Tracking the October 2026 model launches
Latest AI Models: Pricing, Benchmarks, Comparisons & Free Tools
Compare AI models, understand API costs, explore benchmarks, and discover useful free tools with independently researched guides.
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Free tools
Free tools that do the maths
Gemini API Cost Calculator
See what Gemini 4 Argon really costs per day — thinking tokens included, before and after the 1 December price rise.
FLUX 3 Max Generator
Generate video with your own fal API key. The cost of every clip is shown before you submit.
Can I Run It?
Enter your memory and VRAM to see whether Muse Spark Open or FLUX 3 Image Klein can run on your machine.
Newest models
The newest models, explained
Launched 12 October 2026
Muse Wonder
Meta’s new frontier model, $4/$20 per 1M tokens (official).
Generally available 13 October 2026
Gemini 4 Argon
Google’s model, API $2/$10 until 30 November then doubles.
Live 19 October 2026
FLUX 3 Max
fal’s fast video model, promo per-second pricing until 7 November.
Head-to-head
Muse Wonder vs Gemini 4 Argon
Price, benchmarks and access compared side by side — including the 1 December twist that changes the maths.
Artificial Analysis Index
Wonder 52 · Argon 53
API price per 1M
Wonder $4/$20 (official) · Argon $2/$10, doubling 1 Dec
Access
Wonder via API & Muse Code · Argon via app, API & Antigravity
Summary: Argon leads the Artificial Analysis Index 53 to 52, while Wonder’s confirmed $4/$20 per 1M API price sits above Argon’s current $2/$10 — a gap that closes when Argon’s prices double on 1 December.
Pricing changes
Dates that change what you pay
7 November 2026
FLUX 3 Max promo pricing ends
Promo per-second rates rise to list price: 720p $0.0425 → $0.17, 1080p $0.0725 → $0.29.
Announced future change – not yet in effect.
1 December 2026
Gemini 4 Argon API prices double
Standard $2/$10 per 1M becomes $4/$20. Cached input, Batch/Flex and Priority double too.
Announced future change – not yet in effect.