Fast / Budget Models

5 fast and affordable models compared across Claude, GPT, and Gemini, sorted by input price.

Fast models optimize for speed, throughput, and low cost per million tokens. They work well for high-volume tasks like classification, extraction, and simple question answering.

Fast / Budget Models

$0.25
$1.50
Fast / Budget
1,000K
$0.50
$3.00
Fast / Budget
1,000K
$1.00
$5.00
Fast / Budget
200K
$1.00
$6.00
Fast / Budget
1,000K
$1.50
$9.00
Fast / Budget
1,000K

By task

Best fast / budget model per task

Code Generation
72
Claude
Code Review
68
GPT
Summarization
85
Gemini
Q&A
86
Claude
Extraction
90
Gemini
Reasoning
63
GPT
Classification
91
GPT
Creative Writing
55
Gemini

FAQ

What are fast / budget models?

Fast / Budget Models are the fastest and most affordable AI models. Currently 5 models in this tier across Claude, GPT, and Gemini.

Which fast / budget model is cheapest?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is the cheapest at $0.25/$1.50 per million tokens (input/output).

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