# Compare cost distributions

Stack up cost per 100 requests side by side. Swap models to see how the spread and median change with real usage patterns.

## Model picker

Select up to 6 models.

### Cost Data

| Model               | Provider | Cost per 100 requests |
|---------------------|----------|-----------------------|
| GPT-5               | OpenAI   | $0.902                |
| GPT-5 mini          | OpenAI   | $0.525                |
| GPT-5 nano          | OpenAI   | $0.330                |
| GPT-4.1 mini        | OpenAI   | $0.247                |
| GPT-4.1 nano        | OpenAI   | $0.086                |
| ChatGPT 5.3 Codex   | OpenAI   | $9.053                |
| OpenAI o1           | OpenAI   | $27.606               |
| OpenAI o3           | OpenAI   | $1.030                |
| GPT-5               | OpenAI   | $1.160                |
| GPT-4.1            | OpenAI   | $2.631                |
| GPT-5.1            | OpenAI   | $2.949                |
| GPT-5.2            | OpenAI   | $5.530                |
| ChatGPT 5.4        | OpenAI   | $8.188                |
| OpenAI o3-mini     | OpenAI   | $1.140                |
| OpenAI o4-mini     | OpenAI   | $0.433                |
| GPT-5-Chat         | OpenAI   | $0.898                |
| GPT-5.2 Pro        | OpenAI   | $48.371               |
| ChatGPT 5.4 Pro    | OpenAI   | $28.485               |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite | Google    | $0.028                |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro      | Google    | $3.802                |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Google | $0.427                |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Google    | $10.784               |
| Gemini 3 Flash      | Google    | $1.328                |
| Gemini 3 Pro       | Google    | $4.062                |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash   | Google    | $0.045                |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash   | Google    | $0.368                |
| Claude 4.6 Opus    | Anthropic | $27.053               |
| Claude 4.7 Opus    | Anthropic | $48.143               |
| Claude 4.5 Opus    | Anthropic | $31.989               |
| Claude 3.7 Sonnet  | Anthropic | $2.537                |
| Claude 4.1 Opus    | Anthropic | $5.797                |
| Claude 4.5 Sonnet  | Anthropic | $6.689                |
| Claude 4 Opus      | Anthropic | $107.027              |
| Claude 4.5 Haiku   | Anthropic | $2.664                |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet  | Anthropic | $13.358               |
| Claude 4 Sonnet    | Anthropic | $3.516                |
| Grok 4 Fast Reasoning | xAI Grok | $1.229                |
| Grok 4.20          | xAI Grok | $8.069                |
| Grok 4 Fast        | xAI Grok | $0.369                |
| Grok 4.1 Fast      | xAI Grok | $0.163                |
| Grok 3             | xAI Grok | $6.203                |
| Grok 4             | xAI Grok | $2.552                |
| Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning | xAI Grok | $0.265                |
| Grok 4.20          | xAI Grok | $4.312                |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral | $1.450                |
| Magistral Medium 1.2 | Mistral | $0.675                |
| Sonar              | Perplexity | $0.607                |
| Sonar Pro          | Perplexity | $2.678                |
| Sonar Reasoning Pro | Perplexity | $1.754                |
| Sonar Deep Research | Perplexity | $5.438                |

### Cost Comparison

Compare cost per 100 requests across multiple models

#### Median Cost per 100 Requests

- **GPT-5**: $0.0000
- **GPT-5-Chat**: $1.255
- **GPT-4.1**: $3.925
- **GPT-4o**: $15.298

#### Top Picks

1. [#1 Pick  
   OpenAI GPT-5  
   $1.160  
   Lowest per 100: -$0.0820  
   Highest per 100: $1,913.910](https://pickaxe.co/models/gpt-5)
2. [#2 Pick  
   OpenAI GPT-5-Chat  
   $0.898  
   Lowest per 100: $0.0000  
   Highest per 100: $16.396](https://pickaxe.co/models/gpt-5-chat)
3. [#3 Pick  
   OpenAI GPT-4.1  
   $2.631  
   Lowest per 100: $0.0000  
   Highest per 100: $5,400.885](https://pickaxe.co/models/gpt-4-1)
4. [#4 Pick  
   OpenAI GPT-4o  
   $0.902  
   Lowest per 100: $0.0000  
   Highest per 100: $355.264](https://pickaxe.co/models/gpt-4o)