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AI Leaderboard - 916 models ranked by capability, price & context
Independent benchmark results from Epoch AI and Artificial Analysis, live API prices and context windows from OpenRouter. Each ranking uses one named measure - we don't blend them into a made-up score.
Highest capability
GPT-6 Astra
ECI 166.6Epoch AI
Leads on reasoning
GPT-6 Astra
95.8% GPQAEpoch AI
Wins at coding
GPT-6 Astra
74.1% DeepSWEEpoch AI
Cheapest in the top 10
GPT-5.6 Sol
$4.00/M blendedOpenRouter
Longest context
Grok 4.20
2.0M tokensOpenRouter
Best open weights
Kimi K3
ECI 157.68Epoch AI
Ranked by the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) - Epoch AI's statistical model over dozens of benchmarks. Source: Epoch AI. Variants (reasoning effort, batch) are folded into one row.
| # | Model | Capability | Reasoning | Coding | Context | $/M | Weights | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-6 AstraNEWOpenAI | 166.6 | 95.8 | 73.2 | 1.05M | $20.00 | Closed | 3 Sep 2026 |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5.1NEWAnthropic | 165.0 | — | — | 1M | $20.00 | Closed | 1 Sep 2026 |
| 3 | Claude Opus 5Anthropic | 162.7 | 93.9 | 73.6 | 1M | $10.00 | Closed | 24 Jul 2026 |
| 4 | GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI | 162.0 | 93.5 | 72.7 | 1.05M | $4.00 | Closed | 9 Jul 2026 |
| 5 | GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI | 159.3 | 93.3 | 69.6 | 1.05M | $4.50 | Closed | 9 Jul 2026 |
| 6 | Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle | 157.7 | 94.8 | 65.3 | 1.05M | $1.50 | Closed | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 7 | Kimi K3Moonshot AI | 157.7 | 93.1 | 68.5 | 1.05M | $6.00 | Open | 16 Jul 2026 |
| 8 | Gemini 3.8 FlashNEWGoogle | 157.1 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 1.05M | $1.50 | Closed | 2 Sep 2026 |
| 9 | Muse Spark 1.3NEWMeta | 156.9 | — | — | 1.05M | $2.00 | Closed | 2 Sep 2026 |
| 10 | Qwen 3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen) | 156.7 | — | — | — | — | Closed | 2 Aug 2026 |
| 11 | Grok 4.6xAI | 156.5 | 94.0 | 65.2 | 500K | $3.00 | Closed | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 12 | GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI | 156.3 | 91.6 | 67.2 | 1.05M | $0.45 | Closed | 9 Jul 2026 |
| 13 | GLM 5.3Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | 155.6 | 90.9 | 69.0 | 1.31M | $2.15 | Open | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 14 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeek | 155.4 | 91.7 | — | 1.05M | $1.41 | Open | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 15 | Qwen3.8 Max (0902)NEWAlibaba (Qwen) | 155.3 | — | — | 1M | $3.00 | Closed | 1 Sep 2026 |
| 16 | Muse Spark 1.2Meta | 155.2 | — | — | 1.05M | $2.00 | Closed | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 17 | DeepSeek V4.1 FlashNEWDeepSeek | 155.0 | — | — | 1.05M | $0.53 | Open | 9 Sep 2026 |
| 18 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek | 154.5 | 91.0 | — | 1.31M | $0.093 | Open | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 19 | Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle | 154.4 | 94.1 | 46.7 | 1.05M | $1.50 | Closed | 21 Jul 2026 |
| 20 | Muse Spark 1.1Meta | 154.3 | — | 53.3 | 1.05M | $2.00 | Closed | 9 Jul 2026 |
| 21 | Grok 4.5xAI | 154.0 | 93.4 | 53.8 | 500K | $3.00 | Closed | 8 Jul 2026 |
| 22 | GLM 5.3 FlashZ.ai (Zhipu AI) | 151.9 | 90.2 | 63.4 | 1.31M | $0.24 | Open | 20 Aug 2026 |
| 23 | Inkling SmallThinking Machines Lab | 150.1 | — | — | 524K | $0.64 | Open | 15 Jul 2026 |
| 24 | Qwen 3.8 27BAlibaba (Qwen) | 149.4 | — | — | — | — | Open | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 25 | InklingThinking Machines Lab | 148.6 | — | — | 524K | $1.76 | Open | 15 Jul 2026 |
| 26 | Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle | 145.1 | 83.3 | — | 1.05M | $0.85 | Closed | 21 Jul 2026 |
| 27 | Qwen3.7 FlashAlibaba (Qwen) | 144.6 | 82.3 | — | 1M | $0.055 | Closed | 27 Jul 2026 |
— means no published score from that source yet · click a model for every benchmark with its source
New - awaiting independent evaluation
All new models →- Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic · 28 Sep 2026 · AA 56 · 1M · $4.00/M
- Qwen3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) · 23 Sep 2026 · 1M · $6.00/M
- GPT-6 SolOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 47.5 · 1.05M · $4.00/M
- GPT-6 LunaOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 37.3 · 1.05M · $0.20/M
- GPT-6 Sol ProOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · 1.05M · $4.00/M
- GPT-6 Luna ProOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · 1.05M · $0.20/M
- Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 57.6 · 1M · $8.00/M
- Grok 4.7xAI · 21 Sep 2026 · AA 46.4 · 500K · $3.00/M
Not ranked until an independent evaluator (Epoch AI) publishes scores. We don't use vendor-reported benchmark claims for rankings.
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