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Best cheaper alternatives to GPT Realtime

Looking for a cheaper or smarter replacement for GPT Realtime by OpenAI? We compared every LLM model with verifiable pricing on real input/output cost, context window, intelligence and modalities. 18 options are meaningfully cheaper.

Category: LLM 33K context
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B100% CHEAPER
Google
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Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash99% CHEAPER
Google
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Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview98% CHEAPER
Google
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OpenAI
GPT-4o99% CHEAPER
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OpenAI
GPT-4o Mini99% CHEAPER
OpenAI
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Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash99% CHEAPER
Google
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Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite98% CHEAPER
Google
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Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash96% CHEAPER
Google
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Google
Gemini 3 Flash Preview95% CHEAPER
Google
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Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash86% CHEAPER
Google
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Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro86% CHEAPER
Google
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Groq
Llama 3.1 8B Instant 128k100% CHEAPER
Groq
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Mistral AI
Ministral 3 3B100% CHEAPER
Mistral AI
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Together AI
Qwen3.5 9B100% CHEAPER
Together AI
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Fireworks AI
OpenAI GPT OSS 20B99% CHEAPER
Fireworks AI
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Groq
GPT OSS 20B 128k99% CHEAPER
Groq
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Mistral AI
Ministral 3 8B99% CHEAPER
Mistral AI
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Groq
Llama 4 Scout 17Bx16E 128k99% CHEAPER
Groq
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Costs are normalised to a blended 1M-token workload (or per-unit price for non-token models) using each model's latest verified pricing. Models with pricing under review are excluded from recommendations.