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.
- v7 / latestAug 27, 202634 records / 40 sources
+1 records; updated Priced models, Median input, Median output. The frozen snapshot contains 34 records.
- v6Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.
- v5Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.
- v4Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.
- v3Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.
- v2Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources
Source-backed fields changed; the frozen snapshot contains 33 records.
- v1Aug 27, 202633 records / 40 sources
Initial public snapshot with 33 records and 40 cited sources.
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
- v7
- Coverage
- 2024-10-07/2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Records
- 34
- 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
25 publishers supporting 40 records. Expand a publisher to inspect its cited pages.