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pricing

Pay per token. Nothing else.

No seats, no minimums, no platform fee. Every account gets $5 of credit each month, and the Batch API halves the price of anything that can wait a few hours.

per million tokens

Model prices

Prices in USD, updated 15 September 2026.

Fine-tuned models are billed at 1.5× the base price. Cached input tokens are billed at 25%. Compare capabilities in the model catalogue.

free tier

$5 every month, no card.

  • Credit$5 per month, resets on the 1st
  • ModelsSynapse Mini, Synapse Flash, Synapse Embed
  • Rate limit20 requests and 40K tokens per minute
  • UpgradeAdd a card any time; unused credit still applies

rate limits

Limits that grow with you.

Tiers upgrade automatically as you spend. Limits apply per organisation, across all models.

Rate limits by tier
TierQualifies atRequests / minTokens / minRequests / day
FreeNo card needed2040,0002,000
Tier 1$5 paid500400,000100,000
Tier 2$50 paid, 7 days3,0002,000,0001,000,000
Tier 3$500 paid, 30 days10,00010,000,000Unlimited
EnterpriseContractCustomCustomUnlimited

cost calculator

Estimate a month.

Uses the same price list as the table above. Change any input and the link updates, so you can paste the estimate into a ticket.

Usage

Estimated monthly cost

$2,400

300K requests over 30 days on Synapse Ultra.

Input · 240M tokens
$960.00
Output · 90M tokens
$1,440
Free tier credit
n/a
Total
$2,400

Fits Tier 1 rate limits

peak ≈ 14 RPM · 15.4K TPM (2× daily average)

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Over 10 billion tokens a month?

Committed-use discounts, dedicated capacity and invoicing.

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