Perceptron Mk1.5 pricing
$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.21¢ per chat answer and 0.52¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Perceptron Mk1.5 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Mistral Large 4), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.21¢$2.05 / 1,000 | 39 in · 511 out · 854 reasoning | 159 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.53¢$5.34 / 1,000 | 248 in · 586 out · 2,946 reasoning | 278 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 1.2¢$11.59 / 1,000 | 53 in · 2,019 out · 5,705 reasoning | 194 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.46¢$4.63 / 1,000 | 278 in · 830 out · 2,230 reasoning | 144 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.8¢$18.35 / 1,000 | 1,320 in · 1,288 out · 10,816 reasoning | 232 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.63¢$6.29 / 1,000 | 715 in · 841 out · 3,281 reasoning | 236 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.52¢$5.21 / 1,000 | 13,087 in · 147 out · 2,019 reasoning | 133 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.40¢$4.01 / 1,000 | 366 in · 852 out · 1,784 reasoning | 207 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 1.7¢$16.61 / 1,000 | 4,672 in · 4,429 out · 6,174 reasoning | 146 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.53¢$5.33 / 1,000 | 3,691 in · 205 out · 2,981 reasoning | 176 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 1.1¢$11.26 / 1,000 | 1,246 in · 814 out · 6,565 reasoning | 218 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 1.4¢$14.31 / 1,000 | 4,558 in · 1,559 out · 7,522 reasoning | 180 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.47¢$4.74 / 1,000 | 118 in · 500 out · 2,647 reasoning | 214 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 56¢$560 / 1,000 | 2,255,400 in · 15,120 out · 132,350 reasoning | 182 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Perceptron Mk1.5 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Perceptronunknown | $0.15 / $1.50 | - | 36K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 29, 2026 at $0.15 input / $1.50 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Perceptron Mk1.5 cost?
Perceptron Mk1.5 costs $0.15 per 1 million input tokens and $1.50 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.21¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.52¢.
Where is Perceptron Mk1.5 cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Perceptron: $0.15 input and $1.50 output per 1M tokens.
Does Perceptron Mk1.5 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 Perceptron Mk1.5 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Perceptron Mk1.5 was not run directly. Tokens come from Mistral Large 4 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Perceptron. Real usage can differ.