Perceptron Mk1 pricing
$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.14¢ per chat answer and 0.30¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Perceptron Mk1 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (MiniMax M3), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.14¢$1.43 / 1,000 | 208 in · 453 out · 482 reasoning | 133 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.07¢$0.74 / 1,000 | 423 in · 263 out · 187 reasoning | 142 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.34¢$3.40 / 1,000 | 222 in · 1,800 out · 442 reasoning | 99 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.25¢$2.49 / 1,000 | 447 in · 1,087 out · 531 reasoning | 93 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.89¢$8.86 / 1,000 | 1,495 in · 1,225 out · 4,535 reasoning | 180 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.17¢$1.75 / 1,000 | 887 in · 660 out · 416 reasoning | 138 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.30¢$3.04 / 1,000 | 13,095 in · 468 out · 246 reasoning | 86 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.14¢$1.37 / 1,000 | 544 in · 571 out · 289 reasoning | 125 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥2.5¢$24.76 / 1,000 | 5,014 in · 155 out · 15,847 reasoning | 182 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.25¢$2.48 / 1,000 | 3,829 in · 834 out · 437 reasoning | 111 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.31¢$3.11 / 1,000 | 1,445 in · 447 out · 1,485 reasoning | 109 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.47¢$4.67 / 1,000 | 4,833 in · 2,627 out | 80 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.11¢$1.11 / 1,000 | 276 in · 712 out | 113 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 38¢$375 / 1,000 | 2,255,400 in · 15,120 out · 9,350 reasoning | 143 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Perceptron Mk1 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Perceptronunknown | $0.15 / $1.50 | - | 32K |
Price history
First seen in our price history on May 13, 2026 at $0.15 input / $1.50 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Perceptron Mk1 cost?
Perceptron Mk1 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 0.14¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.30¢.
Where is Perceptron Mk1 cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Perceptron: $0.15 input and $1.50 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Perceptron Mk1 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Perceptron Mk1 was not run directly. Tokens come from MiniMax M3 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Perceptron. Real usage can differ.