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Low-cost coding-agent API models for a 7k-input workload

Coding-agent cost can move quickly when every task repeats the same repo context across several turns. This comparison keeps the scope narrow: it ranks a small set of current model records by estimated API cost for one workload, then links back into the database for deeper inspection.

Updated June 5, 2026 Coding-agent workload Data as of catalog generation

Scenario

The workload being priced

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Input / iteration
7,000 tokens

2k prompt plus 5k repo context.

Output / iteration
1,500 tokens

Enough room for a multi-step reply.

Iterations / task
3

Repeated turns on the same task.

Tasks / month
500

A small recurring automation workload.

Cost screen

Low-cost candidates in this workload

Models are sorted by estimated monthly API cost. The table does not say which model writes better code.

Model Context Input / 1M Output / 1M Monthly cost
Qwen2.5-Coder-7B
nebius
32.8K $0.0100 / 1M tokens $0.0300 / 1M tokens $0.17
llama3.2-11b-vision-instruct
lambda_ai
131.1K $0.0150 / 1M tokens $0.0250 / 1M tokens $0.21
llama3.2-3b-instruct
lambda_ai
131.1K $0.0150 / 1M tokens $0.0250 / 1M tokens $0.21
Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct
deepinfra
131.1K $0.0200 / 1M tokens $0.0200 / 1M tokens $0.26
Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-Turbo
deepinfra
131.1K $0.0200 / 1M tokens $0.0300 / 1M tokens $0.28
Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407
deepinfra
131.1K $0.0200 / 1M tokens $0.0400 / 1M tokens $0.30

nebius

Qwen2.5-Coder-7B

In this workload, the estimated monthly API cost is $0.17. The route has a listed context window of 32.8K.

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lambda_ai

llama3.2-11b-vision-instruct

In this workload, the estimated monthly API cost is $0.21. The route has a listed context window of 131.1K.

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lambda_ai

llama3.2-3b-instruct

In this workload, the estimated monthly API cost is $0.21. The route has a listed context window of 131.1K.

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Check the numbers against your own task shape

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Caveats

What this comparison does not prove

The site has sparse coding benchmark coverage for this low-cost slice, so this article does not rank models by coding quality. It also does not include provider discounts, cache behavior, region-specific pricing, rate limits, or tool-use charges. Treat it as a shortlist for cost inspection, then test the model on your own coding tasks.