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The Agentic AI Cost Index
Version 1.0 · 78 business processes × 31 models = 2,418 modelled outcomes · list prices as of 16 Aug 2026
Across every process and model in this index, model choice explains 89.5% of the variation in cost per outcome. The process being automated explains just 10.5%. Put plainly: which model you run matters roughly 8 times more to your bill than which workflow you point it at.
$0.2348 Median cost per outcome, all 2,418 cells
81× Between the cheapest and dearest model median
21× Median agentic multiplier vs one chat turn
2.2× Spread across all 16 business categories
Middle 50% of outcomes fall between $0.0798 and $0.4318; the 10th to 90th percentile band runs $0.0359 to $0.8050.
Cost per outcome, by model
Each dot is the median across all 78 processes. Each bar covers the middle 50%. The axis is logarithmic because the range demands it: DeepSeek V4-Flash at $0.0195 and Claude Fable 5 at $1.58 are the same unit of work.
$0.005
$0.01
$0.05
$0.1
$0.5
$1
$5
MODEL
DeepSeek V4-Flash
$0.0195
GPT-4o mini
$0.0227
GPT-5.6 Luna
$0.0327
Llama 4 Maverick
$0.0395
Gemini 2.5 Flash
$0.0533
GPT-4.1 mini
$0.0606
DeepSeek V4
$0.0607
Mistral Large 3
$0.0727
Qwen3.5 397B
$0.0981
Kimi K2.6
$0.1451
Claude Haiku 4.5
$0.1575
Grok 4.3
$0.1744
Qwen3.7 Max
$0.1819
GLM-5.2
$0.2049
Mistral Medium 3.5
$0.2363
Gemini 3.6 Flash
$0.2363
Gemini 3.5 Flash
$0.2452
Grok 4.5
$0.2910
GPT-4.1
$0.3030
Claude Sonnet 5
$0.3150
GPT-5.6 Terra
$0.3270
Gemini 3.1 Pro
$0.3270
GPT-4o
$0.3787
GPT-5.4
$0.4088
Claude Sonnet 4.6
$0.4725
Kimi K3
$0.4725
Claude Opus 4.8
$0.7875
Claude Opus 5
$0.7875
GPT-5.5
$0.8175
GPT-5.6 Sol
$0.8175
Claude Fable 5
$1.58
Dot = median across 78 workflows. Bar = middle 50% (p25 to p75). Log scale.
Model Tier In $/1M Out $/1M Median p25 p75
DeepSeek V4-Flash Efficient 0.14 0.28 $0.0195 $0.0167 $0.0237 GPT-4o mini Efficient 0.15 0.6 $0.0227 $0.0197 $0.0276 GPT-5.6 Luna Efficient 0.2 1.2 $0.0327 $0.0287 $0.0397 Llama 4 Maverick Balanced 0.27 0.85 $0.0395 $0.0341 $0.0480 Gemini 2.5 Flash Efficient 0.3 2.5 $0.0533 $0.0473 $0.0646 GPT-4.1 mini Efficient 0.4 1.6 $0.0606 $0.0526 $0.0736 DeepSeek V4 Balanced 0.435 0.87 $0.0607 $0.0520 $0.0738 Mistral Large 3 Frontier 0.5 1.5 $0.0727 $0.0627 $0.0884 Qwen3.5 397B Balanced 0.6 3.6 $0.0981 $0.0861 $0.1190 Kimi K2.6 Balanced 0.95 4 $0.1451 $0.1261 $0.1762 Claude Haiku 4.5 Efficient 1 5 $0.1575 $0.1375 $0.1912 Grok 4.3 Frontier 1.25 2.5 $0.1744 $0.1494 $0.2120 Qwen3.7 Max Frontier 1.25 3.75 $0.1819 $0.1569 $0.2210 GLM-5.2 Frontier 1.4 4.4 $0.2049 $0.1769 $0.2490 Mistral Medium 3.5 Balanced 1.5 7.5 $0.2363 $0.2062 $0.2868 Gemini 3.6 Flash Balanced 1.5 7.5 $0.2363 $0.2062 $0.2868 Gemini 3.5 Flash Balanced 1.5 9 $0.2452 $0.2152 $0.2976 Grok 4.5 Frontier 2 6 $0.2910 $0.2510 $0.3536 GPT-4.1 Frontier 2 8 $0.3030 $0.2630 $0.3680 Claude Sonnet 5 Balanced 2 10 $0.3150 $0.2750 $0.3824 GPT-5.6 Terra Frontier 2 12 $0.3270 $0.2870 $0.3968 Gemini 3.1 Pro Frontier 2 12 $0.3270 $0.2870 $0.3968 GPT-4o Balanced 2.5 10 $0.3787 $0.3288 $0.4600 GPT-5.4 Frontier 2.5 15 $0.4088 $0.3588 $0.4960 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Balanced 3 15 $0.4725 $0.4125 $0.5736 Kimi K3 Frontier 3 15 $0.4725 $0.4125 $0.5736 Claude Opus 4.8 Frontier 5 25 $0.7875 $0.6875 $0.9560 Claude Opus 5 Frontier 5 25 $0.7875 $0.6875 $0.9560 GPT-5.5 Frontier 5 30 $0.8175 $0.7175 $0.9920 GPT-5.6 Sol Frontier 5 30 $0.8175 $0.7175 $0.9920 Claude Fable 5 Efficient 10 50 $1.58 $1.38 $1.91
Why the category barely matters
Rows shift dramatically. Columns barely move. Every category lands within a 2.2× band of every other, from Software Engineering / DevOps at $0.3680 down to Operations at $0.1688. That is the same finding as the headline, seen from above: the lever is the model, not the department.
Software Engineering
IT Security / SecOps
Customer Support
HR
Procurement
ITSM
Legal & Compliance
Insurance
Data & Analytics
Sales
Finance
Healthcare Admin
Banking
Marketing
Supply Chain & Logis
Operations
DeepSeek V4-Flash
DeepSeek V4-Flash / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.0290 DeepSeek V4-Flash / IT Security / SecOps: $0.0311 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Customer Support: $0.0251 DeepSeek V4-Flash / HR: $0.0185 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Procurement: $0.0213 DeepSeek V4-Flash / ITSM: $0.0183 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Legal & Compliance: $0.0171 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Insurance: $0.0188 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Data & Analytics: $0.0181 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Sales: $0.0200 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Finance: $0.0188 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Healthcare Admin: $0.0163 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Banking: $0.0188 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Marketing: $0.0199 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0188 DeepSeek V4-Flash / Operations: $0.0118 GPT-4o mini
GPT-4o mini / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.0334 GPT-4o mini / IT Security / SecOps: $0.0358 GPT-4o mini / Customer Support: $0.0291 GPT-4o mini / HR: $0.0216 GPT-4o mini / Procurement: $0.0250 GPT-4o mini / ITSM: $0.0216 GPT-4o mini / Legal & Compliance: $0.0201 GPT-4o mini / Insurance: $0.0220 GPT-4o mini / Data & Analytics: $0.0212 GPT-4o mini / Sales: $0.0234 GPT-4o mini / Finance: $0.0220 GPT-4o mini / Healthcare Admin: $0.0191 GPT-4o mini / Banking: $0.0220 GPT-4o mini / Marketing: $0.0231 GPT-4o mini / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0220 GPT-4o mini / Operations: $0.0141 GPT-5.6 Luna
GPT-5.6 Luna / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.0476 GPT-5.6 Luna / IT Security / SecOps: $0.0511 GPT-5.6 Luna / Customer Support: $0.0417 GPT-5.6 Luna / HR: $0.0312 GPT-5.6 Luna / Procurement: $0.0362 GPT-5.6 Luna / ITSM: $0.0314 GPT-5.6 Luna / Legal & Compliance: $0.0292 GPT-5.6 Luna / Insurance: $0.0317 GPT-5.6 Luna / Data & Analytics: $0.0307 GPT-5.6 Luna / Sales: $0.0339 GPT-5.6 Luna / Finance: $0.0317 GPT-5.6 Luna / Healthcare Admin: $0.0276 GPT-5.6 Luna / Banking: $0.0317 GPT-5.6 Luna / Marketing: $0.0332 GPT-5.6 Luna / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0317 GPT-5.6 Luna / Operations: $0.0207 Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.0583 Llama 4 Maverick / IT Security / SecOps: $0.0626 Llama 4 Maverick / Customer Support: $0.0507 Llama 4 Maverick / HR: $0.0375 Llama 4 Maverick / Procurement: $0.0433 Llama 4 Maverick / ITSM: $0.0373 Llama 4 Maverick / Legal & Compliance: $0.0348 Llama 4 Maverick / Insurance: $0.0382 Llama 4 Maverick / Data & Analytics: $0.0368 Llama 4 Maverick / Sales: $0.0407 Llama 4 Maverick / Finance: $0.0382 Llama 4 Maverick / Healthcare Admin: $0.0332 Llama 4 Maverick / Banking: $0.0382 Llama 4 Maverick / Marketing: $0.0402 Llama 4 Maverick / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0382 Llama 4 Maverick / Operations: $0.0242 Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.0769 Gemini 2.5 Flash / IT Security / SecOps: $0.0826 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Customer Support: $0.0676 Gemini 2.5 Flash / HR: $0.0510 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Procurement: $0.0593 Gemini 2.5 Flash / ITSM: $0.0517 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Legal & Compliance: $0.0480 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Insurance: $0.0518 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Data & Analytics: $0.0503 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Sales: $0.0554 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Finance: $0.0518 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Healthcare Admin: $0.0452 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Banking: $0.0518 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Marketing: $0.0540 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0518 Gemini 2.5 Flash / Operations: $0.0344 GPT-4.1 mini
GPT-4.1 mini / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.0890 GPT-4.1 mini / IT Security / SecOps: $0.0956 GPT-4.1 mini / Customer Support: $0.0776 GPT-4.1 mini / HR: $0.0576 GPT-4.1 mini / Procurement: $0.0666 GPT-4.1 mini / ITSM: $0.0575 GPT-4.1 mini / Legal & Compliance: $0.0536 GPT-4.1 mini / Insurance: $0.0586 GPT-4.1 mini / Data & Analytics: $0.0566 GPT-4.1 mini / Sales: $0.0625 GPT-4.1 mini / Finance: $0.0586 GPT-4.1 mini / Healthcare Admin: $0.0510 GPT-4.1 mini / Banking: $0.0586 GPT-4.1 mini / Marketing: $0.0616 GPT-4.1 mini / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0586 GPT-4.1 mini / Operations: $0.0376 DeepSeek V4
DeepSeek V4 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.0900 DeepSeek V4 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.0966 DeepSeek V4 / Customer Support: $0.0781 DeepSeek V4 / HR: $0.0574 DeepSeek V4 / Procurement: $0.0662 DeepSeek V4 / ITSM: $0.0568 DeepSeek V4 / Legal & Compliance: $0.0531 DeepSeek V4 / Insurance: $0.0585 DeepSeek V4 / Data & Analytics: $0.0563 DeepSeek V4 / Sales: $0.0622 DeepSeek V4 / Finance: $0.0585 DeepSeek V4 / Healthcare Admin: $0.0507 DeepSeek V4 / Banking: $0.0585 DeepSeek V4 / Marketing: $0.0618 DeepSeek V4 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0585 DeepSeek V4 / Operations: $0.0367 Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.1073 Mistral Large 3 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.1152 Mistral Large 3 / Customer Support: $0.0934 Mistral Large 3 / HR: $0.0690 Mistral Large 3 / Procurement: $0.0796 Mistral Large 3 / ITSM: $0.0685 Mistral Large 3 / Legal & Compliance: $0.0640 Mistral Large 3 / Insurance: $0.0702 Mistral Large 3 / Data & Analytics: $0.0677 Mistral Large 3 / Sales: $0.0748 Mistral Large 3 / Finance: $0.0702 Mistral Large 3 / Healthcare Admin: $0.0610 Mistral Large 3 / Banking: $0.0702 Mistral Large 3 / Marketing: $0.0740 Mistral Large 3 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0702 Mistral Large 3 / Operations: $0.0445 Qwen3.5 397B
Qwen3.5 397B / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.1428 Qwen3.5 397B / IT Security / SecOps: $0.1534 Qwen3.5 397B / Customer Support: $0.1250 Qwen3.5 397B / HR: $0.0936 Qwen3.5 397B / Procurement: $0.1085 Qwen3.5 397B / ITSM: $0.0941 Qwen3.5 397B / Legal & Compliance: $0.0876 Qwen3.5 397B / Insurance: $0.0951 Qwen3.5 397B / Data & Analytics: $0.0921 Qwen3.5 397B / Sales: $0.1016 Qwen3.5 397B / Finance: $0.0951 Qwen3.5 397B / Healthcare Admin: $0.0829 Qwen3.5 397B / Banking: $0.0951 Qwen3.5 397B / Marketing: $0.0996 Qwen3.5 397B / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.0951 Qwen3.5 397B / Operations: $0.0621 Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.2128 Kimi K2.6 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.2286 Kimi K2.6 / Customer Support: $0.1857 Kimi K2.6 / HR: $0.1380 Kimi K2.6 / Procurement: $0.1596 Kimi K2.6 / ITSM: $0.1378 Kimi K2.6 / Legal & Compliance: $0.1285 Kimi K2.6 / Insurance: $0.1404 Kimi K2.6 / Data & Analytics: $0.1356 Kimi K2.6 / Sales: $0.1497 Kimi K2.6 / Finance: $0.1404 Kimi K2.6 / Healthcare Admin: $0.1221 Kimi K2.6 / Banking: $0.1404 Kimi K2.6 / Marketing: $0.1475 Kimi K2.6 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.1404 Kimi K2.6 / Operations: $0.0902 Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.2302 Claude Haiku 4.5 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.2473 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Customer Support: $0.2012 Claude Haiku 4.5 / HR: $0.1500 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Procurement: $0.1737 Claude Haiku 4.5 / ITSM: $0.1503 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Legal & Compliance: $0.1400 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Insurance: $0.1525 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Data & Analytics: $0.1475 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Sales: $0.1628 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Finance: $0.1525 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Healthcare Admin: $0.1328 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Banking: $0.1525 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Marketing: $0.1600 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.1525 Claude Haiku 4.5 / Operations: $0.0987 Grok 4.3
Grok 4.3 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.2585 Grok 4.3 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.2776 Grok 4.3 / Customer Support: $0.2245 Grok 4.3 / HR: $0.1650 Grok 4.3 / Procurement: $0.1901 Grok 4.3 / ITSM: $0.1631 Grok 4.3 / Legal & Compliance: $0.1525 Grok 4.3 / Insurance: $0.1681 Grok 4.3 / Data & Analytics: $0.1619 Grok 4.3 / Sales: $0.1788 Grok 4.3 / Finance: $0.1681 Grok 4.3 / Healthcare Admin: $0.1458 Grok 4.3 / Banking: $0.1681 Grok 4.3 / Marketing: $0.1775 Grok 4.3 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.1681 Grok 4.3 / Operations: $0.1054 Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.2682 Qwen3.7 Max / IT Security / SecOps: $0.2881 Qwen3.7 Max / Customer Support: $0.2335 Qwen3.7 Max / HR: $0.1725 Qwen3.7 Max / Procurement: $0.1991 Qwen3.7 Max / ITSM: $0.1714 Qwen3.7 Max / Legal & Compliance: $0.1600 Qwen3.7 Max / Insurance: $0.1756 Qwen3.7 Max / Data & Analytics: $0.1694 Qwen3.7 Max / Sales: $0.1870 Qwen3.7 Max / Finance: $0.1756 Qwen3.7 Max / Healthcare Admin: $0.1525 Qwen3.7 Max / Banking: $0.1756 Qwen3.7 Max / Marketing: $0.1850 Qwen3.7 Max / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.1756 Qwen3.7 Max / Operations: $0.1114 GLM-5.2
GLM-5.2 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.3020 GLM-5.2 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.3244 GLM-5.2 / Customer Support: $0.2630 GLM-5.2 / HR: $0.1944 GLM-5.2 / Procurement: $0.2245 GLM-5.2 / ITSM: $0.1933 GLM-5.2 / Legal & Compliance: $0.1804 GLM-5.2 / Insurance: $0.1979 GLM-5.2 / Data & Analytics: $0.1909 GLM-5.2 / Sales: $0.2108 GLM-5.2 / Finance: $0.1979 GLM-5.2 / Healthcare Admin: $0.1719 GLM-5.2 / Banking: $0.1979 GLM-5.2 / Marketing: $0.2084 GLM-5.2 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.1979 GLM-5.2 / Operations: $0.1257 Mistral Medium 3.5
Mistral Medium 3.5 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.3453 Mistral Medium 3.5 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.3710 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Customer Support: $0.3018 Mistral Medium 3.5 / HR: $0.2250 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Procurement: $0.2606 Mistral Medium 3.5 / ITSM: $0.2254 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Legal & Compliance: $0.2100 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Insurance: $0.2287 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Data & Analytics: $0.2213 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Sales: $0.2442 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Finance: $0.2287 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Healthcare Admin: $0.1992 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Banking: $0.2287 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Marketing: $0.2400 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.2287 Mistral Medium 3.5 / Operations: $0.1481 Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.3453 Gemini 3.6 Flash / IT Security / SecOps: $0.3710 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Customer Support: $0.3018 Gemini 3.6 Flash / HR: $0.2250 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Procurement: $0.2606 Gemini 3.6 Flash / ITSM: $0.2254 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Legal & Compliance: $0.2100 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Insurance: $0.2287 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Data & Analytics: $0.2213 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Sales: $0.2442 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Finance: $0.2287 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Healthcare Admin: $0.1992 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Banking: $0.2287 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Marketing: $0.2400 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.2287 Gemini 3.6 Flash / Operations: $0.1481 Gemini 3.5 Flash
Gemini 3.5 Flash / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.3570 Gemini 3.5 Flash / IT Security / SecOps: $0.3835 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Customer Support: $0.3126 Gemini 3.5 Flash / HR: $0.2340 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Procurement: $0.2713 Gemini 3.5 Flash / ITSM: $0.2354 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Legal & Compliance: $0.2190 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Insurance: $0.2378 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Data & Analytics: $0.2303 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Sales: $0.2541 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Finance: $0.2378 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Healthcare Admin: $0.2073 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Banking: $0.2378 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Marketing: $0.2490 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.2378 Gemini 3.5 Flash / Operations: $0.1552 Grok 4.5
Grok 4.5 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.4292 Grok 4.5 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.4610 Grok 4.5 / Customer Support: $0.3736 Grok 4.5 / HR: $0.2760 Grok 4.5 / Procurement: $0.3186 Grok 4.5 / ITSM: $0.2742 Grok 4.5 / Legal & Compliance: $0.2560 Grok 4.5 / Insurance: $0.2810 Grok 4.5 / Data & Analytics: $0.2710 Grok 4.5 / Sales: $0.2992 Grok 4.5 / Finance: $0.2810 Grok 4.5 / Healthcare Admin: $0.2440 Grok 4.5 / Banking: $0.2810 Grok 4.5 / Marketing: $0.2960 Grok 4.5 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.2810 Grok 4.5 / Operations: $0.1782 GPT-4.1
GPT-4.1 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.4448 GPT-4.1 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.4778 GPT-4.1 / Customer Support: $0.3880 GPT-4.1 / HR: $0.2880 GPT-4.1 / Procurement: $0.3330 GPT-4.1 / ITSM: $0.2874 GPT-4.1 / Legal & Compliance: $0.2680 GPT-4.1 / Insurance: $0.2930 GPT-4.1 / Data & Analytics: $0.2830 GPT-4.1 / Sales: $0.3124 GPT-4.1 / Finance: $0.2930 GPT-4.1 / Healthcare Admin: $0.2548 GPT-4.1 / Banking: $0.2930 GPT-4.1 / Marketing: $0.3080 GPT-4.1 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.2930 GPT-4.1 / Operations: $0.1878 Claude Sonnet 5
Claude Sonnet 5 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.4604 Claude Sonnet 5 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.4946 Claude Sonnet 5 / Customer Support: $0.4024 Claude Sonnet 5 / HR: $0.3000 Claude Sonnet 5 / Procurement: $0.3474 Claude Sonnet 5 / ITSM: $0.3006 Claude Sonnet 5 / Legal & Compliance: $0.2800 Claude Sonnet 5 / Insurance: $0.3050 Claude Sonnet 5 / Data & Analytics: $0.2950 Claude Sonnet 5 / Sales: $0.3256 Claude Sonnet 5 / Finance: $0.3050 Claude Sonnet 5 / Healthcare Admin: $0.2656 Claude Sonnet 5 / Banking: $0.3050 Claude Sonnet 5 / Marketing: $0.3200 Claude Sonnet 5 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.3050 Claude Sonnet 5 / Operations: $0.1974 GPT-5.6 Terra
GPT-5.6 Terra / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.4760 GPT-5.6 Terra / IT Security / SecOps: $0.5114 GPT-5.6 Terra / Customer Support: $0.4168 GPT-5.6 Terra / HR: $0.3120 GPT-5.6 Terra / Procurement: $0.3618 GPT-5.6 Terra / ITSM: $0.3138 GPT-5.6 Terra / Legal & Compliance: $0.2920 GPT-5.6 Terra / Insurance: $0.3170 GPT-5.6 Terra / Data & Analytics: $0.3070 GPT-5.6 Terra / Sales: $0.3388 GPT-5.6 Terra / Finance: $0.3170 GPT-5.6 Terra / Healthcare Admin: $0.2764 GPT-5.6 Terra / Banking: $0.3170 GPT-5.6 Terra / Marketing: $0.3320 GPT-5.6 Terra / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.3170 GPT-5.6 Terra / Operations: $0.2070 Gemini 3.1 Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.4760 Gemini 3.1 Pro / IT Security / SecOps: $0.5114 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Customer Support: $0.4168 Gemini 3.1 Pro / HR: $0.3120 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Procurement: $0.3618 Gemini 3.1 Pro / ITSM: $0.3138 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Legal & Compliance: $0.2920 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Insurance: $0.3170 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Data & Analytics: $0.3070 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Sales: $0.3388 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Finance: $0.3170 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Healthcare Admin: $0.2764 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Banking: $0.3170 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Marketing: $0.3320 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.3170 Gemini 3.1 Pro / Operations: $0.2070 GPT-4o
GPT-4o / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.5560 GPT-4o / IT Security / SecOps: $0.5973 GPT-4o / Customer Support: $0.4850 GPT-4o / HR: $0.3600 GPT-4o / Procurement: $0.4163 GPT-4o / ITSM: $0.3593 GPT-4o / Legal & Compliance: $0.3350 GPT-4o / Insurance: $0.3663 GPT-4o / Data & Analytics: $0.3538 GPT-4o / Sales: $0.3905 GPT-4o / Finance: $0.3663 GPT-4o / Healthcare Admin: $0.3185 GPT-4o / Banking: $0.3663 GPT-4o / Marketing: $0.3850 GPT-4o / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.3663 GPT-4o / Operations: $0.2348 GPT-5.4
GPT-5.4 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.5950 GPT-5.4 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.6393 GPT-5.4 / Customer Support: $0.5210 GPT-5.4 / HR: $0.3900 GPT-5.4 / Procurement: $0.4522 GPT-5.4 / ITSM: $0.3923 GPT-5.4 / Legal & Compliance: $0.3650 GPT-5.4 / Insurance: $0.3962 GPT-5.4 / Data & Analytics: $0.3838 GPT-5.4 / Sales: $0.4235 GPT-5.4 / Finance: $0.3962 GPT-5.4 / Healthcare Admin: $0.3455 GPT-5.4 / Banking: $0.3962 GPT-5.4 / Marketing: $0.4150 GPT-5.4 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.3962 GPT-5.4 / Operations: $0.2587 Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.6906 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.7419 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Customer Support: $0.6036 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / HR: $0.4500 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Procurement: $0.5211 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / ITSM: $0.4509 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Legal & Compliance: $0.4200 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Insurance: $0.4575 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Data & Analytics: $0.4425 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Sales: $0.4884 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Finance: $0.4575 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Healthcare Admin: $0.3984 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Banking: $0.4575 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Marketing: $0.4800 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.4575 Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Operations: $0.2961 Kimi K3
Kimi K3 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $0.6906 Kimi K3 / IT Security / SecOps: $0.7419 Kimi K3 / Customer Support: $0.6036 Kimi K3 / HR: $0.4500 Kimi K3 / Procurement: $0.5211 Kimi K3 / ITSM: $0.4509 Kimi K3 / Legal & Compliance: $0.4200 Kimi K3 / Insurance: $0.4575 Kimi K3 / Data & Analytics: $0.4425 Kimi K3 / Sales: $0.4884 Kimi K3 / Finance: $0.4575 Kimi K3 / Healthcare Admin: $0.3984 Kimi K3 / Banking: $0.4575 Kimi K3 / Marketing: $0.4800 Kimi K3 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.4575 Kimi K3 / Operations: $0.2961 Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $1.15 Claude Opus 4.8 / IT Security / SecOps: $1.24 Claude Opus 4.8 / Customer Support: $1.01 Claude Opus 4.8 / HR: $0.7500 Claude Opus 4.8 / Procurement: $0.8685 Claude Opus 4.8 / ITSM: $0.7515 Claude Opus 4.8 / Legal & Compliance: $0.7000 Claude Opus 4.8 / Insurance: $0.7625 Claude Opus 4.8 / Data & Analytics: $0.7375 Claude Opus 4.8 / Sales: $0.8140 Claude Opus 4.8 / Finance: $0.7625 Claude Opus 4.8 / Healthcare Admin: $0.6640 Claude Opus 4.8 / Banking: $0.7625 Claude Opus 4.8 / Marketing: $0.8000 Claude Opus 4.8 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.7625 Claude Opus 4.8 / Operations: $0.4935 Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $1.15 Claude Opus 5 / IT Security / SecOps: $1.24 Claude Opus 5 / Customer Support: $1.01 Claude Opus 5 / HR: $0.7500 Claude Opus 5 / Procurement: $0.8685 Claude Opus 5 / ITSM: $0.7515 Claude Opus 5 / Legal & Compliance: $0.7000 Claude Opus 5 / Insurance: $0.7625 Claude Opus 5 / Data & Analytics: $0.7375 Claude Opus 5 / Sales: $0.8140 Claude Opus 5 / Finance: $0.7625 Claude Opus 5 / Healthcare Admin: $0.6640 Claude Opus 5 / Banking: $0.7625 Claude Opus 5 / Marketing: $0.8000 Claude Opus 5 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.7625 Claude Opus 5 / Operations: $0.4935 GPT-5.5
GPT-5.5 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $1.19 GPT-5.5 / IT Security / SecOps: $1.28 GPT-5.5 / Customer Support: $1.04 GPT-5.5 / HR: $0.7800 GPT-5.5 / Procurement: $0.9045 GPT-5.5 / ITSM: $0.7845 GPT-5.5 / Legal & Compliance: $0.7300 GPT-5.5 / Insurance: $0.7925 GPT-5.5 / Data & Analytics: $0.7675 GPT-5.5 / Sales: $0.8470 GPT-5.5 / Finance: $0.7925 GPT-5.5 / Healthcare Admin: $0.6910 GPT-5.5 / Banking: $0.7925 GPT-5.5 / Marketing: $0.8300 GPT-5.5 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.7925 GPT-5.5 / Operations: $0.5175 GPT-5.6 Sol
GPT-5.6 Sol / Software Engineering / DevOps: $1.19 GPT-5.6 Sol / IT Security / SecOps: $1.28 GPT-5.6 Sol / Customer Support: $1.04 GPT-5.6 Sol / HR: $0.7800 GPT-5.6 Sol / Procurement: $0.9045 GPT-5.6 Sol / ITSM: $0.7845 GPT-5.6 Sol / Legal & Compliance: $0.7300 GPT-5.6 Sol / Insurance: $0.7925 GPT-5.6 Sol / Data & Analytics: $0.7675 GPT-5.6 Sol / Sales: $0.8470 GPT-5.6 Sol / Finance: $0.7925 GPT-5.6 Sol / Healthcare Admin: $0.6910 GPT-5.6 Sol / Banking: $0.7925 GPT-5.6 Sol / Marketing: $0.8300 GPT-5.6 Sol / Supply Chain & Logistics: $0.7925 GPT-5.6 Sol / Operations: $0.5175 Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5 / Software Engineering / DevOps: $2.30 Claude Fable 5 / IT Security / SecOps: $2.47 Claude Fable 5 / Customer Support: $2.01 Claude Fable 5 / HR: $1.50 Claude Fable 5 / Procurement: $1.74 Claude Fable 5 / ITSM: $1.50 Claude Fable 5 / Legal & Compliance: $1.40 Claude Fable 5 / Insurance: $1.53 Claude Fable 5 / Data & Analytics: $1.48 Claude Fable 5 / Sales: $1.63 Claude Fable 5 / Finance: $1.53 Claude Fable 5 / Healthcare Admin: $1.33 Claude Fable 5 / Banking: $1.53 Claude Fable 5 / Marketing: $1.60 Claude Fable 5 / Supply Chain & Logistics: $1.53 Claude Fable 5 / Operations: $0.9870
The agentic multiplier
One agent-produced outcome is not one model call. Across this index the median outcome costs 21× a single chat turn, with the middle 50% between 18× and 25×, and a maximum of 58×. Published commentary often quotes ranges reaching several hundred times. Those figures describe far heavier configurations than the defaults used here: raise planning loops, tool-result size, retrieval or sub-agents and the multiplier climbs quickly. The 21× figure is what this engine produces at the stated assumptions, and it is the number this index stands behind.
Estimate one process
The charts above are the whole distribution. To price a single process, pick one below. These are typical figures, the median across models in each class; for a specific model and your own assumptions, open the full estimator .
Method
Every cell is one full agent run of one process on one model, priced at published list rates as of 16 Aug 2026. The basket is fixed at 78 processes across 16 categories, modelled as step-level graphs where each step is typed by who does the work: AI agent, human assisted by AI, human only, or system. Only the AI-touching steps consume tokens. Cost is driven by context multiplied by calls, with the running context growing as the agent works.
Fixed assumptions for every cell in this version: base context 4000, prompt tokens/call 800, output tokens/call 600, planning loops 1, tool result tokens 2500, retrieval tokens 1500, sub-agents 1.
Central tendency is reported as the median , never the mean. The distribution is right-skewed, so a mean would be dragged upward by the expensive tail and would describe no real workload.
Two limits worth stating plainly. First, these are modelled estimates from a transparent cost engine, not metered production telemetry. They are built to be checked, not to be believed on authority: the assumptions are listed above and the full dataset is downloadable. Validate against your own traces before committing budget.
Second, the 89/11 split is partly a product of holding assumptions constant across every process. Workflows differ in step count and step type, but they share one assumption set. Tune assumptions per process and workflow variance would rise and the gap would narrow. The direction of the finding is robust, because model list prices genuinely span a 71× range on input alone, but the precise split is a property of this method.
Use the data
Download the full index as CSV the underlying per-workflow report · run your own numbers in the estimator
Related reading: What Microsoft’s $600M model swap says about the real cost of AI .
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Index version 1.0. Generated 2026-08-16. Prices as of 16 Aug 2026. Figures are illustrative estimates, not a quote, forecast or financial advice.
