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LLM model catalog sees price shifts, removals, and new free tiers

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The LLM model catalog has seen significant changes in pricing and availability across various providers. MoonshotAI's Kimi models have seen price reductions, while some free models like MoonshotAI's Kimi K2.6 and NVIDIA's Nemotron 3.5 have been removed or updated. Several older versions of OpenAI's GPT-4 models and Baidu's ERNIE models have also been retired from availability. Additionally, some models like NousResearch Hermes 3 70B Instruct have experienced substantial price increases, impacting cost-sensitive users. AI

IMPACT Tracks shifts in LLM accessibility and cost, guiding developers on model selection and budget allocation.

RANK_REASON This cluster consists of daily updates to LLM model pricing and availability, which are product-level changes rather than core AI research or frontier releases.

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LLM model catalog sees price shifts, removals, and new free tiers

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COVERAGE [17]

  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-12

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-12 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change</strong> </p> <ul> <li> <strong>Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct</strong> – Prompt price rose from <strong>$0.25/1M</strong> to <strong>$0.80/1M</strong> (+$0.55/1M); completion price rose from <st…

  2. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-11

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-11 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> Removal of free model </p> <ul> <li> <strong>Model:</strong> MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 (free) </li> <li> <strong>What changed:</strong> Model removed from catalog (was free, now unavailabl…

  3. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-09

    <h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-09 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> addition of a free model.</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Added:</strong> Nex AGI: Nex-N2-Pro (free) – <code>nex-agi/nex-n2-pro:free</code> </p> <ul> <li>Context: 262,144 tokens </li> <li>Pricing…

  4. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-08

    <h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-08 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change:</strong> NousResearch Hermes 3 70B Instruct rose from <strong>$0.30 → $0.70 per M tokens</strong> for both prompt and completion (+$0.40/M). Developers using this model for high‑volume workloads sh…

  5. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-07

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-07 </h1> <h2> Cost‑impacting change </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct</strong> – price increase: prompt from $0.04/1M to $0.14/1M; completion from $0.04/1M to $0.14/1M. Who should care: developers using this model for inferen…

  6. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-06

    <h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-06 </h1> <h2> Removed Models </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Sao10k: Llama 3 Euryale 70B v2.1</strong> – model no longer available. Prior pricing: <strong>$1.48 / 1M</strong> prompt, <strong>$1.48 / 1M</strong> completion (8192‑token context). Teams usi…

  7. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-05

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-05 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change</strong>: Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct completion price fell from $0.05 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (prompt unchanged at $0.02/1M). Generation‑heavy users see ~40% lower cost.</p> <p><strong>Added mod…

  8. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-04

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-04 </h1> <h2> Removed </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>OpenAI: GPT-4 (older v0314)</strong> – model removed. Previously $30.00 / 1M prompt tokens, $60.00 / 1M completion tokens. Users relying on this high‑cost legacy model must switch to alternatives…

  9. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-02

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-02 </h1> <h2> Most Impactful Change </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507</strong> – Prompt price fell from <strong>$0.0900</strong> to <strong>$0.0428</strong> /1M tokens; completion price fell from <strong>$0.3000</stro…

  10. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-01

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-06-01 </h1> <p><strong>Most cost‑impacting change</strong> </p> <ul> <li> <strong>inclusionAI: Ring-2.6-1T</strong> – Prompt price rose from <strong>$0.075/1M</strong> to <strong>$0.30/1M</strong> (4×); completion price rose from <strong>$0.625…

  11. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-30

    <h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-30 </h1> <h2> Removed Model </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio</strong> – model no longer available. <ul> <li>Previous pricing: <strong>$2.50 / 1M prompt tokens</strong>, <strong>$10.00 / 1M completion tokens</strong>. </li> <li>Who sh…

  12. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    2026-05-28 Token Ledger Digest

    <h1> 2026-05-28 Token Ledger Digest </h1> <h2> Price Change </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Model:</strong> Tencent: Hy3 preview </li> <li> <strong>What changed:</strong> Prompt price fell from $0.066/1M to $0.063/1M tokens; completion price fell from $0.26/1M to $0.21/1M tokens. </li> <…

  13. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-27

    <h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-27 </h1> <p>The most cost‑impacting change is a 50% price cut for <strong>Qwen: Qwen3.7 Max</strong>, reducing both prompt and completion costs by half.</p> <h2> Price Changes </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Qwen: Qwen3.7 Max</strong> – Prompt price fel…

  14. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-25

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-25 </h1> <h2> Removed Model </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Model:</strong> Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B (<code>alibaba/tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b</code>)</li> <li> <strong>Change:</strong> Removed from the model catalog</li> <li> <strong>Details:</…

  15. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-23

    <h1> The Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-23 </h1> <h2> Price Changes </h2> <h3> Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus </h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Prompt price:</strong> rose from $0.1794 to $0.325 per 1M tokens (+$0.1456/1M) </li> <li> <strong>Completion price:</strong> rose from $1.07315 to $1.95 per 1M…

  16. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-22

    <h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-22 </h1> <p><strong>Lead:</strong> Z.ai: GLM 5.1 introduced pricing after being free; prompt $0.98/1M tokens, completion $3.08/1M tokens. Users who relied on the free tier now face a noticeable cost increase.</p> <h3> Added </h3> <ul> <li> <stro…

  17. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · 4663437Mehdi ·

    Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-20

    <h1> Token Ledger Digest – 2026-05-20 </h1> <p><strong>Lead change – biggest cost impact</strong> </p> <ul> <li> <strong>Google Gemini Flash Latest</strong> (<code>~google/gemini-flash-latest</code>) <ul> <li>Prompt price rose from $0.50/1M to $1.50/1M (+$1.00/1M). </li> <li>Comp…

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