AI Economics
AI Price Changes - June 2026 explains What changed in AI model pricing in June 2026, month-to-date through 2026-06-10: 219 price events across 30 providers in the ByteCosts ledger. This ByteCosts research article explains the cost mechanics behind the headline, turns the pattern into budgeting questions, and points readers toward calculators that can model the same issue with their own workload. Read it when you need a finance-readable explanation of AI Economics before choosing a model, cloud platform, subscription, or optimization path. The static HTML includes the summary, article body, tables, related tools, and citation before JavaScript runs.
The ByteCosts price ledger logged 219 model price events across 30 providers in June 2026, monthtodate through 20260610. This digest is generated directly from that committed dataset, so every figure below traces to a dated, graded ledger entry and its provider source, and the tables show only prices and cuts that are still current as of that date.
In June 2026, monthtodate through 20260610, the ByteCosts ledger logged 219 price events across 30 providers: 4 distinct standingrate cuts (7 ledger entries, since some models are tracked under multiple provider domains) and 158 distinct firsttime prices, 148 of them still the latest rate for their model. The figures here are not editorial estimates: each is a committed ledger entry with a provider source, regenerated from the dataset rather than typed by hand.
Model Rate Change Source MiniMaxM3 cache read $0.36 to $0.12 (66.7%) MiniMax MiniMaxM3 (Priority, 512k input) cache read $0.36 to $0.12 (66.7%) MiniMax MiniMax M3 cache read $0.12 to $0.06 (50%) OpenCode Go MiniMaxM3 (512k input) cache read $0.24 to $0.12 (50%) MiniMax
Newly tracked model prices this month, graded A or better in the ledger:
The ByteCosts price ledger logged 219 model price events across 30 providers in June 2026, monthtodate through 20260610. This digest is generated directly from that committed dataset, so every figure below traces to a dated, graded ledger entry and its provider source, and the tables show only prices and cuts that are still current as of that date.
In June 2026, monthtodate through 20260610, the ByteCosts ledger logged 219 price events across 30 providers: 4 distinct standingrate cuts (7 ledger entries, since some models are tracked under multiple provider domains) and 158 distinct firsttime prices, 148 of them still the latest rate for their model. The figures here are not editorial estimates: each is a committed ledger entry with a provider source, regenerated from the dataset rather than typed by hand.
| Model | Rate | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMaxM3 | cache read | $0.36 to $0.12 (66.7%) | MiniMax |
| MiniMaxM3 (Priority, 512k input) | cache read | $0.36 to $0.12 (66.7%) | MiniMax |
| MiniMax M3 | cache read | $0.12 to $0.06 (50%) | OpenCode Go |
| MiniMaxM3 (512k input) | cache read | $0.24 to $0.12 (50%) | MiniMax |
Newly tracked model prices this month, graded A or better in the ledger:
| Model | Rate | Latest price this month (per 1M tokens) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M3 Free | input | $0 | OpenCode Zen |
| deepseekv4flash | cache read | $0.0028 | DeepSeek |
| deepseekv4pro | cache read | $0.003625 | DeepSeek |
| Base Embeddings | embedding | $0.008 | Fireworks AI |
| GLM4.7FlashX | cache read | $0.01 | Z.AI |
| Base Embeddings | embedding | $0.016 | Fireworks AI |
| gpt5.4nano | cache read | $0.02 | OpenAI |
| Imagine API Image | imagePerImage | $0.02 | xAI |
A firsttime price means the ByteCosts ledger started tracking that rate this month, not necessarily that the model launched this month. A cut is a drop in a previously tracked standing rate. To compare any of these against the models you already run, open the ByteCosts AI Provider Pricing Index and the research deepdives.
219 price events across 30 providers were logged in June 2026. 4 distinct standingrate cuts (7 ledger entries) and 158 distinct firsttime prices were logged, 148 of them still current. Every figure here is committeddataderived and regenerated from the ledger, not estimated.
ByteCosts AI Provider Pricing Index ByteCosts, accessed 20260610. ByteCosts methodology ByteCosts, accessed 20260610.
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AI Price Changes - June 2026. ByteCosts. Updated 2026-06-10. https://bytecosts.com/blog/ai-price-changes-june-2026/