👁 Curated ranking

Cheapest AI models with vision

Models that can natively process images alongside text — useful for OCR, screenshot analysis, chart interpretation, visual QA. Ranked by input price ascending. Output and cached-input prices shown for context but not used for ranking.

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# Model Provider Input price Lifecycle Verified
1
GPT-5 Nano
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.05/M input Active · 11h ago
2
Amazon Nova Lite
AWS Bedrock · Active
AB AWS Bedrock $0.06/M input Active · 12h ago
3
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.1/M input Active · 12h ago
4
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.1/M input Active · 12h ago
5
GPT-4o Mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.15/M input Active · 11h ago
6
GPT-5.4 Nano
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.2/M input Active · 11h ago
7
GPT-5 Mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.25/M input Active · 11h ago
8
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.25/M input Active · 12h ago
9
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $0.3/M input Active · 12h ago
10
GPT-4.1 Mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.4/M input Active · 11h ago
11
GPT-5.4 Mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $0.75/M input Active · 11h ago
12
Amazon Nova Pro
AWS Bedrock · Active
AB AWS Bedrock $0.8/M input Active · 12h ago
13
Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic · Active
AN Anthropic $1/M input Active · 12h ago
14
Grok Build 0.1
xAI · Active
XA xAI $1/M input Active · 11h ago
15
o4-mini
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $1.1/M input Active · 11h ago
16
GPT-5
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $1.25/M input Active · 11h ago
17
GPT-5.1
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $1.25/M input Active · 11h ago
18
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $1.25/M input Active · 12h ago
19
Grok 4.20
xAI · Active
XA xAI $1.25/M input Active · 11h ago
20
Grok 4.3
xAI · Active
XA xAI $1.25/M input Active · 11h ago
21
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google Gemini · Active
GG Google Gemini $1.5/M input Active · 11h ago
22
GPT-5.2
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $1.75/M input Active · 11h ago
23
GPT-4.1
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $2/M input Active · 11h ago
24
o3
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $2/M input Active · 11h ago
25
GPT-4o
OpenAI · Active
OP OpenAI $2.5/M input Active · 11h ago
Showing top 25 of 40 matches.
Methodology

How this ranking is built

Active models that natively accept image input and have verified input pricing on file. Ranked from cheapest input cost upward. Output and cached-input prices are shown alongside for context but don't affect ranking.

Refreshed as we re-verify each model against its provider's official docs. Every value links to the page it came from. Last updated Jun 3, 2026 19:44 UTC.