Compare 50+ AI Models — Find the Best Model for Your Task

Side-by-side comparison of AI model pricing, quality ratings, and best use cases. Claude Opus vs GPT-4o, DeepSeek vs Claude, Gemini Flash vs GPT-4o-mini — all in one place. Updated for 2026.

ModelProviderInput $/1MOutput $/1MPlanningImplementDebugTestRefactorDocumentReviewInstructionsBest ForValue
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Thinking)DeepSeek$0.14$0.28★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning9.82
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek$0.14$0.28★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Implement7.74
Qwen TurboAlibaba Qwen$0.05$0.2★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Implement6.5
DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek$0.435$0.87★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning3.74
GPT-5 MiniOpenAI$0.25$2★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Test1.44
Qwen PlusAlibaba Qwen$0.4$1.2★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Test1.33
Kimi K2.5 (legacy)Moonshot/Kimi$0.6$2.5★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Implement1.13
Kimi K2.6Moonshot/Kimi$0.6$4★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning1.06
GLM-4 Plus (legacy)Zhipu GLM$0.5$1.5★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning1
Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle$0.3$2.5★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Document0.98
Gemini 3 FlashGoogle$0.5$3★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Implement0.96
GLM-5.1Zhipu GLM$1.4$4.4★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning0.73
Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic$1$5★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Test0.54
Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle$1.25$10★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning0.36
Qwen MaxAlibaba Qwen$1.6$6.4★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Implement0.36
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic$3$15★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning0.28
GPT-5.4OpenAI$2.5$15★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Implement0.27
GPT-5.2 (legacy)OpenAI$1.75$14★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Implement0.27
Gemini 3 ProGoogle$2$15★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning0.25
Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic$5$25★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning0.16
GPT-5.5OpenAI$5$30★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning0.14
Claude Opus 4.7Anthropic$15$75★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Planning0.05

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Best AI Models for Implementation 2026

Looking for the cheapest AI model that can actually write working code? Or the best code-generation model regardless of price? Top models ranked by implementation capability vs price — from Claude Opus 4.7 and GPT-5.5 down to DeepSeek V4 Flash and Kimi K2.6.

Best Implementation Models (by Quality)

1
DeepSeek V4 Pro
★★★★★
$0.435/$0.87
2
Kimi K2.6
★★★★★
$0.6/$4
3
GLM-5.1
★★★★★
$1.4/$4.4
4
GPT-5.2 (legacy)
★★★★★
$1.75/$14
5
Gemini 3 Pro
★★★★★
$2/$15

Best Value for Implementation

1
DeepSeek V4 Flash
★★★★★
$0.14/$0.28
2
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Thinking)
★★★★★
$0.14/$0.28
3
DeepSeek V4 Pro
★★★★★
$0.435/$0.87
4
GPT-5 Mini
★★★★★
$0.25/$2
5
Gemini 2.5 Flash
★★★★★
$0.3/$2.5

Best AI Models for Planning & Debugging

Architectural planning and debugging live at the hard end of the coding spectrum. These are the models CodeRouter reaches for when the task is big-picture design or tracking down a failure.

Top Planning Models

1
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Thinking)
★★★★★
$0.14/$0.28
2
DeepSeek V4 Pro
★★★★★
$0.435/$0.87
3
Kimi K2.6
★★★★★
$0.6/$4
4
GLM-5.1
★★★★★
$1.4/$4.4
5
Gemini 3 Pro
★★★★★
$2/$15

Top Debugging Models

1
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Thinking)
★★★★★
$0.14/$0.28
2
DeepSeek V4 Pro
★★★★★
$0.435/$0.87
3
Kimi K2.6
★★★★★
$0.6/$4
4
GLM-5.1
★★★★★
$1.4/$4.4
5
Claude Sonnet 4.6
★★★★★
$3/$15

Best AI Models for Tests & Refactoring

Test generation and refactoring reward models that respect existing patterns. These are the phase-specific leaders for turning "works on my machine" into shipped code.

Top Test Generation Models

1
DeepSeek V4 Pro
★★★★★
$0.435/$0.87
2
Kimi K2.6
★★★★★
$0.6/$4
3
GPT-5.2 (legacy)
★★★★★
$1.75/$14
4
GPT-5.4
★★★★★
$2.5/$15
5
Claude Sonnet 4.6
★★★★★
$3/$15

Top Refactoring Models

1
DeepSeek V4 Pro
★★★★★
$0.435/$0.87
2
Kimi K2.6
★★★★★
$0.6/$4
3
GPT-5.4
★★★★★
$2.5/$15
4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
★★★★★
$3/$15
5
Claude Opus 4.5
★★★★★
$5/$25

Best AI Models for Documentation & Review

Writing docstrings and reviewing PRs are cheap-model territory — capable small models win the cost/quality trade-off. Pairs nicely with CodeRouter's phase detector, which automatically demotes these to faster/cheaper tiers.

Top Documentation Models

1
GPT-5.4
★★★★★
$2.5/$15
2
Claude Sonnet 4.6
★★★★★
$3/$15
3
Claude Opus 4.5
★★★★★
$5/$25
4
GPT-5.5
★★★★★
$5/$30
5
Claude Opus 4.7
★★★★★
$15/$75

Top Code Review Models

1
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Thinking)
★★★★★
$0.14/$0.28
2
DeepSeek V4 Pro
★★★★★
$0.435/$0.87
3
Kimi K2.6
★★★★★
$0.6/$4
4
GPT-5.4
★★★★★
$2.5/$15
5
Claude Sonnet 4.6
★★★★★
$3/$15

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Enter your estimated monthly token usage to see how much each model would cost. OpenAI API cost calculator, Anthropic pricing calculator — all in one.

Monthly usage:million tokens (50/50 input/output split)
Qwen Turbo
$1.25
DeepSeek V4 Flash
$2.10
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Thinking)
$2.10
DeepSeek V4 Pro
$6.52
Qwen Plus
$8.00
GLM-4 Plus (legacy)
$10.00
GPT-5 Mini
$11.25
Gemini 2.5 Flash
$14.00

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