Cheapest models that read images.
prices as of · re-ranked daily · 190 qualifying models
These models take an image alongside the prompt, which is how screenshots, scans and photographs of paperwork get read. 190 qualify, from $0.10. An image is charged as input tokens, so the input price is the one that moves your bill. Prices are per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, at each provider's standard rate.
Today's pick is GLM-5.3-Flash at Merge Gateway, $0.01 in and $0.05 out per million tokens, read on 16 Sept 2026.
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Merge GatewayGLM-5.3-Flash
reads images, 1M context, sold by 76 providers, $0.01 / $0.05 per M tokens at Merge GatewayHosts the open weights on its own servers, so the price is its own, not a resale. Precision not disclosed.
$0.10/M tokens
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Eden AIQwen3.7 Flash
reads images, 1M context, sold by 15 providers, $0.02 / $0.08 per M tokens at Eden AIAlibaba's China-region price list, which is lower than the international one. A region, not a deal.
$0.14/M tokens
- 3Merge Gateway
Gemma 3 4B
reads images, 131k context, sold by 10 providers, $0.04 / $0.08 per M tokens at Merge GatewayHosts the open weights on its own servers, so the price is its own, not a resale. Precision not disclosed.
$0.20/M tokens
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TrustedRouterDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
reads images, 1M context, sold by 54 providers, $0.04 / $0.08 per M tokens at TrustedRouterRoutes to a host serving the open weights; precision not disclosed.
$0.21/M tokens
- 5Eden AI
Qwen-VL OCR
reads images, 34k context, sold by 5 providers, $0.05 / $0.10 per M tokens at Eden AIAlibaba's China-region price list, which is lower than the international one. A region, not a deal.
$0.24/M tokens
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NovitaGemma 3 12B
reads images, 131k context, sold by 14 providers, $0.05 / $0.10 per M tokens at NovitaThe same price OpenRouter charges.
$0.25/M tokens
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CrofQwen3.5-9B
reads images, 262k context, sold by 27 providers, $0.04 / $0.15 per M tokens at CrofHosts the open weights on its own servers, so the price is its own, not a resale. Precision not disclosed.
$0.27/M tokens
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NanoGPTMuse Spark 1.3 Contributor
reads images, 1M context, sold by 10 providers, $0.10 / $0.002 per M tokens at NanoGPTThe same price Meta charges.
$0.30/M tokens
- 9NanoGPT
Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor
reads images, 1M context, sold by 9 providers, $0.10 / $0.002 per M tokens at NanoGPTThe same price Meta charges.
$0.30/M tokens
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Kilo GatewayGemma 4 26B A4B IT
reads images, 262k context, sold by 30 providers, $0.04 / $0.22 per M tokens at Kilo GatewayA promotion on Google's models: 50% off on Kilo's gateway, with no end date published.
$0.35/M tokens
Frequently asked
- What is the cheapest of the models that read images right now?
- GLM-5.3-Flash at Merge Gateway, $0.01 in and $0.05 out per million tokens, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Which lab shows up most in this ranking?
- Alibaba Cloud trained 3 of the top 10 models here.
- How is this ranked, and how current is it?
- Every row is the cheapest price for that model that we can account for: the maker's own, a price below it with a published reason, or a price at or above it. A price below the maker's own with nothing to explain it is shown on the model's page and ranked nowhere. Prices are read daily from 212 providers' public catalogs and blended three parts input to one part output per million tokens. Last refresh: 16 Sept 2026.