The Token Ledger Digest for May 20, 2026, highlights significant price increases for Google's Gemini Flash model, with prompt costs rising to $1.50/1M and completion costs to $9.00/1M. This change will notably impact high-volume inference users. Conversely, Z.ai's GLM 5.1 model now offers free token usage, making it an attractive option for cost-sensitive projects. Minor price adjustments were also noted for Qwen models, with negligible impact. AI
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IMPACT LLM pricing shifts directly impact operational costs for AI developers and businesses, influencing model selection and budget allocation.
RANK_REASON Pricing changes for major LLM models and the addition of a new long-context model. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=1.0]