📏 Curated ranking

Best value for long-context workloads

When you need a big context window, the right question isn't just "who has the biggest?" but "what's the cost-per-context-token?" This ranking divides input price by context window size — the cheaper the per-K-context, the better the value for context-heavy workloads.

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# Model Provider Cost per 1K context Lifecycle Verified
1
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.0001/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
2
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.0001/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
3
GPT-5 Nano
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0001/M × 400K Active · 12h ago
4
Amazon Nova Lite
AWS Bedrock · Active
AB AWS Bedrock $0.0002/M × 300K Active · 12h ago
5
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.0003/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
6
Amazon Nova Micro
AWS Bedrock · Active
AB AWS Bedrock $0.0003/M × 128K Active · 12h ago
7
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.0003/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
8
GPT-4.1 Mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0004/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
9
GPT-5.4 Nano
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0005/M × 400K Active · 12h ago
10
GPT-5 Mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0006/M × 400K Active · 12h ago
11
GPT-4o Mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0012/M × 128K Active · 12h ago
12
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.0012/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
13
Grok 4.20
xAI · Active
XA xAI $0.0013/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
14
Grok 4.3
xAI · Active
XA xAI $0.0013/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
15
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.0014/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
16
GPT-5.4 Mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0019/M × 400K Active · 12h ago
17
GPT-4.1
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0019/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
18
GPT-5.4
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0024/M × 1.1M Active · 12h ago
19
Amazon Nova Premier
AWS Bedrock · Active
AB AWS Bedrock $0.0025/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
20
Amazon Nova Pro
AWS Bedrock · Active
AB AWS Bedrock $0.0027/M × 300K Active · 12h ago
21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic · Active
AN Anthropic $0.0030/M × 1M Active · 12h ago
22
GPT-5
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0031/M × 400K Active · 12h ago
23
GPT-5.1
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.0031/M × 400K Active · 12h ago
24
Grok Build 0.1
xAI · Active
XA xAI $0.0039/M × 256K Active · 12h ago
25
Claude Haiku 3.5
Anthropic · Active
AN Anthropic $0.0040/M × 200K Active · 12h ago
Showing top 25 of 43 matches.
Methodology

How this ranking is built

Active models with at least 100K context and a published input price. Ranked by an Enginerds value score that weighs price against context capacity — so the model giving you the most usable context per dollar floats to the top. Each row shows both inputs (price and context size) so you can sanity-check the order at a glance.

Refreshed as we re-verify each model against its provider's official docs. Every value links to the page it came from. Last updated Jun 3, 2026 20:25 UTC.