Best Value AI Models
Intelligence per dollar, based on median input + output price.
Data as of 2026-09-1319 models
| # | Model | AA Intelligence | OpenRouter Price | AISOTA Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SOTA | GLM-5.3-Flash2 sources | 45.0 | 86.0 | 65.5 |
| 2 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max)2 sources | 30.0 | 72.7 | 51.4 |
| 3 | GLM-5.3 (max)2 sources | 65.0 | 37.3 | 51.1 |
| 4 | Claude Fable 5.1 (max with fallback)2 sources | 95.0 | 5.5 | 50.3 |
| 5 | Muse Spark 1.3 (max)2 sources | 75.0 | 25.3 | 50.1 |
| 6 | GPT-5.6 Luna (max)2 sources | 25.0 | 73.7 | 49.4 |
| 7 | GPT-6 Astra (max)2 sources | 90.0 | 6.2 | 48.1 |
| 8 | Claude Opus 5 (max)2 sources | 85.0 | 11.0 | 48.0 |
| 9 | GPT-5.6 Sol (max)2 sources | 70.0 | 23.1 | 46.5 |
| 10 | Gemini 3.8 Flash (high)2 sources | 40.0 | 46.8 | 43.4 |
| 11 | Claude Fable 5 (with fallback)2 sources | 80.0 | 5.2 | 42.6 |
| 12 | Grok 4.6 (high)2 sources | 60.0 | 18.5 | 39.3 |
| 13 | GPT-5.6 Terra (max)2 sources | 50.0 | 21.1 | 35.5 |
| 14 | Kimi K3 (max)2 sources | 55.0 | 8.1 | 31.6 |
| 15 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (max)2 sources | 20.0 | 41.2 | 30.6 |
| 16 | MiniMax-M32 sources | 5.0 | 56.2 | 30.6 |
| 17 | Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)2 sources | 15.0 | 39.3 | 27.1 |
| 18 | Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B2 sources | 35.0 | 18.8 | 26.9 |
| 19 | Inkling2 sources | 0.0 | 26.6 | 13.3 |