FACTBOX-Major AI models at a glance

- OpenAI will launch GPT-5.6, its most advanced AI model, on Thursday after a delay prompted by U.S. government concerns over the potential national security risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems.

The release comes amid intensifying competition among AI developers who are racing to improve model performance, cut costs and expand capabilities for enterprise customers, fueling a wave of new systems and reasoning models across the industry.

Meanwhile, Chinese developers are reshaping the economics of AI by delivering increasingly capable models at a fraction of the cost.

Here's a look at some of the AI models on the market for consumers:


Company

Model

Monthly price

Includes

OpenAI

The GPT 5.5 model is available in four plans, with Pro being the highest tier.

$100/month for ChatGPT Pro.

The Pro plan includes advanced reasoning, image creation, deep research, memory, projects, custom GPTs, Codex and early access to new features.

Google

Google's AI Ultra plan gives users broader access to Gemini 3.1 Pro.

$99.99/month for Google AI Ultra.

Gemini AI with advanced research, creative generation, coding tools, premium Google services, additional storage and family sharing.

Anthropic

Claude's Max plan provides access to higher usage and output limits for all tasks.

From $100/month.

Claude Pro includes advanced AI reasoning, Claude Code, Claude Design, research, memory, projects, premium integrations and higher usage limits.

xAI

SuperGrok.

$30/month.

Grok 4, image and video generation, connectors, expert tools and higher usage limits.

Meta

Meta AI.

Free.

Helps draft text, summarize documents, brainstorm and create images across WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram.

Mistral

Le Chat Pro.

Pro plan at $14.99/month.

Runs on the Mistral Medium 3.5 model, with higher usage limits, advanced coding, complex task handling, more image generation and priority support.

Here's a look at the AI models on the market for enterprises:

Company

Flagship model(s)

API price

Includes

OpenAI

GPT 5.5.

GPT-5.5 Pro and GPT-5.4 Pro, cost $30/$180 per million input/output tokens, offering advanced reasoning and a 272,000-token context window.

GPT-5.5 is for complex professional work, best suited to research, coding, document analysis and sophisticated workflows.

Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash.

Gemini 3.5 Flash costs $1.50/$9 per million input/output tokens, with search, grounding, caching.

Useful for coding, agentic workflows, research and complex, multi-step tasks combining advanced reasoning with a 1‑million‑token context window.

Anthropic

Claude Fable 5.

Claude Fable 5 costs $10/$50 per million input/output tokens, with a 1-million-token context window.

Built for long-running agents, complex reasoning, enterprise workflows and large-scale analysis for sophisticated, high-stakes tasks.

xAI

Grok 4.3.

Grok 4.3 costs $1.25/$2.50 per million input/output tokens, with configurable reasoning capabilities.

Grok 4.3 excels in following instructions, agentic tool use and accuracy, making it well-suited to research, enterprise workflows and general-purpose applications.

Meta

Llama 4 Scout and Maverick.

The model is open-weight and the API pricing depends on the hosting provider. Has a 10-million-token context window for Llama Scout.

Optimized for image and text understanding, delivering high intelligence, fast responses and cost-efficient performance for enterprise AI applications.