AI Models Under $1/1M Tokens

Cheapest AI models ranked by score. All models with input pricing under $1 per million tokens, sorted by benchmark performance.

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1DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V3.2 Speciale🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen95.2-------0.037.929.4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------96.086.728.691.780.985.5------------------------------------$0.40164KDec 2510mo ago
2stepfun logoStep 3.5 Flash🇨🇳 stepfunOpen89.5-------52.031.637.8---------------------1393.3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------95.783.721.693.283.983.5------------------------------------$0.10262KJan 268mo ago
3xiaomi logoMiMo-V2-Flash🇨🇳 xiaomiOpen81.7-------48.833.541.5--------------------1336.51392.1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------92.982.120.589.571.883.1------------------------------------$0.09262KDec 259mo ago
4nousresearch logoHermes 3 70B Instruct🇺🇸 nousresearchOpen73.2-------------------------53.8-----------------------------14.9--------------76.6-------------------21.0----41.4-----------------23.4--------------------------------------------$0.70131KAug 242y ago
5minimax logoMiniMax M2🇨🇳 minimaxOpen72.4------------------------------1296.61343.4------------------------------------------------------------------------------------79.178.713.490.274.081.6------------------------------------$0.30205KOct 2511mo ago
6z-ai logoGLM 4.5🇨🇳 z-aiOpen72.3-------------------------------1411.3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------85.879.516.985.465.082.7------------------------------------$0.60131KJul 251y ago
7Alibaba Qwen logoQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen71.471.416.4--60.7--------------------52.3-----1270.6-----------------------13.2--91.1-77.3---------72.7-------------------49.5---72.137.9-----------------13.7-------------------------------------------61.6$0.6633KNov 241y ago
8Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.5 397B A17B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen69.7---24.9---19.948.221.40.914.086.119.851.664.352.744.883.935.6----------1399.41441.88.5-------79.1---------31.2-----81.8------------------------------44.6--------------------------9.7-92.388.427.591.583.087.6--88.9---------------------------------$0.55262KFeb 267mo ago
9moonshotai logoKimi K3🇨🇳 moonshotai68.9---50.6-94.560.4--43.623.452.093.546.9-88.780.559.5--------------35.8------68.585.3-----44.2--39.072.225.96.0---90.8------------------------------62.0--------------------------18.5---------97.2-32.0--87.0-----52.850.695.0------------------82.6-$0.671.0MJul 262mo ago
10DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen68.6-------31.156.240.3---------------------1436.0--------77.3-------------------------------------50.069.268.063.170.179.767.370.6-42.2-----------------------------------------------35.6--------------------45.6-$0.031.0MApr 265mo ago
11Mistral AI logoMixtral 8x7B Instruct🇫🇷 Mistral AIOpen68.2--32.8-83.1---------------------------------------------------7.5-74.4-82.3----------------------------9.9----60.8--------------------81.1---------67.2-----------------------82.2-------54.4$0.5433KDec 232y ago
12Google DeepMind logoGemini 3.8 Flash🇺🇸 Google DeepMind67.7---64.3-----40.918.345.695.347.8-81.385.656.6--------------59.0------73.892.9-----41.2--21.968.419.62.4---93.9---------41.7--------------------62.2--------------------------41.6---------98.9----48.0------69.776.9--------------------$0.751.0MSep 261mo ago
13DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813🇨🇳 DeepSeek66.8---47.3-90.561.3--20.40.027.6-10.6-50.7-39.9--------------44.2-------89.8-----28.6--26.864.6-----88.9------------------------------53.5--------------------------37.2---------98.6----50.0------52.9-------------------66.2-$0.551.0MAug 261mo ago
14Google DeepMind logoGemini 3.7 Flash🇺🇸 Google DeepMind66.4---67.8-95.584.6-------------------------44.2------65.594.7-----43.6--36.671.620.30.0---93.1------------------------------59.3--------------------------30.6---------97.2----58.0-5.0----69.2---------------------$0.751.0MAug 261mo ago
15OpenAI logoGPT-5.6 Luna🇺🇸 OpenAI64.8-----88.059.5----------------45.6--------36.9------67.281.8-----39.8--61.082.1-17.9---88.8------------------------------57.1--------------------------13.0---------98.3----60.0-----36.241.061.9------------------60.9-$0.201.1MJul 262mo ago
16z-ai logoGLM 5🇨🇳 z-aiOpen64.1---17.2-44.74.9-----------------------1434.01457.610.018.7-------------16.42.1-------83.8---------------------55.073.667.955.377.583.568.869.1------------------------------95.885.328.193.286.285.2--80.0-13.9--------43.8---------72.1-52.4--------48.2-$0.60205KFeb 267mo ago
17z-ai logoGLM 5.1🇨🇳 z-aiOpen63.8---40.9---29.955.840.2--------------------1508.51464.614.8----------18.1---33.520.8-36.8-----86.5---------------------55.075.463.268.571.884.970.272.5--------------------------------------93.3----22.2-----46.134.0--------74.2----------57.1-$0.97205KApr 266mo ago
18moonshotai logoKimi K2.7 Code🇨🇳 moonshotaiOpen63.6---37.6---29.660.825.810.026.389.635.063.179.3-47.890.144.7------------16.9------30.5------30.1--12.254.0-----83.8---------------------70.074.062.756.377.979.671.982.8--------------------------------------95.5----------49.536.548.8------------------54.1-$0.61262KJun 263mo ago
19Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen63.5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------86.870.111.789.759.479.5------------------------------------$0.2082KAug 251y ago
20OpenAI logoGPT-5.1-Codex-Mini🇺🇸 OpenAI63.3------------------------------------------------------------------------------40.069.949.759.063.076.360.464.7------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.25400KNov 2510mo ago
21Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.6 Plus🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen62.8-------27.654.539.6--------------------1460.71443.412.720.3------69.8------26.213.9-38.3-----84.5---------------------55.078.269.958.375.083.770.875.8-38.9--------------------------3.1---------93.3-----------44.1--------57.9------------$0.331.0MApr 266mo ago
22Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.6 27B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen62.2-------27.053.737.0----------------------17.9-------63.5---------35.1-----81.1---------------------50.071.870.453.263.379.965.670.3-40.6--------------------------0.0---------91.1---------------------------------$0.32262KApr 265mo ago
23Microsoft logoWizardLM-2 8x22B🇺🇸 MicrosoftOpen61.444.4------------------------48.6-----------------------------17.6--------------52.7-------------------25.0----40.0-----------------14.5--------------------------------------------$0.6266KApr 242y ago
24DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen60.8-------36.459.436.018.047.192.841.0-80.3-51.0------------1446.01457.815.8-13.5-----84.5-----17.6--2.445.3-----87.9---------------------56.770.074.562.478.190.773.682.7-48.5--------------------------8.6---------96.7----16.0------47.040.0-------77.6----------48.9-$0.211.0MApr 265mo ago
25Google DeepMind logoGemini 3.6 Flash🇺🇸 Google DeepMind60.6---46.9-91.260.4-------------------------40.0------46.792.5-----34.4--21.959.0-0.0---92.2------------------------------52.9--------------------------22.9---------94.2----36.0------66.2-------------------56.1-$0.751.0MJul 262mo ago
26DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731🇨🇳 DeepSeek60.1-----89.061.4-------------------------29.5-------84.9-----18.8--24.457.5-----88.0------------------------------49.1--------------------------27.3---------94.4----56.0-----53.333.6-------------------63.0-$0.021.0MJul 262mo ago
27Alibaba Qwen logoQwen2.5 72B Instruct🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen59.665.4---92.7------------------16.273.161.9-----1302.8---85.7----38.2-------------62.016.732.2---79.7---------86.4----------------15.8-63.259.8-35.8-80.451.4-----------------11.7--------5.0-8.065.2----------------------5.771.9--64.7---16.064.6$0.3633KSep 242y ago
28DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash🇨🇳 DeepSeek58.7---------39.514.355.0-39.2-84.077.051.9----------------------83.1----------------------------------------------55.3-----------------------------------------54.0-------46.3--------------------$0.151.0MSep 2625d ago
29moonshotai logoKimi K2 Thinking🇨🇳 moonshotaiOpen58.3---4.0----------------------------20.017.6-------------21.40.0-------79.0---------------------38.367.452.362.066.581.161.663.5------59.2-----------------------94.182.721.392.477.184.3--83.0-7.3---------31.6---------63.435.7--------42.8-$0.60262KNov 2511mo ago
30moonshotai logoKimi K2 0711🇨🇳 moonshotaiOpen57.7-59.1------------------------------------------61.1--------------4.9-65.285.081.965.486.2-----------85.6---------------------------------------------------------11.6-----------27.8--------39.4-$0.57131KJul 251y ago
31moonshotai logoKimi K2.5🇨🇳 moonshotaiOpen57.1---14.4-65.311.858.939.546.8----------------------12.019.313.2---------86.1--27.97.0-------83.5---------20.6-------------------------------------------------91.988.128.693.980.686.263.3-92.2-10.3--------36.234.3--------73.8-43.2--54.6-----45.6-$0.45262KJan 268mo ago
32writer logoPalmyra X5🇺🇸 writer57.0-------------------------------------------------------------66.182.380.441.578.0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.601.0MJan 268mo ago
33Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen56.8-------------------------------1369.3-----------------------------63.081.078.646.780.7------------8.360.753.641.556.374.350.458.2------------------------------89.077.013.589.566.382.0------------------------------------$0.15262KSep 251y ago
34Alibaba Qwen logoQwen2.5 Coder 7B Instruct🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen56.357.9---47.9--------------------28.9-----------------------------5.6--86.7-69.1---------61.0-------------------37.2---57.326.1-----------------9.5-------------------------------------------45.8$0.0333KApr 251y ago
35OpenAI logoGPT-5 Mini🇺🇸 OpenAI56.0-----54.34.4-------------------------26.4-------67.5---69.4--27.26.312.246.7-----66.7----75.692.783.572.285.515.4----------83.135.076.149.664.269.274.461.058.6-40.2-97.8------------------------0.9---------86.7----9.0------21.0--------64.759.834.8-------10.352.7-$0.25400KAug 251y ago
36DeepSeek logoR1 0528🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen55.9-71.4---21.21.120.824.027.1---------------------1421.6------35.1-----------------68.4----66.678.479.342.482.8-----------------------96.6--------------------------89.080.614.480.061.083.5--66.4----------29.027.4-------------------41.6-$0.50164KMay 251y ago
37Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen55.3-------------------------------1400.07.4-------67.1---75.0--14.90.0-------73.4--------------------85.06.769.052.240.669.573.453.059.4-34.5--------------------------0.0-90.979.818.587.870.683.5--86.7-----------40.4-------------------41.0-$0.23131KJul 251y ago
38Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen55.2-59.6-----------------------------1375.2--------59.5---67.7-----------60.9--------------------83.0---------29.4-68.9---------------------------------------------17.2--------------------37.3-$0.46131KApr 251y ago
39minimax logoMiniMax M3🇨🇳 minimaxOpen55.1---37.7---35.458.629.23.737.392.939.082.983.078.647.188.942.4----------1482.01440.19.5-------64.9-----14.7---------87.9---------------------60.068.276.257.576.877.070.074.5-39.6--------------------------0.0--------4.671.1----18.0-----35.0-55.0--------------------$0.301.0MMay 264mo ago
40DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V3🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen55.1-48.4--93.7-------------------83.3------1358.4--------41.3---50.0--3.0--------42.0---85.253.883.272.340.383.1-----------77.0---------18.2-64.8--47.4-82.9-----------------------------15.869.4---------2.7-------------82.9------36.170.4$0.26164KDec 241y ago
41Google DeepMind logoGemini 3 Flash Preview🇺🇸 Google DeepMind54.2---24.0-84.733.649.742.646.4-------------48.1------1438.91472.738.0-----49.8-81.8------35.64.217.151.2---88.0-85.9--9.8---------------------------50.7---57.4----------------------18.5---------92.8----15.0----22.253.367.4--------75.4-64.3-------58.961.6-$0.501.0MDec 259mo ago
42z-ai logoGLM 4.6🇨🇳 z-aiOpen53.6---3.0--------------------------1339.41424.1---------------3.82.1-----------------------------35.071.052.026.259.081.155.262.1------------------------------90.380.419.388.778.283.0-------------------------24.5----------$0.43205KSep 251y ago
43Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.5-35B-A3B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen53.5-------44.130.323.4--------------------1253.41393.85.3-------66.7---------------78.0------------------------------34.7------------------------------------70.0---------------------------------$0.15262KFeb 267mo ago
44meituan logoLongCat Flash Chat🇨🇳 meituanOpen53.4-------------------------------1401.1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------61.070.18.590.248.281.0------------------------------------$0.20131KSep 251y ago
45Google DeepMind logoGemma 4 31B🇺🇸 Google DeepMindOpen53.3---------14.71.45.785.723.675.669.773.445.559.936.4----------1364.71452.80.0-------71.1---------------67.7---------------------40.060.358.867.671.373.961.659.4-46.2------------------------------------73.3-----------10.430.6------------------52.3-$0.09262KApr 266mo ago
46xAI logoGrok 3 Mini Beta🇺🇸 xAI53.1-49.3-----------------------------1357.4-----------------------------67.595.179.931.865.1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.30131KApr 251y ago
47DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V3.1🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen51.8-------------------------------1417.2--------71.1---52.8--------------------------------85.2---------28.6-----------------------------------------------28.0--------------------38.4-$0.25164KAug 251y ago
48z-ai logoGLM 4.7🇨🇳 z-aiOpen51.7---3.1--------------------------1434.51441.51.115.910.9------------4.30.0-------77.8---------------------41.773.155.235.765.276.058.159.7------------------------------95.486.925.490.283.884.0--83.3-7.5--6.0-----37.232.2----------33.4----------$0.60205KDec 259mo ago
49DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V3.2 Exp🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen51.6-74.2----------------------------1271.81422.1-13.29.5-----79.5---83.3---------------------------------36.773.244.319.365.664.449.945.5-34.3------------------------------------------------------------42.9-------39.5-$0.27164KSep 251y ago
50minimax logoMiniMax M2.5🇨🇳 minimaxOpen51.4---6.2-63.74.9-----------------------1386.31390.8-11.46.3-------------------------------------------51.770.749.657.255.177.460.159.3------------------------------86.284.622.291.173.681.7----9.5--4.0-----------------42.7----------$0.27205KFeb 267mo ago
51DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V3.2🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen51.3-74.2-7.0-57.04.052.936.741.7--------------------1324.81424.89.512.47.4-----76.0------38.83.5-------77.9---------------------46.775.745.023.164.264.051.844.3-33.9----------------------------93.084.623.289.775.485.8--87.8----8.0------27.5----------39.5----------$0.28164KDec 2510mo ago
52minimax logoMiniMax M2.7🇨🇳 minimaxOpen51.2-------25.652.638.1--------------------1397.01415.0-----------13.3----------------------------------50.054.956.361.166.880.563.574.8-------------------------------------------3.0-----------------45.1--------37.0-$0.21205KMar 266mo ago
53Google DeepMind logoGemma 2 9B🇺🇸 Google DeepMindOpen51.1-------------------------42.1-----1265.0-----------------------14.83.3-84.9-----------74.4------------------21.019.5---62.831.9-----------------9.7----------0.567.4--------------------------------$0.038KJun 242y ago
54Google DeepMind logoGemma 2 27B🇺🇸 Google DeepMindOpen50.1-------------------------49.3-----1289.4--------13.3--------------16.715.3-84.9-----------79.8----------------8.3-27.923.9---67.638.4-----------------9.1----------1.367.4--------------------------------$0.658KJul 242y ago
55Meta logoLlama 3.1 70B Instruct🇺🇸 MetaOpen49.758.6----------------------27.9-55.9-----1293.3---64.4----33.3--------------14.225.6-------------86.7----------------17.5-36.738.1---73.547.9-----------------17.7----------3.5-----------------------6.9-------9.0-$0.40131KJul 242y ago
56Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 Max🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen49.2--------------------------------4.014.5------70.2---66.7-----18.9-----63.5--------------------87.1---------33.3-97.1------------------------0.0---------73.3-7.4---------67.5---------------------$0.78262KSep 251y ago
57Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen49.2-------14.215.311.20.00.075.912.660.763.7--41.59.8-----------1399.0----------------------------------------------10.068.249.819.266.370.248.454.8------------------------------69.274.18.087.654.881.3------------------------------------$0.09262KSep 251y ago
58Microsoft logoPhi 4🇺🇸 MicrosoftOpen49.0-------0.011.25.90.0-57.53.823.50.0--0.03.8---11.6-55.7-----1256.30.0----------------------9.241.4-------------64.8------62.6-----------64.945.2---79.748.3-----------------11.4----------13.7---------------------------------$0.0716KJan 251y ago
59z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash🇨🇳 z-ai48.9---52.8-----41.815.457.391.239.9-80.0-51.6------------1615.61473.09.5------63.4------31.8--17.155.8-----86.9---------------------------------------------------------0.0---------93.9----21.0-------52.5--------------------$0.151.0MAug 261mo ago
60Microsoft logoPhi 4 Mini Instruct🇺🇸 MicrosoftOpen48.4---------3.0---------------38.7-----------------------------7.9--------------73.8-------------------17.0----32.6-----------------6.5--------------------------------------------$0.08131KOct 2511mo ago
61Meta logoLlama 3.3 70B Instruct🇺🇸 MetaOpen47.959.4----------------------23.0-56.6-----1317.8--------32.5---33.3----------10.529.9-------------90.0----------------20.6-41.648.3---81.748.1-----------------15.6----------5.0----------3.9--------------------14.4-$0.10131KDec 241y ago
62Google DeepMind logoGemma 4 26B A4B 🇺🇸 Google DeepMindOpen47.8---------16.70.03.579.219.372.465.769.240.043.613.6----------1358.51437.51.1-------58.2---------------64.3------------------------------34.9------------------------------------82.2-------------------------------35.2-$0.07262KApr 266mo ago
63Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 32B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen47.8-40.0-----------------------------1346.90.0-------45.8---74.2-----------54.3------------------------------20.3----------------------------70.367.38.586.057.678.0--66.9---------------------------------$0.08131KApr 251y ago
64DeepSeek logoR1 Distill Llama 70B🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen47.3--------11.415.9---------------35.8-----------------------------2.0--------------43.4-------------------30.7----41.6-----------------13.3--------------------------------------------$0.808KJan 251y ago
65Google DeepMind logoGemini 3.1 Flash Lite🇺🇸 Google DeepMind47.0-------6.234.725.0----------------------21.1-----37.3-61.3---------27.7-----75.8---------4.0--------------------41.2------------------------------------80.0-------------------------------52.2-$0.251.0MMay 265mo ago
66OpenAI logogpt-oss-120b🇺🇸 OpenAIOpen46.7-41.8-4.7-----11.61.14.878.219.669.052.0-34.065.823.5-----------1351.615.8-------60.5---44.48.2----------67.7----68.483.679.568.884.5-----------77.316.760.238.850.348.668.946.139.2-26.1----56.6---------------------0.0-93.478.918.390.278.479.7--88.9----------6.513.925.0--------26.018.7--------48.2-$0.04131KAug 251y ago
67Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.6 Flash🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen46.6--------------------------------15.8-------61.8------10.30.0-22.5-----77.8---------------------46.764.958.847.263.178.960.462.9-36.5--------------------------9.7---------84.4----------22.215.9---------------------$0.191.0MApr 265mo ago
68DeepSeek logoR1🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen46.0-56.9---15.81.3----------------34.9-------1398.1------35.1-----69.4-----------62.3--------------------83.0-----------93.0--51.9-------------------------------53.3----------17.127.4-------------------36.5-$0.7064KJan 251y ago
69Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.8 27B🇨🇳 Alibaba Qwen45.6---------33.75.446.290.533.9-82.076.346.6------------1591.21437.7--------80.0----------------------------------------------48.7-----------------------------------------16.0-------45.0--------------------$0.421.0MAug 261mo ago
70NVIDIA logoNemotron 3 Ultra🇺🇸 NVIDIAOpen45.6-------27.449.322.93.125.086.728.481.479.3-40.383.336.4------------7.4-------83.5-----13.6---------80.5---------------------46.771.342.058.252.254.551.837.5-43.4--------------------------11.9---------86.7----2.0--------------------------43.5-$0.501.0MJun 264mo ago
71Google DeepMind logoGemini 2.0 Flash Lite🇺🇸 Google DeepMind45.3-------------------------------------------------------------50.082.472.037.479.0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.071.0MFeb 251y ago
72OpenAI logogpt-oss-20b🇺🇸 OpenAIOpen45.0---------9.01.40.068.811.065.134.7-38.960.210.6-----------1317.60.0-------46.7---------------47.7----59.473.274.056.573.7---------------------17.1----------------------------87.968.911.688.968.472.8--65.2----------------------3.4--------40.9-$0.02131KAug 251y ago
73Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen44.9-59.6---11.01.3------------------------1422.4--------64.0---52.9---------------------------------13.369.644.721.766.168.048.858.4-27.7----------------------------69.575.512.388.343.079.2----------------------------------38.7-$0.09262KJul 251y ago
74Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.7 Flash🇨🇳 Alibaba Qwen44.6--------------------------------19.0-----------------19.3-----76.4---------------------------------------------------------6.4---------86.7---------------------------------$0.031.0MJul 262mo ago
75Google DeepMind logoGemini 2.0 Flash🇺🇸 Google DeepMind44.4-38.2----1.3--------------------30.0---1360.0------------61.1--1.7------77.0-52.2----55.684.173.745.980.0-----------71.5-----------82.2----72.9-----------------------------31.0----------17.3------------11.4-------25.8-$0.101.0MFeb 251y ago
76moonshotai logoKimi K2.6🇨🇳 moonshotaiOpen43.7-------30.356.042.8--------------------1508.71461.022.1-------84.92.4-18.4---39.014.625.657.2-0.0---87.7------------------------------43.8--------------------------9.7--------4.696.1----16.0------34.9--------76.7----------55.9-$0.95262KApr 265mo ago
77Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.7 Plus🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen43.2-------20.855.925.29.112.890.035.678.073.080.546.193.047.0-----------1455.820.0-------73.3-----10.2---34.4-----83.8------------------------------44.2--------------------------8.6--------2.893.3---------------------------------$0.321.0MJun 264mo ago
78Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.6 35B A3B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen42.6-------21.441.918.20.319.084.122.264.471.775.036.695.334.8------------22.1-------56.5---------20.4-----79.8------------------------------34.9--------------------------14.1---------86.7------------44.4---------23.0--------34.5-$0.15262KApr 265mo ago
79DeepSeek logoR1 Distill Qwen 32B🇨🇳 DeepSeekOpen41.9-------------------------17.1-----------------------------4.6--------------41.9-------------------17.1----41.0-----------------16.1--------------------------------------------$0.2933KJan 251y ago
80Meta logoLlama 3 8B Instruct🇺🇸 MetaOpen41.8--36.0-77.1--------------------18.4-----1222.8-----------------------2.11.4-------------24.0------------------6.13.9---58.417.8-----------------19.9-76.8--------0.7------------------------67.7-------51.4$0.148KApr 242y ago
81Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen40.1-------------------------------1382.7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------63.863.67.783.938.773.9------------------------------------$0.05262KJul 251y ago
82Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.5-9B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen40.0-------37.428.713.30.60.078.69.437.846.066.829.585.118.2------------7.4-------52.0---------------72.0------------------------------28.8------------------------------------61.6----------------------9.2----------$0.10262KMar 266mo ago
83baidu logoERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking🇨🇳 baiduOpen39.8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------76.260.26.581.247.070.8------------------------------------$0.07131KOct 2512mo ago
84Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 14B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen39.2--------------------------------0.0-------40.0---62.5-----------51.7------------------------------21.4------------------------------------66.4---------------------------------$0.12131KApr 251y ago
85Google DeepMind logoGemini 3.5 Flash Lite🇺🇸 Google DeepMind38.5-----53.510.3--22.20.023.583.818.8-76.079.041.3------------1439.71455.017.9-------72.5--------0.026.0-----77.8------------------------------44.2--------------------------10.8---------71.1----13.0--------------------------39.0-$0.301.0MJul 262mo ago
86nousresearch logoHermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B🇺🇸 nousresearchOpen37.8-------------------------30.7-----------------------------5.7--------------53.6-------------------8.4----22.8-----------------11.3--------------------------------------------$0.148KMay 242y ago
87OpenAI logoGPT-5 Nano🇺🇸 OpenAI37.7-----20.72.6-------------------------23.2-------37.8---44.4--8.32.12.420.0-----59.3----67.993.277.854.780.6------------28.367.444.352.047.764.748.635.5-9.3-95.2------------------------0.0---------81.1----12.0------11.7---------34.821.8-------5.838.1-$0.05400KAug 251y ago
88z-ai logoGLM 4 32B 🇨🇳 z-ai37.5-------------------------35.8-----------------------------8.8--------------14.3-------------------0.0----34.9-----------------14.2--------------------------------------------$0.10128KJul 251y ago
89Google DeepMind logoGemini 2.5 Flash🇺🇸 Google DeepMind37.3-47.1-1.8-32.32.5-------------40.0-40.033.5-------1409.4------29.2-60.9---47.2--8.56.9-----73.0------39.089.863.938.481.77.7----------76.5---------32.3------------------------------------73.0----------29.4-----------17.141.1------7.041.0-$0.301.0MJun 251y ago
90Mistral AI logoMistral Medium 3🇫🇷 Mistral AIOpen37.3----------------------------------------37.1------0.6--------46.0---------0.0----------77.3-----------81.6----------------------------------32.1---------------------------------$0.40131KMay 251y ago
91Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.5-Flash🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen36.5------------------------------1243.11395.916.9-------71.5------6.20.0-18.3-----76.4------------------------------34.3--------------------------11.9---------84.4-----------20.3---------------------$0.071.0MFeb 267mo ago
92Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 8B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen36.3--------------------------------0.0-------32.9---62.1-----------42.3------------------------------10.4----------------------------66.259.75.585.650.172.1--56.1---------------------------------$0.12131KApr 251y ago
93OpenAI logoGPT-5.4 Mini🇺🇸 OpenAI35.9---24.6-63.718.930.256.140.0----------------------20.0-----36.3-66.7-----27.028.32.19.851.2-----82.5---------------------17.074.747.418.941.837.037.021.9-48.0--------------------------2.0---------88.9----21.0------29.4-------------------60.3-$0.75400KMar 266mo ago
94Meta logoLlama 3.2 3B Instruct🇺🇸 MetaOpen35.4-------------------------24.1-----1166.7-----------------------3.8--------------73.9-------------------17.7----24.4-----------------1.4--------------------------------------------$0.05131KSep 242y ago
95Mistral AI logoMistral Nemo🇫🇷 Mistral AIOpen35.4-----------------------17.6----------------14.3---------------6.5-84.2------------------------------10.8-----------------------------------67.0--------------------------------$0.02131KJul 242y ago
96OpenAI logoGPT-4.1 Mini🇺🇸 OpenAI35.2-32.4---3.50.1--------------------16.0----2.1-------48.0---44.4--4.5--6.7-----54.5----61.490.478.349.183.8---------------------24.9-87.3------------------------0.0---------44.7-----------12.7---------23.9---------37.6-$0.401.0MApr 251y ago
97Alibaba Qwen logoQwen2.5 7B Instruct🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen34.8-----------------------7.8-34.9------0.0-------12.9--------------5.514.0-------------75.8----------------7.5--50.0---63.936.5-----------------8.4----------2.4---------------------------------$0.1033KOct 241y ago
98Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 30B A3B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen34.0-------------------------------1326.50.0-------33.8---40.6-----------48.9--------------------75.3---------18.6------------------------------------62.7-------------------------------29.8-$0.12131KApr 251y ago
99Alibaba Qwen logoQwQ 32B🇨🇳 Alibaba QwenOpen33.7-20.9-----------------------2.9-----1335.80.0-----------83.3----------1.353.8-------------39.8------80.2------------16.1----2.2-----------------11.1----------59.1---------------------------------$0.15131KMar 251y ago
100OpenAI logoGPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)🇺🇸 OpenAI33.4-3.6----0.1----------------17.4-------1317.7----------------------64.0-17.0-91.3--36.878.260.328.079.1-----------67.2-----------52.6----75.7-----------------------------6.877.4--------------------------53.1--1.011.8-$0.15128KJul 242y ago
101Google DeepMind logoGemini 2.5 Flash Lite🇺🇸 Google DeepMind32.5-------11.718.121.6------------------------------38.0---47.2----------------30.981.053.748.081.8---------------------21.3--------------------------------------------------------------------35.2-$0.101.0MJul 251y ago
102Meta logoLlama 3.1 8B Instruct🇺🇸 MetaOpen30.737.6----------------------15.1-29.2-----1211.20.0-------18.2--------------9.52.6-82.4-----------50.6----------------6.3-22.915.5---41.530.9-----------------8.5----------1.662.4------------------------------1.7-$0.02131KJul 242y ago
103Meta logoLlama 3 70B Instruct🇺🇸 MetaOpen30.6-------------------------------1275.1---36.9-5.0------------------20.8--------------------------------22.6----72.4--------------------30.1--------4.2--------------------------------67.0$0.518KApr 242y ago
104tencent logoHunyuan A13B Instruct🇨🇳 tencentOpen29.3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------65.764.16.060.343.973.8------------------------------------$0.14131KJul 251y ago
105Mistral AI logoDevstral 2 2512🇫🇷 Mistral AIOpen28.8------------------------------------------------------------------------------43.366.839.113.545.752.541.227.7------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.40262KDec 2510mo ago
106OpenAI logoGPT-5.4 Nano🇺🇸 OpenAI28.1---16.9-51.55.727.556.138.2----------------------26.4-------67.1------25.96.312.244.9-----71.3---------------------27.161.939.116.528.736.032.417.4-43.4--------------------------0.0---------87.8----5.0------11.7-------------------49.2-$0.20400KMar 266mo ago
107z-ai logoGLM 4.6V🇨🇳 z-aiOpen27.7-------------------------------1378.7----------------------------------------------3.364.246.417.149.762.540.137.2------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.30131KDec 2510mo ago
108OpenAI logoGPT-4o-mini🇺🇸 OpenAI27.555.63.6----0.0----------------17.4--------0.0-------24.0---------0.7---64.0-17.0-91.3------------------67.2---------12.2-52.6----75.7-------------------3.1---------6.877.4---------0.08.3---------------53.1--1.011.8-$0.15128KJul 242y ago
109Anthropic logoClaude 3 Haiku🇺🇸 Anthropic26.3---------------------------12.0------------16.9---------------15.1------------------------------10.4-14.9----65.1-----------------------------1.7--------62.7----------------------9.848.4$0.25200KMar 242y ago
110Cohere logoCommand R (08-2024)🇨🇦 Cohere26.238.3------------------------------1250.4--------24.9----------------------------------------------5.9------59.2----------------------------------------0.9----------------------$0.15128KAug 242y ago
111Mistral AI logoMistral Small 3.2 24B🇫🇷 Mistral AIOpen23.8--------------------------------0.0-------33.1---------------32.1-------------------------------------------------------------------30.2---------------------------------$0.09256KJun 251y ago
112Mistral AI logoMistral Small 3.1 24B🇫🇷 Mistral AIOpen22.7--------------------------------0.0-------31.1---------------30.0----39.275.061.024.878.8-----------------------46.8----------------------------------5.7---------------------------------$0.35128KMar 251y ago
113Google DeepMind logoGemma 3 27B🇺🇸 Google DeepMindOpen22.7-4.9-----------------------------1365.40.0-------20.9---33.3---------52.0-31.8--------------------79.9---------14.4-74.0--------------------------22.446.34.281.030.867.8--22.4---------------------------------$0.08131KMar 251y ago
114OpenAI logoGPT-4.1 Nano🇺🇸 OpenAI22.4-8.9---0.10.1---------------------------------20.9---25.0--1.0--------31.9----50.784.355.036.781.1---------------------6.4-70.0----------------------------------28.8-----------6.0-------------------19.0-$0.101.0MApr 251y ago
115Meta logoLlama 4 Maverick🇺🇸 MetaOpen22.1-15.6---4.40.11.316.310.00.00.067.14.943.050.062.131.717.86.8--------------------36.5---46.2--1.2------52.0-56.0---------0.9----------62.0---------18.7-73.0----------------------------------20.5----------13.2----------21.0---------24.5-$0.191.0MApr 251y ago
116Mistral AI logoMistral Small 3🇫🇷 Mistral AIOpen20.4-------------------------------1274.40.0-----------------------29.7--------------------------------44.8----------------------------------6.6---------------------------------$0.0533KJan 251y ago
117Mistral AI logoMistral 7B Instruct v0.1🇫🇷 Mistral AIOpen18.0-------------------------7.7-----------------------------0.0--------------44.9-------------------2.3----15.7-----------------6.1--------------------------------------------$0.113KSep 233y ago
118Meta logoLlama 4 Scout🇺🇸 MetaOpen16.5-----0.50.11.18.28.10.00.058.73.839.527.752.921.315.51.5--------------------29.8---36.0--0.0--------35.8------------------------------14.1-62.3----------------------------------7.7---------------------9.1-----------$0.101.3MApr 251y ago
119Meta logoLlama 3.2 1B Instruct🇺🇸 MetaOpen11.7-----------------------6.6-8.3-----1111.10.0----------------------2.40.0-------------58.1-------------------8.2----8.2-----------------1.9----------0.5---------------------------------$0.0360KSep 242y ago
120NVIDIA logoNemotron 3 Super🇺🇸 NVIDIAOpen10.2---------12.83.10.080.020.871.565.7-36.267.828.8----------------------------------------------------------23.054.121.228.430.036.432.534.4------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.08262KMar 266mo ago
121Google DeepMind logoGemma 3 12B🇺🇸 Google DeepMindOpen10.2-------------------------------1341.80.0-------14.7---------------19.3------------------------------5.3------------------------------------16.6---------------------------------$0.05131KMar 251y ago
122Google DeepMind logoGemma 3 4B🇺🇸 Google DeepMindOpen4.5-------------------------------1303.20.0-------18.2---------------0.0------------------------------3.3------------------------------------7.4---------------------------------$0.05131KMar 251y ago
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