Model decision table
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| Compare | # | Model | Editorial fit | Coding | Reasoning | Tool use | Context | Price / 1M tokens | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | GPT-6 AstraOpenAI · AvailableHard end-to-end agent work · Computer use | 10.0editorial | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.05M | $10→$50Tier caveat | ||
| 02 | Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic · AvailableDemanding reasoning · Long-horizon agents | 9.9editorial | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 1M | $10→$50Tier caveat | ||
| 03 | GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI · AvailableComplex production workflows · Coding | 9.9editorial | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1.05M | $4→$20Tier caveat | ||
| 04 | Claude Fable 5Anthropic · AvailableLong-running agents · Highest-capability tasks | 9.9editorial | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 1M | $10→$50 | ||
| 05 | Claude Opus 5Anthropic · AvailableComplex reasoning · Long-running agents | 9.9editorial | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 1M | $5→$25 | ||
| 06 | GPT-5.5OpenAI · AvailableComplex reasoning · Coding | 9.8editorial | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 1M | $5→$30 | ||
| 07 | Grok 4.6xAI · AvailableAgentic coding · Knowledge work | 9.8editorial | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 500K | $2→$6Tier caveat | ||
| 08 | Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic · AvailableComplex reasoning · Agentic coding | 9.8editorial | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 1M | $5→$25 | ||
| 09 | Grok 4.5xAI · AvailableAgentic coding · Knowledge work | 9.7editorial | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 500K | $2→$6Tier caveat | ||
| 10 | GPT-5.4OpenAI · AvailableCoding · Agents | 9.7editorial | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 1M | $2.5→$15 | ||
| 11 | Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle · AvailableLong-horizon software engineering · Autonomous agents | 9.7editorial | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 1.05M | $0.75→$3.75Tier caveat | ||
| 12 | GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI · AvailableProduction agents · Coding | 9.6editorial | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 1.05M | $2→$12Tier caveat | ||
| 13 | Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle · AvailableAgentic coding · Multimodal reasoning | 9.6editorial | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 1.05M | $0.75→$3.75Tier caveat | ||
| 14 | Qwen3.8-MaxAlibaba / Qwen · AvailableLong-horizon coding · Complex multimodal agents | 9.5editorial | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1M | N/ATier caveat | ||
| 15 | Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic · AvailableBalanced performance · Production workloads | 9.5editorial | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 1M | $2→$10Tier caveat | ||
| 16 | GPT-5.2-CodexOpenAI · AvailableCoding-focused tasks · Type inference | 9.5editorial | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 400K | $1.75→$14 | ||
| 17 | Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle · AvailableAgentic coding · Multimodal tasks | 9.5editorial | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 1M | $1.5→$7.5Tier caveat | ||
| 18 | Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle · AvailableFast multimodal agents · Search grounding | 9.4editorial | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 1M | $1.5→$9Tier caveat | ||
| 19 | Kimi K3Moonshot AI · AvailableLong-horizon coding · Knowledge work | 9.3editorial | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 1M | $3→$15Tier caveat | ||
| 20 | GLM-5.3Z.ai · AvailableComplex software engineering · Long-context analysis | 9.3editorial | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 1M | $1.4→$4.4Tier caveat | ||
| 21 | GPT-5.2OpenAI · AvailableGeneral-purpose · Balanced tasks | 9.2editorial | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 400K | $1.75→$14 | ||
| 22 | GPT-OSS-120BOpenAI · AvailableSelf-hosted · Privacy | 9.2editorial | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 128K | $0→$0Tier caveat | ||
| 23 | GLM-5Zhipu AI · AvailableBilingual (CN/EN) · Value-focused | 9.2editorial | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 200K | $1→$3.2 | ||
| 24 | GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI · AvailableHigh-volume workflows · Subagents | 9.1editorial | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 1.05M | $0.2→$1.2Tier caveat | ||
| 25 | GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai · AvailableCost-sensitive multimodal coding · Long-context agents | 9.1editorial | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1M | $0.15→$0.5Tier caveat | ||
| 26 | DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek · AvailableLow-cost multimodal agents · High-throughput coding | 9.1editorial | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1M | $0.15→$0.6Tier caveat | ||
| 27 | Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI · AvailableLong-horizon software engineering · Coding agents | 9.1editorial | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 262K | $0.95→$4Tier caveat | ||
| 28 | DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek · AvailableDeepSeek agent workloads · Long-context text workflows | 9.1editorial | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 1M | $0.66→$1.98Tier caveat | ||
| 29 | Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral · AvailableEuropean compliance · Agentic coding | 9.0editorial | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 256K | $1.5→$7.5 | ||
| 30 | Qwen3.8-FlashAlibaba / Qwen · AvailableHigh-volume multimodal agents · Long-context coding | 9.0editorial | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 1M | $0.15→$0.47Tier caveat | ||
| 31 | Qwen3.8-Flash-NextAlibaba / Qwen · AvailableSelf-hosted multimodal agents · Cost-efficient long-context inference | 8.9editorial | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 256K | N/ATier caveat | ||
| 32 | Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic · AvailableFast responses · High-volume tasks | 8.8editorial | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 200K | $1→$5 | ||
| 33 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGoogle · AvailableHigh-volume automation · Subagents | 8.8editorial | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 1M | $0.3→$2.5Tier caveat | ||
| 34 | GPT-Live-1OpenAI · AvailableFull-duplex voice agents · Telephony | 1.0editorial | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Not stated | N/ATier caveat | ||
| 35 | North Small TranslateCohere · Research/non-commercialMachine translation · Private translation deployments | 1.0editorial | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16K | N/ATier caveat | ||
| — | Gemini 3.8 LiveGoogle · AvailableLow-latency voice agents · Real-time dialogue | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 131K | $0.75→$4.5Tier caveat | ||
| — | Gemini 3.8 Live Extended ThinkingGoogle · AvailableComplex voice agents · Multi-step voice workflows | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 131K | $0.75→$4.5Tier caveat | ||
| — | Qwen3.8-Omni-FlashAlibaba / Qwen · AvailableAudio and video understanding · Multimodal content analysis | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1M | N/ATier caveat |
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Score methodology
Orientation, not manufactured certainty.
The editorial fit score weights coding at 40%, reasoning at 35%, and tool use at 25%. It is a compact decision aid built from the dimensions tracked in this catalog—not a claim that one model is universally best. Specialized models that do not map to those dimensions are listed but marked N/A and excluded from editorial ranking.
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