Chinese AI model API pricing
106 current models from 8 Chinese AI companies with API prices, in US dollars per 1M tokens. This page compares prices and published specs, not answer quality.
All prices on this page are from each company's international platform, in US dollars. ByteDance's Seed models, sold as Doubao on Volcengine Ark in China, are listed from BytePlus ModelArk, ByteDance's international platform; we check those prices against the BytePlus pricing page ourselves.
Companies
| Company | Models | Lowest input price | Featured model |
|---|---|---|---|
| QwenAlibaba | 56 | $0.03 | Qwen3.8 Flash |
| GLMZ.AI | 18 | Free | GLM-5.3-FlashX |
| SeedByteDance Seed (BytePlus) | 7 | $0.10 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
| MiniMax | 7 | $0.30 | MiniMax-M3 |
| StepStepFun | 6 | $0.10 | Step 5 Preview |
| MiMoXiaomi | 6 | $0.14 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| KimiMoonshot AI | 4 | $0.95 | Kimi K3 |
| DeepSeek | 2 | $0.30 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
Monthly cost: Chinese and US models
All featured models from these companies (the current main models, picked by a fixed rule), for the same three workloads, sorted by the Chatbot cost from low to high. Same formula as everywhere on the site.
| Model | Chatbot | RAG | Coding agent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese models | |||
| Qwen3.8 FlashAlibaba | $115.50/mo | $215.25/mo | $92.40/mo |
| DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek | $270.00/mo | $450.00/mo | $169.20/mo |
| MiniMax-M3MiniMax | $270.00/mo | $450.00/mo | $234.00/mo |
| GLM-5.3-FlashXZ.AI | $298.50/mo | $537.75/mo | $276.00/mo |
| Seed 2.0 ProByteDance Seed (BytePlus) | $600.00/mo | $825.00/mo | $450.00/mo |
| DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek | $990.00/mo | $1,881/mo | $686.40/mo |
| Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba | $1,500/mo | $2,850/mo | $1,260/mo |
| Kimi K3Moonshot AI | $3,150/mo | $4,725/mo | $2,160/mo |
| US models | |||
| Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic | $105.00/mo | $157.50/mo | $72.00/mo |
| GPT-6 LunaOpenAI | $105.00/mo | $157.50/mo | $72.00/mo |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle | $465.00/mo | $547.50/mo | $276.00/mo |
| Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle | $787.50/mo | $1,181/mo | $540.00/mo |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic | $2,100/mo | $3,150/mo | $1,320/mo |
| GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI | $2,100/mo | $3,150/mo | $1,320/mo |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle | $2,400/mo | $3,300/mo | $1,560/mo |
| Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | $4,200/mo | $6,300/mo | $2,640/mo |
| GPT-6 AstraOpenAI | $10,500/mo | $15,750/mo | $7,200/mo |
Cost = input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price, 30 days a month. Cached input uses the cache read price. Cache write fees are not included.
All current models
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiMo-V2.6-FlashXiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | $0.0028 | 1.05M | models.dev |
| MiMo-V2.6-ProXiaomi | $0.435 | $0.87 | $0.0036 | 1.05M | models.dev |
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedXiaomi | $4.35 | $8.70 | $0.036 | 1.05M | models.dev |
| GLM-5.3-FlashXZ.AI | $0.37 | $1.25 | $0.075 | 1M | models.dev |
| Qwen3.8 Omni FlashAlibaba | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.016 | 1M | models.dev |
| Step 5 PreviewStepFun | $1.00 | $2.70 | $0.05 | 1.02M | models.dev |
| DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1M | Verified · Oct 9 |
| Qwen3.8 FlashAlibaba | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.016 | 1M | models.dev |
| GLM-5.3-FlashZ.AI | $0.15 | $0.50 | $0.03 | 1M | models.dev |
| GLM-5.3Z.AI | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | 1M | models.dev |
| DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek | $1.32 | $3.96 | $0.044 | 1M | Verified · Oct 9 |
| Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.25 | 1M | models.dev |
| Kimi K3Moonshot AI | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | 1.05M | models.dev |
| Qwen3.7 FlashAlibaba | $0.03 | $0.13 | $0.003 | 1M | models.dev |
| GLM-5.2Z.AI | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | 1M | models.dev |
| Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI | $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.19 | 262K | models.dev |
| Kimi K2.7 Code HighSpeedMoonshot AI | $1.90 | $8.00 | $0.38 | 262K | models.dev |
| MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeedXiaomiBeta | $1.305 | $2.61 | $0.0108 | 1.05M | models.dev |
| Qwen3.7 PlusAlibaba | $0.40 | $1.60 | $0.04 | 1M | models.dev |
| MiniMax-M3MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 1M | models.dev |
| Step 3.7 FlashStepFun | $0.185 | $1.11 | $0.037 | 256K | models.dev |
| Qwen3.7 MaxAlibaba | $2.50 | $7.50 | $0.50 | 1M | models.dev |
| Qwen3.6 FlashAlibaba | $0.1875 | $1.125 | Not published | 1M | models.dev |
| Qwen3.6 27BAlibaba | $0.60 | $3.60 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| MiMo-V2.5Xiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | $0.0028 | 1.05M | models.dev |
| MiMo-V2.5-ProXiaomi | $0.435 | $0.87 | $0.0036 | 1.05M | models.dev |
| Kimi K2.6Moonshot AI | $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.16 | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3.6 Max PreviewAlibaba | $1.30 | $7.80 | $0.13 | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3.6 35B-A3BAlibaba | $0.248 | $1.485 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| GLM-5.1Z.AI | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | 200K | models.dev |
| Qwen3.6 PlusAlibaba | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | 1M | models.dev |
| Step 3.5 Flash 2603StepFun | $0.10 | $0.30 | $0.02 | 256K | models.dev |
| GLM-5V-TurboZ.AI | $1.20 | $4.00 | $0.24 | 200K | models.dev |
| MiniMax-M2.7MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 205K | models.dev |
| MiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMiniMax | $0.60 | $2.40 | $0.06 | 205K | models.dev |
| GLM-5-TurboZ.AI | $1.20 | $4.00 | $0.24 | 200K | models.dev |
| Qwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba | $0.40 | $3.20 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3.5 27BAlibaba | $0.30 | $2.40 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3.5 35B-A3BAlibaba | $0.25 | $2.00 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3.5 FlashAlibaba | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | 1M | models.dev |
| Qwen3.5 PlusAlibaba | $0.40 | $2.40 | Not published | 1M | models.dev |
| Qwen3.5 397B-A17BAlibaba | $0.60 | $3.60 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| MiniMax-M2.5-highspeedMiniMax | $0.60 | $2.40 | $0.03 | 205K | models.dev |
| MiniMax-M2.5MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.03 | 205K | models.dev |
| GLM-5Z.AI | $1.00 | $3.20 | $0.20 | 205K | models.dev |
| Step 3.5 FlashStepFun | $0.10 | $0.30 | $0.02 | 256K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.7-FlashZ.AI | Free | Free | Free | 200K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.7-FlashXZ.AI | $0.07 | $0.40 | $0.01 | 200K | models.dev |
| MiniMax-M2.1MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.03 | 205K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.7Z.AI | $0.60 | $2.20 | $0.11 | 205K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.6VZ.AI | $0.30 | $0.90 | Not published | 128K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.6V-FlashZ.AI | Free | Free | Free | 128K | models.dev |
| MiniMax-M2MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 | Not published | 205K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.6Z.AI | $0.60 | $2.20 | $0.11 | 205K | models.dev |
| Qwen3 MaxAlibaba | $1.20 | $6.00 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-VL PlusAlibaba | $0.20 | $1.60 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-LiveTranslate Flash RealtimeAlibaba | $10.00 | $10.00 | Not published | 53K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-Omni FlashAlibaba | $0.43 | $1.66 | Not published | 66K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-Omni Flash RealtimeAlibaba | $0.52 | $1.99 | Not published | 66K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-ASR FlashAlibaba | $0.035 | $0.035 | Not published | 53K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B InstructAlibaba | $0.50 | $2.00 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)Alibaba | $0.50 | $6.00 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.5VZ.AI | $0.60 | $1.80 | Not published | 64K | models.dev |
| Qwen FlashAlibaba | $0.05 | $0.40 | Not published | 1M | models.dev |
| Qwen3 Coder FlashAlibaba | $0.30 | $1.50 | Not published | 1M | models.dev |
| GLM-4.5Z.AI | $0.60 | $2.20 | $0.11 | 131K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.5-AirZ.AI | $0.20 | $1.10 | $0.03 | 131K | models.dev |
| GLM-4.5-FlashZ.AI | Free | Free | Free | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen3 Coder PlusAlibaba | $1.00 | $5.00 | Not published | 1.05M | models.dev |
| Qwen-Omni Turbo RealtimeAlibaba | $0.27 | $1.07 | Not published | 33K | models.dev |
| Qwen3 14BAlibaba | $0.35 | $1.40 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen3 235B-A22BAlibaba | $0.70 | $2.80 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen3 32BAlibaba | $0.70 | $2.80 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen3 8BAlibaba | $0.18 | $0.70 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructAlibaba | $0.45 | $2.25 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructAlibaba | $1.50 | $7.50 | Not published | 262K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-VL 235B-A22BAlibaba | $0.70 | $2.80 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen3-VL 30B-A3BAlibaba | $0.20 | $0.80 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| QVQ MaxAlibaba | $1.20 | $4.80 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| QwQ PlusAlibaba | $0.80 | $2.40 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen-Omni TurboAlibaba | $0.07 | $0.27 | Not published | 33K | models.dev |
| Step 1 (32K)StepFun | $2.05 | $9.59 | $0.41 | 33K | models.dev |
| Step 2 (16K)StepFun | $5.21 | $16.44 | $1.04 | 16K | models.dev |
| Qwen-MT PlusAlibaba | $2.46 | $7.37 | Not published | 16K | models.dev |
| Qwen-MT TurboAlibaba | $0.16 | $0.49 | Not published | 16K | models.dev |
| Qwen2.5-Omni 7BAlibaba | $0.10 | $0.40 | Not published | 33K | models.dev |
| Qwen TurboAlibaba | $0.05 | $0.20 | Not published | 1M | models.dev |
| Qwen-VL OCRAlibaba | $0.07 | $0.16 | Not published | 34K | models.dev |
| Qwen2.5 14B InstructAlibaba | $0.35 | $1.40 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen2.5 32B InstructAlibaba | $0.70 | $2.80 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen2.5 72B InstructAlibaba | $1.40 | $5.60 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen2.5 7B InstructAlibaba | $0.175 | $0.70 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen2.5-VL 72B InstructAlibaba | $2.80 | $8.40 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen2.5-VL 7B InstructAlibaba | $0.35 | $1.05 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen-VL MaxAlibaba | $0.80 | $3.20 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen MaxAlibaba | $1.60 | $6.40 | Not published | 33K | models.dev |
| Qwen PlusAlibaba | $0.40 | $1.20 | Not published | 1M | models.dev |
| Qwen-VL PlusAlibaba | $0.21 | $0.63 | Not published | 131K | models.dev |
| Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)Alibaba | $0.50 | $1.40 | Not published | 8.2K | models.dev |
| Dola Seed 2.1 TurboByteDance Seed (BytePlus) | $0.50 | $2.50 | $0.10 | 256K | Verified · Oct 9 |
| Seed 2.0 Code PreviewByteDance Seed (BytePlus)Beta | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.10 | 256K | Verified · Oct 9 |
| Seed 2.0 Lite (260228)ByteDance Seed (BytePlus) | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.05 | 256K | Verified · Oct 9 |
| Seed 2.0 LiteByteDance Seed (BytePlus) | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.05 | 256K | Verified · Oct 9 |
| Seed 2.0 Mini (260215)ByteDance Seed (BytePlus) | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.02 | 256K | Verified · Oct 9 |
| Seed 2.0 MiniByteDance Seed (BytePlus) | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.02 | 256K | Verified · Oct 9 |
| Seed 2.0 ProByteDance Seed (BytePlus) | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.10 | 256K | Verified · Oct 9 |
Comparisons
Chinese vs US models
- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs GLM-5.3-FlashX
- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Kimi K3
- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs MiniMax-M3
- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max
- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs GLM-5.3-FlashX
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs MiniMax-M3
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GLM-5.3-FlashX
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Kimi K3
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs MiniMax-M3
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs GPT-6.1 Sol
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs GPT-6 Astra
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs GPT-6 Luna
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GPT-6.1 Sol
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GPT-6 Astra
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GPT-6 Luna
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs GLM-5.3-FlashX
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Kimi K3
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs MiniMax-M3
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.8 Max
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM-5.3-FlashX
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K3
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiniMax-M3
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.8 Max
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- Gemini 3.8 Flash vs GLM-5.3-FlashX
- Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Kimi K3
- Gemini 3.8 Flash vs MiniMax-M3
- Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max
- Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- GLM-5.3-FlashX vs GPT-6.1 Sol
- GLM-5.3-FlashX vs GPT-6 Astra
- GLM-5.3-FlashX vs GPT-6 Luna
- GPT-6.1 Sol vs Kimi K3
- GPT-6.1 Sol vs MiniMax-M3
- GPT-6.1 Sol vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- GPT-6.1 Sol vs Qwen3.8 Max
- GPT-6.1 Sol vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- GPT-6 Astra vs Kimi K3
- GPT-6 Astra vs MiniMax-M3
- GPT-6 Astra vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- GPT-6 Astra vs Qwen3.8 Max
- GPT-6 Astra vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- GPT-6 Luna vs Kimi K3
- GPT-6 Luna vs MiniMax-M3
- GPT-6 Luna vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- GPT-6 Luna vs Qwen3.8 Max
- GPT-6 Luna vs Seed 2.0 Pro
Between Chinese models
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs GLM-5.3-FlashX
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Kimi K3
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs MiniMax-M3
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GLM-5.3-FlashX
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Kimi K3
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs MiniMax-M3
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max
- DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- GLM-5.3-FlashX vs Kimi K3
- GLM-5.3-FlashX vs MiniMax-M3
- GLM-5.3-FlashX vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- GLM-5.3-FlashX vs Qwen3.8 Max
- GLM-5.3-FlashX vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- Kimi K3 vs MiniMax-M3
- Kimi K3 vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- Kimi K3 vs Qwen3.8 Max
- Kimi K3 vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- MiniMax-M3 vs Qwen3.8 Flash
- MiniMax-M3 vs Qwen3.8 Max
- MiniMax-M3 vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max
- Qwen3.8 Flash vs Seed 2.0 Pro
- Qwen3.8 Max vs Seed 2.0 Pro
Questions
- Which Chinese AI model has the lowest API price?
- Among the paid models listed on this page, Qwen3.7 Flash by Alibaba has the lowest input price: $0.03 per 1M input tokens and $0.13 per 1M output tokens (for prompts up to 32,000 tokens; longer prompts cost more). Free models are not counted.
- How do Chinese AI models compare with GPT, Claude and Gemini on price?
- For a Chatbot workload (1,000 in / 500 out tokens, 10,000 requests a day), the paid featured Chinese models cost between $115.50 and $3,150 per month; the paid featured models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google cost between $105.00 and $10,500.
- Are these prices in US dollars or Chinese yuan?
- In US dollars. DeepSeek, Qwen (Alibaba Cloud international), Kimi, GLM (Z.ai), MiniMax, MiMo and StepFun publish US dollar prices on their international platforms. ByteDance's Seed models (Doubao in China, where Volcengine Ark prices them in Chinese yuan) are listed with the US dollar prices on BytePlus ModelArk, ByteDance's international platform.
- Which Chinese AI model is the best?
- This page does not rank models by quality: modelpick has no reproducible quality data. It compares API prices, context length and other published specs, so you can shortlist models by cost and then test them on your own tasks.