LLM Pricing Fluctuates: NVIDIA, Qwen, and Z.ai See Changes; New Models Added · 10 sources tracked
ByPulseAugur Editorial·[47 sources]·
The Token Ledger has released daily updates on LLM pricing changes throughout early August 2026. Several models saw price adjustments, including NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super and Ultra, Qwen variants, and Z.ai's GLM 5.2, with both increases and decreases reported. New models were added, such as Meta's Muse Spark 1.2 and inclusionAI's Ling-3.0-flash, while some batch versions of prominent models like Gemini, Claude, and GPT-5 were also introduced or removed. Developers are advised to monitor these changes to optimize costs and performance for their applications.
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These pricing shifts directly impact the operational costs for AI developers and businesses, influencing model selection and budget allocation for inference and fine-tuning.
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This cluster reports on price changes and additions/removals of LLM models, which falls under tooling and infrastructure updates rather than a core frontier release or significant industry event.
<h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-08-23 </h1> <p><strong>Biggest cost impact:</strong> MoonshotAI’s Kimi K2.6 saw its completion price jump from <strong>$2.28 / 1M</strong> to <strong>$4.00 / 1M</strong> (+$1.72 / 1M) and its prompt price rise from <strong>$0.54 / 1M</strong> t…
<h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-08-22 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> OpenAI’s GPT‑5.6 Sol Pro (and its non‑batch variant) dropped prompt pricing from $2.50 to $2.00 per 1M tokens and completion from $15.00 to $10.00 per 1M tokens – a $5.50/M token saving. A…
<h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-08-18 </h1> <p><strong>Top cost impact:</strong> OpenAI’s GPT‑5.6 Sol Pro and GPT‑5.6 Sol models cut completion prices by 50% (from <strong>$30.00</strong> to <strong>$15.00</strong> per 1M tokens) and halved prompt prices (<strong>$5.00 → $2.50</s…
<h1> The Token Ledger – 2026-08-16 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> Qwen Qwen3.6 27B saw its completion price drop from $3.60 to $2.00 per 1M tokens (‑$1.60/1M) and its prompt price fall from $0.60 to $0.30 per 1M tokens (‑$0.30/1M). Developers running long‑f…
<h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-08-14 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> Google Gemini Flash Latest (~google/gemini-flash-latest) slashed completion pricing from $7.50 to $1.875 per 1M tokens (‑$5.625) and prompt pricing from $1.50 to $0.375 per 1M tokens (‑$1.…
<h1> The Token Ledger – 2026-08-13 </h1> <p><strong>Lead change:</strong> DeepSeek’s V4 Pro saw its pricing roughly double. Prompt price rose from $0.63 to $1.17 per 1M tokens (+85%); completion price rose from $1.26 to $2.34 per 1M tokens (+86%). Teams budgeting for DeepSeek V4 …
<h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-08-09 </h1> <p>The most cost‑impacting change today is a steep price reduction for <strong>Z.ai: GLM 5.2</strong>, cutting both prompt and completion costs by over 80 %.</p> <h3> Z.ai: GLM 5.2 </h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Prompt:</strong> fell from …
<h1> The Token Ledger – 2026-08-07 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super saw a price increase. Prompt rose from $0.085/1M to $0.30/1M (+$0.215/1M); completion rose from $0.40/1M to $0.90/1M (+$0.50/1M). Teams using this model for high‑volum…
<h1> The Token Ledger – 2026-08-06 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B saw a major price increase. Prompt rose from $0.289 to $0.60 per 1M tokens (+$0.311); completion rose from $2.40 to $3.60 per 1M tokens (+$1.20). Total cost per 1M tokens is…
<h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-08-04 </h1> <p><strong>Z.ai: GLM 5.2</strong> – Completion price fell from <strong>$3.74</strong> to <strong>$2.42</strong> per 1M tokens (‑$1.32/M). Prompt price dropped from <strong>$1.19</strong> to <strong>$0.76</strong> per 1M tokens (‑$0.…
<h1> The Token Ledger – 2026-07-20 </h1> <h2> Price Changes </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Z.ai: GLM 5.2</strong> – Prompt price rose from $0.27/M to $1.12/M (+$0.85/M); completion rose from $0.85/M to $3.52/M (+$2.67/M). <em>Affects:</em> developers using GLM 5.2 for high‑volume worklo…
<h1> The Token Ledger – 2026-07-17 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change</strong> </p> <ul> <li> <strong>MoonshotAI Kimi Latest</strong> (<code>~moonshotai/kimi-latest</code>) – Prompt price rose from <strong>$0.66</strong> to <strong>$3.00</strong> per 1M tokens (+$2.34); …
<h1> The Token Ledger – 2026-07-13 </h1> <p>The most cost‑impacting change today is the completion price jump for <strong>Z.ai: GLM 5.2</strong>, which more than doubles its cost per million tokens.</p> <h3> Price changes </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead>…
<h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-07-10 </h1> <h2> Most cost‑impacting change </h2> <p><strong>MiniMax M2.5</strong> – completion price rose from <strong>$0.48</strong> to <strong>$0.90</strong> per 1M tokens (prompt $0.12→$0.15).<br /><br /> <em>Who should care:</em> Teams run…
<h1> The Token Ledger – 2026-07-02 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> Qwen Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 completion price rose from $0.40 to $1.56 per 1M tokens (+$1.16). Developers using this model for long‑form generation should reassess budget allocations.</p>…
