Pricing · rates checked 2026-09-10

Understand the billing process before you compare rates.

Fund one USD balance and use one invoice surface. Use one operating process instead of repeating provider account administration. Review dated rates and request-level billing records. Keep a stable OpenAI-compatible client as the tested model ID changes.

Compare the work in each process.

The operational value comes from doing less repeated account and billing administration. Compare both request paths before model rates.

ACCOUNT WORK · BILLING RECORD · CLIENT CHANGE
Separate provider accounts

Repeat the account work for each route.

  1. 01

    Open and maintain each provider account.

  2. 02

    Fund and reconcile each balance and billing portal.

  3. 03

    Rotate credentials and update client settings when routes change.

  4. 04

    Join invoices and request records for review.

AIWave route

Use one account and billing surface.

  1. 01

    Maintain one AIWave account and one USD balance.

  2. 02

    Review one invoice surface and one request-level ledger.

  3. 03

    Keep the OpenAI-compatible client when the tested model ID changes.

  4. 04

    Check the dated rate, effective group, and request record together.

AIWave reduces repeated provider administration. It does not predict how every workload will behave. Model quality, upstream behavior, and workload acceptance still require your own test.

Hidden admin cost

Estimate the monthly work around separate provider accounts.

Enter your account count, maintenance time, and loaded engineering cost. Compare that total with the administration time you expect for AIWave.

Input stays in your browser. The output is your estimate, not guaranteed savings.

Monthly administration inputs
Your monthly estimate
Separate provider administration
$540.00
AIWave administration
$40.00
Estimated difference
$500.00

Formula: accounts × minutes per account ÷ 60 × hourly cost, compared with AIWave administration minutes ÷ 60 × hourly cost.

Use the listed rate or select the VIP billing group.

The pricing configuration checked 2026-09-13 reports default ×1 and VIP ×0.9. Listed rates are the default charge. When you create an API key, select VIP to pay 10% less on every model.

PRICING VERSION · a42d372ccf0b
AIWave billing-group multipliers checked 2026-09-13
Key billing choice Group Multiplier Example from a $1.00 listed rate
Listed-rate billing default ×1 $1.00
VIP key billing vip ×0.9 $0.90

The API key's effective request group controls the multiplier. Choose or verify the group in Console before forecasting a workload.

Save 10% with the VIP billing group.
Create an API key in Console and select VIP. The discount applies to listed input, cache-hit, and output rates.
Minimum top-up: $5.
The current public checkout configuration lists PayPal. Confirm checkout before paying: check the amount and method shown there.

Check the long-context reference rows.

These dated rows separate input, cache-hit input, and output so you can review the charge shape before a large request.

REFERENCE RATE · 2026-09-10 · LISTED BASE RATE
AIWave gateway long-context rates checked 2026-09-10, shown as listed base rates
Route Input / 1M Cache hit / 1M Output / 1M
deepseek-v4-flash $0.638 $0.0202884 $1.914
deepseek-v4-pro $1.914 $0.0637362 $5.742

Confirm the live endpoint and effective group before using a reference rate for production planning.

Review the complete dated rate card.

Each row keeps the model ID, provider, input, cache-hit, output, and effective date visible. These prices do not rank model quality or predict whether a route will accept your workload.

CATALOG UPDATED · 2026-09-10 · USD PER 1M TEXT-TOKEN UNITS
Listed base rate cardGenerated from /api/pricing · see each row date
AIWave model rates with per-row effective dates
Model ID Provider Input Cache Hit Output Effective date
deepseek-flash DeepSeek $0.7 $0.0233 $2.1 2026-09-10
deepseek-v3.2 DeepSeek $0.154 Not listed $0.308 2026-08-27
deepseek-v4-flash DeepSeek $0.638 $0.0202884 $1.914 2026-08-27
deepseek-v4-pro DeepSeek $1.914 $0.0637362 $5.742 2026-08-27
glm-4.5 GLM $0.6975 $0.1800003 $2.17 2026-08-27
glm-4.5-air GLM $0.6525 $0.1620001 $2.03 2026-08-27
glm-4.6 GLM $0.93 $0.2199999 $3.41 2026-08-27
glm-4.7 GLM $0.93 $0.2199999 $3.41 2026-08-27
glm-5 GLM $1.55 $0.4000008 $4.96 2026-08-27
glm-5-turbo GLM $1.8 $0.4800006 $5.4 2026-08-27
glm-5.1 GLM $2.1 $0.680001 $6.6 2026-08-27
kimi-k2.5 Kimi $0.66 $0.1218462 $3.3 2026-08-27
kimi-k2.6 Kimi $1.09 $0.1868571 $4.5998 2026-08-27
kimi-k2.7-code Kimi $1.89 $0.2850007 $6 2026-08-27
kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed Kimi $4.725 $0.7125016 $15 2026-08-27
kimi-k3 Kimi $4.5 $0.9 $22.5 2026-08-27
moonshot-v1-128k Kimi $1.8 Not listed $4.5 2026-08-27
moonshot-v1-128k-vision-preview Kimi $2.3 Not listed $5.75 2026-08-27
moonshot-v1-32k Kimi $0.95 Not listed $2.85 2026-08-27
moonshot-v1-32k-vision-preview Kimi $1.15 Not listed $3.45 2026-08-27
moonshot-v1-8k Kimi $0.3 Not listed $2.2 2026-08-27
moonshot-v1-8k-vision-preview Kimi $0.3 Not listed $2.301 2026-08-27
moonshot-v1-auto Kimi $75 Not listed $75 2026-08-27
ernie-4.5-turbo ERNIE $0.19726 $0.049315 $0.7452088 2026-08-27
ernie-5.0 ERNIE $2.46575 $0.2465754 $9.31513 2026-08-27
MiniMax-M2 MiniMax $0.46866 $0.046866 $1.87464 2026-08-27
MiniMax-M2.1 MiniMax $0.46866 $0.046866 $1.87464 2026-08-27
MiniMax-M2.1-highspeed MiniMax $0.93732 $0.046866 $3.74928 2026-08-27
MiniMax-M2.5 MiniMax $0.46866 $0.046866 $1.87464 2026-08-27
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed MiniMax $0.93732 $0.046866 $3.74928 2026-08-27
MiniMax-M2.7 MiniMax $0.45304 $0.090608 $1.81216 2026-08-27
MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed MiniMax $0.93732 $0.093732 $3.74928 2026-08-27
MiniMax-M3 MiniMax $0.90608 $0.181216 $3.62432 2026-08-27
qwen-72b-chat Qwen $4.46342 Not listed $4.46342 2026-08-27
qwen-audio-3.0-realtime-flash Qwen $0.6695133 Not listed $0.6695133 2026-08-27
qwen-audio-3.0-realtime-plus Qwen $1.11586 Not listed $1.11586 2026-08-27
qwen-image-2.0-pro-2026-04-22 Qwen $0.1227441 Not listed $0.1227441 2026-08-27
qwen-image-3.0 Qwen $0.0401708 Not listed $0.0401708 2026-08-27
qwen-image-3.0-pro Qwen $0.0557928 Not listed $0.0557928 2026-08-27
qwen1.5-72b-chat Qwen $4.46342 Not listed $4.46342 2026-08-27
qwen3-max Qwen $1.5622 Not listed $6.24879 2026-08-27
qwen3.5-122b-a10b Qwen $0.49315 Not listed $3.72604 2026-08-27
qwen3.5-27b Qwen $0.443836 Not listed $3.35345 2026-08-27
qwen3.5-omni-flash Qwen $0.4909764 Not listed $2.96818 2026-08-27
qwen3.5-plus Qwen $0.4463422 Not listed $2.67805 2026-08-27
qwen3.6-27b Qwen $0.6695133 Not listed $4.01708 2026-08-27
qwen3.6-35b-a3b Qwen $0.401708 Not listed $2.41025 2026-08-27
qwen3.6-flash Qwen $0.2678053 Not listed $1.60683 2026-08-27
qwen3.7-flash-2026-07-15 Qwen $0.2678053 Not listed $1.07122 2026-08-27
qwen3.7-max-2026-05-20 Qwen $2.67805 Not listed $8.03416 2026-08-27
qwen3.7-max-2026-06-08 Qwen $2.67805 Not listed $8.03416 2026-08-27
qwen3.7-plus Qwen $0.4463422 Not listed $1.78537 2026-08-27
qwen3.7-text-embedding Qwen $0.1115856 Not listed $0.1115856 2026-08-27
qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b Qwen $2.67805 Not listed $8.03416 2026-08-27
qwen3.8-27b Qwen $0.6695133 Not listed $2.67805 2026-08-27
qwen3.8-max Qwen $2.67805 Not listed $8.03416 2026-08-27
doubao-seed-2-0-lite-260428 Doubao $0.401708 Not listed $2.41025 2026-08-27
doubao-seed-2-0-mini-260428 Doubao $0.1785369 Not listed $1.78537 2026-08-27
doubao-seed-2-1-pro-260628 Doubao $1.33903 Not listed $6.69513 2026-08-27
doubao-seed-evolving Doubao $1.33903 Not listed $6.69513 2026-08-27
step-3.5-flash StepFun $0.21 $0.042 $0.63 2026-08-27
step-3.5-flash-2603 StepFun $0.21 $0.042 $0.63 2026-08-27
step-3.7-flash StepFun $0.4 $0.08 $2.4 2026-08-27
xiaomi/mimo-v2.5-pro MiMo $1.5622 Not listed $4.68659 2026-08-27
Reconcile before use.
Confirm the model ID, listed rates, row date, and effective group against the live endpoint. Test model quality, upstream behavior, and workload acceptance with your own payload.