Research report 01 / Price and capability
AI Model Economics Index
Observed model prices, context windows, licenses, and release economics from verified launch records.
Each dot is one verified observation. Horizontal position is input price / 1m tokens; vertical position is output price / 1m tokens.
Version ledger
Frozen public editions
Each edition preserves the records, method, sources, and downloads available at publication time.
- v59 / latestOct 13, 2026167 records / 40 sources
+5 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 167 records.
- v58Oct 12, 2026162 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 162 records.
- v57Oct 11, 2026162 records / 40 sources
+1 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 162 records.
- v56Oct 10, 2026161 records / 40 sources
+1 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 161 records.
- v55Oct 9, 2026160 records / 40 sources
+1 records. The frozen snapshot contains 160 records.
- v54Oct 8, 2026159 records / 40 sources
+6 records; updated Priced models. The frozen snapshot contains 159 records.
- v53Oct 7, 2026153 records / 40 sources
+7 records; updated Priced models. The frozen snapshot contains 153 records.
- v52Oct 6, 2026146 records / 40 sources
+4 records; updated Priced models, Median input, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 146 records.
- v51Oct 5, 2026142 records / 40 sources
+2 records. The frozen snapshot contains 142 records.
- v50Oct 4, 2026140 records / 40 sources
+3 records. The frozen snapshot contains 140 records.
- v49Oct 3, 2026137 records / 40 sources
+4 records. The frozen snapshot contains 137 records.
- v48Oct 2, 2026133 records / 40 sources
+6 records; updated Priced models, Median input, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 133 records.
- v47Oct 1, 2026127 records / 40 sources
+3 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 127 records.
- v46Sep 30, 2026124 records / 40 sources
+4 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 124 records.
- v45Sep 29, 2026120 records / 40 sources
+4 records; updated Priced models. The frozen snapshot contains 120 records.
- v44Sep 28, 2026116 records / 40 sources
+2 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 116 records.
- v43Sep 27, 2026114 records / 40 sources
+1 records; updated Priced models, Median input, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 114 records.
- v42Sep 26, 2026113 records / 40 sources
+2 records. The frozen snapshot contains 113 records.
- v41Sep 25, 2026111 records / 40 sources
+4 records. The frozen snapshot contains 111 records.
- v40Sep 24, 2026107 records / 40 sources
+4 records. The frozen snapshot contains 107 records.
- v39Sep 23, 2026103 records / 40 sources
+5 records; updated Priced models, Median input, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 103 records.
- v38Sep 22, 202698 records / 40 sources
+4 records; updated Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 98 records.
- v37Sep 21, 202694 records / 40 sources
+2 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 94 records.
- v36Sep 20, 202692 records / 40 sources
+2 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 92 records.
- v35Sep 19, 202690 records / 40 sources
+4 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 90 records.
- v34Sep 18, 202686 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 86 records.
- v33Sep 17, 202686 records / 40 sources
+1 records. The frozen snapshot contains 86 records.
- v32Sep 16, 202685 records / 40 sources
+6 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 85 records.
- v31Sep 15, 202679 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 79 records.
- v30Sep 14, 202679 records / 40 sources
+2 records. The frozen snapshot contains 79 records.
Coverage reflects verified model-launch records with publicly disclosed fields. Provider discounts, caching, batch pricing, and negotiated enterprise rates may differ.
- Dataset ID
- spd:model-economics
- Stable URL
- /research/model-economics
- Version
- v15
- Coverage
- 2024-10-07/2026-08-28
- Records
- 40
- Fields
- 7
- Updated
Measurement technique
How to read this report
- 01Prices are normalized to the disclosed cost per one million tokens.
- 02A zero is shown only when a source explicitly records zero; undisclosed fields remain null.
- 03The index describes observed launch economics and does not infer quality equivalence between models.
Sources
Evidence
26 publishers supporting 40 records. Expand a publisher to inspect its cited pages.