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Admin-AI Model Pricing & Selection Guide
Research date: July 10, 2026
Current Model Costs (non-OpenRouter models in admin-ai)
| Model | Input $/1M tok | Output $/1M tok | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-flash-latest | $0.08–0.30 | $0.30–2.50 | Fast, cheap, vision capable — quick Q&A |
| deepseek-chat (V3) | $0.14 | $0.28 | Default generalist — what Sho'Nuff ran on |
| deepseek-v4-flash | ~$0.15 | ~$0.30 | Fast coding tasks |
| deepseek/deepseek-coder | $0.14 | $0.28 | Code-specific |
| deepseek-v4-pro | $0.435 | $0.87 | Strong reasoning, subagent primary — current |
| deepseek/deepseek-reasoner (R1) | $0.55 | $2.19 | Deep reasoning |
| claude-haiku-4-5 | $1.00 | $5.00 | Fast Anthropic, vision |
| gemini-pro-latest | $1.25 | $5.00 | Strong vision, multimodal — current vision model |
| claude-sonnet-4-6 | $3.00 | $15.00 | Balanced Anthropic |
| gpt-5.5 | $5.00 | $30.00 | OpenAI flagship |
| claude-opus-4-8 | $5.00 | $25.00 | Best reasoning, vision |
Cost Multiplier vs deepseek-chat
- deepseek-chat: 1× baseline
- deepseek-v4-pro: ~3×
- gemini-flash: ~1–2×
- claude-haiku: ~7–18×
- claude-sonnet: ~21–54×
- claude-opus: ~36–89×
- gpt-5.5: ~36–107×
Recommended Models to Add
| Model | Cost | Provider | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.5 27B | ~$0.35 / $0.35 | Together AI / Groq | Best coding per dollar. SWE-bench 77% |
| Mistral Small | $0.10 / $0.30 | Mistral | Cheapest general-purpose |
| Llama 4 70B | ~$0.60 / $0.90 | Together / Groq | 1M context open-weight generalist |
| GPT-5.5 Mini | $1.50 / $6.00 | OpenAI | Budget GPT |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | $0.10 / $0.40 | Cheapest 1M context | |
| Grok 4 Mini | $0.30 / $0.50 | xAI | Budget Grok |
The AI server already has a groq/qwen/qwen3-32b model — Qwen 3.5 27B would be through Together AI for maximum availability. One Together AI API key (~$5 free credit) unlocks Qwen, Llama 4, and Mistral through a single provider.