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Best all-rounder for day-to-day

Writing, summarising, questions, planning, emails. You want smart-enough answers without paying frontier prices.

Our pick4mo ago#352
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5
anthropic/claude-sonnet-5
Strong reasoning and writing, follows instructions well, mid-tier price. The safe default for most people.
In $2.85 · Out $14.27 · $5.71/M blended
2mo ago#269
Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash
google/gemini-3.8-flash
Fast, huge context, handles images, and a fraction of the price. Great budget pick.
In $1.18 · Out $5.89 · $2.35/M blended
4mo ago#393
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
openai/gpt-5.6-sol
If you live in the ChatGPT ecosystem this is the like-for-like API model.
In $5.71 · Out $28.54 · $11.42/M blended

Best for coding

Writing and refactoring code, debugging, agentic tools like Copilot or Cursor. Output tokens dominate here, so watch the output price.

Our pick3mo ago#399
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5
anthropic/claude-opus-5
Top-tier at multi-file changes and long agentic sessions. Pricey, but fewer retries usually makes it cheaper overall.
In $7.13 · Out $35.67 · $14.27/M blended
4mo ago#363
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
openai/gpt-5.6-terra
Excellent at precise edits and tests; the model behind most Codex-style tooling.
In $2.85 · Out $17.12 · $6.42/M blended
3mo ago#240
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813
Open-weight, very cheap, surprisingly capable. Ideal for bulk or background coding tasks.
In $0.164 · Out $5.71 · $1.55/M blended

Editorial picks, last reviewed 2026-09-19. Prices are live; opinions are ours. Edit src/data/recommendations.json to change them.

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#1 Cheapest blended

$0.042/M

Mistral: Mistral Nemo

Cheapest input

$0.0086/M

#273 Z.ai: GLM 5.2

Cheapest output

$0/M

#2 ScaleDown: Summarize

Median blended

$1.25/M

Across all models

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#1
Mistral: Mistral Nemo
mistralai/mistral-nemo
Input
$0.041
Output
$0.043
Blended
$0.042
Context
131K
- Cheapest overall
- 97% below median
#2
ScaleDown: Summarize
scaledown/summarize
Input
$0.057
Output
$0
Blended
$0.043
Context
1.0M
- Lowest output price
- 97% below median
#3
ScaleDown: Extract
scaledown/extract
Input
$0.057
Output
$0
Blended
$0.043
Context
1.0M
- Lowest output price
- 97% below median
#4
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash
inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash
Input
$0.030
Output
$0.090
Blended
$0.045
Context
262K
- 96% below median
- Cheap input
#5
Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris
sao10k/l3-lunaris-8b
Input
$0.057
Output
$0.071
Blended
$0.061
Context
8K
- 95% below median
- Cheap input
#6
Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini
nex-agi/nex-n2.5-mini
Input
$0.036
Output
$0.143
Blended
$0.062
Context
262K
- 95% below median
- Cheap input
#7
Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest
~z-ai/glm-flash-latest
Input
$0.045
Output
$0.121
Blended
$0.064
Context
1.0M
- 95% below median
- Cheap input
#8
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash
z-ai/glm-5.3-flash
Input
$0.045
Output
$0.121
Blended
$0.064
Context
1.0M
- 95% below median
- Cheap input
#9
OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (batch)
openai/gpt-oss-20b:batch
Input
$0.034
Output
$0.160
Blended
$0.066
Context
131K
- 95% below median
- Cheap input
#10
Qwen: Qwen3.7 Flash
qwen/qwen3.7-flash
Input
$0.043
Output
$0.185
Blended
$0.078
Context
1.0M
- 94% below median
- Cheap input


#1	Mistral: Mistral Nemo mistralai/mistral-nemo Cheapest overall 97% below median Cheap input	mistralai	$0.041	$0.043	$0.042	131K
#2	ScaleDown: Summarize scaledown/summarize Lowest output price 97% below median Cheap input	scaledown	$0.057	$0	$0.043	1.0M
#3	ScaleDown: Extract scaledown/extract Lowest output price 97% below median Cheap input	scaledown	$0.057	$0	$0.043	1.0M
#4	inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash 96% below median Cheap input Cheap output	inclusionai	$0.030	$0.090	$0.045	262K
#5	Sao10K: Llama 3 8B Lunaris sao10k/l3-lunaris-8b 95% below median Cheap input Cheap output	sao10k	$0.057	$0.071	$0.061	8K
#6	Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini nex-agi/nex-n2.5-mini 95% below median Cheap input Cheap output	nex-agi	$0.036	$0.143	$0.062	262K
#7	Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest ~z-ai/glm-flash-latest 95% below median Cheap input Cheap output	~z-ai	$0.045	$0.121	$0.064	1.0M
#8	Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash z-ai/glm-5.3-flash 95% below median Cheap input Cheap output	z-ai	$0.045	$0.121	$0.064	1.0M
#9	OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (batch) openai/gpt-oss-20b:batch 95% below median Cheap input Cheap output	openai	$0.034	$0.160	$0.066	131K
#10	Qwen: Qwen3.7 Flash qwen/qwen3.7-flash 94% below median Cheap input Cheap output	qwen	$0.043	$0.185	$0.078	1.0M

Rank # is each model's position among all 427 models by blended price (cheapest = #1), regardless of filters or sorting. The coloured dot is release recency.

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#1Cheapest
Google Gemini
Google AI Pro
$28.52/mo
≈ $342.28/yr
Gemini app with Pro models, 2 TB storage, Gemini in Gmail/Docs
API model:#269Gemini 3.8 Flash
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#2≈ same price
OpenAI ChatGPT
ChatGPT Plus
$28.54/mo
≈ $342.46/yr
Higher limits on flagship models, image generation, voice, custom GPTs
API model:#408GPT Chat Latest
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#3≈ same price
Anthropic Claude
Claude Pro
$28.54/mo
≈ $342.46/yr
More usage, Projects, Claude Code, all Claude models
API model:#352Claude Sonnet 5
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#4≈ same price
Microsoft Copilot
Copilot Pro
$28.54/mo
≈ $342.46/yr
Priority access, Copilot in Word/Excel/Outlook (with M365)
API model:#393GPT-5.6 Sol
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#5+$14.28/mo
xAI Grok
SuperGrok
$42.81/mo
≈ $513.68/yr
Higher limits, Grok on X and the Grok app
API model:#318Grok 4.6
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Consumer chat subscriptions (individual plans, USD per month, billed monthly, excluding tax). Indicative - check the provider's pricing page before buying. Converted to AUD at today's rate; providers may bill in local currency at their own rate. Last checked 2026-09-19.