Cognition API pricing

Official3 language models

As of Oct 14, 2026, Cognition lists 3 language models through its API. Its cheapest language model is Swe 1.6 at $0.50 input / $2.50 output per million tokens.

Language models (3)

Prices per million tokens.

Model	Input	Output	Cached input	Context
Swe 1.6 cognition/swe-1.6	$0.50	$2.50	$0.20	—
Swe 1.7 cognition/swe-1.7	$0.50	$2.50	$0.20	—
Swe 1.7 Lightning cognition/swe-1.7-lightning	$2.50	$12.50	$1.00	—

Model

Input

Output

Cached input

Context

Swe 1.6

cognition/swe-1.6

$0.50

$2.50

$0.20

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Swe 1.7

cognition/swe-1.7

$0.50

$2.50

$0.20

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Swe 1.7 Lightning

cognition/swe-1.7-lightning

$2.50

$12.50

$1.00

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Swe 1.6
cognition/swe-1.6
Input
$0.50
Output
$2.50
Context
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Swe 1.7
cognition/swe-1.7
Input
$0.50
Output
$2.50
Context
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Swe 1.7 Lightning
cognition/swe-1.7-lightning
Input
$2.50
Output
$12.50
Context
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Prices in USD from LiteLLM and models.dev, checked daily; confirm on Cognition's pricing page before you rely on a number.