Baseten adds Base Labs joey-1 model to Model API rate table at $0.01 input
What happened
Between the Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026 captures of Baseten's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New Base Labs model joey-1 added to Model API rate table at $0.01 input; Try Model API link. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) with an upward direction. The current page lists Basic at $1.32 DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 input (per 1M tokens) + $0.3 Kimi K3 cache input (per 1M tokens).
It lands one day after Baseten's previous change, "Baseten: Input pricing revealed for elephant-1 ($0.035) & mammoth-1 ($0.10)" (Oct 29, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Baseten adds elephant-1 and mammoth-1 models from Base Labs, pricing TBD" (Oct 22, 2026), "Baseten cuts Reflection Beam API rates up to 72%, input now $0.40 per 1M" (Oct 21, 2026) and "Baseten lists four new Model APIs models, including DeepSeek V4.1 Flash" (Oct 19, 2026). Baseten has been tracked since 2026-02-26.
In the same window Wodify and Zen Planner also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Model API · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo Base Labs model joey-1
AfterBase Labs model joey-1
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model API | Add-on | No Base Labs model joey-1 | Base Labs model joey-1 | Added |
Values as written on Baseten's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Baseten's pricing page (www.baseten.co) from Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Base Labs model joey-1 now appears.
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Baseten, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 30, 2026packagingBaseten adds Base Labs joey-1 model to Model API rate table at $0.01 input · this change
- Oct 29, 2026packagingBaseten: Input pricing revealed for elephant-1 ($0.035) & mammoth-1 ($0.10)
- Oct 26, 2026improvedBaseten: Two new Base Labs models, elephant-1 and mammoth-1, added to the Model APIs price table with no listed prices…
- Oct 22, 2026improvedBaseten adds elephant-1 and mammoth-1 models from Base Labs, pricing TBD
- Oct 21, 2026decreaseBaseten cuts Reflection Beam API rates up to 72%, input now $0.40 per 1M
- Oct 19, 2026packagingBaseten lists four new Model APIs models, including DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- Oct 18, 2026improvedBaseten adds DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 at $0.30 input, $1.20 output per 1M tokens
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Did Baseten raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on Baseten's pricing page between Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026?
Model API add-on: No Base Labs model joey-1 → Base Labs model joey-1, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Baseten change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 11 other pricing-page changes for Baseten in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Baseten: Input pricing revealed for elephant-1 ($0.035) & mammoth-1 ($0.10)" on Oct 29, 2026; Baseten has been tracked since 2026-02-26.