# LLM API pricing (https://cheapaimodel.ai/pricing)

> cheapaimodel is a cheap API for open-weight (open-source) models: GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, GLM-5.3, and Kimi K3, at up to 30% below each provider's list price, through one OpenAI-compatible base URL and API key, billed per token from a prepaid US-dollar balance. Closed models are available on the same key too: Grok 4.7, at up to 90% below each provider's list price. No subscription; top-ups start at $5.

- Base URL: `https://api.cheapaimodel.ai/v1` (OpenAI Chat Completions and Responses formats; works with the OpenAI SDKs and OpenAI-compatible tools).
- Authentication: `Authorization: Bearer <API key>`. Create keys at https://console.cheapaimodel.ai/keys.
- Billing: prepaid US dollars, charged per token at the prices below. Top-up amounts: $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 or any amount from $5. Payments by Stripe.
- Operator: LINKOVA PTE. LTD., Singapore. Not available in mainland China. Contact: support@cheapaimodel.ai.
- Prices as of 2026-10-28 (UTC). Full price table: https://cheapaimodel.ai/pricing.md

## Prices

US dollars per million tokens. Discounts are against each provider's list price.

| Model | Model ID | Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Discount | Context window |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash](https://cheapaimodel.ai/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash.md) | `deepseek-v4-1-flash` | DeepSeek | $0.209351 | $0.837404 | $0.004187 | 30% off | 1,000,000 |
| [GLM-5.3](https://cheapaimodel.ai/models/glm-5.3.md) | `glm-5.3` | Z.ai | $0.976972 | $3.070483 | $0.181438 | 30% off | 1,000,000 |
| [GLM-5.3-Flash](https://cheapaimodel.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash.md) | `glm-5.3-flash` | Z.ai | $0.104676 | $0.348919 | $0.020935 | 30% off | 1,000,000 |
| [Grok 4.7](https://cheapaimodel.ai/models/grok-4.7.md) | `grok-4.7` | xAI | $0.198958 | $0.596874 | $0.04974 | 90% off | 500,000 |
| [Kimi K3](https://cheapaimodel.ai/models/kimi-k3.md) | `kimi-k3` | Moonshot | $2.093511 | $10.467555 | $0.209351 | 30% off | 1,000,000 |

## Example workload: 1,000,000 input + 200,000 output tokens

| Model | Cost |
| --- | --- |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | $0.1745 |
| Grok 4.7 | $0.3183 |
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | $0.3768 |
| GLM-5.3 | $1.5911 |
| Kimi K3 | $4.187 |

## Top-ups

- Minimum top-up: $5. Preset amounts: $5, $10, $20, $50, $100.

- Prepaid balance in US dollars; no subscription and no monthly fee.

- Refunds: https://cheapaimodel.ai/terms#clause-7-4

- Questions: https://cheapaimodel.ai/faq.md