https://deepfrugal.com/articles/ Market news, plan analyses and subscription comparisons for LLM pricing. en Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://deepfrugal.com/articles/command-code-flash-fast-vs-flash/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/command-code-flash-fast-vs-flash/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Command Code gives both tiers the same quota, but Flash Fast bills cached reads at more than 5× the rate. A cache-heavy month runs out far sooner. comparison pricing model:DeepSeek V4.1 Flash plan:Command Code GOAT https://deepfrugal.com/articles/best-ai-coding-plan-under-10/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/best-ai-coding-plan-under-10/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The same $10 buys three kinds of AI coding plan quota. Every plan at or below $10, ranked by the value its best model gives per dollar. guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/llm-cost-per-token/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/llm-cost-per-token/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The listed price is not the real cost per token. How subscriptions, reseller fees, cached tokens and peak hours change the cost per million tokens. guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/how-token-credits-work-in-ai-plans/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/how-token-credits-work-in-ai-plans/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A token-credit AI plan counts usage in the plan's own credits, not dollars. What a credit buys, how multipliers work, and why the value can be a range. guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/how-do-ai-credits-work/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/how-do-ai-credits-work/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI credits are how a subscription counts included usage. How a plan's wallet works, credits vs tokens, and how to measure the value per dollar. guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-finder-tutorial/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-finder-tutorial/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Plan finder, step by step: build a model mix, read the cheapest plan, the ranking and the chart, filter by privacy, then share it. With screenshots. guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-head-to-head-tutorial/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-head-to-head-tutorial/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Plan head-to-head, step by step: pick two plans, read the value-per-dollar winner and the model list, switch the basis, then share it. With screenshots. guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/two-new-plan-tools/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/two-new-plan-tools/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DeepFrugal adds two plan tools: a finder that ranks every plan on your model mix, and a head-to-head that compares two plans model by model. news guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/cheapest-deepseek-v4-1-flash/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/cheapest-deepseek-v4-1-flash/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compare DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API prices across every gateway and plan, with live widgets for the cheapest endpoints and the best monthly plan. comparison pricing model:DeepSeek V4.1 Flash https://deepfrugal.com/articles/cheapest-glm-5-3-flash/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/cheapest-glm-5-3-flash/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compare GLM 5.3 Flash API prices across every gateway and subscription plan, with live widgets for the cheapest endpoints and the best monthly plan. comparison pricing model:GLM 5.3 Flash https://deepfrugal.com/articles/opencode-go-vs-command-code-goat/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/opencode-go-vs-command-code-goat/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Both plans cost the same and share almost every model family, yet each wins on half the catalog. Compare quotas and a typical workload's monthly cost. comparison pricing plan:OpenCode Go plan:Command Code GOAT https://deepfrugal.com/articles/subscription-vs-pay-as-you-go-break-even/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/subscription-vs-pay-as-you-go-break-even/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A subscription only pays off above a usage threshold. Find your break-even with the interactive calculator, and see where a flat plan beats metered tokens. guide pricing comparison https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-break-even-launch/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-break-even-launch/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DeepFrugal's plan break-even calculator draws the whole cost curve: the quota limit, the cheapest pay-as-you-go route and the three overflow bases. news guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-comparison-launch/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-comparison-launch/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DeepFrugal now has a dedicated plan comparison tool. Enter one monthly workload and see which of two subscription plans costs less. news guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-break-even-tutorial/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-break-even-tutorial/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Plan break-even, step by step: pick a plan, set a mix, read the verdict, the chart and the effective rates, then share it. With screenshots. guide pricing https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-comparison-tutorial/ https://deepfrugal.com/articles/plan-comparison-tutorial/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Plan comparison, step by step: pick two plans, set one monthly workload, read the cheaper plan and the quota split, then share it. With screenshots. guide pricing