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    Last refresh: 7/18/2026, 4:07:34 AM (12,374 rows)

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    Set a minimum Elo below, then sort by Output to find the cheapest model at your quality bar.

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    OpenAI: GPT-5.2 (high)

    Highest Elo in Vision · Captioning

    #1Elo 1276
    Input / 1M
    $1.75
    Output / 1M
    $14.00
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $4.20/1M
    variant: high
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    Best Value
    Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

    Pareto knee · $0.500/1M blended

    #6Elo 1231
    Input / 1M
    $0.250
    Output / 1M
    $1.50
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $0.500/1M
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    Recommended
    Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro

    Frontier middle pick · $3.00/1M blended

    #4Elo 1250
    Input / 1M
    $1.25
    Output / 1M
    $10.00
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $3.00/1M
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    All models (23) · Vision · Captioning

    Rank = arena overall rank. Muted rows aren't hosted on OpenRouter or a partner. Gaps in the rank sequence are closed-source or unreleased models we don't track.

    RankModelTrendEloValueIn / 1MOutputVotesOpen in
    #1OpenAI: GPT-5.2 (high)
    #1·Elo 1276·In $1.75·Out $14.00
    12761214$1.75$14.0081
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    #2Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
    #2·Elo 1274·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12741214$2.00$12.00114
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    #4Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro
    #4·Elo 1250·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12501203$1.25$10.00791
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    #4Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
    #4·Elo 1250·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12501203$1.25$10.00791
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    #5OpenAI: GPT-5.1 (high)
    #5·Elo 1240·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12401193$1.25$10.0098
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    #6Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
    #6·Elo 1231·In $0.250·Out $1.50
    12311261$0.250$1.5057
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    #6Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
    #6·Elo 1231·In $0.250·Out $1.50
    12311261$0.250$1.5057
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    #7Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview
    #7·Elo 1229·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12291229$0.500$3.00168
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    #8Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash
    #8·Elo 1215·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    12151228$0.300$2.50581
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    #10Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview (thinking-minimal)
    #10·Elo 1208·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12081208$0.500$3.00148
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    #11Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
    #11·Elo 1208·In $0.210·Out $1.90
    12081234$0.210$1.90143
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    #12MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 (thinking)
    #12·Elo 1208·In $0.570·Out $2.85
    12081207$0.570$2.85102
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    #13OpenAI: GPT-4.1
    #13·Elo 1208·In $2.00·Out $8.00
    12081157$2.00$8.00433
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    #14OpenAI: GPT-5 Chat
    #14·Elo 1198·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    11981150$1.25$10.00386
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    #15OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini
    #15·Elo 1197·In $0.400·Out $1.60
    11971216$0.400$1.60398
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    #17OpenAI: GPT-5 (high)
    #17·Elo 1190·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    11901142$1.25$10.00366
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    #19OpenAI: GPT-5.1
    #19·Elo 1181·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    11811134$1.25$10.00123
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    #20OpenAI: o4 Mini
    #20·Elo 1181·In $1.10·Out $4.40
    11811157$1.10$4.40430
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    #20OpenAI: o4 Mini High
    #20·Elo 1181·In $1.10·Out $4.40
    11811157$1.10$4.40430
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    #21OpenAI: o3
    #21·Elo 1180·In $2.00·Out $8.00
    11801130$2.00$8.00548
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    #22OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini (high)
    #22·Elo 1169·In $0.250·Out $2.00
    11691191$0.250$2.00295
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    #24OpenAI: GPT-5.2
    #24·Elo 1161·In $1.75·Out $14.00
    11611098$1.75$14.0090
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    #28Google: Gemma 3 27B
    #28·Elo 1119·In $0.100·Out $0.300
    11191205$0.100$0.300262
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