FACTBOX-Major AI models at a glance

July 8 (Reuters) - 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.

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