AI Token Calculator

Use this AI token calculator to instantly estimate the cost of tokens across major AI models. Find out how much it will cost you to use the latest GPTs, Claude, Gemini or DeepSeek LLMs for text input and output.

Prompt / Context

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Input Total Tokens

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What You Can do With This AI Token Calculator

This AI token calculator helps you measure and compare token costs, token usage, and API costs across different models such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and Google Gemini. Use it to understand the maximum input and maximum output allowed by each model so you can manage token usage and costs more efficiently.

Popular AI Models API Cost

Estimate API token costs for input tokens, output tokens, and cached tokens. Use this AI token calculator to identify which model fits your budget and performance needs.

Detailed Token Insights

Each token calculator result includes characters, word count, input token, and output token estimates. You can view total token costs per model, monitor API costs, and plan your text processing within the token limit. No Excel sheet needed.

Compare GPT Models (and others)

Compare models like GPT-5, GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity Sonar, DeepSeek, and Grok with real-time token calculator data.

Current API Prices for the Latest LLM Models

These are the latest models’ API costs per input and output tokens.

GPT-5.2 API Price

OpenAI’s newest flagship model. Higher reasoning, better multimodality, and significantly lower latency.

Input

$1.75

Cached input

$0.175

Output

$14

Gemini 3 Pro Preview API Price

Gemini API prices are charged per million tokens.
*If your prompt is for fewer than 200,000 tokens, it’s cheaper. If it’s more than 200,000 tokens, the price is premium.*

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Cached input

Output

Claude Opus 4.5 API Price

The pinnacle of reasoning. Now 67% more affordable than previous versions, making elite intelligence accessible for high-scale agentic workflows.

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Cached input

Output

Grok 4.1 Fast API Price

Grok’s fastest, most cost-efficient model to date, featuring an industry-leading 2M context window and massive rate limits.

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Cached input

Output

DeepSeek-V3.2 API Price

The efficiency champion. Optimized for high-speed reasoning and code generation with a specialized “Thinking Mode” for complex logic.

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Cached input

Output

Sonar Deep Research API

A high-precision search and reasoning engine designed for deep-dive research tasks and verifiable agentic citation workflows.

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Reasoning

Output

FAQs

1. What is the AI Token Cost Calculator?

The AI Token Cost Calculator is a free tool that helps you estimate how much it costs to process text using different AI language models. It breaks down input, output, and total costs for providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Perplexity, and DeepSeek.

2. What are “tokens” in AI models?

Tokens are chunks of text that AI models use to process language. One token is roughly four characters of English text. For example, the word “ChatGPT” is about two tokens.

3. Why should I calculate token costs?

Because every AI model charges per token, knowing the token count helps you predict costs before sending text to the API. It’s especially useful if you run chatbots, automation tools, or content generators and want to manage expenses accurately.

4. Can I compare multiple models side by side?

Yes. The calculator automatically generates pricing cards for all major AI models so you can easily compare costs across providers in one place.

5. Will this calculator be updated with new models?

Yes. As new AI models and pricing are released, the tool will be updated to include them so you always have the most accurate cost comparison.

6. Which is the most expensive model to date?

The most expensive model among the ones you listed is OpenAI’s o1-pro (Standard Tier), with pricing of $150 per 1 million input tokens and $600 per 1 million output tokens.

7. What is the most affordable model to date?

The cheapest text model to date is OpenAI’s gpt-5-nano, priced at $0.05 per 1 million input tokens and $0.40 per 1 million output tokens.