# LLM API pricing: per token, 5% below the median host price

> Per-token prices of 12 open-weight models, 5% below the median of public hosts, and prepaid credit packs paid in USDT, BTC or ETH. No KYC. Checked 2026-10-23.

- URL: https://llmwithcrypto.com/pricing/
- Last updated: 2026-10-23
- Publisher: LLMwithCrypto (https://llmwithcrypto.com)

You buy credit in crypto, then every call spends it per input and output token, at the price of the model you call. One rule sets every price: the median of the public hosts that list the model, minus 5%. No subscription, no seat fee. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents.

**Quick answer — How much does the LLMwithCrypto API cost?**

You pay per token from prepaid credit. As of 23 October 2026, DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $1.254 per million input tokens and $3.762 per million output tokens, and gpt-oss-20b costs $0.033 and $0.161. Every price is 5% below the median of public hosts. Credit packs start at $25, paid in crypto with no KYC.

## Which credit pack should I buy?

Packs are sold at face value: $50 of credit costs $50. Credit pays for every model and never expires, so the pack size only decides how often you top up.

| Plan | Quantity | Price | Price per unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Start | $25 of API credit | $25 | — |
| Builder | $50 of API credit | $50 | — |
| Production | $100 of API credit | $100 | — |
| Team | $250 of API credit | $250 | — |
| Scale | $1,000 of API credit | $1,000 | — |

In every plan: Every model on one key · Streaming and tool calling · Failed calls not charged · Credit never expires

**Before you pay**

- Minimum top-up $25. Top up once in crypto, then buy any plan from your balance. How payment works

## What does each model cost per million tokens?

Our price is 5% below the median price of the public hosts that list the same model, read on 23 October 2026. The [price index](https://llmwithcrypto.com/data/open-model-api-price-index-2026/) shows every host price behind each median.

| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Median of hosts (in / out) | Context |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/deepseek-v4-pro/) | $1.254 | $3.762 | $1.32 / $3.96 (7 hosts) | 1M |
| [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/) | $0.285 | $1.14 | $0.30 / $1.20 (8 hosts) | 1M |
| [DeepSeek R1](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/deepseek-r1/) | $0.57 | $2.208 | $0.60 / $2.325 (2 hosts) | 160K |
| [Qwen3.5 397B A17B](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/qwen3-5-397b-a17b/) | $0.57 | $3.42 | $0.60 / $3.60 (6 hosts) | 256K |
| [Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507/) | $0.161 | $0.57 | $0.17 / $0.60 (4 hosts) | 256K |
| [gpt-oss-120b](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/gpt-oss-120b/) | $0.142 | $0.57 | $0.15 / $0.60 (9 hosts) | 128K |
| [gpt-oss-20b](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/gpt-oss-20b/) | $0.033 | $0.161 | $0.035 / $0.17 (2 hosts) | 128K |
| [GLM-4.7](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/glm-4-7/) | $0.57 | $2.09 | $0.60 / $2.20 (3 hosts) | 200K |
| [Llama 3.3 70B Instruct](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/llama-3-3-70b-instruct/) | $0.209 | $0.475 | $0.22 / $0.50 (5 hosts) | 128K |
| [Gemma 4 31B](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/gemma-4-31b/) | $0.19 | $0.38 | $0.20 / $0.40 (5 hosts) | 256K |
| [Mistral Large 3](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/mistral-large-3/) | $0.475 | $1.424 | $0.50 / $1.50 (1 host (the maker’s own API)) | 256K |
| [Mistral Small 4](https://llmwithcrypto.com/models/mistral-small-4/) | $0.142 | $0.57 | $0.15 / $0.60 (1 host (the maker’s own API)) | 256K |

*Prices checked on October 23, 2026.*

Prices in USD per 1,000,000 tokens, counted by each model’s own tokenizer. Cached-input discounts are not offered yet.

## How is one API call billed?

You pay per token from your balance: input and output tokens are counted by the model’s own tokenizer and charged at that model’s price per 1M tokens. A call that ends in an error costs nothing.

An example with DeepSeek V4 Pro: a request of 2,000 input tokens that gets a 500-token answer costs 2,000 × $1.254 / 1,000,000 plus 500 × $3.762 / 1,000,000. The dashboard shows the tokens and the cost of every call, and `GET https://llmwithcrypto.com/api/v1/credits` returns what is left.

## Why 5% below the median and not the lowest listed price?

Because the lowest listing is often a promotion, a slower tier or a quantized copy of the model. The median of 14 public hosts is a fair market price, and 5% below it is a rule you can check yourself on the [price index](https://llmwithcrypto.com/data/open-model-api-price-index-2026/).

We do not sell GPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok at any price. We do not sell access to GPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok: their makers forbid reselling API access without their approval, and we do not have it.

## Are there any fees on top?

- **No subscription and no seat fee.** You only pay for tokens.
- **Network fee.** Your wallet or exchange charges a network fee when you send crypto; it is not ours. USDT on TRC-20 usually costs the least to send for small amounts.
- **Minimum top-up: $25.** Credit on your balance does not expire and pays for tokens on any model, whenever you call the API. When a pack costs less than the minimum top-up, the part you paid only to reach that minimum comes back on request within 30 days of payment, in USDT or USDC, provided it is still unspent. The rest of a balance is not paid out unless the law requires it.
- **Failed calls cost nothing.** A request that ends in a server error is not charged.

## How payment works

1. **Top up $25 or more** — Choose the amount and the coin (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC). The crypto amount and its rate are locked for 30 minutes.
2. **Send it to the address shown, on the exact network** — The payment page shows our deposit address for the coin and network you picked: BTC on Bitcoin, USDT on Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20), USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20), ETH on Ethereum, SOL on Solana, LTC on Litecoin. Send only that coin on that network: funds sent on another network or in another coin can’t be recovered. The network fee comes on top of the amount.
3. **Send the exact amount shown, then click “I’ve sent the payment”** — Each top-up has its own exact amount (down to the last decimals): that is how we find your payment and link it to your account.
4. **Credited once your payment is checked on the blockchain** — Your balance is credited once we have checked the transaction on the blockchain, after the network has confirmed it. Typical network confirmation times:
5. **One balance for every model** — Pick a credit pack first and the top-up is set to its price, or to the minimum for a cheaper pack. Once the top-up is credited, the pack is added and your API key appears in the dashboard; every call then spends tokens from that credit. Credit on your balance does not expire and pays for tokens on any model, whenever you call the API. When a pack costs less than the minimum top-up, the part you paid only to reach that minimum comes back on request within 30 days of payment, in USDT or USDC, provided it is still unspent. The rest of a balance is not paid out unless the law requires it.

| Crypto | Network | Confirmations | Usual time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | Bitcoin | 2 | ≈ 20 min |
| Tether (USDT) | Tron (TRC-20) | 20 | ≈ 1 min |
| Tether (USDT) | Ethereum (ERC-20) | 12 | ≈ 5 min |
| USD Coin (USDC) | Ethereum (ERC-20) | 12 | ≈ 5 min |
| Ethereum (ETH) | Ethereum | 12 | ≈ 5 min |
| Solana (SOL) | Solana | 1 | ≈ 1 min |
| Litecoin (LTC) | Litecoin | 6 | ≈ 15 min |

Closed the tab? The pending top-up stays under Billing in your account: open it to see the address and the exact amount again.

## Pricing questions

### Is there a free tier?

There is no free tier: the smallest credit pack is the way to try it, and unspent credit never expires.

### Do prices change?

Yes, when the market moves. We read the public host prices again and apply the same rule; a call is charged at the price shown when it runs. Every change is dated in the [changelog](https://llmwithcrypto.com/changelog/).

### Why can I not buy GPT or Claude here?

We do not sell access to GPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok: their makers forbid reselling API access without their approval, and we do not have it. The [resale rules dataset](https://llmwithcrypto.com/data/llm-api-resale-rules-2026/) quotes each provider.

### Can I get a refund?

A credit pack bought in the last 72 hours goes back to your balance if less than 20% of it was spent. If the API does not work for you and support cannot fix it within 24 hours, the unspent credit goes back to your balance. Top-ups stay on the balance and are not paid out unless the law requires it; whatever you added only to reach the minimum top-up comes back on request within 30 days, in USDT or USDC, as long as it is unspent.

### Which coins can I pay with?

BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Tether goes over Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20); USD Coin over Ethereum only. The [crypto payments page](https://llmwithcrypto.com/crypto-payments/) explains each step.

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LLMwithCrypto: LLMwithCrypto is an OpenAI-compatible LLM API for open-weight models — DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, DeepSeek R1, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct, gpt-oss-120b, gpt-oss-20b, GLM-4.7, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, Gemma 4 31B, Mistral Large 3, Mistral Small 4 — paid per token from a prepaid crypto balance, at 5% below the median price of the public hosts. No KYC: no ID, no selfie, no documents. Prompts and outputs are not stored.