claude-instant-v1 Cost Calculator - OpenRouter

Calculate the cost of using claude-instant-v1 from OpenRouter for your AI applications

claude-instant-v1 Cost Calculator

Mode: Chat

Input Tokens

Output Tokens

Max: 8,191 tokens

Cost Breakdown

Input Cost$0.001630

Output Cost$0.005510

Total Cost$0.007140

Pricing Details

Input: $0.00000163 per token

Output: $0.00000551 per token

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Model Specifications

Limits

Max Output Tokens8,191

Max Tokens8,191

About claude-instant-v1

claude-instant-v1 is a powerful chat AI model offered by OpenRouter. This comprehensive guide provides detailed pricing information, technical specifications, and capabilities to help you understand the costs and features of using claude-instant-v1 in your applications.

Pricing Information

Input Cost$1.63 per 1M tokens

Output Cost$5.51 per 1M tokens

Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.

Technical Specifications

Maximum Output Tokens8,191

Maximum Total Tokens8,191

Pro Tip

Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. The maximum output length is 8,191 tokens.

When should you use claude-instant-v1?

claude-instant-v1 is best suited for the following scenarios:

General-purpose chat and text generation workloads

When should you avoid claude-instant-v1?

High-volume text generation where output cost dominates
Streaming or verbose response workloads
Complex multi-step reasoning or planning tasks
Applications requiring image, audio, or multimodal inputs
Very large documents or long conversational histories

How does claude-instant-v1 compare to similar models?

Compared to other models in a similar category, this model is more cost-efficient on input tokens but relatively expensive on output tokens. It is better suited for retrieval-heavy or context-rich workflows than generation-heavy use cases.

Understanding claude-instant-v1 pricing

claude-instant-v1 is a general-purpose AI model provided by OpenRouter.
Input tokens are priced at $1.63 per 1M tokens.
Output tokens are priced at $5.51 per 1M tokens.
Maximum output length is 8,191 tokens.
For this model, input tokens are less expensive than output tokens, so optimizing your prompts can help manage costs.
OpenRouter offers claude-instant-v1 for general-purpose AI workloads — general-purpose AI workloads.

How to Use This Calculator

Step 1: Enter the number of input tokens you expect to use. Input tokens include your prompt, system messages, and any context you provide to the model.

Step 2: Specify the number of output tokens you anticipate. Output tokens are the text generated by the model in response to your input.

Step 3: Review the cost breakdown to see the total estimated cost for your usage. The calculator automatically updates as you adjust the token counts.

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