

8,000 in · 2,000 out · 5,000 req/mo

Mid tiers (Sonnet / GPT-5.4 / Gemini Flash) trade cost for quality.

Tips

  • Output tokens usually dominate cost — constrain response length when you can.
  • Prompt caching only helps when a large stable prefix is reused.
  • Batch APIs are great for offline jobs; not for interactive chat latency.
  • Re-check provider pricing pages before locking a budget — list rates move.

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is this LLM cost calculator?

It multiplies your token counts by published list prices (USD per 1M tokens). Real bills also depend on caching, batch/flex tiers, long-context surcharges, image tokens, and provider promotions. Treat results as planning estimates and verify on official pricing pages.

How do you estimate tokens from text?

We use a rough English heuristic of ~4 characters per token. Exact counts differ by tokenizer (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini). For billing-critical work, count with the provider’s tokenizer.

What does cache hit rate mean?

If your provider supports prompt caching, repeated prompt prefixes can bill at a lower cached-input rate. The slider blends standard vs cached input rates for the estimated input portion.

What is the batch discount?

Many providers offer ~50% off for asynchronous Batch APIs. Enabling Batch halves both input and output cost in this calculator as a simple approximation.

Does my prompt leave the browser?

No. Token estimates and cost math run entirely client-side.

Is the calculator free?

Yes. No signup and no API calls required to compare models.