Relace: Relace Search API Pricing
Relace: Relace Search costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens. Context window: 256K. Prices verified 2026-10-21 · source
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What would Relace: Relace Search cost you per month?
| Workload | Requests/mo | Avg tokens (in/out) | Est. monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light chatbot | 10,000 | 800 / 400 | $20.00 |
| Coding agent | 5,000 | 8,000 / 2,000 | $70.00 |
| RAG pipeline | 30,000 | 4,000 / 500 | $165.00 |
| Doc summarizer | 2,000 | 20,000 / 1,000 | $46.00 |
Estimates use list prices without prompt caching. Caching can cut input cost by up to 90% on repeated context.
About Relace: Relace Search
The relace-search model uses 4-12 `view_file` and `grep` tools in parallel to explore a codebase and return relevant files to the user request. In contrast to RAG, relace-search performs agentic...
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Relace: Relace Search cost?
Relace: Relace Search costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens. Verified 2026-10-21 — provider source.
What is the context window?
256K tokens, with up to 128K output tokens per response. That's roughly 320 pages of text in a single request.
Does it support prompt caching?
Prompt-caching pricing is not published for this model via OpenRouter.
What's a cheaper alternative?
ScaleDown: Summarize saves about 98% on a typical workload with comparable quality.
Official resources
- Relace: Relace Search on OpenRouter — live endpoint, pricing source of record.
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