Model Comparison & Pricing

Which AI to use and how much it costs

Expensive but Good Models

AI Model	Company	Memory Size	Reading Cost*	Writing Cost*	Best For
Claude Sonnet 4.5	Anthropic	1M tokens	$3-6	$15-22.50	Complex projects, reliable results
GPT-5	OpenAI	400K tokens	$1.25	$10	Latest tech, three modes
Gemini 2.5 Pro	Google	1M+ tokens	TBD	TBD	Big projects, reading documents
Qwen3 Coder	Multiple	256K tokens	$0.20	$0.80	Writing code, open source

*Per million tokens (about 750,000 words)

Cheap Models

AI Model	Company	Memory Size	Reading Cost*	Writing Cost*	Notes
DeepSeek V3	DeepSeek	128K tokens	$0.14	$0.28	Great value for everyday coding
DeepSeek R1	DeepSeek	128K tokens	$0.55	$2.19	Cheap but smart
Qwen3 32B	Multiple	128K tokens	Varies	Varies	Open source, many providers
Z AI GLM 4.5	Z AI	128K tokens	TBD	TBD	Free license, smart reasoning

*Per million tokens (about 750,000 words)

Which One to Pick

What Matters Most	Best AI	Why
Speed	Qwen3 Coder on Cerebras	Fastest
Quality	Claude Sonnet 4.5	Most reliable for hard tasks
Value	DeepSeek V3	Good quality, low cost

How Reliable Are They?

Ranked from most to least reliable:

1. Claude Sonnet 4.5 - Almost always works correctly
2. GPT-5 - Very good but sometimes has formatting issues
3. Gemini 2.5 Pro - Good for normal tasks
4. DeepSeek V3 - Reliable for simple tasks
5. Qwen3 variants - Might need to try again for hard tasks

What Things Cost

What You’re Doing	How Much Text	Claude Sonnet	DeepSeek V3	Difference
Fix a small bug	5K tokens	$0.05	$0.001	50x cheaper
Add a feature	50K tokens	$0.50	$0.01	50x cheaper
Big code changes	200K tokens	$2.00	$0.04	50x cheaper

Monthly Budget Examples

Your Budget	Using Claude	Using DeepSeek	Smart Mix
$10/month	~20 features	~1000 features	Plan with DeepSeek, code with Claude
$50/month	~100 features	~5000 features	Important stuff: Claude, rest: DeepSeek
$100/month	~200 features	~10000 features	Hard tasks: Claude, easy tasks: DeepSeek

Where to Get AI

Provider	AI Models Available	How You Pay	Reliability	Help
CodinIT	Many	Buy credits	High	In the app
Anthropic	Claude only	Pay as you go	High	Email
OpenRouter	100+ models	Pay as you go	High	Discord chat
OpenAI	GPT only	Pay as you go	High	Online forum
Local (Ollama)	Open source	Free	Depends on your computer	Community help

Which Provider to Choose

Pick based on what you need:

• Easy to use: CodinIT (no setup needed)
• Lots of choices: OpenRouter (access to all AI models)
• Direct: Anthropic or OpenAI (go straight to the source)
• Private: Ollama or LM Studio (runs on your computer)

What Others Are Using

What the CodinIT community uses:

• See live stats at OpenRouter’s CodinIT page
• Most popular: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (40%)
• Growing fast: DeepSeek V3 (25%)
• Budget pick: Qwen3 variants (20%)