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MODEL INTELLIGENCE · OCTOBER 2026

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Data reviewed · LiveBench question set: 25 June 2026 · View every source ↗ · Download the data ↓

A starting point for your shortlist

Claude Fable 5.1 has the highest Agent Fit rating for general tasks at 79.6. Choose your task and monthly usage below to see how the ranking changes.

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See what is available, which versions have independent results, and how an upgrade could change your bill. MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview is awaiting independent results here; GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5 have comparable benchmark results.

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Tokens are the small pieces of text a model reads or produces. Include charged thinking tokens in output.

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THE MARKET MAP

Quality and cost

Sweet-spot zoneStrong price–quality tradeoffsTap a dot to inspect
SWEET SPOTCAPABILITY FIRST020406080100$1$10$100$1,000Agent Fit / 100 ↑← Lower cost · USD · log scale321SWEET SPOT020406080100$1$10$100$1,000Agent Fit / 100 ↑← Lower cost · USD · log scale321
75.1Agent Fit$3.45your workload
YOUR FAST SHORTLIST

Closest to the sweet spot

How we choose ↗
  1. 1
    DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp ↗75.1 Agent Fit · $3.45
  2. 2
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ↗78.9 Agent Fit · $5.4
  3. 3
    Muse Spark 1.3 ↗79.3 Agent Fit · $21

Shaded zone: 75.0+ points and $21 or less. Numbers mark models with strong price–quality tradeoffs in or near this zone. On the dotted line, no other shown model is cheaper with an equal or higher score, or scores higher at the same price. Your chosen measure, usage and filters change this shortlist.

THE EVIDENCE, SIDE BY SIDE

AI model comparison table

60 of 60 models · select up to 4 to comparePrices in USD · tap ? for instant explanations
01
Claude Fable 5.1 ↗

Anthropic · max

Agent Fit 79.6
Value 56.3
Your cost $200
1.00M contextTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
83.4
Evidence Consensus
94.4
Input / output per 1M tokens
$10 / $50
Price observation
Direct API
02
Claude Opus 5.5 ↗

Anthropic · max

Agent Fit 79.4
Value 60.6
Your cost $80
1.00M contextTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
83.2
Evidence Consensus
Not enough evidence
Input / output per 1M tokens
$4 / $20
Price observation
Direct API
03
Muse Spark 1.3 ↗

Meta · xhigh

Agent Fit 79.3
Value 70.2
Your cost $21
1.05M contextTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
81.6
Evidence Consensus
Not enough evidence
Input / output per 1M tokens
$1.25 / $4.25
Price observation
OpenRouter catalog
04
Claude Fable 5 ↗

Anthropic · source ID max; display xhigh

Agent Fit 79.0
Value 55.8
Your cost $200
1.00M contextTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
83.0
Evidence Consensus
Not enough evidence
Input / output per 1M tokens
$10 / $50
Price observation
Direct API
05
Agent Fit 78.9
Value 79.7
Your cost $5.4
1.05M contextOpen weightsTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
81.1
Evidence Consensus
Not enough evidence
Input / output per 1M tokens
$0.3 / $1.2
Price observation
OpenRouter catalog
06
GPT-6 Astra ↗

OpenAI · max

Agent Fit 78.6
Value 55.6
Your cost $200
1.05M contextTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
82.2
Evidence Consensus
44.4
Input / output per 1M tokens
$10 / $50
Price observation
Direct API
07
GPT-6.1 Sol ↗

OpenAI · max

Agent Fit 77.7
Value 64.1
Your cost $40
1.05M contextTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
81.6
Evidence Consensus
55.6
Input / output per 1M tokens
$2 / $10
Price observation
Direct API
08
Kimi K3 ↗

Moonshot AI · source default

Agent Fit 77.4
Value 65.3
Your cost $38
1.05M contextOpen weightsTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
79.2
Evidence Consensus
Not enough evidence
Input / output per 1M tokens
$0.8 / $15
Price observation
OpenRouter catalog
09
GPT-5.6 Sol ↗

OpenAI · source ID max; display xhigh

Agent Fit 77.1
Value 58.9
Your cost $80
1.05M contextTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
81.1
Evidence Consensus
Not enough evidence
Input / output per 1M tokens
$4 / $20
Price observation
Direct API
10
Qwen3.8 Max ↗

Alibaba · source default · version mapping unconfirmed

Agent Fit 77.0
Value —
Your cost —
Not verified context
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
78.5
Evidence Consensus
Not enough evidence
Input / output per 1M tokens
Not verified
Price observation
Not verified
11
Muse Spark 1.2 ↗

Meta · xhigh

Agent Fit 76.3
Value 68.2
Your cost $21
1.05M contextTool calling
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
78.0
Evidence Consensus
55.6
Input / output per 1M tokens
$1.25 / $4.25
Price observation
OpenRouter catalog
12
Qwen3.8 Flash Next ↗

Alibaba · source default

Agent Fit 76.2
Value —
Your cost —
Not verified contextOpen weights
Benchmarks & API pricing +
LiveBench
76.2
Evidence Consensus
Not enough evidence
Input / output per 1M tokens
Not verified
Price observation
Not verified
AI model benchmarks, aggregate ratings, API pricing and context windows. Snapshot 2026-10-11.
CompareInput / outputUSD / 1M tokens
01
Claude Fable 5.1 ↗Anthropic · max
79.656.394.42 sources83.41,501±6$2001.00M$10 / $50Direct API
02
Claude Opus 5.5 ↗Anthropic · max
79.460.6—83.2—$801.00M$4 / $20Direct API
03
Muse Spark 1.3 ↗Meta · xhigh
79.370.2—81.6—$211.05M$1.25 / $4.25OpenRouter catalog
04
Claude Fable 5 ↗Anthropic · source ID max; display xhighSource labels disagree
79.055.8—83.0—$2001.00M$10 / $50Direct API
05
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ↗DeepSeek · maxOpen weights
78.979.7—81.1—$5.41.05M$0.3 / $1.2OpenRouter catalog
06
GPT-6 Astra ↗OpenAI · max
78.655.644.42 sources82.21,475±7$2001.05M$10 / $50Direct API
07
GPT-6.1 Sol ↗OpenAI · max
77.764.155.62 sources81.61,484±9$401.05M$2 / $10Direct API
08
Kimi K3 ↗Moonshot AI · source defaultOpen weights
77.465.3—79.2—$381.05M$0.8 / $15OpenRouter catalog
09
GPT-5.6 Sol ↗OpenAI · source ID max; display xhighSource labels disagree
77.158.9—81.1—$801.05M$4 / $20Direct API
10
Qwen3.8 Max ↗Alibaba · source default · version mapping unconfirmed
77.0——78.5——Not verifiedNot verified
11
Muse Spark 1.2 ↗Meta · xhigh
76.368.255.62 sources78.01,492±8$211.05M$1.25 / $4.25OpenRouter catalog
12
Qwen3.8 Flash Next ↗Alibaba · source defaultOpen weights
76.2——76.2——Not verifiedNot verified
13
Gemini 3.7 Flash ↗Google · high
76.171.150.02 sources78.81,486±5 · preliminary$151.05M$0.75 / $3.75OpenRouter catalog
14
GPT-5.5 ↗OpenAI · xhigh
75.854.7—80.2—$1101.05M$5 / $30Direct API
15
Claude Opus 5 ↗Anthropic · max
75.756.161.12 sources80.11,489±5$1001.00M$5 / $25Direct API
16
Grok 4.6 ↗xAI · source default
75.365.3—78.0—$32500K$2 / $6OpenRouter catalog
17
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp ↗DeepSeek · experimental · source defaultOpen weightsPreview
75.179.4—76.8—$3.451.05M$0.2156 / $0.6468OpenRouter catalog
18
GPT-6 Sol ↗OpenAI · max
74.762.0—79.2—$401.05M$2 / $10Direct API
19
GPT-5.4 ↗OpenAI · xhigh
74.458.4—78.0—$551.05M$2.5 / $15Direct API
20
GPT-5.6 Terra ↗OpenAI · source ID max; display xhighSource labels disagree
74.160.0—77.9—$441.05M$2 / $12Direct API
21
Muse Spark 1.1 ↗Meta · source ID xhigh; display highSource labels disagree
74.066.6—75.3—$211.05M$1.25 / $4.25OpenRouter catalog
22
GLM-5.3 ↗Z.ai · source defaultOpen weights
73.773.2—76.1—$9.991.05M$0.039 / $4.8OpenRouter catalog
23
Grok 4.7 ↗xAI · xhigh
73.764.2—77.4—$32500K$2 / $6OpenRouter catalog
24
Qwen3.8 27B ↗Alibaba · source defaultOpen weights
73.576.7—75.3—$51.00M$0.04 / $2.3OpenRouter catalog
25
Gemini 3.8 Flash ↗Google · high
73.369.255.62 sources75.81,497±5 · preliminary$151.05M$0.75 / $3.75OpenRouter catalog
26
Claude Sonnet 5 ↗Anthropic · xhigh
73.361.0—76.0—$401.00M$2 / $10Direct API
27
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 ↗DeepSeek · source defaultOpen weights
73.372.3—77.4—$10.561.05M$0.66 / $1.98OpenRouter catalog
28
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview ↗Google · highPreview
73.259.4—77.0—$441.05M$2 / $12OpenRouter catalog
29
Grok 4.5 ↗xAI · source default
73.163.8—75.8—$32500K$2 / $6OpenRouter catalog
30
Claude Opus 4.8 ↗Anthropic · max
73.054.2—76.2—$1001.00M$5 / $25Direct API
31
Claude Opus 4.7 ↗Anthropic · xhigh
72.954.2—76.5—$1001.00M$5 / $25Direct API
32
Mistral Large 4 ↗Mistral · highPreview
72.070.9—71.8—$10.981.05M$0.68 / $2.09OpenRouter catalog
33
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 ↗DeepSeek · source defaultOpen weights
71.178.2—74.2—$2.681.05M$0.0116 / $1.28OpenRouter catalog
34
Claude Sonnet 5.5 ↗Anthropic · max
71.059.4—75.7—$401.00M$2 / $10Direct API
35
Gemini 3.5 Flash ↗Google · high
70.861.216.72 sources74.61,478±4$331.05M$1.5 / $9OpenRouter catalog
36
Claude Opus 4.6 ↗Anthropic · high · adaptive thinking
70.552.555.62 sources74.51,504±3$1001.00M$5 / $25Direct API
37
Qwen3.7 Max ↗Alibaba · source default
70.463.0—73.1—$23.61.00M$1.48 / $4.43OpenRouter catalog
38
GPT-5.6 Luna ↗OpenAI · source ID max; display xhighSource labels disagree
70.475.6—73.6—$4.41.05M$0.2 / $1.2Direct API
39
Gemini 3.6 Flash ↗Google · high
70.367.111.12 sources73.61,482±4$151.05M$0.75 / $3.75OpenRouter catalog
40
GPT-5.2 Codex ↗OpenAI · source default
69.956.0—74.0—$45.5400K$1.75 / $14OpenRouter catalog
41
GPT-5.2 ↗OpenAI · high · 2025-12-11
69.856.0—74.6—$45.5400K$1.75 / $14OpenRouter catalog
42
Claude Sonnet 4.6 ↗Anthropic · medium · adaptive thinking
69.454.4—73.0—$601.00M$3 / $15Direct API
43
Inkling ↗Thinking Machines · xhighOpen weights
68.964.0—71.9—$18.1524K$1 / $4.05OpenRouter catalog
44
GLM-5.2 ↗Z.ai · source defaultOpen weights
68.566.9—73.2—$14.61.05M$0.06 / $7OpenRouter catalog
45
GPT-5.4 nano ↗OpenAI · xhigh
67.773.2—69.6—$4.5400K$0.2 / $1.25Direct API
46
GPT-6 Luna ↗OpenAI · max
67.777.1—72.0—$21.05M$0.1 / $0.5Direct API
47
GLM-5.3 Flash ↗Z.ai · source defaultOpen weights
67.276.0—71.6—$2.51.05M$0.15 / $0.5OpenRouter catalog
48
DeepSeek V4 Pro ↗DeepSeek · source defaultOpen weights
67.174.3—71.6—$2.921.05M$0.2088 / $0.4176OpenRouter catalog
49
Kimi K2.6 ↗Moonshot AI · thinkingOpen weights
66.966.8—70.5—$13.32262K$0.65 / $3.41OpenRouter catalog
50
Claude Opus 4.5 ↗Anthropic · high · 64K thinking
66.749.9—72.6—$100200K$5 / $25Direct API
51
Claude Haiku 5.5 ↗Anthropic · max
66.076.0—67.9—$21.00M$0.1 / $0.5Direct API
52
Kimi K2.7 Code ↗Moonshot AI · source defaultOpen weights
64.864.9—68.4—$13.41262K$0.6712 / $3.35OpenRouter catalog
53
Qwen3.6 Plus ↗Alibaba · source default
63.968.4—68.9—$7.151.00M$0.325 / $1.95OpenRouter catalog
54
Nemotron 3 Ultra ↗NVIDIA · 550B A55B · source defaultOpen weights
63.867.3—67.4—$9.4262K$0.5 / $2.2OpenRouter catalog
55
MiniMax M3 ↗MiniMax · source default
63.168.6—67.3—$5.41.05M$0.3 / $1.2OpenRouter catalog
56
GPT-5.4 mini ↗OpenAI · xhigh
62.560.6—66.4—$16.5400K$0.75 / $4.5Direct API
57
DeepSeek V4 Flash ↗DeepSeek · source defaultOpen weights
61.671.0—65.5—$2.861.05M$0.03 / $1.28OpenRouter catalog
58
Qwen3.6 27B ↗Alibaba · source defaultOpen weights
60.064.1—64.0—$9.6262K$0.32 / $3.2OpenRouter catalog
59.564.8—63.9—$81.05M$0.3 / $2.5OpenRouter catalog
60
Grok 4.3 ↗xAI · source default
56.055.5—62.2—$17.51.00M$1.25 / $2.5OpenRouter catalog

— means a comparable result is unavailable. Consensus combines results for only 10 matched configurations. Model IDs, reasoning settings, source links and pricing differences are available on every model page. Downloadable model files can still have restrictions on commercial use.

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ReasoningCodingAgentic codeMathematicsDataLanguageInstructions
Claude Opus 5.5GPT-6 SolDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Selected AI models compared, with scores from the same LiveBench question set
MeasureClaude Opus 5.5maxGPT-6 SolmaxDeepSeek V4.1 Flashmax
Agent Fit79.474.778.9
Practical Value60.662.079.7
Evidence ConsensusInsufficient evidenceInsufficient evidenceInsufficient evidence
Workload cost$80$40$5.4
Context window1.00M1.05M1.05M
Tool callingSupportedSupportedSupported
Reasoning92.288.786.7
Coding89.381.880.0
Agentic coding71.752.977.3
Mathematics97.196.493.3
Data analysis80.381.279.3
Language86.385.381.2
Instruction following65.768.670.0
Input / output per 1M$4 / $20$2 / $10$0.3 / $1.2

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