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LLM API pricing

Published per-token rates, batch discounts and how they shape inference bills.

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buildConfirmed14 publishers

One model string moves Vercel AI Gateway traffic to Claude Sonnet 5.5

Vercel's AI Gateway now routes Claude Sonnet 5.5 through a single model ID, according to a dev.to review of the week's releases. The benchmark and cost figures come only from that third-party review, so a team's own tests decide when regulated workloads move.

Perspective Coverage

14 publishers
Builder
Builder 47%
Operator
Operator 30%
Investor
Investor 23%

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption48
Hype gap+35
Incentives62
Confidence60
buildOne report1 publisher

Claude Opus 5.5 ties Fable 5.1 on two coding tests while costing 28% to 50% less per run

Claude Opus 5.5 matched Fable 5.1 on every hidden test in two New Stack coding trials, at $0.75 and $1.42 per run against $1.50 and $1.96. It needed more tokens and more minutes to get there, so the saving holds only for tasks that resemble these.

Publishers:thenewstack.io

Reality

Evidence52
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives40
Confidence55
buildConfirmed6 publishers

Spark 1.3's index jump lands on the three tests that carry half the score

Meta's fourth Muse Spark in five months gains four points on Artificial Analysis' Intelligence Index, almost entirely in agentic tests, while two scores fall and the tier Meta benchmarked against rivals is still a limited preview.

Perspective Coverage

6 publishers
Builder
Builder 52%
Operator
Operator 26%
Investor
Investor 22%

Reality

Evidence68
Adoption25
Hype gap+30
Incentives65
Confidence70
investOne report1 publisher

Wrtn hires Mirae Asset and NH to take its 1 trillion won August mark to public investors

The Korean AI service platform raised 100 billion won in August at a valuation above 1 trillion won, roughly 4.3 times all the money ever invested in it, and is targeting a preliminary review filing next year.

Publishers:en.sedaily.com

Reality

Evidence32
Adoption30
Hype gap+20
Incentives65
Confidence40
productOne report1 publisher

Meta's Muse Code subscription rations prompts in five-hour windows

The entry plan allows 10 to 50 prompts every five hours, and the page does not say what puts a subscriber at either end of that band. Running out mid-session points the developer at a prorated upgrade.

Publishers:ai.developer.meta.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives88
Confidence55
buildOne report1 publisher

Coding agents cost $4,125 a month because 73% of it is context you already sent

A worked example on Anthropic's published August 2026 rates puts a five-agent fleet at $4,125 a month, nearly three quarters of it input. The post's own caching maths does not add up.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption22
Hype gap+18
Incentives85
Confidence42