Top 5 shortlist
Risk-adjusted ranking, not simply the cheapest row.
Decision-grade AI pricing
Turn messy public AI pricing into a shortlist a budget owner can defend.
Rank providers and model routes for your workload, account for visible add-on pressure, and turn the result into a shareable decision memo instead of a raw price table.
Hidden-fee pressure
Search, retrieval, OCR, and route complexity affect the score.
Permalink report
Share every scenario through a stable URL.
Usage drivers
Model the cost shape you expect in production, not the smallest demonstration workload.
Decision constraints
These preferences steer the ranking when public list prices are close.
Require provider-native tools
Enable this if you expect first-party search, grounding, OCR, or similar managed tools.
Useful for budget owners
The output is built for product, engineering, and finance reviews. It ranks routes, shows cost layers, and explains why a cheaper headline price can still lose.
Useful for AI leads
The report exposes the monthly cost structure so technical buyers can see whether tokens, add-ons, or route complexity drive the shortlist.
Useful for content and research
Need broader market context? Read the full 2026 AI pricing comparison.
How to use this tool well
Model the real workload
If your workflow uses search, retrieval, OCR, or managed state, enter those volumes. Raw token rows alone usually understate the real bill.
Read the exclusions
Rows are excluded when current public pricing is not comparable enough for a decision-grade estimate. That protects the shortlist from false precision.
Share the permalink
Every report can be shared as a stable URL so stakeholders review the same assumptions and shortlist.
Frequently asked questions
Does the planner include hidden fees?
It includes comparable public add-on prices when the same source exposes them. When a reliable fee is unavailable, the ranking raises hidden-fee risk instead of inventing a number.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No. They are estimates based on the latest public pricing snapshot in the database. Confirm pricing, taxes, discounts, and contract terms with the provider before purchasing.
Can I share a scenario?
Yes. Generate a report and copy its permalink. Workload inputs and constraints are encoded in the URL so another person can review the same scenario.