gpt-4.1-nano API price comparison
GPT-4.1-nano is the smallest and fastest member of the GPT-4.1 series — optimized for instruction following and tool-calling with a 1 million token context window and low latency, suitable for lightweight but large-context tasks.
Cheapest overall
Monking
0.01 USD/M tokens combined per 1M tokens
Lowest input
Monking
Free USD/M tokens input per 1M tokens
Lowest output
Monking
0.01 USD/M tokens output per 1M tokens
Last refreshed
Sep 6, 2026
7 listed platforms
Best listed option
gpt-4.1-nano is currently cheapest overall on Monking, with input at Free USD/M tokens and output at 0.01 USD/M tokens per million tokens.
Pricing insight
Across 7 listed routes, gpt-4.1-nano is cheapest overall on Monking at 0.01 USD/M tokens. The median combined price is 0.50 USD/M tokens, so the cheapest route is about 98% below the median listed route.
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Lowest total cost
Monking
Best first check for balanced coding-agent sessions: 0.01 USD/M tokens.
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Prompt-heavy work
Monking
Useful for large repositories and long context reads: Free USD/M tokens input.
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Response-heavy work
Monking
Useful for long answers, edits, and agent loops: 0.01 USD/M tokens output.
Median combined price
0.50 USD/M tokens
Baseline for judging whether the cheapest route is unusually low.
Cache price coverage
71%
5 of 7 routes publish cache read or write prices.
Fresh rows
5/7
Routes crawled in the last 72 hours.
Use case fit
gpt-4.1-nano is suited to general API tasks, coding assistants, and agent workflows across the OpenAI model family. Output price matters most for long-form answers and tool-heavy sessions.
Platform price comparison
| Platform | Ratio | Input | Output | Total |
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| Monking | 0.03x | Free USD/M tokens | 0.01 USD/M tokens | 0.01 USD/M tokens |
| Yunwu | 0.60x | 0.06 USD/M tokens | 0.24 USD/M tokens | 0.30 USD/M tokens |
| AIHubMix | 1.00x | 0.10 USD/M tokens | 0.40 USD/M tokens | 0.50 USD/M tokens |
| Crazyrouter | 1.00x | 0.10 USD/M tokens | 0.40 USD/M tokens | 0.50 USD/M tokens |
| DMXAPI | 1.00x | 0.10 USD/M tokens | 0.40 USD/M tokens | 0.50 USD/M tokens |
| Qianduoduo | 1.00x | 0.10 USD/M tokens | 0.40 USD/M tokens | 0.50 USD/M tokens |
| ClaudeCN | 7.00x | 0.70 USD/M tokens | 2.80 USD/M tokens | 3.50 USD/M tokens |
FAQ
Where is gpt-4.1-nano cheapest?
Monking has the lowest listed combined price at 0.01 USD/M tokens per 1M tokens.
What do input and output prices mean?
Input is charged for prompt tokens you send. Output is charged for tokens generated by the model.
How often are prices refreshed?
Prices are crawler-backed and this page was last refreshed Sep 6, 2026. Always confirm before large purchases.