API PRICING COMPARISON • OPENAI VS OPENAI125K vs 977K Context
OpenAI GPT-4o mini vs. OpenAI GPT-6 Astra
Comparing token pricing, prompt caching rates, 50% batch discounts, and monthly enterprise economics between OpenAI GPT-4o mini and OpenAI GPT-6 Astra.
HEAD-TO-HEAD UNIT COST BENCHMARK
Direct Pricing Breakdown: OpenAI GPT-4o mini vs. OpenAI GPT-6 Astra
✓ OpenAI GPT-4o mini is 99% Cheaper
| Cost Dimension | OpenAI GPT-4o mini (OpenAI) | OpenAI GPT-6 Astra (OpenAI) | Comparison Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input Tokens / 1M | $0.15 | $10.00 | -99% with OpenAI GPT-4o mini |
| Output Tokens / 1M | $0.60 | $50.00 | -99% with OpenAI GPT-4o mini |
| Cached Prompt Read / 1M | $0.075 | $1.000 | 50% cache savings on OpenAI GPT-4o mini |
| Batch 50% Off-Peak Rate | $0.07 in / $0.30 out | $5.00 in / $25.00 out | Both models support 50% batch discount |
| Context Window Limit | 125K tokens | 977K tokens | OpenAI GPT-6 Astra has +852K higher limit |
| Est. Production Cost (2.5K req/day) | $69.75/mo | $4,650/mo | Save $4,580.25/mo with OpenAI GPT-4o mini |
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cache Saved | Monthly API Cost | Self-Host Alt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | $0.047 | $0.3 | -$8.44 | $32.06/mo | gemma-2-9b → | |
| DeepSeek-V3 API | DeepSeek | $0.077 | $0.28 | -$18.9 | $39.9/mo | deepseek-v3 → |
| Google Gemini 2.0 Flash | $0.063 | $0.4 | -$11.25 | $42.75/mo | gemma-2-27b → | |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | $0.055 | $0.5 | -$13.5 | $46.5/mo | phi-4-mini-4b → |
| OpenAI GPT-4o mini | OpenAI | $0.112 | $0.6 | -$11.25 | $69.75/mo | llama-3-1-8b → |
| OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.11 | $1.2 | -$27 | $105/mo | llama-3-1-8b → |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API | DeepSeek | $0.165 | $1.2 | -$40.5 | $121.5/mo | deepseek-v4-1-flash → |
| Google Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.165 | $2.5 | -$40.5 | $199.5/mo | gemma-4-e4b → | |
| DeepSeek-R1 API | DeepSeek | $0.345 | $2.19 | -$61.5 | $234.9/mo | deepseek-r1 → |
| Google Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.412 | $3.75 | -$101.25 | $348.75/mo | gemma-4-26b-moe → | |
| Claude 3.5 Haiku | Anthropic | $0.44 | $4 | -$108 | $372/mo | llama-3-1-8b → |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro API | DeepSeek | $0.73 | $3.96 | -$177 | $456.6/mo | deepseek-r1-distill-32b → |
| OpenAI o3-mini | OpenAI | $0.825 | $4.4 | -$82.5 | $511.5/mo | deepseek-r1-distill-32b → |
| Google Gemini 1.5 Pro | $0.781 | $5 | -$140.62 | $534.38/mo | llama-3-1-405b → | |
| Mistral Large 2 API | Mistral AI | $1 | $6 | -$300 | $660/mo | mistral-large-2-123b → |
| xAI Grok 4.7 | xAI | $1.25 | $6 | -$225 | $735/mo | llama-4-scout-109b → |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | $1.05 | $10 | -$285 | $915/mo | qwen-3-8-27b → |
| Google Gemini 4 Argon | $1.075 | $10 | -$277.5 | $922.5/mo | deepseek-v4-1-flash → | |
| xAI Grok 2 | xAI | $1.25 | $10 | -$225 | $975/mo | llama-3-3-70b → |
| OpenAI GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI | $1.1 | $12 | -$270 | $1,050/mo | qwen-3-6-35b-a3b → |
| OpenAI GPT-4o | OpenAI | $1.875 | $10 | -$187.5 | $1,162.5/mo | llama-3-3-70b → |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Anthropic | $1.65 | $15 | -$405 | $1,395/mo | qwen-2-5-coder-32b → |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | $2.1 | $20 | -$570 | $1,830/mo | deepseek-v4-1-flash → |
| OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI | $2.2 | $20 | -$540 | $1,860/mo | llama-3-3-70b → |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Deep Reasoning) | Anthropic | $5.125 | $50 | -$1,462.5 | $4,537.5/mo | meta-muse-spark-open → |
| OpenAI GPT-6 AstraVS PAIR | OpenAI | $5.5 | $50 | -$1,350 | $4,650/mo | meta-muse-spark-open → |
| Claude 3 Opus | Anthropic | $8.25 | $75 | -$2,025 | $6,975/mo | deepseek-r1 → |
| OpenAI o1 | OpenAI | $11.25 | $60 | -$1,125 | $6,975/mo | deepseek-r1 → |
Inference Optimization Stack
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