Cheapest AI API in 2026: DeepSeek vs Claude vs GPT vs Gemini
The cheapest AI API by published token rate in June 2026 is DeepSeek V4 Flash, but the lowest sticker rate is rarely the lowest bill. Here is a dated, source-linked price table for DeepSeek, Gemini, GPT, and Claude, the cost-per-task math that output tokens dominate, and the
