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| Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic | $0.10 | New |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-6.1 TerraOpenAI | $1 | New |
| Kimi K3.1 ProKimi | $2 | New |
| GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI | $2 | — |
| Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle | $2 | New |
| Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | $4 | — |
| GPT-6.1 TerraOpenAI | 1.1M | New |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI | 1.1M | — |
| Kimi K3.1 ProKimi | 1.0M | New |
| Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle | 1.0M | New |
| Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | 1M | — |
| Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic | 1M | New |
| Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | #2 | −1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI | #4 | +2 |
| GPT-6.1 TerraOpenAI | #6 | New |
| Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle | #7 | −1 |
| Kimi K3.1 ProKimi | #10 | New |
| Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic | #13 | New |
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