Cheapest AI APIs in India, INR Price List
The lowest-cost AI APIs you can call from India today, ranked by INR input-token price through Velona. Cheap models are how you keep experiments, side projects, and high-volume production features affordable, and many of these cost less than a rupee for an entire conversation. All prices include forex and markup; pay via UPI from ₹10.
| # | Model | Provider | Input ₹/1M | Output ₹/1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5 Nano | OpenAI | ₹5.12 | ₹40.98 |
| 2 | Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Mistral | ₹7.68 | ₹20.49 |
| 3 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B | Qwen | ₹9.22 | ₹112.69 |
| 4 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | ₹10.24 | ₹40.98 | |
| 5 | Llama 4 Scout | Meta | ₹10.24 | ₹30.73 |
| 6 | Llama 3.3 70B | Meta | ₹13.83 | ₹40.98 |
| 7 | GPT-4o Mini | OpenAI | ₹15.37 | ₹61.47 |
| 8 | GPT-OSS 120B | OpenAI | ₹15.37 | ₹61.47 |
| 9 | Ministral 8B 2512 | Mistral | ₹15.37 | ₹15.37 |
| 10 | Llama 4 Maverick | Meta | ₹19.21 | ₹66.85 |
| 11 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek | ₹19.47 | ₹52.25 |
| 12 | GPT-5 Mini | OpenAI | ₹25.61 | ₹204.90 |
| 13 | DeepSeek V3.2 | DeepSeek | ₹28.69 | ₹43.03 |
| 14 | Gemini 2.5 Flash | ₹30.73 | ₹256.12 | |
| 15 | Qwen3 Coder | Qwen | ₹30.73 | ₹102.45 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest AI API in India?
Right now GPT-5 Nano is the cheapest model on this list at ₹5.12 per 1M input tokens.
Are cheap models good enough for production?
Often, yes. Small models handle classification, extraction, summarization and routine chat well. Use the comparison pages to check benchmark scores before committing, and keep an expensive model as a fallback for hard cases.
Do these prices include all fees?
Yes. The INR figures include the live USD→INR conversion and Velona's markup. Your wallet is debited exactly by the computed token cost, with per-call receipts in your usage log.
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