Cheapest General LLMs APIs
Ranked by input price per 1M tokens, refreshed hourly. Free models first.
The cheapest General LLMs API right now is inclusionAI: Ring-2.6-1T (free) (inclusionai): Free/1M input tokens.
Price Ranking
| # | Model | Vendor | Input /1M | Output /1M | Intelligence | Context | CPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inclusionAI: Ring-2.6-1T (free) | inclusionai | Free | Free | — | 262K | — | Details → |
| 2 | Union Alpha | stealth | Free | Free | — | 262K | — | Details → |
| 3 | MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash (free) | minimax | Free | Free | — | 1.0M | — | Details → |
| 4 | Recursive: Flint (free) | recursive | Free | Free | — | 262K | — | Details → |
| 5 | Ox Alpha | stealth | Free | Free | — | 1.0M | — | Details → |
| 6 | XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free) | xingchen-agi | Free | Free | — | 262K | — | Details → |
| 7 | Apodex: Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) | apodex | Free | Free | — | 262K | — | Details → |
| 8 | Ling-3.0-flash (free) | inclusionai | Free | Free | — | 262K | — | Details → |
| 9 | Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Pro (free) | nex-agi | Free | Free | — | 262K | — | Details → |
| 10 | Baidu Qianfan: CoBuddy (free) | baidu | Free | Free | — | 131K | — | Details → |
| 11 | NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) | nvidia | Free | Free | — | 1.0M | — | Details → |
| 12 | inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Tiny (free) | inclusionai | Free | Free | — | 262K | — | Details → |
FAQ
What is the cheapest General LLMs model?
By input price, it is inclusionAI: Ring-2.6-1T (free) (Free/1M tokens, inclusionai). Full ranking above, refreshed hourly.
Are there free models?
Yes. Models marked "Free" have $0 input pricing, usually rate-limited — good for dev/test. For production, pick S/A CPS-grade paid models.
How do I choose a General LLMs model?
Shortlist by price here, then check intelligence/coding index and context fit, and use head-to-head comparisons for the final call.