The strongest models right now
Ranked by the intelligence index the feed carries, with each model's price per million tokens. Every figure is a record re-read every 6 hours.
| Model | Lab | Index | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | 58.4 | $4 | $20 | 1M |
| GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | 56.9 | $10 | $50 | 1.05M |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | OpenAI | 54.5 | $2 | $10 | 1.05M |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | 54.2 | $2 | $10 | 1M |
| GPT-6.1 Terra | OpenAI | 51 | $1 | $5 | 1.05M |
| Gemini 4 Argon | 50.4 | $2 | $10 | 1M | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | 49.7 | $10 | $50 | 1M |
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | MoonshotAI | 46 | $2 | $10 | 1M |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | Meta | 36.4 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 1M |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | 36.2 | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M |
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