Summarize API pricing
2 providers serve Summarize. Summarize is a proprietary API model, up to 1000K context. Prices below are per 1M tokens, cheapest input first.
Refreshed 2026-10-20 · list prices from provider APIsAbout Summarize
Summarize was listed on the marketplace 2026-10-13 by Scaledown. It is a text+image+file → text model with a 1000K-token context window.
| Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Cache read $/1M | Context | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter marketplace quote | $0.040 | freeoutput floor | - | 1000K | Use |
| Scaledown | $0.050 | free | - | - |
Price since listing
First tracked input floor: $0.050/1M on 2026-10-11. Latest: $0.040/1M on 2026-10-20 (10 days tracked).
The cheapest way to run Summarize
On an illustrative 70M-input / 30M-output monthly workload, today's lowest listed cost is roughly $2.80/month, at OpenRouter. Input-heavy, output-heavy and cache-heavy workloads can produce different winners. Use the live mix calculator below rather than combining floors from two different providers. It is API-only, so the table above is your full set of options. Run your own numbers in the breakeven calculator, or read the breakeven math.
Your actual monthly cost
Cache read uses the listed cache rate where available; otherwise it falls back to normal input price. Batch, write-cache, volume and negotiated discounts are excluded.
FAQ
What is the cheapest API for Summarize?
As of 2026-10-20, the lowest input price for Summarize is OpenRouter at $0.040 per 1M input tokens. The lowest output price, free per 1M tokens, is likewise shared by OpenRouter and Scaledown. The cheapest provider for a real workload depends on its input/output mix. The next-lowest input price is Scaledown at $0.050, a 25% difference.
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