AI Economics, Same model, different host
×2.0
The same open model costs ×2.0 as much at the dearest host as at the cheapest, at the median across 170 models, comparing hosts that serve the same stated precision.
For each model with three or more hosts serving the same stated precision (fp8 with fp8, and so on): dearest ÷ cheapest list price per 1M input tokens. Median across models. Promotional prices count as listed.
Source: OpenRouter. Based on 170 data points.
Same model, different host
Dearest ÷ cheapest host, median
For each model with three or more hosts, the dearest over the cheapest input price; the median across models.
Quality data: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0). Prices: OpenRouter, LiteLLM (MIT), provider pages. List prices in US dollars before discounts and taxes; other currencies converted at the European Central Bank reference rate. The figures on these pages are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.