AI Model Ranking (LLM Leaderboard)

Most Intelligent AI Models

Language models ranked by GPQA reasoning score

Model
AI model name and provider organization
Input/1M
Cost per 1 million input tokens (text you send to the model)
Output/1M
Cost per 1 million output tokens (text the model generates for you)
MMLU-Pro
Massive Multitask Language Understanding (Professional) - tests broad knowledge across 14 subjects including STEM, humanities, and social sciences
GPQA
Graduate-level Google-Proof Q&A benchmark - tests PhD-level reasoning and advanced intelligence
AIME 2025
American Invitational Mathematics Examination 2025 - tests advanced mathematical problem-solving ability
Release
When the model was released - newer models may have more capabilities
Compare
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
#1 Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
by Google
$2.00 $12.00 89.8% 90.8% 95.7% Nov 18, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)
#2 Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)
by Anthropic
$5.00 $25.00 89.5% 86.6% 91.3% Nov 24, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5.1 (high)
#3 GPT-5.1 (high)
by OpenAI
$1.25 $10.00 87.0% 87.3% 94.0% Nov 13, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 (high)
#4 GPT-5 (high)
by OpenAI
$1.25 $10.00 87.1% 85.4% 94.3% Aug 7, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 Codex (high)
#5 GPT-5 Codex (high)
by OpenAI
$1.25 $10.00 86.5% 83.7% 98.7% Sep 23, 2025
Moonshot AI AI provider logo - Kimi K2 Thinking
#6 Kimi K2 Thinking
by Moonshot AI
$0.60 $2.50 84.8% 83.8% 94.7% Nov 6, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 (medium)
#7 GPT-5 (medium)
by OpenAI
$1.25 $10.00 86.7% 84.2% 91.7% Aug 7, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - o3
#8 o3
by OpenAI
$2.00 $8.00 85.3% 82.7% 88.3% Apr 16, 2025
xAI AI provider logo - Grok 4
#9 Grok 4
by xAI
$3.00 $15.00 86.6% 87.7% 92.7% Jul 10, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - o3-pro
#10 o3-pro
by OpenAI
$20.00 $80.00 - 84.5% - Jun 10, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 mini (high)
#11 GPT-5 mini (high)
by OpenAI
$0.25 $2.00 83.7% 82.8% 90.7% Aug 7, 2025
xAI AI provider logo - Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
#12 Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
by xAI
$0.20 $0.50 85.4% 85.3% 89.3% Nov 19, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)
#13 Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)
by Anthropic
$3.00 $15.00 87.5% 83.4% 88.0% Sep 29, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 (low)
#14 GPT-5 (low)
by OpenAI
$1.25 $10.00 86.0% 80.8% 83.0% Aug 7, 2025
MiniMax AI provider logo - MiniMax-M2
#15 MiniMax-M2
by MiniMax
$0.30 $1.20 82.0% 77.7% 78.3% Oct 26, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 mini (medium)
#16 GPT-5 mini (medium)
by OpenAI
$0.25 $2.00 82.8% 80.3% 85.0% Aug 7, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - gpt-oss-120B (high)
#17 gpt-oss-120B (high)
by OpenAI
$0.15 $0.60 80.8% 78.2% 93.4% Aug 5, 2025
xAI AI provider logo - Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning)
#18 Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning)
by xAI
$0.20 $0.50 85.0% 84.7% 89.7% Sep 19, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)
#19 Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)
by Anthropic
$5.00 $25.00 88.9% 81.0% 62.7% Nov 24, 2025
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Pro
#20 Gemini 2.5 Pro
by Google
$1.25 $10.00 86.2% 84.4% 87.7% Jun 5, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - o4-mini (high)
#21 o4-mini (high)
by OpenAI
$1.10 $4.40 83.2% 78.4% 90.7% Apr 16, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4.1 Opus (Reasoning)
#22 Claude 4.1 Opus (Reasoning)
by Anthropic
$15.00 $75.00 88.0% 80.9% 80.3% Aug 5, 2025
DeepSeek AI provider logo - DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)
#23 DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)
by DeepSeek
$0.40 $2.00 85.1% 79.2% 89.7% Sep 22, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
#24 Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
by Alibaba
$0.70 $8.40 84.3% 79.0% 91.0% Jul 25, 2025
xAI AI provider logo - Grok 3 mini Reasoning (high)
#25 Grok 3 mini Reasoning (high)
by xAI
$0.30 $0.50 82.8% 79.1% 84.7% Feb 19, 2025
ByteDance Seed AI provider logo - Doubao Seed Code
#26 Doubao Seed Code
by ByteDance Seed
$0.17 $1.12 85.4% 76.4% 79.3% Nov 11, 2025
DeepSeek AI provider logo - DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning)
#27 DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning)
by DeepSeek
$0.28 $0.42 85.0% 79.7% 87.7% Sep 29, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4 Sonnet (Reasoning)
#28 Claude 4 Sonnet (Reasoning)
by Anthropic
$3.00 $15.00 84.2% 77.7% 74.3% May 22, 2025
Z AI AI provider logo - GLM-4.6 (Reasoning)
#29 GLM-4.6 (Reasoning)
by Z AI
$0.60 $2.20 82.9% 78.0% 86.0% Sep 30, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 Max Thinking
#30 Qwen3 Max Thinking
by Alibaba
$1.20 $6.00 82.4% 77.6% 82.3% Nov 3, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 Max
#31 Qwen3 Max
by Alibaba
$1.20 $6.00 84.1% 76.4% 80.7% Sep 23, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning)
#32 Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning)
by Anthropic
$1.00 $5.00 76.0% 67.2% 83.7% Oct 15, 2025
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)
#33 Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)
by Google
$0.30 $2.50 84.2% 79.3% 78.3% Sep 25, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
#34 Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
by Alibaba
$0.70 $8.40 83.6% 77.2% 88.3% Sep 23, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning)
#35 Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning)
by Alibaba
$0.50 $6.00 82.4% 75.9% 84.3% Sep 11, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4 Opus (Reasoning)
#36 Claude 4 Opus (Reasoning)
by Anthropic
$15.00 $75.00 87.3% 79.6% 73.3% May 22, 2025
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (Mar' 25)
#37 Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (Mar' 25)
by Google
$1.25 $10.00 85.8% 83.6% - Mar 25, 2025
DeepSeek AI provider logo - DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
#38 DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
by DeepSeek
$0.42 $1.34 85.1% 77.9% 89.7% Aug 21, 2025
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
#39 Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
by Google
$1.25 $10.00 83.7% 82.2% - May 6, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - gpt-oss-20B (high)
#40 gpt-oss-20B (high)
by OpenAI
$0.07 $0.20 74.8% 68.8% 89.3% Aug 5, 2025
Mistral AI provider logo - Magistral Medium 1.2
#41 Magistral Medium 1.2
by Mistral
$2.00 $5.00 81.5% 73.9% 82.0% Sep 18, 2025
DeepSeek AI provider logo - DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
#42 DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
by DeepSeek
$1.35 $4.00 84.9% 81.3% 76.0% May 28, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
#43 Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
by Alibaba
$0.70 $8.40 81.8% 73.3% 84.7% Oct 21, 2025
ServiceNow AI provider logo - Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker
#44 Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker
by ServiceNow
N/A N/A 77.3% 71.3% 87.5% Sep 30, 2025
ByteDance Seed AI provider logo - Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
#45 Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
by ByteDance Seed
$0.21 $0.57 81.5% 72.6% 84.7% Aug 20, 2025
Z AI AI provider logo - GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
#46 GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
by Z AI
$0.57 $2.19 83.5% 78.2% 73.7% Jul 28, 2025
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Flash (Reasoning)
#47 Gemini 2.5 Flash (Reasoning)
by Google
$0.30 $2.50 83.2% 79.0% 73.3% May 20, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 nano (high)
#48 GPT-5 nano (high)
by OpenAI
$0.05 $0.40 78.0% 67.6% 83.7% Aug 7, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - o3-mini (high)
#49 o3-mini (high)
by OpenAI
$1.10 $4.40 80.2% 77.3% - Jan 31, 2025
Moonshot AI AI provider logo - Kimi K2 0905
#50 Kimi K2 0905
by Moonshot AI
$0.99 $2.50 81.9% 76.7% 57.3% Sep 5, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Reasoning)
#51 Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Reasoning)
by Anthropic
$3.00 $15.00 83.7% 77.2% 56.3% Feb 24, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
#52 Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
by Anthropic
$3.00 $15.00 86.0% 72.7% 37.0% Sep 29, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 nano (medium)
#53 GPT-5 nano (medium)
by OpenAI
$0.05 $0.40 77.2% 67.0% 78.3% Aug 7, 2025
Z AI AI provider logo - GLM-4.5-Air
#54 GLM-4.5-Air
by Z AI
$0.20 $1.10 81.5% 73.3% 80.7% Jul 28, 2025
xAI AI provider logo - Grok Code Fast 1
#55 Grok Code Fast 1
by xAI
$0.20 $1.50 79.3% 72.7% 43.3% Aug 28, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 Max (Preview)
#56 Qwen3 Max (Preview)
by Alibaba
$1.20 $6.00 83.8% 76.4% 75.0% Sep 5, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - o3-mini
#57 o3-mini
by OpenAI
$1.10 $4.40 79.1% 74.8% - Jan 31, 2025
Moonshot AI AI provider logo - Kimi K2
#58 Kimi K2
by Moonshot AI
$0.60 $2.50 82.4% 76.6% 57.0% Jul 11, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - o1-pro
#59 o1-pro
by OpenAI
$150.00 $600.00 - - - Mar 19, 2025
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)
#60 Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)
by Google
$0.10 $0.40 80.8% 70.9% 68.7% Sep 8, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - gpt-oss-120B (low)
#61 gpt-oss-120B (low)
by OpenAI
$0.15 $0.59 77.5% 67.2% 66.7% Aug 5, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - o1
#62 o1
by OpenAI
$15.00 $60.00 84.1% 74.7% - Dec 5, 2024
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
#63 Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
by Google
$0.30 $2.50 83.6% 76.6% 56.7% Sep 25, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 (Reasoning)
#64 Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 (Reasoning)
by Alibaba
$0.20 $2.40 80.5% 70.7% 56.3% Jul 30, 2025
DeepSeek AI provider logo - DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning)
#65 DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning)
by DeepSeek
$0.28 $0.42 83.6% 73.8% 57.7% Sep 29, 2025
Perplexity AI provider logo - Sonar Reasoning Pro
#66 Sonar Reasoning Pro
by Perplexity
N/A N/A - - - Jan 28, 2025
MiniMax AI provider logo - MiniMax M1 80k
#67 MiniMax M1 80k
by MiniMax
$0.40 $2.10 81.6% 69.7% 61.0% Jun 17, 2025
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Reasoning)
#68 Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Reasoning)
by Google
N/A N/A 80.0% 69.8% - Apr 17, 2025
DeepSeek AI provider logo - DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)
#69 DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)
by DeepSeek
$0.40 $1.68 83.6% 75.1% 53.7% Sep 22, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)
#70 Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)
by Alibaba
$0.20 $2.40 80.7% 72.0% 82.3% Oct 3, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct
#71 Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct
by Alibaba
$0.70 $2.80 82.8% 75.3% 71.7% Jul 21, 2025
xAI AI provider logo - Grok 3
#72 Grok 3
by xAI
$3.00 $15.00 79.9% 69.3% 58.0% Feb 19, 2025
NVIDIA AI provider logo - Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
#73 Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
by NVIDIA
$0.10 $0.40 81.4% 74.8% 76.7% Jul 25, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - o1-preview
#74 o1-preview
by OpenAI
$16.50 $66.00 - - - Sep 12, 2024
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
#75 Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
by Alibaba
$0.50 $2.00 81.9% 73.8% 66.3% Sep 11, 2025
InclusionAI AI provider logo - Ling-1T
#76 Ling-1T
by InclusionAI
$0.57 $2.28 82.2% 71.9% 71.3% Oct 8, 2025
DeepSeek AI provider logo - DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)
#77 DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)
by DeepSeek
$0.56 $1.66 83.3% 73.5% 49.7% Aug 21, 2025
Z AI AI provider logo - GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)
#78 GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)
by Z AI
$0.60 $2.20 78.4% 63.2% 44.3% Sep 30, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)
#79 Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)
by Anthropic
$15.00 $75.00 - - - Aug 5, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
#80 Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
by Anthropic
$3.00 $15.00 83.7% 68.3% 38.0% May 22, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - gpt-oss-20B (low)
#81 gpt-oss-20B (low)
by OpenAI
$0.07 $0.20 71.8% 61.1% 62.3% Aug 5, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
#82 Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
by Alibaba
$0.70 $2.80 82.3% 71.2% 70.7% Sep 23, 2025
DeepSeek AI provider logo - DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)
#83 DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)
by DeepSeek
$1.35 $4.00 84.4% 70.8% 68.0% Jan 20, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 (minimal)
#84 GPT-5 (minimal)
by OpenAI
$1.25 $10.00 80.6% 67.3% 31.7% Aug 7, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 4B 2507 (Reasoning)
#85 Qwen3 4B 2507 (Reasoning)
by Alibaba
N/A N/A 74.3% 66.7% 82.7% Aug 6, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-4.1
#86 GPT-4.1
by OpenAI
$2.00 $8.00 80.6% 66.6% 34.7% Apr 14, 2025
Mistral AI provider logo - Magistral Small 1.2
#87 Magistral Small 1.2
by Mistral
$0.50 $1.50 76.8% 66.3% 80.3% Sep 17, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
#88 GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
by OpenAI
$1.25 $10.00 80.1% 64.3% 38.0% Nov 13, 2025
LG AI Research AI provider logo - EXAONE 4.0 32B (Reasoning)
#89 EXAONE 4.0 32B (Reasoning)
by LG AI Research
$0.60 $1.00 81.8% 73.9% 80.0% Jul 15, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-4.1 mini
#90 GPT-4.1 mini
by OpenAI
$0.40 $1.60 78.1% 66.4% 46.3% Apr 14, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
#91 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
by Alibaba
$1.50 $7.50 78.8% 61.8% 39.3% Jul 22, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4 Opus (Non-reasoning)
#92 Claude 4 Opus (Non-reasoning)
by Anthropic
$15.00 $75.00 86.0% 70.1% 36.3% May 22, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 (ChatGPT)
#93 GPT-5 (ChatGPT)
by OpenAI
$1.25 $10.00 82.0% 68.6% 48.3% Aug 7, 2025
InclusionAI AI provider logo - Ring-1T
#94 Ring-1T
by InclusionAI
$0.57 $2.28 80.6% 59.5% 89.3% Oct 13, 2025
Anthropic AI provider logo - Claude 4.5 Haiku (Non-reasoning)
#95 Claude 4.5 Haiku (Non-reasoning)
by Anthropic
$1.00 $5.00 80.0% 64.6% 39.0% Oct 15, 2025
Alibaba AI provider logo - Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)
#96 Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)
by Alibaba
$0.70 $8.40 82.8% 70.0% 82.0% Apr 28, 2025
OpenAI AI provider logo - GPT-5 mini (minimal)
#97 GPT-5 mini (minimal)
by OpenAI
$0.25 $2.00 77.5% 68.7% 46.7% Aug 7, 2025
Google AI provider logo - Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
#98 Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
by Google
$0.10 $0.40 79.6% 65.1% 46.7% Sep 25, 2025
Nous Research AI provider logo - Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning)
#99 Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning)
by Nous Research
$1.00 $3.00 82.9% 72.7% 69.7% Aug 27, 2025
xAI AI provider logo - Grok 3 Reasoning Beta
#100 Grok 3 Reasoning Beta
by xAI
N/A N/A - - - Feb 19, 2025
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Understanding the AI Model Leaderboard

This comprehensive AI model leaderboard helps you compare and choose the best large language models (LLMs) for your needs. We track standardized AI benchmarks, token pricing, inference speed, and model capabilities across all major AI providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek.

Core AI Benchmarks Explained

  • MMLU-Pro: Tests broad knowledge across 14 academic subjects including STEM, humanities, and social sciences - the foundational intelligence benchmark
  • GPQA: Graduate-level Google-Proof Q&A benchmark - measures PhD-level reasoning and advanced problem-solving capabilities
  • AIME 2025: American Invitational Mathematics Examination - evaluates elite mathematical reasoning and competition-level problem solving
  • Coding Index: Composite score of LiveCodeBench, SciCode, and coding benchmarks - measures programming ability
  • Math Index: Composite score of AIME, MATH-500, and mathematical reasoning tests

Key Metrics to Consider

  • Token Pricing: Compare input vs output token costs per million - crucial for estimating API expenses and optimizing usage patterns
  • Inference Speed: Measured in tokens/second - determines response time for chatbots, streaming, and real-time applications
  • Release Date: Newer models often incorporate latest training techniques and updated knowledge cutoffs
  • Benchmark Scores: Percentage scores (0-100%) make it easy to compare model capabilities at a glance

How to Choose the Right AI Model for Your Use Case

For Research & Analysis

Prioritize models with high MMLU-Pro (70%+) and GPQA (60%+) scores for complex reasoning tasks, academic research, and technical documentation

For Cost Optimization

Sort by input/output pricing - smaller models often deliver 80% of flagship performance at 10% of the cost for simple tasks

For Math & STEM

Filter by Math Index or AIME 2025 scores (50%+) for quantitative analysis, engineering calculations, and scientific applications

All benchmark scores and pricing data are updated daily from Artificial Analysis to reflect the latest model versions and capabilities. Use the sort filters above to find AI models by intelligence, cost, coding ability, math performance, speed, or release date.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MMLU-Pro and why is it the standard AI intelligence benchmark?

MMLU-Pro (Massive Multitask Language Understanding - Professional) is the most comprehensive AI benchmark, testing models across 14 academic subjects including mathematics, science, history, law, and ethics. Scores range from 46% (basic competency) to 87% (near-expert level). Models scoring above 75% demonstrate strong general intelligence suitable for professional applications, while scores below 60% indicate limitations in complex reasoning tasks.

What does GPQA measure and which models score highest?

GPQA (Graduate-level Google-Proof Q&A) tests PhD-level reasoning with questions designed to be "Google-proof" - requiring deep understanding rather than simple fact retrieval. Top models like GPT-5.1 (87.3%), GPT-5 mini (82.8%), and o3 (82.7%) excel at GPQA, making them ideal for research, technical analysis, and complex problem-solving. Models below 50% GPQA struggle with advanced reasoning and may provide superficial answers to complex questions.

What is AIME 2025 and how does it evaluate AI mathematical ability?

AIME 2025 (American Invitational Mathematics Examination) is an elite math competition benchmark that tests advanced problem-solving, algebra, geometry, and number theory. Scores above 80% (like GPT-5 Codex at 98.7% or GPT-5.1 at 94%) indicate exceptional mathematical reasoning suitable for engineering, scientific computing, and quantitative analysis. Models scoring below 50% may struggle with multi-step mathematical problems or require explicit problem breakdown.

How is AI model pricing calculated and what's considered cost-effective?

AI model pricing is measured per 1 million tokens (approximately 750,000 words). Input pricing covers text you send, while output pricing covers generated responses. Budget models like Llama 3.3 70B cost $0.54/$0.71 per million tokens, mid-tier models like GPT-5 nano cost $0.05/$0.40, while premium models like GPT-5 cost $1.25/$10. For typical applications with 3:1 input-to-output ratio, budget models can be 10-20x cheaper than flagship models while maintaining 70-80% performance.

Which AI models are best for coding and programming tasks?

Sort by Coding Index to see top programming models. Our Coding Index combines LiveCodeBench, SciCode, and coding benchmarks. Top performers include GPT-5.1 (57.5 index), GPT-5 mini (51.4), and GPT-5 Codex (53.5). These models excel at code generation, debugging, refactoring, and explaining complex algorithms. For budget-conscious developers, models with 40+ coding index scores offer excellent value for routine programming tasks.

How often are AI model benchmarks and rankings updated?

Our leaderboard syncs daily with Artificial Analysis API to ensure benchmark scores (MMLU-Pro, GPQA, AIME 2025), pricing, and inference speed data reflect the latest model versions. New model releases appear immediately under the "Newest" sort option. Benchmark scores can change when providers release updated versions - for example, GPT-5.1 released in November 2025 achieved 69.7 intelligence compared to GPT-5's 68.5 from August 2025.

What inference speed (tokens/second) do I need for my application?

Inference speed determines how fast models generate responses. For real-time chatbots and interactive applications, target 100+ tokens/second (models like gpt-oss-120B at 340 tok/s). For background processing and batch jobs, 50-100 tok/s is sufficient. Premium reasoning models like GPT-5 (103 tok/s) balance speed and capability. Note that higher inference speed doesn't always mean better quality - slower models often deliver more thoughtful, detailed responses.

Can I test these AI models for free before committing?

Yes! Try our free AI chat interface to test different models instantly without creating an account. Many providers also offer free tiers: OpenAI (ChatGPT with daily limits), Anthropic (Claude with usage caps), Google (Gemini free tier), and open-source models like Llama 3.3. Compare performance on your specific use case before upgrading to paid plans.