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google/flan-t5-xl-3b pricing
IBM watsonx charges $0.60 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens for google/flan-t5-xl-3b. Below: every rate that applies, what common workloads cost, and cheaper options.
- Input
- $0.60/ 1M
- Output
- $0.60/ 1M
- Context
- 8.2Ktokens
All rates
| Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.60 | $0.60 | — | — |
USD per million tokens. Long-context tiers apply when the whole prompt, cached tokens included, passes the threshold.
Work it out
What common workloads cost
| Workload | Per call | Cost per call | Calls a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 input and 400 output tokens | $0.00114 | 100,000 | $114.00 |
| RAG answer, cached context | 2,000 fresh + 4,000 cached input, 500 output | $0.0039 | 100,000 | $390.00 |
| Agent step | 4,000 fresh + 8,000 cached input, 800 output | $0.00768 | 250,000 | $1,920.00 |
| Batch summary | 3,000 input and 300 output tokens via the Batch API | — | 1,000,000 | — |
Planning a mix of models? Simulate a workload with google/flan-t5-xl-3b, alongside anything else you run.
Cheaper options
Current models that cost at least 15% less for a typical chat reply. Cheaper isn't always equivalent: test quality on your own prompts, then use veqen diff to see the impact at your volume.
| Model | Chat reply | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| watsonx/meta-llama/llama-3-2-11b-vision-instruct | $0.000665 | 42% |
| watsonx/meta-llama/llama-guard-3-11b-vision | $0.000665 | 42% |
| novita/qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | $0.000966 | 15% |
| fireworks/accounts/fireworks/models/deepseek-coder-v2-lite-base | $0.00095 | 17% |
Price history
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Last verified with price book 2026-10-22. Sources: IBM watsonx pricing and LiteLLM's MIT-licensed price file. Track every call to this model, per customer or project: install the SDK.