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Best Value AI Models (2026)
Cheapest paid models that still score above 40 on quality.
| # | Model | Score | Avg $/M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistral: Mistral Nemo | 86 | $0.03 |
| 2 | Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | 72 | $0.04 |
| 3 | Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct | 71 | $0.04 |
| 4 | Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris | 61 | $0.04 |
| 5 | Google: Gemma 3 4B | 81 | $0.06 |