Best-value LLM APIs (speed per dollar)

As of 2026-09-19, the top model is deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-free (175 tok/s @ $0.28/1M). See the full ranking below — click a model for details or run your own test.

⚡ Fastest💰 Cheapest⭐ Best value
  1. 🥇
    deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-freeapi.orcarouter.ai
    top speed-per-dollar
    175 tok/s @ $0.28/1M
  2. 🥈
    deepseek-v4-flashapi.deepseek.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    141 tok/s @ $0.28/1M
  3. 🥉
    deepseek-chatapi.deepseek.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    105 tok/s @ $0.28/1M
  4. 4
    mimo-v2.5api.xiaomimimo.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    83 tok/s @ $0.28/1M
  5. 5
    mimo-v2.5-proapi.xiaomimimo.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    44 tok/s @ $0.28/1M
  6. 6
    step-3.7-flashapi.stepfun.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    170 tok/s @ $1.1/1M
  7. 7
    deepseek-v4-proapi.deepseek.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    85 tok/s @ $0.87/1M
  8. 8
    MiniMax-M3api.minimaxi.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    100 tok/s @ $1.2/1M
  9. 9
    kimi-for-coding-highspeedapi.kimi.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    250 tok/s @ $4.0/1M
  10. 10
    kimi-for-codingapi.kimi.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    171 tok/s @ $4.0/1M
  11. 11
    glm-5.1open.bigmodel.cn
    top speed-per-dollar
    59 tok/s @ $4.4/1M
  12. 12
    glm-5.2open.bigmodel.cn
    top speed-per-dollar
    55 tok/s @ $4.4/1M
  13. 13
    Kimi K3api.kimi.com
    top speed-per-dollar
    36 tok/s @ $14/1M
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