Research hygiene
Expiry notes from the latest READY and gaps research. These are dated snapshots, not guarantees—verify the provider card before committing to a budget.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-27 · daily pricing watch
Deepgram
2026-09-15
Live card (re-fetched 2026-10-16): Standard still live. Flux TTS PAYG $0.0450/1k characters (Growth $0.0405); Voice Agent Standard $0.075/min ($0.068 Growth). Matching Flux TTS credits up to $500 through 2026-12-31. No rate change.
Watch: Seed pricingNotes unchanged. Re-check only if Deepgram revises Standard again.
Official pricing source ↗xAI
2026-09-21 12:00 PT
Live card (re-fetched 2026-10-16): X Search still $5 per 1k posts plus $10 per 1k profiles. attachment_search still $5 per 1k. Parent and quoted posts count; every returned profile counts. No rate change on watched tools.
Watch: Keep modeling agent-search against Exa/Tavily with the posts/profiles unit.
Official pricing source ↗FriendliAI
2026-10-01
Live card (re-fetched 2026-10-16): step-up is live. Dedicated on-demand now A100 $4.00/hr, H100 $5.00/hr, H200 $7.00/hr, B200 $9.00/hr, B300 $12.00/hr (was $2.90 / $3.90 / $4.50 / $8.90 / $12.00 through Sep 30). Per-second billing; no idle/startup charge.
Watch: Seed pricingNotes updated. Size reserved endpoints on the new $/hr card.
Official pricing source ↗Source notes: research/READY.md and research/gaps.md. Prices are directional and may change without notice.