AI Models Under $1 per 1M Tokens
As of October 21, 2026, 178 of LiteLLM's active models with a 32K-token context window or more, offered by at least two providers or by their own lab, cost under $1 per 1M tokens (blended). The most widely offered is GPT OSS 120B, from 24 providers, at $0.065 per 1M tokens.
Top 20
Models whose blended price (3 input tokens per output token, at the headline price) is under $1.00, sorted by how many providers offer them through LiteLLM, then by price. Only active models with a 32K-token context window or more, offered by at least two providers or by their own lab. Free models are left out.
| # | Model | Lab | Providers on LiteLLM | Price per 1M (in / out) | Context | Providers | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT OSS 120B | OpenAI | 24 providers | $0.03 / $0.17 | 131K | 24 | Weights & Biases |
| 2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek | 23 providers | $0.30 / $1.20 | 1M | 23 | DeepSeek |
| 3 | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Meta | 19 providers | $0.12 / $0.30 | 128K | 19 | Hyperbolic |
| 4 | GPT OSS 20B | OpenAI | 16 providers | $0.0145 / $0.07 | 128K | 16 | Darkbloom |
| 5 | DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek | 16 providers | $0.27 / $1.10 | 64K | 16 | DeepSeek |
| 6 | DeepSeek R1 | DeepSeek | 16 providers | $0.55 / $2.19 | 64K | 16 | DeepSeek |
| 7 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek | 14 providers | $0.09 / $0.30 | 1M | 14 | Sail |
| 8 | GLM 5.3 Flash | Z.ai | 14 providers | $0.15 / $0.50 | 1M | 14 | Z.ai |
| 9 | Qwen3 32B | Alibaba | 11 providers | $0.08 / $0.23 | 32K | 11 | OVHcloud |
| 10 | DeepSeek V3.2 | DeepSeek | 10 providers | $0.28 / $0.40 | 160K | 10 | DeepSeek |
| 11 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct | Alibaba | 10 providers | $0.15 / $1.20 | 256K | 10 | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio |
| 12 | MiniMax M3 | MiniMax | 10 providers | $0.30 / $1.20 | 1M | 10 | MiniMax |
| 13 | Qwen3 30B A3B | Alibaba | 9 providers | $0.09 / $0.20 | 128K | 9 | Pinstripes |
| 14 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B | DeepSeek | 9 providers | $0.20 / $0.60 | 128K | 9 | DeepInfra |
| 15 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking | Alibaba | 9 providers | $0.15 / $1.20 | 256K | 9 | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio |
| 16 | GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | 9 providers | $0.20 / $1.20 | 922K | 9 | OpenAI |
| 17 | Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128e Instruct | Meta | 9 providers | $0.35 / $1.15 | 1M | 9 | Google Vertex AI |
| 18 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Alibaba | 9 providers | $0.40 / $1.60 | 128K | 9 | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio |
| 19 | Llama3.2 3B Instruct | Meta | 8 providers | $0.015 / $0.025 | 128K | 8 | Lambda |
| 20 | Qwen3.6 35B A3B | Alibaba | 8 providers | $0.05 / $0.40 | 256K | 8 | Sail |