Cheapest multimodal LLMs
ScaleDown: Summarize is the cheapest option at $0.040 per million input tokens. Models that accept more than text and images - audio, video or documents - ranked by what the text tokens cost.
154 models qualify
Ranked by blended cost - input weighted 75%, output 25%.
| # | Model | Blended / 1M | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jev Router TypeSafe | $-1000000.0000 | $-1000000.0000 | $-1000000.0000 | 1M | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 2 | Auto Router (Beta) OpenRouter | $-1000000.0000 | $-1000000.0000 | $-1000000.0000 | 2M | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 3 | Auto Router OpenRouter | $-1000000.0000 | $-1000000.0000 | $-1000000.0000 | 2M | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 4 | Free | Free | Free | 256K | Free tierReasoningToolsVisionOpen weights | |
| 5 | Summarize ScaleDown | $0.030 | $0.040 | Free | 1M | Vision |
| 6 | Extract ScaleDown | $0.030 | $0.040 | Free | 1M | Vision |
| 7 | GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.053 | $0.046 | $0.074 | 1.0M | ReasoningToolsVisionOpen weights |
| 8 | Qwen3.7 Flash Qwen | $0.055 | $0.030 | $0.130 | 1M | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 9 | Ling 3.0 Flash VL inclusionAI | $0.090 | $0.060 | $0.180 | 131K | ReasoningToolsVisionOpen weights |
| 10 | Reka Edge Reka AI | $0.100 | $0.100 | $0.100 | 16K | ToolsVisionOpen weights |
| 11 | Qwen3.5-Flash Qwen | $0.114 | $0.065 | $0.260 | 1M | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 12 | $0.125 | $0.100 | $0.200 | 1.0M | ReasoningToolsVision | |
| 13 | $0.125 | $0.100 | $0.200 | 1.0M | ReasoningToolsVision | |
| 14 | Seed 1.6 Flash ByteDance Seed | $0.131 | $0.075 | $0.300 | 262K | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 15 | GPT-5 Nano OpenAI | $0.137 | $0.050 | $0.400 | 400K | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 16 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | $0.143 | $0.090 | $0.300 | 262K | Free tierReasoningToolsVisionOpen weights |
| 17 | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 Mistral AI | $0.150 | $0.100 | $0.300 | 33K | ToolsOpen weights |
| 18 | Seed-2.0-Mini ByteDance Seed | $0.175 | $0.100 | $0.400 | 262K | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 19 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | $0.175 | $0.100 | $0.400 | 1.0M | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 20 | GPT-4.1 Nano OpenAI | $0.175 | $0.100 | $0.400 | 1.0M | ToolsVision |
| 21 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi | $0.175 | $0.140 | $0.280 | 1.1M | ReasoningToolsVisionOpen weights |
| 22 | Qwen3.5-9B Qwen | $0.190 | $0.170 | $0.250 | 262K | ReasoningToolsVisionOpen weights |
| 23 | Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic | $0.200 | $0.100 | $0.500 | 1M | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 24 | GPT-6 Luna Pro OpenAI | $0.200 | $0.100 | $0.500 | 1.1M | ReasoningToolsVision |
| 25 | GPT-6 Luna OpenAI | $0.200 | $0.100 | $0.500 | 1.1M | ReasoningToolsVision |
Frequently asked
What is the cheapest LLM for multimodal input?
ScaleDown: Summarize at $0.040 per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens, with a 1M token context window.
How many models qualify for multimodal input?
154 of the 359 models tracked here meet the criteria for this list.
How much do prices vary within this category?
By roughly 2,300×, from Summarize at the bottom to GPT-5.4 Pro at the top.