LongCat

LongCat 2.0

AI model by LongCat. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.75
Output$2.95
Blended (3:1)$1.30

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed45 tok/s
Time to First Token2910ms

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Editorial Analysis

Profile. LongCat 2.0 is a budget-tier option from LongCat at $2.95/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on Coding Index (45.3) and Intelligence Index (34.0) — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Latency. On latency, LongCat 2.0 reports 45 tok/s output speed and 2910ms time-to-first-token. Output speed is on the slower end; for real-time chat consider pairing with a streaming front-end or routing latency-sensitive requests to a faster model.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, LongCat 2.0 costs $1.04 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-09-06.

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$0.75$2.9545 tok/s
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$0.30$3.00
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Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0022
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$2.23
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$22.25
10.0M in / 5.0M out