Agentic AI
Compare cost for multi-step agent workflows with context accumulation, tool calls, and repeated inference loops.
What matters most
Agentic AI workloads have unique cost drivers: context accumulates across steps, tool calls add input/output overhead, and cache hit rates significantly impact total cost. Low input price and good cache support matter most.
Base example
This page starts with 6,000 input tokens (accumulated context), 3,000 output tokens (tool calls + final response), and 3,000 monthly agent sessions.
Low-cost agentic AI models in the base example
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| Model | Input | Output | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen2.5-Coder-7B | $0.0100 / 1M tokens | $0.0300 / 1M tokens | $0.45 |
| llama3.2-11b-vision-instruct | $0.0150 / 1M tokens | $0.0250 / 1M tokens | $0.49 |
| llama3.2-3b-instruct | $0.0150 / 1M tokens | $0.0250 / 1M tokens | $0.49 |
| Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct | $0.0200 / 1M tokens | $0.0200 / 1M tokens | $0.54 |
| Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-Turbo | $0.0200 / 1M tokens | $0.0300 / 1M tokens | $0.63 |
| Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407 | $0.0200 / 1M tokens | $0.0400 / 1M tokens | $0.72 |
| hermes3-8b | $0.0250 / 1M tokens | $0.0400 / 1M tokens | $0.81 |
| lfm-7b | $0.0250 / 1M tokens | $0.0400 / 1M tokens | $0.81 |
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Each session is estimated as one model call. Additional calls, tool fees, and caching discounts are not included.
Recommended cheaper models
| Model | Cost per session | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen2.5-Coder-7B | $0.000150 | $0.45 |
| llama3.2-11b-vision-instruct | $0.000165 | $0.49 |
| llama3.2-3b-instruct | $0.000165 | $0.49 |
| Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct | $0.000180 | $0.54 |
| Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-Turbo | $0.000210 | $0.63 |
| Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407 | $0.000240 | $0.72 |
| hermes3-8b | $0.000270 | $0.81 |
| lfm-7b | $0.000270 | $0.81 |
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Pricing data from catalog last generated Oct 6, 2026. Verify before production decisions. Data sources.