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.
- v41 / latestSep 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.
- v29Sep 13, 202677 records / 40 sources
updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 77 records.
- v28Sep 12, 202677 records / 40 sources
+1 records. The frozen snapshot contains 77 records.
- v27Sep 11, 202676 records / 40 sources
+4 records. The frozen snapshot contains 76 records.
- v26Sep 10, 202672 records / 40 sources
+5 records; updated Priced models, Median input. The frozen snapshot contains 72 records.
- v25Sep 9, 202667 records / 40 sources
+2 records. The frozen snapshot contains 67 records.
- v24Sep 8, 202665 records / 40 sources
+1 records. The frozen snapshot contains 65 records.
- v23Sep 7, 202664 records / 40 sources
+1 records; updated Priced models. The frozen snapshot contains 64 records.
- v22Sep 6, 202663 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 63 records.
- v21Sep 5, 202663 records / 40 sources
+2 records. The frozen snapshot contains 63 records.
- v20Sep 4, 202661 records / 40 sources
+7 records; updated Priced models. The frozen snapshot contains 61 records.
- v19Sep 3, 202654 records / 40 sources
+7 records; updated Priced models, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 54 records.
- v18Sep 2, 202647 records / 40 sources
+4 records; updated Priced models, Median input, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 47 records.
- v17Sep 1, 202643 records / 40 sources
+2 records; updated Priced models, Median input, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 43 records.
- v16Aug 31, 202641 records / 40 sources
+1 records. The frozen snapshot contains 41 records.
- v15Aug 30, 202640 records / 40 sources
+1 records. The frozen snapshot contains 40 records.
- v14Aug 29, 202639 records / 40 sources
+1 records; updated Priced models, Median input, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 39 records.
- v13Aug 28, 202638 records / 40 sources
+1 records. The frozen snapshot contains 38 records.
- v12Aug 28, 202637 records / 40 sources
+1 records. The frozen snapshot contains 37 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
- v21
- Coverage
- 2024-10-07/2026-09-04
- Records
- 63
- 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 41 records. Expand a publisher to inspect its cited pages.