Inference API pricing
Based on the 80 providers in this tag whose pricing pages we have read. Providers can belong to several. Pricing data as of 2026-10-30.
$20/momedian entry price, from 22 developer APIs
$10–$54.2middle half of entry prices
84%state a model other than negotiated
How they charge
70 of 80 providers state a pricing model. Shares are of those that do.
Per call 49% · 34 Other usage-based 29% · 20 Tiered subscription 19% · 13 Negotiated 4% · 3What you pay for
Quoted or calculated from quotes, per unit. Calculated figures assume the plan's quota is fully used. Units are never averaged together, credits get no price because each vendor defines its own, and units with fewer than 5 providers show a count only.
| Billing unit | Providers | Median price per unit |
|---|---|---|
| token | 7 | $0.00000013 |
| request | 4 | — |
| credit | 3 | — |
Lowest entry prices
The cheapest paid plan is a floor on getting started, not what real usage will cost. Excludes take-rate providers and add-ons.
| Provider | Entry plan | Charges by | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seekr | AI agents Hosting | Per call | $1 |
| Oumi | Storage | Per call | $1 |
| LibertAI | Go | Tiered subscription | $8 |
| Hugging Face | PRO Account | Other usage-based | $9 |
| RouterPlex | Plex Lite | Tiered subscription | $10 |
| Hive Civilization | Tier 5 · AmpliHive ET | Per call | $10 |
| RightNow AI | Starter | Per call | $10 |
| Chutes | Plus | Per call | $10 |
| Standard Compute | Starter | Tiered subscription | $19 |
| EmpirioLabs AI | Lite | Per call | $19.9 |
| Dedalus Labs | Pro | Other usage-based | $20 |
| Nous Research | Plus | Tiered subscription | $20 |
| Featherless AI | Chat | Tiered subscription | $25 |
| Atomadic Tech | Fuse Pro | Tiered subscription | $29 |
| Oxen | Hacker | Tiered subscription | $30 |