SambaNova cuts gemma-4-31B-it output price 49%, input 42%
What happened
Between the Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of SambaNova's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: gemma-4-31B-it token prices decreased: input from $0.38 to $0.22/1M tokens (42% reduction) and output from $1.15 to $0.59/1M tokens (49% reduction). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction.
It lands 13 days after SambaNova's previous change, "SambaNova drops Gemma 3 and Llama 4 Maverick from API lineup" (Jun 17, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "SambaNova adds Gemma 4 31B at $0.38/$1.15 per million tokens" (Jun 2, 2026). SambaNova has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
In the same window Google and Groq also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Price−42%$0.38$0.22
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | $0.38 | $0.22 | −42% |
Values as written on SambaNova'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 SambaNova's pricing page (cloud.sambanova.ai) from Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where price reads $0.38 and then $0.22.
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SambaNova, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 5, 2026packagingSambaNova swaps MiniMax-M2.7 for M3, adds $0.06 cached input rate
- Aug 11, 2026increaseSambaNova: gemma-4-31B-it token price increase ($0.22→$0.38 in / $0.59→$1.15 out)
- Jul 6, 2026packagingSambaNova adds cached-token pricing: MiniMax-M2.7 at $0.06 per 1M tokens
- Jun 30, 2026decreaseSambaNova cuts gemma-4-31B-it output price 49%, input 42% · this change
- Jun 17, 2026packagingSambaNova drops Gemma 3 and Llama 4 Maverick from API lineup
- Jun 2, 2026improvedSambaNova adds Gemma 4 31B at $0.38/$1.15 per million tokens
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleJun 24Google Workspace drops 50%-off promo from Starter, Standard, Plus
- GroqApr 5Groq swaps PlayAI for Orpheus TTS, cuts text-to-speech price 56%
- GoogleJun 8Google Cloud reveals AI Commerce Search pricing at $2.50/1K
- GoogleMay 26Google Cloud renames Vertex AI Search to Agent Search for commerce
- GoogleMay 12Google Workspace boosts promotional discount to 50% off for new users.
Questions about this change
Did SambaNova raise prices in June 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 SambaNova's pricing page showed 1 price cut: $0.38 → $0.22 (−42%).
What changed on SambaNova's pricing page between Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Price: $0.38 → $0.22 (−42%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does SambaNova change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for SambaNova in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "SambaNova drops Gemma 3 and Llama 4 Maverick from API lineup" on Jun 17, 2026; SambaNova has been tracked since 2026-05-22.