Research observatory 14 / Price, context and releases / Continuous

Superpower Frontier Model Ledger

A dated ledger of disclosed model prices, context windows, availability, and release conditions.

Archived snapshotv7Aug 27, 2026
Dated observations
34

Verified model records

Priced observations
11

At least one disclosed token price

Availability labels
31

Distinct disclosed conditions

Largest context
11M

Disclosed tokens

Interactive figureModel ledger
CSV JSON
Data status237.12 verified records across 4 periods

Each dot is a verified monthly observation of usd per million tokens. Lines connect observations in the same series; missing periods are not treated as zero.

Verified observationHover or focus any mark for exact valuesLast updated Aug 27, 2026

Version ledger

Frozen public editions

Each edition preserves the records, method, sources, and downloads available at publication time.

  1. v7 / latestAug 27, 202634 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Dated observations, Priced observations, Availability labels. The frozen snapshot contains 34 records.

  2. v6Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources

    Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.

  3. v5Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources

    Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.

  4. v4Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources

    Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.

  5. v3Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources

    Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.

  6. v2Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources

    Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.

  7. v1Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources

    Initial public snapshot with 33 records and 40 cited sources.

Coverage note

Systematic change history begins with stored observations. Historical price changes that predate collection are not reconstructed without dated primary evidence.

Dataset ID
spd:model-api-history
Stable URL
/research/model-api-history
Cadence
Continuous
Version
v7
Coverage
2024-10-07/2026-08-27
Records
34
Fields
7
Updated
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Read the data

The records behind the figure

CSV JSON
Superpower Frontier Model Ledger data records
ObservedModelDeveloperInput / 1MOutput / 1MAvailabilityContext
2024-10-07Inflection 3.0Inflection AICommercial API available to developers; enterprise deployment on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid
2025-08-22GPT-4b microOpenAIdeveloped for research purposes; not broadly available64000
2025-12-11GPT-5.2OpenAIIn ChatGPT: GPT-5.2 Instant, Thinking, and Pro begin rolling out today to paid plans; In the API: available now to all developers.262144
2025-12-16GPT Image 1.5OpenAIModel rolling out in ChatGPT for all users and available in the API as GPT Image 1.5; the new Images experience is rolling out to most ChatGPT users, with Business and Enterprise access coming later; global.
2026-04-07Claude Mythos PreviewAnthropic25.000000125.000000restricted access (restricted-access rollout)1000000
2026-04-28Laguna XS.2PoolsidePreview; Hugging Face, Poolside API, and OpenRouter
2026-06-09Claude Fable 5Anthropic10.00000050.000000Publicly accessible via API and Enterprise; included in subscription plans through 2026-06-22 after which access requires purchase of usage credits; some sensitive-topic access restricted and Mythos 5 limited to vetted Project Glasswing participants
2026-06-30Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic2.00000010.000000All Claude plans and Claude API
2026-07-02Laguna XS 2.1Poolside0.1000000.200000Poolside API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face weights, and local deployment256000
2026-07-08GPT-LiveOpenAIRolling out to ChatGPT users globally (ChatGPT Voice); API availability planned/coming soon. (Update 2026-07-31: SynthID watermarking and API verification access added for supported audio.)
2026-07-09GPT-5.6 (Sol, Terra, Luna)OpenAIGeneral availability following a limited preview
2026-07-16Kimi K3MoonshotWeights published for anyone to download; model can be run locally on user hardware1000000
2026-07-24Claude Opus 5AnthropicAvailable immediately; default on Claude Max and strongest model on Claude Pro
2026-07-31MiniMax H3MiniMaxHosted API globally; downloadable weights restricted to the license's applicable territories
2026-08-10Muse GlimmerMetaConsumer hardware with 24 GB or 32 GB of memory131072
2026-08-11Nemotron 3.5 LightningNvidiaAvailable through Nvidia and model repositories including Hugging Face and ModelScope; NeMo Switchyard available on GitHub1000000
2026-08-12Qwen3.8-27B-CRACK-GGUFJinho Jang (dealign.ai)Hugging Face repository; downloadable GGUF files and a 0.9 GB vision projector for local use262000
2026-08-16GLM-5.3Zhipu (Z.ai)
2026-08-18GPT-5.6 SolOpenAILimited release to a small group of customers; wider access planned later
2026-08-19Ornith-1.5Ornith AIHugging Face collection; local deployment and quantized mobile version described
2026-08-21deepseek-v4-flash-vision-expDeepSeek0.2200000.660000Available through Chat Completions, Messages, and Responses requests
2026-08-21Falcon 2Murf AI
2026-08-21V4-Flash-Vision-ExpDeepSeekDeepSeek API
2026-08-24HiDream-O1-WorldHiDream.ai
2026-08-24ThomsonThomson ReutersInitially available in CoCounsel Legal’s Tabular Analysis feature; smaller version planned for Hugging Face
2026-08-24GEN-1.5Generalist AIAvailable through direct partnerships on Generalist AI's own robot fleet; no public weights, API, or self-serve product
2026-08-26Qwen3.8-Flash-NextAlibaba Qwen team0.1600000.470000Weights on Hugging Face and ModelScope; production Qwen3.8-Flash through QwenCloud; API expected shortly262144
2026-08-26Granite 4.2IBMHugging Face, Ollama, GitHub, and other platforms512000
2026-08-26Grok 4.6xAI2.0000006.000000Microsoft Foundry for Azure customers500000
2026-08-26Qwen3.8-FlashAlibaba1.0000003.000000API access262144
2026-08-26Qwen3.8-FlashAlibaba Qwen0.1600000.470000QwenCloud managed API1000000
2026-08-27GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai0.1500000.500000Z.ai API; weights available on Hugging Face1000000
2026-08-27Gemini 3.5 TranscribeGoogleGoogle AI Studio; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform; Gboard for Android; Gemini app on macOS; Chrome support coming soon
2026-08-27leiolai-1Leiolai0.0100000.020000Consumer app and developer API11000000

Measurement technique

How to read this report

  1. 01Each row is a dated verified model record; later records can preserve subsequent price or availability changes.
  2. 02Prices are shown exactly as disclosed per million tokens and are not adjusted for caching, batching, or enterprise discounts.
  3. 03The chart is an observation history, not a claim that unchanged prices persisted between observations.

Sources

Evidence

25 publishers supporting 40 records. Expand a publisher to inspect its cited pages.

openai.comopenai.com5 sources / 5 records
the-decoder.comthe-decoder.com5 sources / 5 records
Ars Technicaarstechnica.com3 sources / 3 records
marktechpost.commarktechpost.com3 sources / 3 records
campustechnology.comcampustechnology.com2 sources / 2 records
siliconangle.comsiliconangle.com2 sources / 2 records
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x.aix.ai2 sources / 2 records
anthropic.comanthropic.com1 source / 1 record
artificialintelligencemadesimple.comartificialintelligencemadesimple.com1 source / 1 record
autoclaw.z.aiautoclaw.z.ai1 source / 1 record
blog.googleblog.google1 source / 1 record
CNBCcnbc.com1 source / 1 record
cryptobriefing.comcryptobriefing.com1 source / 1 record
deccanchronicle.comdeccanchronicle.com1 source / 1 record
economictimes.comeconomictimes.com1 source / 1 record
invezz.cominvezz.com1 source / 1 record
itbrief.newsitbrief.news1 source / 1 record
readthepeak.comreadthepeak.com1 source / 1 record
semafor.comsemafor.com1 source / 1 record
stocktitan.netstocktitan.net1 source / 1 record
TechCrunchtechcrunch.com1 source / 1 record
technologyreview.comtechnologyreview.com1 source / 1 record
thelogic.cothelogic.co1 source / 1 record
vir.com.vnvir.com.vn1 source / 1 record
yahoo.comyahoo.com1 source / 1 record
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