Verified65% confidenceFactExact time
The output price of mainstream top-tier closed-source models is often 3 to 5 times the input price, with some flagship model output prices as high as $15 or more per million tokens.
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65%
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Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
8/10/2026
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Valid until: 11/8/2026
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