PRICING & BILLING
Understand prices, multipliers, and actual charges
Start with the model's official USD numeric price, then apply the current group multiplier. The final bill is the amount recorded against actual usage.
Pricing formula
CDAPI price = official USD numeric price × CNY 1 × current group multiplier. The official CNY reference = the same official USD number × approximately CNY 7.
Platform input = official input USD / 1M tokens × CNY 1 × group multiplier
Platform output = official output USD / 1M tokens × CNY 1 × group multiplier
Official CNY reference = official USD number × approximately CNY 7If the official input number is USD 5 and the group multiplier is 1x, CDAPI displays CNY 5 per 1M tokens; the official CNY reference is approximately CNY 35.
Each billing dimension is calculated separately
| Dimension | Meaning | Usage log |
|---|---|---|
| Input | Billable tokens sent to the model | Prompt tokens |
| Output | Billable tokens generated by the model | Completion tokens |
| Cache read | Tokens served from an existing context cache | Cache read |
| Cache write | Tokens written to a context cache | Cache write |
| Per request | Image, video, or task-based billing | Request or task charge |
Why group prices differ
A group quote exists only when an enabled channel supports the model, the group is available to the user, and the group has a valid public multiplier. Unsupported model/group pairs are omitted.
The live JSON catalog provides a version, checked time, capabilities, endpoints, and quotes for every currently valid model/group pair.
Verify the actual charge
- Open Usage logs and filter by request ID, model, or time.
- Check final status, input/output tokens, cache dimensions, and charged amount.
- For smart routing, the selected concrete token group is recorded in request details.
Use Models for pre-call comparison and Usage logs for post-call settlement.
Common questions
Is a multiplier applied more than once?
No. The current selected group multiplier is applied once to the official model base price.
Why is a group quote missing?
The model currently has no enabled channel in that group, the group is unavailable to the user, or no valid public multiplier is configured.
Which value is final?
The charged amount in Usage logs, calculated from actual usage and task parameters, is final.