# LLM API price changes: October 2026

In October 2026 we recorded 2 price moves (2 cuts, 0 increases), 2 new models, 7 retired and 17 limit or feature changes. Every entry links to the model page; the full dated log is on the [price changes](https://apicostcheck.com/price-changes/) page.

## Price cuts

- [Qwen3 VL 32b Thinking](https://apicostcheck.com/models/qwen3-vl-32b-thinking/): Output $2.87 → $0.64 (-77.7%) · [2026-10-09](https://apicostcheck.com/price-changes/2026-10-09/qwen3-vl-32b-thinking/)
- [Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://apicostcheck.com/models/claude-sonnet-5-5/): Cached input $0.20 → $0.10 (-50%) · [2026-10-08](https://apicostcheck.com/price-changes/2026-10-08/claude-sonnet-5-5/)

## New models (input / output per 1M)

[Claude Haiku 5.5](https://apicostcheck.com/models/claude-haiku-5-5/) ($0.10/$0.50), [Muse Wonder 1.0](https://apicostcheck.com/models/muse-wonder-1.0/) ($4.00/$20.00)

## Retired models

[GPT-3.5 Turbo](https://apicostcheck.com/models/gpt-3.5-turbo/), [GPT-4.0613](https://apicostcheck.com/models/gpt-4-0613/), [GPT-4 Turbo 2024.04.09](https://apicostcheck.com/models/gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09/), [o1](https://apicostcheck.com/models/o1/), [o1 Pro](https://apicostcheck.com/models/o1-pro/), [o3 mini](https://apicostcheck.com/models/o3-mini/), [o4 mini](https://apicostcheck.com/models/o4-mini/)

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Source: https://apicostcheck.com/news/2026-10/ · prices in USD per 1M tokens, synced 2026-10-13 08:00 UTC · Free to reuse with a link to https://apicostcheck.com (CC BY 4.0). Prices derived from LiteLLM's model price list, MIT License, (c) 2023 Berri AI.