Riven-Apex vs Riven-Spark: API Pricing Compared
Side-by-side API pricing and capabilities for Riven-Apex and Riven-Spark. Both are available through Riven behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint — at vendor list price with transparent per-token pricing, or a flat $3 per million tokens on pay-as-you-go.
| Riven-Apex | Riven-Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price ($/1M tokens) | $5.45 | $0.91 |
| Output price ($/1M tokens) | $16.36 | $2.73 |
| Vendor | riven | riven |
| Capabilities | chat, reason, decide, classify, extract, rag | chat, classify, extract, summarize |
Model pages: Riven-Apex · Riven-Spark
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Riven-Apex or Riven-Spark?
On Riven both are billed at vendor list price with transparent per-token pricing: Riven-Apex is $5.45/1M input and $16.36/1M output; Riven-Spark is $0.91/1M input and $2.73/1M output. On the pay-as-you-go plan, every model is a flat $3 per million tokens.
Can I use Riven-Apex and Riven-Spark with one API key?
Yes. One Riven key reaches both models through the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so you can A/B them by changing only the model id.
Is there a markup on these prices?
No. Riven lists these models at vendor list price with transparent per-token pricing. Pay-as-you-go users instead pay a flat $3 per million tokens across every model.