Best Multimodal LLM APIs
Compare multimodal LLM APIs that accept text, images, video, and audio. Vision-capable models ranked by independent capability index, with verified pricing.
MODELPRICEWATCH.COM · 2026-08-09
Cost calculator for this use casemonthly cost, top 3 models
- 1 Claude Opus 5
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- 2 Claude Fable 5
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- 3 GPT-5.6 Sol
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Full ranking — top 23 models
list prices, USD per 1M tokens| Model | AA Intelligence Index | Blended* | Input | Output | Context | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Claude Opus 5 | 63.1 | $10.00 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1M | Anthropic |
| 2Claude Fable 5 | 62.1 | $20.00 | $10.00 | $50.00 | 1M | Anthropic |
| 3GPT-5.6 Sol | 60.9 | $11.25 | $5.00 | $30.00 | 1M | OpenAI |
| 4Kimi K3 | 59.7 | $6.00 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1M | Moonshot |
| 5Qwen3.8-Max | 58.1 | $3.00 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 1M | Alibaba |
| 6Claude Opus 4.8 | 57.3 | $10.00 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1M | Anthropic |
| 7Muse Spark 1.2 | 56.8 | $2.00 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 1M | Meta |
| 8GPT-5.6 Terra | 56.6 | $4.50 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1M | OpenAI |
| 9GPT-5.5 | 56.3 | $11.25 | $5.00 | $30.00 | 1M | OpenAI |
| 10Grok 4.5 | 55.8 | $3.00 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K | xAI |
| 11Claude Sonnet 5 | 55.3 | $4.00 | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1M | Anthropic |
| 12Claude Opus 4.7 | 55 | $10.00 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1M | Anthropic |
| 13Muse Spark 1.1 | 53.2 | $2.00 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 1M | Meta |
| 14GPT-5.4 | 53.1 | $5.63 | $2.50 | $15.00 | 1M | OpenAI |
| 15GPT-5.6 Luna | 52.3 | $0.450 | $0.200 | $1.20 | 1M | OpenAI |
| 16Gemini 3.5 Flash | 52 | $3.38 | $1.50 | $9.00 | 1M | |
| 17Gemini 3.6 Flash | 51.6 | $3.00 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 1M | |
| 18Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 48.4 | $6.00 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1M | Anthropic |
| 19Gemini 3.1 Pro | 47.7 | $4.50 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 2M | |
| 20MiniMax-M3 | 45.4 | $0.525 | $0.300 | $1.20 | 1M | MiniMax |
| 21Inkling | 42.3 | $1.76 | $1.00 | $4.05 | 262K | Thinking Machines |
| 22Inkling Small | 41.2 | $0.525 | $0.300 | $1.20 | 262K | Thinking Machines |
| 23Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | 37.4 | $0.850 | $0.300 | $2.50 | 1M |
Recent price movement in this ranking
price-only deltas · logged by the daily scan3 of the top 23 multimodal models have re-priced since we began tracking · last checked Aug 9, 2026.
| Model | Changes | Latest move | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 1 | price cut on Aug 1, 2026: $2.5/$15 → $2/$12 /Mtok | OpenAI |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 1 | price cut on Aug 1, 2026: $1/$6 → $0.2/$1.2 /Mtok | OpenAI |
| MiniMax-M3 | 1 | price cut on Jun 17, 2026: $0.6/$2.4 → $0.3/$1.2 /Mtok | MiniMax |
Most recently, GPT-5.6 Terra cut its price on Aug 1, 2026 — a sign pricing in this category is still moving, so re-check before committing to a long-term choice. See all recent price moves →
How models are selected
Generally-available models that accept image input, ranked by the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (an independent cross-benchmark composite). One row per model — host duplicates are collapsed. Models without an index score rank below scored ones, cheapest first.
Prices are per million tokens (Mtok), sourced directly from — and linked to — official provider pricing pages. "Blended cost" is (3×input + 1×output) ÷ 4 — weighted toward input because real workloads read far more tokens than they generate.