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    Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6

    Best OR-available model · 2 higher arena entries not on OR

    #3Elo 1319
    Input / 1M
    $5.00
    Output / 1M
    $25.00
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $9.00/1M
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    Best Value
    Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

    Pareto knee · $1.00/1M blended

    #8Elo 1277
    Input / 1M
    $0.500
    Output / 1M
    $3.00
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $1.00/1M
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    Recommended
    MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 (thinking)

    Frontier middle pick · $0.700/1M blended

    #11Elo 1262
    Input / 1M
    $0.400
    Output / 1M
    $1.90
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $0.700/1M
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    All models (42) · Vision · Humor

    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
    #3
    Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
    claude-opus-4-6
    #3·Elo 1319·In $5.00·Out $25.00
    13191223$5.00$25.00298
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    #4
    Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
    gemini-3.1-pro-preview
    #4·Elo 1314·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    13141254$2.00$12.00637
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    #5
    Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
    claude-opus-4-7
    #5·Elo 1292·In $5.00·Out $25.00
    12921196$5.00$25.00269
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    #6
    Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (thinking)
    claude-opus-4-6-thinking
    #6·Elo 1290·In $5.00·Out $25.00
    12901195$5.00$25.00255
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    #7
    Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (thinking)
    claude-opus-4-7-thinking
    #7·Elo 1289·In $5.00·Out $25.00
    12891193$5.00$25.00270
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    #8
    Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview
    gemini-3-flash
    #8·Elo 1277·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12771277$0.500$3.00714
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    #9
    MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
    kimi-k2.6
    #9·Elo 1267·In $0.684·Out $3.42
    12671258$0.684$3.42201
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    #9
    MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 (free)
    kimi-k2.6
    #9·Elo 1267·Out -
    1267---201
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    #11
    MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 (thinking)
    kimi-k2.5-thinking
    #11·Elo 1262·In $0.400·Out $1.90
    12621277$0.400$1.90482
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    #12
    OpenAI: GPT-5.5
    gpt-5.5
    #12·Elo 1261·In $5.00·Out $30.00
    12611161$5.00$30.00175
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    #13
    Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview (thinking-minimal)
    gemini-3-flash (thinking-minimal)
    #13·Elo 1258·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12581258$0.500$3.00669
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    #14
    Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo
    glm-5v-turbo
    #14·Elo 1258·In $1.20·Out $4.00
    12581233$1.20$4.00231
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    #15
    Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
    gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
    #15·Elo 1255·In $0.250·Out $1.50
    12551285$0.250$1.50494
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    #15
    Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
    gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
    #15·Elo 1255·In $0.250·Out $1.50
    12551285$0.250$1.50494
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    #16
    OpenAI: GPT-5.4
    gpt-5.4
    #16·Elo 1252·In $2.50·Out $15.00
    12521183$2.50$15.00195
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    #17
    Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5
    mimo-v2.5
    #17·Elo 1251·In $0.140·Out $0.280
    12511329$0.140$0.280275
    O
    #18
    OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (high)
    gpt-5.4-mini-high
    #18·Elo 1250·In $0.750·Out $4.50
    12501233$0.750$4.50276
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    #19
    Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
    qwen3.5-397b-a17b
    #19·Elo 1250·In $0.390·Out $2.34
    12501261$0.390$2.34386
    O
    #22
    Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro
    gemini-2.5-pro
    #22·Elo 1244·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12441197$1.25$10.002,984
    O
    #22
    Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
    gemini-2.5-pro
    #22·Elo 1244·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12441197$1.25$10.002,984
    O
    #23
    OpenAI: GPT-5.1
    gpt-5.1
    #23·Elo 1244·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12441196$1.25$10.00333
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    #25
    Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B
    qwen3.5-27b
    #25·Elo 1243·In $0.195·Out $1.56
    12431276$0.195$1.56301
    O
    #27
    OpenAI: GPT-5.2 Chat
    gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210
    #27·Elo 1241·In $1.75·Out $14.00
    12411178$1.75$14.00387
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    #28
    Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
    qwen3.5-122b-a10b
    #28·Elo 1239·In $0.260·Out $2.08
    12391259$0.260$2.08315
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    #29
    Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
    claude-sonnet-4-6
    #29·Elo 1232·In $3.00·Out $15.00
    12321159$3.00$15.00314
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    #30
    OpenAI: GPT-5.1 (high)
    gpt-5.1-high
    #30·Elo 1232·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12321184$1.25$10.00290
    O
    #31
    OpenAI: GPT-5.4 (high)
    gpt-5.4-high
    #31·Elo 1231·In $2.50·Out $15.00
    12311161$2.50$15.00195
    O
    #34
    OpenAI: GPT-5.2 (high)
    gpt-5.2-high
    #34·Elo 1219·In $1.75·Out $14.00
    12191156$1.75$14.00510
    O
    #35
    OpenAI: o3
    o3-2025-04-16
    #35·Elo 1215·In $2.00·Out $8.00
    12151164$2.00$8.001,682
    O
    #37
    OpenAI: GPT-5 (high)
    gpt-5-high
    #37·Elo 1209·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12091161$1.25$10.001,322
    O
    #38
    Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash
    gemini-2.5-flash
    #38·Elo 1206·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    12061220$0.300$2.502,053
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    #39
    OpenAI: GPT-5 Chat
    gpt-5-chat
    #39·Elo 1202·In $1.25·Out $10.00
    12021154$1.25$10.001,478
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    #40
    OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini (high)
    gpt-5-mini-high
    #40·Elo 1194·In $0.250·Out $2.00
    11941216$0.250$2.001,077
    O
    #41
    OpenAI: o4 Mini
    o4-mini-2025-04-16
    #41·Elo 1193·In $1.10·Out $4.40
    11931169$1.10$4.401,499
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    #41
    OpenAI: o4 Mini High
    o4-mini-2025-04-16
    #41·Elo 1193·In $1.10·Out $4.40
    11931169$1.10$4.401,499
    O
    #42
    OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini
    gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14
    #42·Elo 1191·In $0.400·Out $1.60
    11911210$0.400$1.601,441
    O
    #44
    OpenAI: GPT-5.2
    gpt-5.2
    #44·Elo 1183·In $1.75·Out $14.00
    11831121$1.75$14.00492
    O
    #45
    OpenAI: GPT-4.1
    gpt-4.1-2025-04-14
    #45·Elo 1181·In $2.00·Out $8.00
    11811131$2.00$8.001,408
    O
    #48
    Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
    qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct
    #48·Elo 1164·In $0.200·Out $0.880
    11641211$0.200$0.880457
    O
    #50
    OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano (high)
    gpt-5.4-nano-high
    #50·Elo 1152·In $0.200·Out $1.25
    11521191$0.200$1.25281
    O
    #51
    Google: Gemma 3 27B
    gemma-3-27b-it
    #51·Elo 1151·In $0.080·Out $0.160
    11511253$0.080$0.160780
    O
    #58
    OpenAI: GPT-5 Nano (high)
    gpt-5-nano-high
    #58·Elo 1100·In $0.050·Out $0.400
    11001192$0.050$0.400179
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