AI models ranked
Curated rankings of frontier and open-source AI models for developers. Scores are calibrated against the current frontier so older generations do not look artificially competitive.
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OpenAI's newest flagship model for agentic coding, professional knowledge work, data analysis, computer use, and long-running tool workflows. It is positioned as a step up from GPT-5.4 with stronger system understanding, better debugging behavior, and API availability for production developers.
Anthropic's current Opus-tier model for complex reasoning, agentic coding, and high-autonomy workflows. It keeps the strong Claude coding profile with a 1M-token context window and a lower price than Fable 5.
Anthropic's most capable widely released Claude model, built for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work. Use it when autonomy, context depth, and complex multi-step execution matter more than low latency.
Google's stable Gemini 3.5 production model for sustained frontier performance with strong coding, agentic loops, grounding, tool use, and multimodal inputs. It balances capability, 1M-token context, and production cost better than older Gemini 2.5 entries.
xAI's newest flagship chat model with configurable reasoning, agentic tool calling, low hallucination positioning, image input, and a 1M-token context window. Use server-side search tools when current events or live data matter.
DeepSeek's V4 Pro open-weight model for agentic coding, math, STEM reasoning, and 1M-context workflows. It supports OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible APIs with thinking and non-thinking modes.
Google's preview Pro model optimized for software engineering behavior, tool use, agentic workflows, stronger thinking, and grounded multimodal reasoning. Use it for evaluation and advanced workflows where preview volatility is acceptable.
Higher-accuracy GPT-5.5 variant for the hardest reasoning, science, finance, research, and verification-heavy workflows. It costs substantially more than the base GPT-5.5 model, so reserve it for tasks where confidence and depth matter more than throughput.
Anthropic's current frontier model. State-of-the-art on SWE-bench, best-in-class instruction following, and extended thinking built-in. The go-to for agentic coding workflows.
OpenAI's Codex-specialized model for long-running software engineering, terminal work, refactors, frontend implementation, and defensive security review. It is currently available across paid Codex surfaces while OpenAI works toward API access.
Mistral's frontier-class open-weight multimodal model for agentic and coding use cases. It brings function calling, agents, built-in tools, structured outputs, OCR, FIM, and a 256K context window under a Modified MIT license.
xAI's coding-specific model trained for fast agentic coding workflows. It trades some flagship breadth for lower latency, lower price, and a developer-focused 256K context window.