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Open-weight AI models see price drops and leaderboard additions

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Several open-weight AI models have recently been added to tracking leaderboards or seen significant price reductions. Inkling Small from Thinkingmachines is noted for its large context window and competitive pricing, while Qwen3.7 Flash from Alibaba Group has also been added. Additionally, models like Qwen3 Coder 480B, GLM-5.2, and Ling-3.0-flash have experienced substantial price drops, indicating a competitive market for open-weight AI solutions. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is another new open-weight model to enter the tracking. AI

IMPACT Intensifying price competition and increased accessibility of open-weight models may accelerate adoption and innovation.

RANK_REASON Multiple new open-weight models and significant price drops reported across various AI models.

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Open-weight AI models see price drops and leaderboard additions

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COVERAGE [34]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: Llama 4 Maverick $0.8 → $0.7 per 1M output tokens (-13% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// olud.ai/model/llama-4-maverick .html # AI # LLM # Prici

    📉 Price drop: Llama 4 Maverick $0.8 → $0.7 per 1M output tokens (-13% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// olud.ai/model/llama-4-maverick .html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/llama-4-maverick.html
  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🧬 Just added to the tracker: Inkling Small (Thinkingmachines) Context: 524.3k tokens · $0.5 in / $1.2 out per 1M · open weights All the latest models, tracked h

    🧬 Just added to the tracker: Inkling Small (Thinkingmachines) Context: 524.3k tokens · $0.5 in / $1.2 out per 1M · open weights All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  3. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📦 Fresh open weights on the leaderboard: Qwen3.7 Flash (Alibaba) Context: 1M tokens · $0.03 in / $0.13 out per 1M · open weights All the latest models, tracked

    📦 Fresh open weights on the leaderboard: Qwen3.7 Flash (Alibaba) Context: 1M tokens · $0.03 in / $0.13 out per 1M · open weights All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  4. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  5. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: GLM 5.2 $3 → $0.7 per 1M output tokens (-77% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: GLM 5.2 $3 → $0.7 per 1M output tokens (-77% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Nemotron 3 Super: $0.45 → $0.4 per 1M output tokens (-11% in 30 days). Open weights, dropping price – worth a look. https:// olud.ai/model/nemotron-3-super .h

    📉 Nemotron 3 Super: $0.45 → $0.4 per 1M output tokens (-11% in 30 days). Open weights, dropping price – worth a look. https:// olud.ai/model/nemotron-3-super .html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/nemotron-3-super.html
  7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📦 Inkling Small (Thinkingmachines) hits the leaderboard: 524k context, open weights, $0.45/$1.2 per 1M. That context at that price stands out. See the hourly up

    📦 Inkling Small (Thinkingmachines) hits the leaderboard: 524k context, open weights, $0.45/$1.2 per 1M. That context at that price stands out. See the hourly updated leaderboard for how it stacks up. https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  8. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Inkling Small dropped 17% in 30 days: $1.44 to $1.2 per 1M output tokens, open weights still. https:// olud.ai/model/inkling-small.ht ml # AI # LLM # Pricing

    Inkling Small dropped 17% in 30 days: $1.44 to $1.2 per 1M output tokens, open weights still. https:// olud.ai/model/inkling-small.ht ml # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/inkling-small.html
  9. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · [email protected] ·

    🆕 New open-weight model just dropped: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (DeepSeek) Context: 1M tokens · $0.09 in / $0.18 out per 1M · open weights All the latest models, t

    🆕 New open-weight model just dropped: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (DeepSeek) Context: 1M tokens · $0.09 in / $0.18 out per 1M · open weights All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  10. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Ling-3.0-flash dropped 73% in 30 days to $0.06 per 1M output tokens, and it's open weights. That's a brutal price war. https:// olud.ai/pricing.html # AI # LLM

    Ling-3.0-flash dropped 73% in 30 days to $0.06 per 1M output tokens, and it's open weights. That's a brutal price war. https:// olud.ai/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/pricing.html
  11. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🧬 Just added to the tracker: Claude Opus 5 (batch) (Anthropic) Context: 1M tokens · $2.5 in / $12.5 out per 1M · commercial All the latest models, tracked hourl

    🧬 Just added to the tracker: Claude Opus 5 (batch) (Anthropic) Context: 1M tokens · $2.5 in / $12.5 out per 1M · commercial All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  12. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Kimi K2.6 output just dropped 27% in a month, now $2.48 per 1M tokens with open weights. https:// olud.ai/model/kimi-k2-6.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    Kimi K2.6 output just dropped 27% in a month, now $2.48 per 1M tokens with open weights. https:// olud.ai/model/kimi-k2-6.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/kimi-k2-6.html
  13. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B just got 44% cheaper: $1.8 to $1 per 1M output tokens, open weights. Worth a look today. https:// olud.ai/model/qwen3-coder-480b -a35b.h

    📉 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B just got 44% cheaper: $1.8 to $1 per 1M output tokens, open weights. Worth a look today. https:// olud.ai/model/qwen3-coder-480b -a35b.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/qwen3-coder-480b-a35b.html
  14. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @Matthew_Berman on YT! https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=wAPDmc8e22U GPT-5.6 just made itself better... # GPT5 .6 # OpenAI # AI ed: 80% drop in # Luna pricing

    @Matthew_Berman on YT! https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=wAPDmc8e22U GPT-5.6 just made itself better... # GPT5 .6 # OpenAI # AI ed: 80% drop in # Luna pricing

    LINKS youtube.com/watch
  15. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    GLM 5.2 just dropped its output price from $3 to $0.89 per 1M tokens — a 70% cut in 30 days. That’s open weights, too. https:// olud.ai/model/glm-5-2.html # AI

    GLM 5.2 just dropped its output price from $3 to $0.89 per 1M tokens — a 70% cut in 30 days. That’s open weights, too. https:// olud.ai/model/glm-5-2.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/glm-5-2.html
  16. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Laguna S 2.1 (Poolside) pushes 262.1k tokens on a free tier with open weights—rare for that context length. See what else just landed in the hourly tracker: htt

    Laguna S 2.1 (Poolside) pushes 262.1k tokens on a free tier with open weights—rare for that context length. See what else just landed in the hourly tracker: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  17. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    GPT-5.6 Terra just dropped 60% in 30 days, now $6 per 1M output tokens. https:// olud.ai/model/gpt-5-6-terra.ht ml # AI # LLM # Pricing

    GPT-5.6 Terra just dropped 60% in 30 days, now $6 per 1M output tokens. https:// olud.ai/model/gpt-5-6-terra.ht ml # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/gpt-5-6-terra.html
  18. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🆕 New open-weight model just dropped: Inkling (Thinkingmachines) Context: 1M tokens · $1 in / $4.05 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// op

    🆕 New open-weight model just dropped: Inkling (Thinkingmachines) Context: 1M tokens · $1 in / $4.05 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// opensourceai.tech/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/latest.html
  19. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: GPT-5.6 Luna $6 → $3 per 1M output tokens (-50% in 30 days) https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: GPT-5.6 Luna $6 → $3 per 1M output tokens (-50% in 30 days) https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  20. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🧠 New model: Qwen3.7 Flash (Alibaba) Context: 1M tokens · $0.03 in / $0.13 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// opensourceai.tech/latest.ht

    🧠 New model: Qwen3.7 Flash (Alibaba) Context: 1M tokens · $0.03 in / $0.13 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// opensourceai.tech/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/latest.html
  21. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  22. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  23. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  24. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  25. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  26. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  27. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📉 Price drop: GLM 5.2 $3 → $0.84 per 1M output tokens (-72% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: GLM 5.2 $3 → $0.84 per 1M output tokens (-72% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html
  28. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    📉 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct dropped 25% in 30 days—now $0.75 per 1M output tokens. Open weights pricing that keeps moving. https:// olud.ai/model/qwen2-5-vl-72b-i

    📉 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct dropped 25% in 30 days—now $0.75 per 1M output tokens. Open weights pricing that keeps moving. https:// olud.ai/model/qwen2-5-vl-72b-i nstruct.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct.html
  29. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    📦 Fresh on the leaderboard: Claude Opus 5 (Fast) (Anthropic) Context: 1M tokens · $10 in / $50 out per 1M · commercial All the latest models, tracked hourly: ht

    📦 Fresh on the leaderboard: Claude Opus 5 (Fast) (Anthropic) Context: 1M tokens · $10 in / $50 out per 1M · commercial All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  30. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    Laguna S 2.1 (Poolside) just landed: 1M-token context with open weights and pricing that undercuts most rivals. That context length alone changes what you can b

    Laguna S 2.1 (Poolside) just landed: 1M-token context with open weights and pricing that undercuts most rivals. That context length alone changes what you can build. https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  31. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    📉 Price drop: GPT-5.6 Luna Pro $6 → $0.6 per 1M output tokens (-90% in 30 days) https:// olud.ai/model/gpt-5-6-luna-pro .html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: GPT-5.6 Luna Pro $6 → $0.6 per 1M output tokens (-90% in 30 days) https:// olud.ai/model/gpt-5-6-luna-pro .html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/gpt-5-6-luna-pro.html
  32. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    📦 Fresh on the leaderboard: Claude Opus 5 (Fast) (Anthropic) Context: 1M tokens · $10 in / $50 out per 1M · commercial All the latest models, tracked hourly: ht

    📦 Fresh on the leaderboard: Claude Opus 5 (Fast) (Anthropic) Context: 1M tokens · $10 in / $50 out per 1M · commercial All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  33. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🆕 New open-weight model just dropped: Qwen3.7 Plus (Alibaba) Context: 1M tokens · $0.32 in / $1.28 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olu

    🆕 New open-weight model just dropped: Qwen3.7 Plus (Alibaba) Context: 1M tokens · $0.32 in / $1.28 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  34. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    📉 Price drop: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.8 → $1 per 1M output tokens (-44% in 30 days) Open weights. https:// opensourceai.tech/pricing.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/pricing.html

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