Smallest AI
Proprietary Lightning speech synthesis, Pulse transcription, Electron language and Hydra full-duplex speech models, with commercial self-host options.
Seven TTS registry identities, three Pulse models, Electron and both documented Hydra versions reviewed. Private variants, conflicting tariffs, legacy endpoint availability and v4 beta API contracts remain under review.
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Estimate = (input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price) / 1,000,000. Include conversation history in input and billed reasoning in output. Input-only decision models ignore the output setting; enter all billed input for one decision, including its question and criteria. Media, tools and discounts are separate.
13 models
| Compare | Model | Input tokensPublished limit* | Output tokensMaximum per response* | Input pricePer 1M tokens | Output pricePer 1M tokens | Cost per question1,000 input + 500 outputEstimated · uncached |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not collected | Not collected | Usage pricingNot collected | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | PCM16 monooutput formats | Usage pricingNot collected | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | PCM, MP3, WAV, ulaw, alawoutput formats | Usage pricing $0.195 / 10,000 characterspayg character rate · Smallest AI APIRates & conditions ↗ | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | PCM, MP3, WAV, ulaw, alawoutput formats | Usage pricing $0.175 / 10,000 characterspayg character rate · Smallest AI APIRates & conditions ↗ | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | Not collected | Usage pricingNot collected | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | Not collected | Usage pricingNot collected | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | Not collected | Usage pricingNot collected | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | Not collected | Usage pricing $0.003 / audio minutepublished payg · Smallest AI API$0.005 / audio minutecompare page rate · Smallest AI APIPublished rates conflict. Compare the source and transport before estimating spend.Rates & conditions ↗ | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | Not collected | Usage pricing $0.004 / audio minutestandard model card · Smallest AI API$0.0035 / audio minutemarketing table rate · Smallest AI APIPublished rates conflict. Compare the source and transport before estimating spend.Rates & conditions ↗ | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | Not collected | Usage pricing $0.005 / audio minutestandard model card · Smallest AI APIRates & conditions ↗ | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| 32,768context tokens | Not collected | Usage pricing Custom token pricing; contact Smallest AIRates & conditions ↗ | Needs rate detailsPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | PCM16 signed little-endian, mono, base64 JSON framesoutput formats | Usage pricing Custom pricing per session minuteRates & conditions ↗ | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
| Not collected | PCM16 signed little-endian, mono, base64 JSON framesoutput formats | Usage pricing Custom pricing per session minuteRates & conditions ↗ | Different billing unitPrice details ↗ | |||
* Media models show their native limits. A shared context window includes both input and output tokens.
Catalog coverage
Closed-weight model variants and explicitly identified closed-source managed model components across language, code, image, video, audio and other documented modalities. Global provider and historical-release coverage is being expanded; this is not yet exhaustive. 172 company reviews are still open.
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