Cheapest EssentialAI Models

Quick answer · Updated June 2026

The cheapest EssentialAI model is Rnj 1 Instruct at $0.150 per million input tokens.

$0.150Input /M

19 t/sSpeed

33KContext

AI models ranked by input token price. The most affordable large language model APIs, from budget open-weight models to discounted frontier models.

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rnj-1-instruct
ToolsJSON19 t/s · 296ms ttft · 33K ctx
$0.150
Input /M

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What is the cheapest EssentialAI model?

The cheapest EssentialAI model is Rnj 1 Instruct at $0.150 per million input tokens.

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