Building on Chinese AI models via API? We compared 20+ models from 10 providers side-by-side — including DeepSeek V4, Kimi K2.6, GLM-5.1, Qwen3.7, MiniMax M3, Doubao, Hunyuan, ERNIE and Spark. All prices are per million tokens (input / output), with context windows and capability tags. Updated July 2026.
| Model | Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Context | Capabilities | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek | ¥3.00Cache hit ¥0.025/M | ¥6.00 | 1M | TextFunction CallingStructured Output | CNYPeak hours (9-12 / 14-18) price doubles; GA in mid-July |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek | ¥1.00Cache hit ¥0.02/M | ¥2.00 | 1M | TextFunction CallingStructured Output | CNYPeak hours (9-12 / 14-18) price doubles |
| MiniMax M3 | MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1M | TextVisionVideoFunction Calling | USD |
| Kimi K2.6 | Kimi (Moonshot AI) | ¥6.50 | ¥27.00 | 262K | TextVisionVideoFunction Calling | CNY |
| Kimi K2.5 | Kimi (Moonshot AI) | ¥4.00 | ¥21.00 | 262K | TextVisionVideoFunction Calling | CNY |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | Kimi (Moonshot AI) | ¥6.50 | ¥27.00 | 262K | TextFunction Calling | CNYThinking-only mode |
| GLM-5.1 | Zhipu AI (GLM) | $1.40 | $4.40 | 200K | TextFunction CallingStructured Output | USD |
| GLM-5 Turbo | Zhipu AI (GLM) | $1.20 | $4.00 | 200K | TextFunction CallingStructured Output | USD |
| GLM-5V Turbo | Zhipu AI (GLM) | $1.20 | $4.00 | 200K | TextVisionVideoFunction CallingStructured Output | USD |
| Qwen3.7 Max | Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) | ¥12.00 | ¥36.00 | 1M | TextVisionFunction CallingStructured Output | CNY |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) | ¥2.00 | ¥8.00 | 1M | TextVisionFunction CallingStructured Output | CNYContext >256K billed separately |
| MiMo-V2.5-Pro | Xiaomi (MiMo) | $0.435 | $0.87 | 1M | TextFunction CallingStructured Output | USD (≈¥3.00 / ≈¥6.00)MIT open-source |
| MiMo-V2.5 | Xiaomi (MiMo) | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1M | TextVisionVideoAudioFunction Calling | USD (≈¥1.00 / ≈¥2.00)Omni-modal (text/image/video/audio) |
| Doubao-Pro | ByteDance (Volcano Engine) | ¥1.00 | ¥2.00 | 128K | TextFunction Calling | CNY |
| Doubao-Lite | ByteDance (Volcano Engine) | ¥0.30 | ¥0.60 | 128K | TextFunction Calling | CNY |
| Hunyuan-Large | Tencent Cloud (Hunyuan) | ¥4.00 | ¥12.00 | 32K | TextFunction Calling | CNY |
| Hunyuan-Standard | Tencent Cloud (Hunyuan) | ¥0.50 | ¥1.00 | 32K | TextFunction Calling | CNY |
| ERNIE 4.5 | Baidu (Qianfan) | ¥8.00 | ¥24.00 | 32K | TextFunction Calling | CNY |
| ERNIE Speed | Baidu (Qianfan) | ¥0.12 | ¥0.12 | 8K | TextFunction Calling | CNY |
| Spark 4.0 | iFLYTEK (Spark) | ¥3.00 | ¥9.00 | 128K | TextFunction Calling | CNY |