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Q: What are the best AI models in 2026?

As of now, Claude Opus 5 leads the overall quality ranking. But the best model depends on your use case — coding, cost efficiency, speed, and context length all shift the answer.

Q: How should I compare AI models?

Start with overall quality, then narrow by what matters for your workload: cost, speed, context window, or a specific capability like coding or tool use.

Q: What is the best cheap AI model?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 offers one of the strongest quality-to-cost ratios right now when evaluated against blended token pricing.

Q: What is the fastest AI model in 2026?

Celeris-1 currently leads on output speed. Speed matters most for real-time applications and agentic workflows with many sequential tool calls.

Q: Which AI model has the largest context window?

Llama 4 Scout has the largest context window in the ranking. For a dedicated comparison, see the Largest Context Window LLM page on WhatLLM.

The top 30 models ranked by quality. Updated live from Artificial Analysis data. Last updated: April 2026

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Top overall

Claude Opus 5

QI 63.1

Best value

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

$0.05/M

Fastest

Celeris-1

2066 tok/s

Largest context

Llama 4 Scout

1.3M

#	Model	Quality	Price/M	Speed	Context
1	Claude Opus 5Anthropic	63.1	$10.0	54 tok/s	1.0M
2	Claude Fable 5Anthropic	62.1	$20.0	64 tok/s	1.0M
3	GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI	60.9	$8.0	121 tok/s	1.0M
4	Grok 4.6 (high)SpaceXAI	60.9	$3.0	54 tok/s	500K
5	Grok 4.6 (xhigh)SpaceXAI	60	$3.0	51 tok/s	500K
6	Kimi K3Kimi	59.7	$5.1	176 tok/s	1.0M
7	GLM-5.3Z AI	59.5	$2.1	80 tok/s	1.0M
8	Grok 4.6 (medium)SpaceXAI	59	$3.0	53 tok/s	500K
9	GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh)OpenAI	59	$8.0	64 tok/s	1.0M
10	Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba	58.1	$3.0	24 tok/s	1.0M
11	Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BAlibaba	57.7	$2.8	160 tok/s	984K
12	GPT-5.6 Sol (high)OpenAI	57.3	$8.0	57 tok/s	1.0M
13	GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI	56.6	$4.5	140 tok/s	1.0M
14	Gemini 3.7 Flash (high)Google	56	$1.5	327 tok/s	1.0M
15	Grok 4.5 (high)SpaceXAI	55.8	$3.0	49 tok/s	500K
16	GPT-5.6 Sol (medium)OpenAI	55.6	$8.0	54 tok/s	1.0M
17	Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic	55.3	$4.0	90 tok/s	1.0M
18	Gemini 3.7 Flash (medium)Google	53.4	$1.5	297 tok/s	1.0M
19	DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeek	53.2	$1.6	171 tok/s	1.0M
20	GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh)OpenAI	52.8	$4.5	97 tok/s	1.0M
21	GLM-5.2Z AI	52.6	$0.92	359 tok/s	1.0M
22	GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI	52.3	$0.45	206 tok/s	1.0M
23	Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)Alibaba	52	$1.1	52 tok/s	1.0M
24	DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek	51.8	$0.05	273 tok/s	1.0M
25	Grok 4.6 (low)SpaceXAI	51.7	$3.0	48 tok/s	500K
26	Gemini 3.6 Flash (high)Google	51.6	$1.5	193 tok/s	1.0M
27	Gemini 3.7 Flash (low)Google	50.9	$1.5	286 tok/s	1.0M
28	GPT-5.6 Sol (low)OpenAI	50.7	$8.0	57 tok/s	1.0M
29	GPT-5.6 Terra (high)OpenAI	50.1	$4.5	95 tok/s	1.0M
30	GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh)OpenAI	50.1	$0.45	124 tok/s	1.0M

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Rankings by use case

Each guide goes deeper than the quick filters, with methodology, benchmarks, and picks per scenario.

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Best Open Source LLM

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Best Local LLM for Coding

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Best Ollama Models

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Largest Context Window LLM

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Best Agentic Models

Rankings for tool use, multi-step execution, and autonomous agent workflows.

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How we rank models

Every model is scored using the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index — a composite of GPQA Diamond, AIME 2025, LiveCodeBench, MMLU-Pro, and other benchmarks, weighted into a single 0-100 quality score. Speed, price, and context window are tracked live across providers.

The overall ranking is a starting point. For production decisions, narrow by use case using the category pages above, then compare finalists head-to-head on Compare.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best AI models in 2026?

Claude Opus 5 leads on overall quality right now, but the best model depends on your priorities. Coding, cost, speed, and context length all shift the answer. Use the category rankings above to find the right fit.

What is the best cheap AI model?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 currently offers one of the best quality-to-cost ratios. Open-source models on providers like Groq or Together can be even cheaper at strong quality levels.

How should I compare AI models?

Start with overall quality index, then narrow by what matters for your workload: cost per million tokens, output speed, context window, or a specific capability like coding or tool use. Use our Compare tool to put finalists head to head.

What is the fastest AI model?

Celeris-1 leads on output speed right now at 2066 tokens/second. Speed matters most for real-time applications and agentic workflows with many sequential steps.

Which AI model has the largest context window?

Llama 4 Scout has the biggest context window in this ranking at 1.3M. For a dedicated long-context comparison, see our largest context window page.

How often is this ranking updated?

Data is pulled from Artificial Analysis and refreshed automatically. New models appear as soon as they have benchmark scores and provider endpoints. The ranking reflects the live state of the leaderboard.