AI models
Language models you can use through an app or an API. Sorted by our expert score.
| Name | Company | Status | Key facts | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | Current | Released: 22 Sep 2026 · API price: $4 in / $20 out per 1M tokens · Context: 1M tokens (128K output) | 9.4 |
| GPT-6 Sol | OpenAI | Current | Released: 22 September 2026 · Context: 1.05M tokens · API price: $2 in / $10 out per 1M tokens | 9.1 |
| GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | Current | Released: 3–4 September 2026 · Context: 1.05M tokens (922K max input) · API price: $10 in / $50 out per 1M tokens | 8.8 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | Current | Released: 30 Jun 2026 · API price: $2 in / $10 out per 1M tokens · Context: 1M tokens (128K output) | 8.7 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | Current | Released: 1 Sep 2026 · API price: $10 in / $50 out per 1M tokens · Context: 1M tokens (128K output) | 8.6 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Google (Google DeepMind) | Current | Released: 2 September 2026 (GA) · Context: 1M tokens in, 64K out · API price: $0.75 in / $3.75 out per 1M (to 31 Dec 2026) | 8.5 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 28 May 2026 · Status: Legacy (retire no sooner than 28 May 2027) · API price: $5 / $25 per M tokens | 8.3 |
| Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 24 Jul 2026 · API price: $5 in / $25 out per 1M tokens · Context: 1M tokens (128K output) | 8.3 |
| DeepSeek V4 (V4-Pro and V4.1-Flash) | DeepSeek | Current | Released: 24 April 2026 (V4-Pro GA 13 Aug; V4.1-Flash 10 Sep) · Context: 1M tokens; 384K max output · Price: V4-Pro $1.32 / $3.96; V4.1-Flash $0.30 / $1.20 per 1M (peak) | 8.3 |
| Muse Spark | Meta | Current | Latest version: Muse Spark 1.3 (2 September 2026) · Context: 1,048,576 tokens · API price: $1.25 in / $4.25 out per 1M tokens | 8.3 |
| Kimi K3 | Moonshot AI | Current | Released: API 16 July 2026; weights 26 July 2026 · Context: 1,048,576 tokens (1M) · Price: $3 in / $15 out per 1M tokens | 8.3 |
| Qwen3.8-Max | Alibaba (Qwen team) | Current | Released: 3 August 2026 (0902 update: 2 September 2026) · Context: 1M tokens (API); 262K native in open weights · Price: $2 in / $6 out per 1M tokens | 8.2 |
| Gemma 4 | Google (Google DeepMind) | Current | Released: 2 April 2026 (12B: 3 June 2026) · Sizes: E2B, E4B, 12B, 26B A4B (MoE), 31B · Context: 128K (E2B, E4B); 256K (12B, 26B, 31B) | 8.2 |
| GLM-5.3 | Zhipu AI (Z.ai) | Current | Released: 14 August 2026 (weights 28 August) · Context: 1M tokens · Price: $1.40 in / $4.40 out per 1M tokens | 8.2 |
| Muse Glimmer | Meta | Current | Released: 10 August 2026 · Size: ~29.6B parameters (dense) · Context: 131,072 tokens | 8.1 |
| Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 16 Apr 2026 · Status: Legacy (retire no sooner than 16 Apr 2027) · API price: $5 / $25 per M tokens | 8.0 |
| Gemini 3 Deep Think (now 3.1 Deep Think) | Google (Google DeepMind) | Current | Released: Dec 2025; major upgrade 12 Feb 2026 · ARC-AGI-2: 84.6% (verified by ARC Prize) · Humanity's Last Exam: 48.4% without tools | 8.0 |
| Kimi K2 family (K2, K2 Thinking, K2.6, K2.7-Code) | Moonshot AI | Current | Released: K2: July 2025; K2.6: 20 Apr 2026; K2.7-Code: 12 Jun 2026 · Context: 256K tokens (K2.6, K2.7-Code); 128K original K2 · Price: $0.95 in / $4.00 out per 1M tokens | 8.0 |
| Qwen3.6 (27B, 35B-A3B, Plus, Max-Preview) | Alibaba (Qwen team) | Superseded | Released: April 2026 (Plus 2 Apr; 27B 22 Apr; Max-Preview 27 Apr) · Context: 262K native, extendable to ~1M (open models) · Price: Open models free (Apache 2.0) | 7.9 |
| Claude Mythos 5.1 | Anthropic | Restricted | Released: 1 Sep 2026 · Access: Invite only (Project Glasswing) · API price: $10 in / $50 out per 1M tokens | 7.9 |
| GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | Superseded | Released: 5 March 2026 · Context: Up to 1.05M tokens (272K standard) · API price: $2.50 in / $15 out per 1M tokens | 7.9 |
| GPT-5.6 (Luna, Terra, Sol) | OpenAI | Superseded | Released: 9 July 2026 (preview 26 June) · Context: 1.05M tokens (all three) · Sol API price: $4 in / $20 out per 1M tokens | 7.8 |
| Grok 4.7 | SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) | Current | Released: 21 September 2026 · Context: 500K tokens · API price: $2 in / $6 out per 1M tokens | 7.8 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 5 Feb 2026 · Status: Legacy (retire no sooner than 5 Feb 2027) · API price: $5 / $25 per M tokens | 7.7 |
| gpt-oss (120b and 20b) | OpenAI | Current | Released: 5 August 2025 · Context: 131,072 tokens (128K) · Price: Free download (Apache 2.0) | 7.7 |
| Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 9 Jun 2026 · API price: $10 in / $50 out per 1M tokens · Context: 1M tokens (128K output) | 7.6 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 17 Feb 2026 · API price: $3 in / $15 out per 1M tokens · Context: 1M tokens (128K output) | 7.6 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | Current | Released: 15 Oct 2025 · API price: $1 / $5 per M tokens · Context: 200K tokens, 64K output | 7.5 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Google (Google DeepMind) | Preview | Released: 19 February 2026 (preview) · Context: 1M tokens in, 64K out · API price: $2 in / $12 out per 1M tokens (up to 200K) | 7.5 |
| MiniMax M3 | MiniMax | Current | Released: 1 June 2026 · Context: 1M tokens · Price: $0.30 in / $1.20 out per 1M tokens (≤512K prompts) | 7.5 |
| GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | Superseded | Released: 23 April 2026 (API 24 April) · Context: 1.05M tokens · API price: $5 in / $30 out per 1M tokens | 7.4 |
| Inkling (and Inkling-Small) | Thinking Machines Lab | Current | Released: 15 July 2026 (Inkling-Small: 30 July 2026) · Context: Up to 1M tokens · Price: Free weights; hosted ~$1.00 in / $4.05 out per 1M tokens | 7.4 |
| Grok 4.3 | SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) | Current | Released: 30 April 2026 (API) · Context: 1M tokens · API price: $1.25 in / $2.50 out per 1M tokens | 7.4 |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 24 Nov 2025 · Status: Legacy (retire no sooner than 24 Nov 2026) · API price: $5 / $25 per M tokens | 7.3 |
| GPT-5.2 | OpenAI | Superseded | Released: 11 December 2025 · Context: 400K tokens · API price: $1.75 in / $14 out per 1M tokens | 7.3 |
| GLM-5 | Zhipu AI (Z.ai) | Superseded | Released: 11 February 2026 · Context: 200,000 tokens · Price: $1.00 in / $3.20 out per 1M tokens | 7.3 |
| Qwen3.7-Max | Alibaba (Qwen team) | Superseded | Released: May 2026 (announced 20 May) · Context: 1M tokens · Price: $2.50 in / $7.50 out per 1M tokens | 7.2 |
| GPT-5.3 (Codex and Instant) | OpenAI | Superseded | Released: Codex: 5 Feb 2026; Instant: 3 Mar 2026 · Context (Codex API): 400K tokens (272K max input) · API price: $1.75 in / $14 out per 1M tokens | 7.2 |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Mistral AI | Current | Released: 28 April 2026 (API); showcased 22 May 2026 · Context: 256K tokens · Price: $1.50 in / $7.50 out per 1M tokens | 7.1 |
| Grok 4.6 | SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) | Superseded | Released: 12 August 2026 · Context: 500K tokens · API price: $2 in / $6 out per 1M tokens | 7.0 |
| Claude Mythos 5 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 9 Jun 2026 · Access: Invite only (Project Glasswing) · API price: $10 in / $50 out per 1M tokens | 6.9 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Google (Google DeepMind) | Superseded | Released: 19 May 2026 (GA) · Context: 1M tokens in, 64K out · API price: $1.50 in / $9 out per 1M tokens | 6.9 |
| DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek | Superseded | Released: 20 January 2025 (R1-0528: 28 May 2025) · Context: 128K tokens · Price: Free download (MIT); retired from DeepSeek's API | 6.8 |
| Gemini 3 Pro | Google (Google DeepMind) | Retired | Released: 18 November 2025 (preview) · Context: 1M tokens in, 64K out · API price: $2 in / $12 out per 1M tokens (up to 200K) | 6.8 |
| Mistral Large 3 | Mistral AI | Current | Released: 2 December 2025 · Context: 256K tokens · Price: $0.50 in / $1.50 out per 1M tokens | 6.8 |
| Grok 4.5 | SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) | Superseded | Released: 8 July 2026 (API) · Context: 500K tokens · API price: $2 in / $6 out per 1M tokens | 6.8 |
| GPT-5.1 | OpenAI | Superseded | Released: 12 November 2025 · Context: 400K tokens · API price: $1.25 in / $10 out per 1M tokens | 6.6 |
| Jev | TypeSafe AI | Preview | Announced: 15 September 2026 · Context: About 64,000 tokens · Price: $0.042 per 1M input tokens; output free | 6.6 |
| Grok 4.20 (Grok 4.2) | SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) | Superseded | Released: 17 Feb 2026 (app beta); 10 Mar 2026 (API) · Context: 2M tokens at launch; 1M listed for the multi-agent model now · API price now: $1.25 in / $2.50 out per 1M tokens (multi-agent) | 6.5 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Anthropic | Superseded | Released: 29 Sep 2025 · API price: $3 in / $15 out per 1M tokens · Context: 200K tokens (64K output) | 6.4 |
| Llama 4 | Meta | Superseded | Released: 5 April 2025 · Models: Scout (109B), Maverick (400B); Behemoth unreleased · Context: 10M tokens (Scout), 1M (Maverick) | 6.2 |
| Grok 4.1 | SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) | Retired | Released: 17 November 2025 · LMArena (launch): #1 text, 1483 Elo (Thinking) · Grok 4.1 Fast API: $0.20 in / $0.50 out per 1M tokens, 2M context | 5.6 |
| Grok 4 Heavy | SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) | Superseded | Released: 9 July 2025 · Access: SuperGrok Heavy only ($300/month) · Humanity's Last Exam: 44.4% with tools (xAI) | 5.5 |
| Grok 4 | SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) | Retired | Released: 9 July 2025 · Context: 256K tokens (API) · API price: $3 in / $15 out per 1M tokens | 5.3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Pro | Google (Google DeepMind) | Restricted | Announced: 19 May 2026 (Google I/O) · Promised: June 2026 · Status: Partner testing only; not public | N/R |