Ada API Pricing
As of October 10, 2026, Ada costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens on Azure OpenAI. It has an 8,191-token context window.
azure/ada.- Input
- $0.10 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $0 / 1M tokens
- Context window
- 8,191 tokens
- Providers
- 1
- Added to LiteLLM
- January 2024
Ada pricing by provider
1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.
| Provider | Model name in LiteLLM | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure OpenAI | azure/ada | $0.10 | $0 | 8K |
What Ada costs in practice
Embedding 10,000 documents of 500 tokens each
| Azure OpenAI | $0.50 |
Use Ada with LiteLLM
Call Ada through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/embeddings. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.
from litellm import embedding
response = embedding(
model="azure/ada",
input=["hello world"],
)model_list:
- model_name: ada
litellm_params:
model: azure/ada
api_base: os.environ/AZURE_API_BASE
api_key: os.environ/AZURE_API_KEYcurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/embeddings \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
-d '{
"model": "ada",
"input": "hello world"
}'Ada FAQ
How much does Ada cost?
Ada costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens on Azure OpenAI.
What is the context window of Ada?
Ada has an 8,191-token context window.
Which providers offer Ada?
Ada is available from Azure OpenAI through LiteLLM, using the model name azure/ada.
How do I call Ada with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="azure/ada", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/embeddings from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.
When did LiteLLM add Ada?
Ada was added to LiteLLM's model price file in January 2024.
Is Ada being deprecated?
Azure OpenAI lists a deprecation date of February 9, 2028 for azure/ada.
Sources
Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:
LiteLLM docs: Azure OpenAI.
Provider pages: Azure OpenAI.