Observed arrival · 2026-11-13
Carry Indices: benchmarks for AI inference prices
Carry presents two indices tracking AI inference costs: one holds model capability constant, while the other tracks realized costs per million tokens.
- For
- AI infrastructure teams, analysts, and pricing researchers
- Worth noticing
- Both displayed series are labeled “Pre-launch · in construction”; values are published 3–10 days after their date.
Field notes
CICI is described as deriving from vendors’ published price pages and holding capability constant; CRTI instead uses realised prices and observed usage, reporting USD per million tokens. Both series show dated values with a stated 3–10-day publication delay and are labeled “Pre-launch · in construction.” The site allows unchanged embeds with Carry attribution, while use in pricing, contracts, feeds, datasets, or financial products requires a licence.
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