Pay only for what you use
Each model is billed per token at its provider's official list price. You prepay in US dollars; a 5% platform fee applies when you buy credits. No subscription and no minimum usage.
Flash models
Fast, low-cost models for high-volume work. Prices in US dollars per 1 million tokens.
| Model | API id | Input | Cached input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3-Flash | glm-5.3-flash | $0.15 | $0.03 | $0.50 | 1M |
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | deepseek-flash | $0.30 | $0.006 | $1.20 | 1M |
| Kimi K2.6 | kimi-k2.6 | $0.95 | $0.16 | $4.00 | 262K |
| MiniMax-M3 | MiniMax-M3 | $0.30 | $0.06 | $1.20 | 1M |
Flagship models
The most capable model from each provider. Prices in US dollars per 1 million tokens.
| Model | API id | Input | Cached input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3 | glm-5.3 | $1.40 | $0.26 | $4.40 | 1M |
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro | deepseek-v4-pro | $1.32 | $0.044 | $3.96 | 1M |
| Kimi K3 | kimi-k3 | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 1M |
| MiniMax-M3 | MiniMax-M3 | $0.30 | $0.06 | $1.20 | 1M |
Notes on rates
- MiniMax-M3 rates shown apply to requests with up to 512K input tokens. Above 512K input tokens: $0.60 input, $0.12 cached input, $2.40 output.
- Kimi K3 bills cache writes separately: $3.00 per 1M tokens for a 5-minute cache and $6.00 per 1M tokens for a 1-hour cache.
- Reasoning ("thinking") tokens are billed as output tokens.
- Rates follow each provider's official list price. If a provider changes its price, we update this page before the new rate applies to your usage.
- Prices exclude taxes where applicable.
Credits
Credit packs
$10, $20, $50, $100, $200 or $500. Up to $500 per purchase and $1,000 per account per day (UTC).
5% platform fee
Applied to each credit purchase. Example: paying $100 adds $95 of credits to your account.
No expiry
Paid credits do not expire. They can be used only for LarkTide services and cannot be transferred or cashed out.
7-day refunds
Unused paid credits from a purchase can be refunded to the original payment method within 7 days of that purchase.
Payments are made by card and will be processed by Stripe. LarkTide never sees your full card number. Full terms: Credits & Refund Policy and Terms of Service.
Example
A request to deepseek-flash with 10,000 input tokens (none cached) and 1,000 output tokens costs 10,000 × $0.30 / 1M + 1,000 × $1.20 / 1M = $0.003 + $0.0012 = $0.0042.