Weekly recap
What changed in LLM pricing — Week of 31 August – 6 September 2026
In the week of 31 August – 6 September 2026, we recorded 3 price changes (2 cuts, 1 increase) and 1 new model across the LLM providers we track. The biggest cut was Gemma 4 31B IT cached input, down 50% ($0.040 → $0.020 per 1M tokens).
The median cut this week was 30%. Figures are from our daily re-check of official provider pricing; see the live tracker for the full history.
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Price changes
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Price drops
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Price increases
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New models
Price cuts in Week of 31 August – 6 September 2026
Models that got cheaper, biggest cut first. Click a column to sort.
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Cached input | $0.040/1M | $0.020/1M | -50% | 31 August 2026 | |
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Output | $0.330/1M | $0.300/1M | -9% | 31 August 2026 |
Price increases in Week of 31 August – 6 September 2026
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Input | $0.080/1M | $0.100/1M | +25% | 31 August 2026 |
Models launched in Week of 31 August – 6 September 2026
- Gemma 4 31B IT· Google$0.100/1M · 31 August 2026
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