Pricing catalog

LLM token pricing comparison across major providers.

Public API rates per million tokens for prompt inputs, completions, prompt caching, reasoning tokens, and context windows.

Verified Baseline RatesCatalog Version 2026-10-12

Rates are synced weekly from public price feeds and spot-checked against provider documentation; catalog version 2026-10-12. Always confirm against your provider's price page before committing budget. Standard batch multipliers and prompt caching read/write rates reflect public base tiers. Negotiated enterprise discounts or self-hosted rates can be configured locally via pareto.pricing.json.

ModelProviderPrompt
/ 1M
Completion
/ 1M
Cached Read
/ 1M
Cache Write
/ 1M
Reasoning
/ 1M
Batch
Discount
Context
Window
Claude Fable 5.1
claude-fable-5-1
aka: claude-fable
Anthropic$10.00$50.00$0.25$12.50$50.0050% off1M
Claude Opus 5.5
claude-opus-5-5
aka: claude-opus
Anthropic$4.00$20.00$0.20$5.00$20.0050% off1M
Claude Opus 5
claude-opus-5
Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$6.25$25.0050% off1M
Claude Opus 4.8
claude-opus-4-8
Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$6.25$25.0050% off1M
Claude Sonnet 5
claude-sonnet-5
aka: claude-sonnet
Anthropic$2.00$10.00$0.20$2.50$10.0050% off1M
Claude Sonnet 4.6
claude-sonnet-4-6
Anthropic$3.00$15.00$0.30$3.75$15.0050% off1M
Claude Haiku 4.5
claude-haiku-4-5
aka: claude-haiku
Anthropic$1.00$5.00$0.10$1.25$5.0050% off200k
GPT-6 Astra
gpt-6-astra
OpenAI$10.00$50.00$1.00$12.50$50.0050% off1.1M
GPT-6.1 Sol
gpt-6.1-sol
aka: gpt-6-sol
OpenAI$2.00$10.00$0.10$2.50$10.0050% off1.1M
GPT-6 Luna
gpt-6-luna
OpenAI$0.10$0.50$0.010$0.13$0.5050% off1.1M
Gemini 3.8 Flash
gemini-3.8-flash
aka: gemini-flash
Until 2026-12-31
Google$0.75$3.75$0.075——50% off1.0M
Gemini 3.8 Flash
gemini-3.8-flash
aka: gemini-flash
From 2027-01-01
Google$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off1.0M
Gemini 3.5 Flash
gemini-3.5-flash
Google$1.50$9.00$0.15——50% off1.0M
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
gemini-3.5-flash-lite
aka: gemini-flash-lite
Google$0.30$2.50$0.030——50% off1.0M
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
aka: gemini-pro, gemini-3.1-pro
Google$2.00$12.00$0.20——50% off1.0M
Gemini 2.5 Pro
gemini-2.5-pro
Google$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off1.0M
Gemini 2.5 Flash
gemini-2.5-flash
Google$0.30$2.50$0.030——50% off1.0M
DeepSeek Flash
deepseek-flash
aka: deepseek-v4-flash, deepseek-v4.1-flash
DeepSeek$0.30$1.20$0.0060———1M
DeepSeek V4 Pro
deepseek-v4-pro
DeepSeek$1.32$3.96$0.044———1M
Kimi k1.5
kimi-k1.5
aka: kimi-k1.5-preview, kimi-1.5 +1
Moonshot$1.00$2.50$0.10—$2.5050% off131k
Moonshot v1 128k
moonshot-v1-128k
aka: kimi-128k
Moonshot$2.00$5.00$0.84———128k
Moonshot v1 32k
moonshot-v1-32k
aka: kimi-32k
Moonshot$1.00$3.00$0.34———32k
Moonshot v1 8k
moonshot-v1-8k
aka: kimi-8k, kimi
Moonshot$0.20$2.00$0.17———8k
GPT-4o
gpt-4o
aka: gpt-4o-2024-08-06, gpt-4o-2024-11-20
OpenAI$2.50$10.00$1.25——50% off128k
GPT-4o mini
gpt-4o-mini
aka: gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18
OpenAI$0.15$0.60$0.075——50% off128k
o1
o1
aka: o1-preview, o1-2024-12-17
OpenAI$15.00$60.00$7.50—$60.0050% off200k
o3-mini
o3-mini
aka: o3-mini-2025-01-31
OpenAI$1.10$4.40$0.55—$4.4050% off200k
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
claude-3-5-sonnet
aka: claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022, claude-3-5-sonnet-latest +1
Anthropic$3.00$15.00$0.30$3.75—50% off200k
Claude 3.5 Haiku
claude-3-5-haiku
aka: claude-3-5-haiku-20241022, claude-3-5-haiku-latest
Anthropic$0.80$4.00$0.080$1.00—50% off200k
Gemini 2.0 Flash
gemini-2.0-flash
aka: gemini-2.0-flash-exp, gemini-2.0-flash-001
Google$0.10$0.40$0.025——50% off1.0M
Gemini 1.5 Pro
gemini-1.5-pro
aka: gemini-1.5-pro-latest, gemini-1.5-pro-002
Google$1.25$5.00$0.31——50% off2.1M
Gemini 1.5 Flash
gemini-1.5-flash
aka: gemini-1.5-flash-latest, gemini-1.5-flash-002
Google$0.075$0.30$0.019——50% off1.0M
DeepSeek V3 (Chat)
deepseek-chat
aka: deepseek-v3
DeepSeek$0.28$0.42$0.028———64k
DeepSeek R1 (Reasoner)
deepseek-reasoner
aka: deepseek-r1
DeepSeek$0.28$0.42$0.028—$0.42—64k
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
llama-3.3-70b-instruct
aka: llama-3.3-70b, meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct
Meta$0.59$0.79————128k
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
llama-3.1-8b-instruct
aka: llama-3.1-8b, meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Meta$0.050$0.080————128k
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
llama-3.1-405b-instruct
aka: llama-3.1-405b, meta-llama/llama-3.1-405b-instruct
Meta$2.50$3.50————128k
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B
qwen-2.5-coder-32b-instruct
aka: qwen-2.5-coder-32b, qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct +1
Alibaba$0.20$0.60————131k
Qwen 2.5 72B
qwen-2.5-72b-instruct
aka: qwen-2.5-72b, qwen2.5-72b-instruct
Alibaba$0.35$0.80————131k
Mistral Large 2
mistral-large-2
aka: mistral-large-latest, mistral-large-2411
Mistral$0.50$1.50$0.050———128k
Codestral 2501
codestral-2501
aka: codestral-latest, codestral
Mistral$0.30$0.90————256k
Command R+
command-r-plus
aka: command-r-plus-08-2024
Cohere$2.50$10.00$0.50———128k
Gpt 4o Transcribe Diarize
gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize
OpenAI$2.50$10.00———50% off16k
Claude Sonnet 4 5
claude-sonnet-4-5
Anthropic$3.00$15.00$0.30$3.75—50% off200k
Claude Sonnet 5 5
claude-sonnet-5-5
Anthropic$2.00$10.00$0.10$2.50—50% off1M
Claude Opus 4 5
claude-opus-4-5
Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$6.25—50% off200k
Claude Opus 4 6
claude-opus-4-6
Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$6.25—50% off1M
Claude Opus 4 7
claude-opus-4-7
Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$6.25—50% off1M
Claude Fable 5
claude-fable-5
Anthropic$10.00$50.00$1.00$12.50—50% off1M
Command Nightly
command-nightly
Cohere$1.00$2.00———50% off4k
Deepseek Coder
deepseek-coder
DeepSeek$0.14$0.28$0.014——50% off128k
Deepseek V3 2
deepseek-v3.2
DeepSeek$0.28$0.40$0.028——50% off164k
Gemini 2 5 Flash Image
gemini-2.5-flash-image
Google$0.30$2.50———50% off33k
Gemini 3 Pro Image
gemini-3-pro-image
Google$2.00$12.00$0.20——50% off66k
Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview
gemini-3-pro-image-preview
Google$2.00$12.00$0.20——50% off66k
Gemini 3 1 Flash Image
gemini-3.1-flash-image
Google$0.50$3.00$0.050——50% off66k
Gemini 3 1 Flash Image Preview
gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview
Google$0.50$3.00$0.050——50% off66k
Gemini 3 1 Flash Lite Image
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Google$0.25$1.50$0.025——50% off66k
Gemini 3 1 Flash Lite Preview
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
Google$0.25$1.50$0.025——50% off1.0M
Gemini 3 1 Flash Lite
gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Google$0.25$1.50$0.025——50% off1.0M
Gemini 2 5 Flash Lite
gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Google$0.10$0.40$0.010——50% off1.0M
Gemini 3 1 Pro Preview Customtools
gemini-3.1-pro-preview-customtools
Google$2.00$12.00$0.20——50% off1.0M
Gemini Robotics Er 1 5 Preview
gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview
Google$0.30$2.50———50% off1.0M
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
gemini-3-flash-preview
Google$0.50$3.00$0.050——50% off1.0M
Gemini Omni Flash Preview
gemini-omni-flash-preview
Google$1.50$9.00———50% off1.0M
Gemini 3 6 Flash
gemini-3.6-flash
Google$0.75$3.75$0.075——50% off1.0M
Gemini 3 7 Flash
gemini-3.7-flash
Google$0.75$3.75$0.075——50% off1.0M
Gemini 3 8 Flash Cyber
gemini-3.8-flash-cyber
Google$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off1.0M
Gpt 4
gpt-4
OpenAI$30.00$60.00———50% off8k
Gpt 4 1
gpt-4.1
OpenAI$2.00$8.00$0.50——50% off1.0M
Gpt 4 1 Mini
gpt-4.1-mini
OpenAI$0.40$1.60$0.10——50% off1.0M
Gpt 4 1 Nano
gpt-4.1-nano
OpenAI$0.10$0.40$0.025——50% off1.0M
Gpt 4o Mini Transcribe
gpt-4o-mini-transcribe
OpenAI$1.25$5.00———50% off16k
Gpt 4o Transcribe
gpt-4o-transcribe
OpenAI$2.50$10.00———50% off16k
Gpt Image 1 5
gpt-image-1.5
OpenAI$5.00$10.00$1.25——50% off128k
Gpt 5
gpt-5
OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off272k
Gpt 5 Codex
gpt-5-codex
OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off272k
Gpt 5 1
gpt-5.1
OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off272k
Gpt 5 1 Codex Mini
gpt-5.1-codex-mini
OpenAI$0.25$2.00$0.025——50% off400k
Gpt 5 1 Codex Max
gpt-5.1-codex-max
OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off400k
Gpt 5 1 Codex
gpt-5.1-codex
OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off400k
Gpt 5 1 Chat Latest
gpt-5.1-chat-latest
OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off128k
Gpt 5 2
gpt-5.2
OpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.17——50% off272k
Gpt 5 2 Codex
gpt-5.2-codex
OpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.17——50% off272k
Gpt 5 2 Chat Latest
gpt-5.2-chat-latest
OpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.17——50% off128k
Gpt 5 2 Pro
gpt-5.2-pro
OpenAI$21.00$168.00———50% off272k
Gpt 5 6
gpt-5.6
OpenAI$4.00$20.00$0.40$5.00—50% off922k
Gpt 5 6 Sol
gpt-5.6-sol
OpenAI$4.00$20.00$0.40$5.00—50% off922k
Gpt 5 6 Terra
gpt-5.6-terra
OpenAI$2.00$12.00$0.20$2.50—50% off922k
Gpt 5 6 Luna
gpt-5.6-luna
OpenAI$0.20$1.20$0.020$0.25—50% off922k
Gpt 5 6 Cyber
gpt-5.6-cyber
OpenAI$12.50$75.00$1.25$15.63—50% off400k
Gpt Daybreak Red Latest
gpt-daybreak-red-latest
OpenAI$12.50$75.00$1.25$15.63—50% off400k
Gpt Daybreak Blue Latest
gpt-daybreak-blue-latest
OpenAI$4.00$20.00$0.40$5.00—50% off922k
Gpt 5 5
gpt-5.5
OpenAI$5.00$30.00$0.50——50% off1.1M
Gpt 5 5 Pro
gpt-5.5-pro
OpenAI$30.00$180.00———50% off1.1M
Gpt 5 4
gpt-5.4
OpenAI$2.50$15.00$0.25——50% off1.1M
Gpt 5 4 Pro
gpt-5.4-pro
OpenAI$30.00$180.00———50% off1.1M
Gpt 5 4 Mini
gpt-5.4-mini
OpenAI$0.75$4.50$0.075——50% off272k
Gpt 5 4 Nano
gpt-5.4-nano
OpenAI$0.20$1.25$0.020——50% off272k
Gpt 5 Pro
gpt-5-pro
OpenAI$15.00$120.00———50% off400k
Gpt 5 Chat
gpt-5-chat
OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off128k
Gpt 5 Chat Latest
gpt-5-chat-latest
OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13——50% off128k
Gpt 5 3 Codex
gpt-5.3-codex
OpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.17——50% off272k
Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest
gpt-5.3-chat-latest
OpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.17——50% off128k
Gpt 5 Mini
gpt-5-mini
OpenAI$0.25$2.00$0.025——50% off272k
Gpt 5 Nano
gpt-5-nano
OpenAI$0.050$0.40$0.0050——50% off272k
Codestral Mamba Latest
codestral-mamba-latest
Mistral$0.25$0.25$0.025——50% off256k
Mistral Medium 3
mistral-medium-3
Mistral$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off262k
Mistral Large 4
mistral-large-4
Mistral$0.68$2.09$0.068——50% off1.0M
Mistral Large 4 0
mistral-large-4-0
Mistral$0.68$2.09$0.068——50% off1.0M
Mistral Large 3
mistral-large-3
Mistral$0.50$1.50$0.050——50% off262k
Mistral Medium
mistral-medium
Mistral$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off262k
Mistral Medium Latest
mistral-medium-latest
Mistral$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off262k
Mistral Medium 3 5
mistral-medium-3-5
Mistral$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off262k
Mistral Small
mistral-small
Mistral$0.10$0.30$0.010——50% off32k
Mistral Small Latest
mistral-small-latest
Mistral$0.15$0.60$0.015——50% off262k
Mistral Tiny
mistral-tiny
Mistral$0.25$0.25$0.025——50% off32k
Kimi K2 7 Code
kimi-k2.7-code
Moonshot$0.95$4.00$0.19——50% off262k
Kimi K2 5
kimi-k2.5
Moonshot$0.60$3.00$0.10——50% off262k
Kimi K2 6
kimi-k2.6
Moonshot$0.95$4.00$0.16——50% off262k
Kimi K3
kimi-k3
Moonshot$3.00$15.00$0.30——50% off1.0M
Moonshot V1 128k Vision Preview
moonshot-v1-128k-vision-preview
Moonshot$2.00$5.00———50% off131k
Moonshot V1 32k Vision Preview
moonshot-v1-32k-vision-preview
Moonshot$1.00$3.00———50% off33k
Moonshot V1 8k Vision Preview
moonshot-v1-8k-vision-preview
Moonshot$0.20$2.00———50% off8k
Moonshot V1 Auto
moonshot-v1-auto
Moonshot$2.00$5.00———50% off131k
O1 Pro
o1-pro
OpenAI$150.00$600.00———50% off200k
O3
o3
OpenAI$2.00$8.00$0.50——50% off200k
O3 Deep Research
o3-deep-research
OpenAI$10.00$40.00$2.50——50% off200k
O3 Pro
o3-pro
OpenAI$20.00$80.00———50% off200k
O4 Mini
o4-mini
OpenAI$1.10$4.40$0.28——50% off200k
O4 Mini Deep Research
o4-mini-deep-research
OpenAI$2.00$8.00$0.50——50% off200k
Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning
grok-4.20-beta-0309-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 0309 Reasoning
grok-4.20-0309-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Non Reasoning
grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 3
grok-4.3
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 3 Latest
grok-4.3-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 5
grok-4.5
Xai$2.00$6.00$0.30——50% off500k
Grok 4 5 Latest
grok-4.5-latest
Xai$2.00$6.00$0.30——50% off500k
Grok Build Latest
grok-build-latest
Xai$2.00$6.00$0.30——50% off500k
Grok 4 6
grok-4.6
Xai$2.00$6.00$0.50——50% off500k
Grok 4 7
grok-4.7
Xai$2.00$6.00$0.50——50% off500k
Gemini 3 1 Flash Live Preview
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview
Google$0.75$4.50———50% off131k
Gemini 3 8 Live
gemini-3.8-live
Google$0.75$4.50———50% off131k
Gemini 3 8 Live Extended Thinking
gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking
Google$0.75$4.50———50% off131k
Gemini Flash Latest
gemini-flash-latest
Google$0.75$3.75$0.075——50% off1.0M
Gemini Flash Lite Latest
gemini-flash-lite-latest
Google$0.30$2.50$0.030——50% off1.0M
Gemini Pro Latest
gemini-pro-latest
Google$2.00$12.00$0.20——50% off1.0M
Deepseek V4 Flash Vision Exp
deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp
DeepSeek$0.30$1.20$0.0060——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 0309 Non Reasoning
grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok Build 0 1
grok-build-0.1
Xai$1.00$2.00$0.20——50% off256k
Claude Mythos 5
claude-mythos-5
Anthropic$10.00$50.00$1.00$12.50—50% off1M
Claude Mythos 5 1
claude-mythos-5-1
Anthropic$10.00$50.00$0.25$12.50—50% off1M
Claude Mythos Preview
claude-mythos-preview
Anthropic$10.00$50.00$1.00$12.50—50% off1M
Grok 4 20
grok-4.20
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Reasoning
grok-4.20-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Reasoning Latest
grok-4.20-reasoning-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning
grok-4.20-non-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning Latest
grok-4.20-non-reasoning-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Multi Agent
grok-4.20-multi-agent
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Multi Agent Latest
grok-4.20-multi-agent-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Mistral Medium 3 5
mistral-medium-3.5
Mistral$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off262k
Mistral Vibe Cli Latest
mistral-vibe-cli-latest
Mistral$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off262k
Mistral Vibe Cli With Tools
mistral-vibe-cli-with-tools
Mistral$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off262k
Mistral Vibe Cli Fast
mistral-vibe-cli-fast
Mistral$0.15$0.60$0.015——50% off262k
Mistral Code Latest
mistral-code-latest
Mistral$0.30$0.90$0.030——50% off128k
Mistral Code Fim Latest
mistral-code-fim-latest
Mistral$0.30$0.90$0.030——50% off128k
Mistral Code Agent Latest
mistral-code-agent-latest
Mistral$0.40$2.00$0.040——50% off256k
Gpt 5 5 Cyber
gpt-5.5-cyber
OpenAI$12.50$75.00$1.25——50% off128k
Gpt Rosalind Research
gpt-rosalind-research
OpenAI$5.00$25.00$0.50——50% off128k
Grok 4 20 Beta
grok-4.20-beta
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Beta Latest
grok-4.20-beta-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Beta Latest Non Reasoning
grok-4.20-beta-latest-non-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Beta Latest Reasoning
grok-4.20-beta-latest-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Beta Non Reasoning
grok-4.20-beta-non-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Beta Reasoning
grok-4.20-beta-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Experimental Beta 0304 Non Reasoning
grok-4.20-experimental-beta-0304-non-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Experimental Beta 0304 Reasoning
grok-4.20-experimental-beta-0304-reasoning
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Experimental Beta Latest
grok-4.20-experimental-beta-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Experimental Beta Non Reasoning Latest
grok-4.20-experimental-beta-non-reasoning-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Experimental Beta Reasoning Latest
grok-4.20-experimental-beta-reasoning-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Multi Agent Beta Latest
grok-4.20-multi-agent-beta-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Multi Agent Experimental Beta Latest
grok-4.20-multi-agent-experimental-beta-latest
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning Gv2
grok-4.20-non-reasoning-gv2
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok 4 20 Reasoning Gv2
grok-4.20-reasoning-gv2
Xai$1.25$2.50$0.20——50% off1M
Grok Code Fast
grok-code-fast
Xai$1.00$2.00$0.20——50% off256k
Grok Code Fast 1
grok-code-fast-1
Xai$1.00$2.00$0.20——50% off256k
Gemini Nano Banana 2 1
gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Google$1.50$7.50$0.15——50% off131k
Claude Haiku 5 5
claude-haiku-5-5
Anthropic$0.10$0.50$0.010$0.13—50% off1M
Gpt Rosalind Discovery
gpt-rosalind-discovery
OpenAI$5.00$25.00$0.50——50% off128k
Beyond token prices

Token price alone doesn’t tell you what a task costs.

A model that costs 50% less per token but fails 15% more often frequently costs twice as much in production once you factor in retries, multi-agent loop iterations, fallback model calls, and engineering review.

ParetoOps calculates your true cost per successful task by pairing token rates with evaluation success benchmarks, finding the optimal sweet spot on the Pareto frontier.

Why caching rates matter

  • Prompt Caching (up to 95% discount): Multi-turn chat, system prompts, and large context windows can reduce input token charges dramatically when using cached prefixes.
  • Reasoning Tokens: Models like OpenAI o1, o3-mini, and DeepSeek R1 bill generated internal thinking tokens at completion rates, which can quickly multiply costs on complex prompts.
  • Batch API Processing: Most providers offer a 50% discount for asynchronous eval runs and offline benchmarking with 24h turnaround.
In your terminal

Use this catalog directly in your terminal.

The entire pricing catalog is embedded directly into the pareto CLI binary at compile-time. You can run evaluations offline, behind corporate firewalls, and in CI without downloading pricing files.

# View the embedded catalog in your terminal
$ pareto pricing

# Evaluate run costs and sweet spots
$ pareto evaluate --models gpt-4o,claude-3-5-sonnet results.json

# Use private or negotiated enterprise rates
$ pareto evaluate --pricing ./pareto.pricing.json results.json
How often is this pricing catalog updated?

The pricing catalog is monitored continuously via automated weekly verification against official provider documentation and community price feeds. When provider rates change, updates are merged into the catalog and deployed to both the website and CLI feeds.

How do I configure custom or negotiated rates?

Place a pareto.pricing.json in your project root or pass --pricing <path>. Custom rates override matching models in the catalog, ensuring evaluation reports reflect your exact contract terms.

What are prompt caching read vs. write costs?

Providers like Anthropic, OpenAI, and DeepSeek charge a one-time fee to cache prompt prefixes into memory (Cache Write), and then offer discounts (often 50% to 95%) on subsequent requests that reuse that exact cached prefix (Cache Read).

How are reasoning tokens counted?

Reasoning models (such as OpenAI o1, o3-mini, and DeepSeek R1) produce internal chain-of-thought tokens that are billed at completion rates, even though they may not appear in the final visible message output. ParetoOps accounts for these tokens in all eval cost calculations.