ai.ze.mt — price research

Research ritual (every ≤14 days)

1. Open each vendor source below — confirm list prices for current flagship / mid / bulk SKUs.
2. Note long-context (≥200k) and batch discounts (Claude/Gemini −50%, xAI select −20%).
3. Anthropic: if date ≥ 2026-09-01, Sonnet 5 auto-switches to $3/$15 (no manual edit).
4. Open models (IBM Granite): table $ = 3rd-party hosted APIs; note self-host is usually cheaper.
5. Edit PRICES in worker.js, set PRICES_UPDATED to today ISO, redeploy.
6. Verify /api/v1/prices → stale:false, model_count matches.

Vendor sources

vendor	check	url

Live table snapshot

id	vendor	host	$/M in·out·cin	note