Aion-3.0 pricing
$3.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 1.0¢ per chat answer and 4.5¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Aion-3.0 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Grok 4.7), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 1.0¢$10.36 / 1,000 | 1,192 in · 528 out · 603 reasoning | 279 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.61¢$6.09 / 1,000 | 1,390 in · 98 out · 222 reasoning | 284 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.2¢$22.41 / 1,000 | 1,207 in · 2,905 out · 227 reasoning | 241 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.97¢$9.70 / 1,000 | 1,420 in · 859 out · 48 reasoning | 205 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 3.0¢$30.43 / 1,000 | 2,369 in · 1,226 out · 2,661 reasoning | 275 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 1.4¢$13.79 / 1,000 | 1,814 in · 603 out · 789 reasoning | 287 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 4.5¢$45.14 / 1,000 | 13,005 in · 498 out · 523 reasoning | 297 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 1.3¢$12.57 / 1,000 | 1,507 in · 432 out · 909 reasoning | 288 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 20¢$204 / 1,000 | 5,605 in · 1,177 out · 30,023 reasoning | 309 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 2.0¢$20.33 / 1,000 | 4,556 in · 197 out · 913 reasoning | 279 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 2.4¢$24.10 / 1,000 | 2,341 in · 446 out · 2,400 reasoning | 274 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 23¢$225 / 1,000 | 5,764 in · 1,463 out · 33,199 reasoning | 316 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 1.3¢$12.80 / 1,000 | 1,278 in · 373 out · 1,121 reasoning | 287 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $2.23$2,226 / 1,000 | 2,239,737 in · 15,014 out · 45,450 reasoning | 291 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Aion-3.0 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A AionLabsunknown | $3.00 / $6.00 | $0.75 | 131K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Jul 17, 2026 at $3.00 input / $6.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Aion-3.0 cost?
Aion-3.0 costs $3.00 per 1 million input tokens and $6.00 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.75 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 1.0¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 4.5¢.
Where is Aion-3.0 cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at AionLabs: $3.00 input and $6.00 output per 1M tokens.
Does Aion-3.0 charge for reasoning tokens?
Yes. Reasoning (thinking) tokens are billed as output tokens. That is why the cost per task can be much higher than the visible answer suggests - our task costs include them.
Is the Aion-3.0 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Aion-3.0 was not run directly. Tokens come from Grok 4.7 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Aion Labs. Real usage can differ.