OpenRouter - mistralai/mistral-nemo
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Cheapest AI API models for a real workload
Rank the cheapest AI API models for a standard monthly workload using source-backed token prices.
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Guide context
This page adds interpretation around the raw pricing table so readers can compare cost, context, source, and history together. Cheapest AI API models for a real workload summarizes current pricing concepts using generated data and links to pages where the numbers can be checked.
Prices are normalized from official provider pricing sources. Marketplace offers are labeled by hosting platform; verify the linked source before purchasing or deploying.
Provider pricing
Cheapest AI API models for a real workload
Sample workload: 10,000 requests/month, 8,000 input tokens, 1,500 output tokens, 30% cached input when listed.
| Provider | Model | Input / 1M | Cached / 1M | Output / 1M | Sample monthly cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | mistralai/mistral-nemo USD per 1M tokens | $0.019 | Not listed | $0.030 | $1.97 | Source |
| OpenRouter | inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-vl USD per 1M tokens | $0.021 | $0.004 | $0.062 | $2.20 | Source |
| OpenRouter | inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash USD per 1M tokens | $0.021 | $0.004 | $0.063 | $2.22 | Source |
| OpenRouter | openai/gpt-oss-20b USD per 1M tokens | $0.018 | $0.009 | $0.090 | $2.57 | Source |
| Groq | meta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-22m USD per 1M tokens | $0.030 | Not listed | $0.030 | $2.85 | Source |
| OpenRouter | nex-agi/nex-n2.5-mini USD per 1M tokens | $0.025 | $0.003 | $0.100 | $2.96 | Source |
| OpenRouter | ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro USD per 1M tokens | $0.017 | Not listed | $0.112 | $3.04 | Source |
| OpenRouter | openai/gpt-oss-20b:batch USD per 1M tokens | $0.024 | Not listed | $0.112 | $3.60 | Source |
| Groq | meta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-86m USD per 1M tokens | $0.040 | Not listed | $0.040 | $3.80 | Source |
| OpenRouter | sao10k/l3-lunaris-8b USD per 1M tokens | $0.040 | Not listed | $0.050 | $3.95 | Source |
| OpenRouter | inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-fin USD per 1M tokens | $0.042 | $0.008 | $0.123 | $4.40 | Source |
| OpenRouter | openai/gpt-oss-120b:batch USD per 1M tokens | $0.030 | Not listed | $0.136 | $4.41 | Source |
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Contextual insights
Cheapest AI API models for a real workload data notes
- Cheapest AI API models for a real workload summarizes current pricing concepts using generated data and links to pages where the numbers can be checked.
- The most useful next step is to test the same assumptions in the calculator or Model Finder.
- Because provider pricing can change, the guide should be read with the last updated and data source sections below.
Current pricing comes from dist/data/providers.json, provider history files in dist/data/history/, and generated internal page links. The public build was last generated on 2026-10-07.
Guide copy is supported by the generated pricing catalog and links to data-backed pages for verification.
Static build timestamp from the pricing dataset.
For planning purposes is that Cheapest AI API models for a real workload should be evaluated through the page's linked price, source, history, and related model context. Cheapest AI API models for a real workload summarizes current pricing concepts using generated data and links to pages where the numbers can be checked.
Editorial information
Reviewed by AI Pricing Hub Editorial
2026-10-07
Methodology explains collection, validation, limitations, and update cadence.