REFERENCE / PRICE COMPARISON
Monthly, yearly and per-token prices of the assistants, coding tools and model APIs people actually use — displayed on the page, sorted so the expensive plans stand out, and always linked to the official pricing page.
24 official entries · subscription prices checked 2026-11-08 · token prices 2026-11-09 · confirm on the vendor page before paying
SIDE BY SIDE
Monthly price of the mainstream personal plan of each vendor, sorted low to high — the longer the bar, the higher the price. All figures are snapshots checked 2026-11-08; click a product to open its official pricing page.
| Product · plan | Price per month |
|---|---|
| GitHub CopilotPro | |
| Le ChatPro | |
| Gemini (Google AI plans)AI Pro | |
| Microsoft 365 (Copilot)Premium | |
| PoeStandard (points) | |
| ChatGPTPlus | |
| ClaudePro | |
| PerplexityPro | |
| Windsurf (Cognition)Pro | |
| Grok (SuperGrok)SuperGrok | |
| CursorPremium |
Heavy users pay a different ladder: top personal tiers range from about $100 to $300 per month.
| Product · plan | Price per month |
|---|---|
| Gemini (Google AI plans)AI Ultra (5×) | |
| GitHub CopilotMax | |
| ChatGPTPro (from)usage tiers about $100/$200/$500 | |
| ClaudeMax | |
| Grok (SuperGrok)SuperGrok Plus | |
| CursorSuper | |
| PerplexityMax | |
| Windsurf (Cognition)Max | |
| ClaudeUltra | |
| CursorUltra | |
| Grok (SuperGrok)SuperGrok Heavy |
Most Chinese assistants stay free or sell membership inside the app; the reported Doubao test tiers are the first widely reported CNY ladder (subject to official confirmation).
| Product · plan | Billed monthly | Effective monthly when billed yearly |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPTGo | $8 | ≈8.00 no yearly discount · ≈$96/yrthird-party / media |
| ChatGPTPlus | $20 | 20.00 no yearly discount · $240/yr (no discount)third-party / media |
| ClaudePro | $20 | 17.00 cheaper yearly · $200/yr billed upfrontofficial page |
| Microsoft 365 (Copilot)Premium | $19.99 | 16.67 cheaper yearly · $199.99/yrofficial page |
| PerplexityPro | $20 | ≈16.70 cheaper yearly · ≈$200/yrthird-party / media |
| PoeStandard (points) | $19.99 | ≈16.67 cheaper yearly · $199.99/yrthird-party / media |
| PerplexityMax | $200 | ≈166.70 cheaper yearly · $2,000/yrthird-party / media |
Annual billing does not always save money: Claude Pro and Microsoft 365 Premium discount yearly, while ChatGPT Plus charges the same $240/yr either way. Only verifiable yearly prices are listed (checked 2026-11-08).
PER TOKEN
Pay-as-you-go API prices per 1,000,000 tokens, in the vendor list currency (no cross-currency conversion). Rows tagged “official page” were read directly from the vendor pricing page on 2026-11-09; rows tagged “third-party / media” are quoted as reported and may lag.
| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3Zhipu Z.aithird-party trackers, Oct 2026 | third-party / media2026-10 | ||
| qwen3.8-maxQwen (intl)Singapore region | official page2026-11-09 | ||
| Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | official page2026-11-09 | ||
| gpt-6-astraOpenAI | official page2026-11-09 | ||
| Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic | official page2026-11-09 |
| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.8-flashQwen (intl)Singapore region | official page2026-11-09 | ||
| GLM-5.3 FlashZhipu Z.aithird-party trackers, Oct 2026 | third-party / media2026-10 | ||
| gpt-6-lunaOpenAI | official page2026-11-09 | ||
| Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropicprompts ≤100k; higher above | official page2026-11-09 | ||
| M3MiniMaxstandard tier, consistent across providers | third-party / media2026-11 | ||
| GLM-5.3 FlashXZhipu Z.aithird-party trackers, Oct 2026 | third-party / media2026-10 | ||
| qwen3.7-plusQwen (intl)Singapore region | official page2026-11-09 | ||
| gpt-6.1-solOpenAI | official page2026-11-09 | ||
| Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic | official page2026-11-09 |
Flagship models cost 10–100× the budget tiers: the highest listed output price (gpt-6-astra and Claude Fable 5.1 at $50) is 100× Claude Haiku 5.5 / gpt-6-luna ($0.50). Output tokens usually cost 3–6× input.
| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| deepseek-flashDeepSeekpeak, cache-miss input; off-peak half price | official page2026-11-08 | ||
| deepseek-v4-proDeepSeekpeak, cache-miss input; off-peak half price | official page2026-11-08 |
DeepSeek bills in CNY with half price off-peak (weekday nights); figures are peak prices with cache-miss input.
International assistants · OpenAI
Free · Go $8 · Plus $20 · Pro from ~$100 /mo
OpenAI's flagship assistant. The free tier covers the current mainstream models with limits; paid tiers raise caps and unlock the strongest models.
Free $0 · Go $8/mo (≈$96/yr) · Plus $20/mo ($240/yr, no annual discount) · Pro tiered by usage (about $100/$200/$500). Business and Enterprise priced separately.
International assistants · Anthropic
Free · Pro $20 · Max $100 · Ultra $200 /mo
Anthropic's assistant, popular for writing, analysis and coding. Every paid individual plan now includes Claude Code.
Free $0 · Pro $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually, $200 up front) · Max $100/mo · Ultra $200/mo · Team from $25/seat.
International assistants · Google
Free · AI Pro $19.99 · AI Ultra $99.99–$199.99 /mo
Google's assistant across Search, Android and Workspace. Consumer AI access is sold as Google AI plans bundled with storage.
Free tier · Google AI Pro $19.99/mo · AI Ultra $99.99 or $199.99/mo (two tiers after the 2026 price cut).
International assistants · xAI
Free · SuperGrok Lite $10 · $30 · Plus $100 · Heavy $300 /mo
xAI's assistant on grok.com and inside X. Standalone SuperGrok tiers, or bundled with X Premium subscriptions.
Free tier · SuperGrok Lite $10 · SuperGrok $30 · SuperGrok Plus $100 · SuperGrok Heavy $300; X bundles $8–$200/mo.
International assistants · Perplexity AI
Free · Pro $20 · Max $200 /mo
Answer engine with cited sources. Pro covers everyday research; Max targets frontier models and advanced features (Lab, Comet).
Free tier · Pro $20/mo (≈$16.7/mo billed annually) · Max $200/mo ($2,000/yr).
International assistants · Microsoft
Premium $19.99 /mo · $199.99 /yr
Microsoft retired standalone Copilot Pro (Oct 2025) and folded consumer Copilot into Microsoft 365 plans; the top tier is Microsoft 365 Premium.
Microsoft 365 Premium $19.99/mo or $199.99/yr — Copilot in Office apps, 2 TB storage, up to 6 people.
International assistants · Mistral AI
Free · Pro $14.99 · Team $24.99 /seat
Mistral's European assistant. The free tier exists; Pro is one of the cheapest paid assistants from a major lab.
Free tier · Pro $14.99/mo (students $5.99) · Team $24.99/seat.
International assistants · Quora
Points tiers $4.99 · $10 · $19.99 /mo (≈$16.7/mo billed yearly)
Aggregator: one subscription with compute points usable across many models (GPT, Claude, Gemini and more). Handy for trying several assistants at once.
Points-based tiers from $4.99/mo; common tiers $10 and $19.99/mo (about 660k points), up to $249.99/mo. Yearly ≈$16.7/mo equivalent.
Chinese assistants · DeepSeek
Chat free · API pay-as-you-go
DeepSeek's assistant: free to chat on web and app, no consumer membership. The API is billed separately (see token comparison).
Free chat · API pay-as-you-go (see token comparison).
Chinese assistants · Moonshot AI
Membership Go–Ultra · prices in the purchase page
Moonshot's long-context assistant, strong at documents and coding. Membership sells in five tiers; the purchase page shows live prices (sales can pause at peak times).
Membership tiers Go / Plus / Pro / Max / Ultra — current prices shown on the official purchase page.
Chinese assistants · ByteDance
Free · testing tiers ¥68 / ¥200 / ¥500 /mo
China's highest-MAU assistant. The free tier remains; mid-2026 ByteDance began testing three paid tiers (still labeled as testing). Membership is purchased in-app.
Free tier · testing tiers ¥68 / ¥200 / ¥500 per month (annual ¥688 / ¥2,048 / ¥5,088) — subject to official confirmation.
Chinese assistants · Alibaba
Free for basic use · API from $0.15/1M tokens
Alibaba's consumer assistant (Qwen app). Basic features are free; developer, API and coding plans are sold separately.
Free for basic use; developer and API plans priced separately (see token comparison).
Chinese assistants · Tencent
Free
Tencent's assistant with WeChat ecosystem integration. Currently free, with no membership wall.
Free (no paid membership as of the checked date).
Chinese assistants · Baidu
Free since April 2025
Baidu's assistant has been fully free since April 1, 2025: the paid membership was retired and flagship models are open to free users.
Free (membership discontinued 2025-04-01).
Chinese assistants · Zhipu AI
Membership sold in-app
Zhipu's consumer assistant on the GLM model line. A membership system exists; prices are shown in-app rather than on a public pricing page.
Membership available — prices shown inside the app (service agreement updated May 2026).
Chinese assistants · iFLYTEK
Free Lite · low-price plans · API token packs
iFLYTEK's assistant, strong in voice and education. Lite is permanently free; low-price consumer plans and token packs sit alongside the API.
Free Lite tier · low-price consumer plans (a ¥3.9/mo unlimited tier was reported in July 2026) · API token packs.
Chinese assistants · MiniMax
Tiered membership · prices change often
MiniMax's assistant for chat and video generation. Multiple membership tiers with frequent repricing — check the official site for current rates.
Multiple membership tiers; prices change often (the top domestic tier once reached ¥10,788/yr).
Coding subscriptions · GitHub
Free · Pro $10 · Pro+ $39 · Max $100 /mo
AI pair programmer inside GitHub and IDEs. A free tier exists; Pro is the standard individual plan.
Free $0 · Pro $10/mo · Pro+ $39/mo · Max $100/mo; Business/Enterprise for organizations.
Coding subscriptions · Anysphere
Free · Plus $8 · Premium $30 · Super $100 · Ultra $200 /mo
AI-native code editor. The 2026 lineup renamed tiers: entry Plus, mainstream Premium, heavy Super/Ultra. Third-party model usage bills separately.
Free $0 · Plus $8 · Premium $30 · Super $100 · Ultra $200 · Teams from $30/user.
Coding subscriptions · Cognition
Free · Pro $20 · Max $200 /mo (Devin plans)
The Windsurf editor now belongs to Cognition (Devin); its pricing page redirects to Devin plans that bundle Windsurf features.
Devin plans: Free · Pro $20 · Max $200 · Teams $80 + $40/seat.
Coding subscriptions · Zhipu (Z.ai)
Coding Plan Lite / Pro / Max · prices on subscribe page
Zhipu's international coding subscription for IDEs and agents, powered by the GLM model line; longer billing cycles get discounts.
Lite / Pro / Max tiers — current prices shown on the subscribe page (yearly billing discounted).
API & aggregators · DeepSeek
flash ¥2 in / ¥8 out per 1M (peak) · off-peak half price
Official API pricing for DeepSeek models, with off-peak half-price billing.
deepseek-flash: input ¥2 (cache miss) / output ¥8 per 1M tokens at peak; V4-Pro ¥9 / ¥27; off-peak half price.
API & aggregators · OpenAI
gpt-6.1-sol $2 in / $10 out · gpt-6-astra $10 in / $50 out per 1M
OpenAI's pay-as-you-go API pricing for the GPT model line.
Per-token pricing: gpt-6.1-sol $2/$10 · gpt-6-astra $10/$50 · gpt-6-luna $0.10/$0.50 · gpt-5.5-pro $30/$180 per 1M tokens (standard, short context).
API & aggregators · OpenRouter
Prepaid credits · no subscription
One account and API key for hundreds of models, billed as prepaid credits with no markup; includes free model routes.
Pay-as-you-go credits, no subscription; some models free with limits.
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Every card links to an official vendor subscription or pricing page (no affiliate links). Descriptions and price figures are snapshots from official pages or attributed reports checked 2026-11-08 (subscription plans) and 2026-11-09 (token prices); tiers, prices and regional availability change frequently — confirm on the official page before purchasing.
Free/paid status reflects the checked date: Baidu ERNIE and Tencent Yuanbao are currently free, Doubao is testing paid tiers, the Microsoft Copilot Pro tier was folded into Microsoft 365, and Windsurf now redirects to Cognition/Devin plans. Chinese apps usually sell membership inside the app rather than on a public pricing page. Token rows tagged third-party/media quote trackers or reports, not the vendor page.
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