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LLM Price vs. Performance Benchmark

Compare real-time LLM API pricing against verified benchmark scores. Track Pareto frontier models to identify the optimal balance of intelligence and cost for your workload.

Stale evidenceOutput USD / 1M default
Stale benchmark dataPublished weekly benchmark evidence has not refreshed within 8 days.
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Customize the score lane, pricing range, vendor filters to update the scatter plot and data tables below.

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Price–Performance Pareto Frontier

Models on the dotted line represent the best performance available at their given price point (Pareto frontier). Click any point to inspect exact scores and token costs.

40.751.462.172.783.40.342.284.1126.1168.0CostScore

Scatter plot with 54 models. 8 Pareto frontier points. Score values range from 40.7 to 83.4. Selected cost values range from 0.3 to 168.0.

Pareto frontierSupported evidenceEstimated evidenceSource-only evidence
Each point is keyboard and touch accessible. Exact score/cost ties are separated with connector lines so every model keeps a full touch target. Shape and text identify frontier and evidence state; details include the durable model profile link.
Equivalent values

Model Performance & Value Leaderboard

Compare efficiency metrics, including score-per-dollar values, across all current models.

Price versus performance values for the selected filters
ModelScoreSelected costScore / dollarEvidenceFrontier
MiniMax M368.7$1.2 / 1M output price57.28SupportedPareto frontier
GLM-5.167.0$4.4 / 1M output price15.24SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GPT-5.4 nano66.8$1.25 / 1M output price53.42SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GLM-5-Turbo66.3$4 / 1M output price16.58SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GLM-565.9$3.2 / 1M output price20.59SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite65.5$2.5 / 1M output price26.2SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Grok 4.364.3$2.5 / 1M output price25.7SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Inkling-Small64.0$1.44 / 1M output price44.46SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
MiniMax M2.763.3$1.2 / 1M output price52.74SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GLM-5V-Turbo62.5$4 / 1M output price15.63SupportedNot on Pareto frontier

  1. MiniMax M3

    Score
    68.7
    Selected cost
    $1.2 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    57.28
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View MiniMax M3 model profile

  2. GLM-5.1

    Score
    67.0
    Selected cost
    $4.4 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    15.24
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-5.1 model profile

  3. GPT-5.4 nano

    Score
    66.8
    Selected cost
    $1.25 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    53.42
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-5.4 nano model profile

  4. GLM-5-Turbo

    Score
    66.3
    Selected cost
    $4 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    16.58
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-5-Turbo model profile

  5. GLM-5

    Score
    65.9
    Selected cost
    $3.2 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    20.59
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-5 model profile

  6. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

    Score
    65.5
    Selected cost
    $2.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    26.2
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model profile

  7. Grok 4.3

    Score
    64.3
    Selected cost
    $2.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    25.7
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Grok 4.3 model profile

  8. Inkling-Small

    Score
    64.0
    Selected cost
    $1.44 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    44.46
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Inkling-Small model profile

  9. MiniMax M2.7

    Score
    63.3
    Selected cost
    $1.2 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    52.74
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View MiniMax M2.7 model profile

  10. GLM-5V-Turbo

    Score
    62.5
    Selected cost
    $4 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    15.63
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-5V-Turbo model profile
View all 54 filtered models
Price versus performance values for the selected filters
ModelScoreSelected costScore / dollarEvidenceFrontier
Step 3.5 Flash54.6$0.3 / 1M output price181.83SupportedPareto frontier
Qwen3.5 Flash47.7$0.4 / 1M output price119.12SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
DeepSeek V3.255.0$0.42 / 1M output price130.86SupportedPareto frontier
Grok 4.1 Fast50.9$0.5 / 1M output price101.76SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Mercury 248.4$0.75 / 1M output price64.55SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Trinity-Large-Thinking48.2$0.9 / 1M output price53.52SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GLM-4.5-Air47.3$1.1 / 1M output price43SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
DeepSeek V344.6$1.1 / 1M output price40.52SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
MiniMax M368.7$1.2 / 1M output price57.28SupportedPareto frontier
MiniMax M2.763.3$1.2 / 1M output price52.74SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
MiniMax M2.558.9$1.2 / 1M output price49.1SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GPT-5.4 nano66.8$1.25 / 1M output price53.42SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Inkling-Small64.0$1.44 / 1M output price44.46SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite50.9$1.5 / 1M output price33.93SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Mistral Large 349.8$1.5 / 1M output price33.21SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GPT-5 mini43.3$2 / 1M output price21.65SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
DeepSeek-R151.2$2.19 / 1M output price23.39SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite65.5$2.5 / 1M output price26.2SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Grok 4.364.3$2.5 / 1M output price25.7SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Gemini 2.5 Flash47.8$2.5 / 1M output price19.1SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Gemini 3 Flash60.1$3 / 1M output price20.03SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Kimi K2.559.1$3 / 1M output price19.71SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GLM-565.9$3.2 / 1M output price20.59SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GLM-5-Turbo66.3$4 / 1M output price16.58SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GLM-5V-Turbo62.5$4 / 1M output price15.63SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GLM-5.167.0$4.4 / 1M output price15.24SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
o3-mini46.9$4.4 / 1M output price10.67SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Inkling67.0$4.68 / 1M output price14.32SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Grok 4.575.7$6 / 1M output price12.61SupportedPareto frontier
Gemini 3.6 Flash75.7$7.5 / 1M output price10.09SupportedPareto frontier
GPT-4.151.1$8 / 1M output price6.38SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
o347.2$8 / 1M output price5.9SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Gemini 2.5 Pro56.9$10 / 1M output price5.69SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GPT-4o41.1$10 / 1M output price4.11SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Gemini 3 Pro67.6$12 / 1M output price5.64SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GPT-5.3 Codex66.2$14 / 1M output price4.73SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GPT-5.2-Codex58.4$14 / 1M output price4.17SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Kimi K380.6$15 / 1M output price5.37SupportedPareto frontier
GPT-5.473.6$15 / 1M output price4.9SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude Sonnet 4.664.8$15 / 1M output price4.32SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude 4 Sonnet42.4$15 / 1M output price2.82SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude Opus 583.1$25 / 1M output price3.32SupportedPareto frontier
Claude Opus 4.876.6$25 / 1M output price3.06SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude Opus 4.772.3$25 / 1M output price2.89SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude Opus 4.668.3$25 / 1M output price2.73SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude Opus 4.563.9$25 / 1M output price2.56SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GPT-5.6 Sol82.2$30 / 1M output price2.74SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude Mythos 583.4$50 / 1M output price1.67SupportedPareto frontier
Claude Fable 583.2$50 / 1M output price1.66SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
o1-preview48.7$60 / 1M output price0.81SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude 4.1 Opus45.4$75 / 1M output price0.6SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
Claude 3 Opus40.7$75 / 1M output price0.54SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
o3-pro47.6$80 / 1M output price0.6SupportedNot on Pareto frontier
GPT-5.2 Pro67.3$168 / 1M output price0.4SupportedNot on Pareto frontier

  1. Step 3.5 Flash

    Score
    54.6
    Selected cost
    $0.3 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    181.83
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View Step 3.5 Flash model profile

  2. Qwen3.5 Flash

    Score
    47.7
    Selected cost
    $0.4 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    119.12
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Qwen3.5 Flash model profile

  3. DeepSeek V3.2

    Score
    55.0
    Selected cost
    $0.42 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    130.86
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View DeepSeek V3.2 model profile

  4. Grok 4.1 Fast

    Score
    50.9
    Selected cost
    $0.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    101.76
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Grok 4.1 Fast model profile

  5. Mercury 2

    Score
    48.4
    Selected cost
    $0.75 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    64.55
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Mercury 2 model profile

  6. Trinity-Large-Thinking

    Score
    48.2
    Selected cost
    $0.9 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    53.52
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Trinity-Large-Thinking model profile

  7. GLM-4.5-Air

    Score
    47.3
    Selected cost
    $1.1 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    43
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-4.5-Air model profile

  8. DeepSeek V3

    Score
    44.6
    Selected cost
    $1.1 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    40.52
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View DeepSeek V3 model profile

  9. MiniMax M3

    Score
    68.7
    Selected cost
    $1.2 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    57.28
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View MiniMax M3 model profile

  10. MiniMax M2.7

    Score
    63.3
    Selected cost
    $1.2 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    52.74
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View MiniMax M2.7 model profile

  11. MiniMax M2.5

    Score
    58.9
    Selected cost
    $1.2 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    49.1
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View MiniMax M2.5 model profile

  12. GPT-5.4 nano

    Score
    66.8
    Selected cost
    $1.25 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    53.42
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-5.4 nano model profile

  13. Inkling-Small

    Score
    64.0
    Selected cost
    $1.44 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    44.46
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Inkling-Small model profile

  14. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

    Score
    50.9
    Selected cost
    $1.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    33.93
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite model profile

  15. Mistral Large 3

    Score
    49.8
    Selected cost
    $1.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    33.21
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Mistral Large 3 model profile

  16. GPT-5 mini

    Score
    43.3
    Selected cost
    $2 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    21.65
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-5 mini model profile

  17. DeepSeek-R1

    Score
    51.2
    Selected cost
    $2.19 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    23.39
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View DeepSeek-R1 model profile

  18. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

    Score
    65.5
    Selected cost
    $2.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    26.2
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model profile

  19. Grok 4.3

    Score
    64.3
    Selected cost
    $2.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    25.7
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Grok 4.3 model profile

  20. Gemini 2.5 Flash

    Score
    47.8
    Selected cost
    $2.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    19.1
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Gemini 2.5 Flash model profile

  21. Gemini 3 Flash

    Score
    60.1
    Selected cost
    $3 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    20.03
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Gemini 3 Flash model profile

  22. Kimi K2.5

    Score
    59.1
    Selected cost
    $3 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    19.71
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Kimi K2.5 model profile

  23. GLM-5

    Score
    65.9
    Selected cost
    $3.2 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    20.59
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-5 model profile

  24. GLM-5-Turbo

    Score
    66.3
    Selected cost
    $4 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    16.58
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-5-Turbo model profile

  25. GLM-5V-Turbo

    Score
    62.5
    Selected cost
    $4 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    15.63
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-5V-Turbo model profile

  26. GLM-5.1

    Score
    67.0
    Selected cost
    $4.4 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    15.24
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GLM-5.1 model profile

  27. o3-mini

    Score
    46.9
    Selected cost
    $4.4 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    10.67
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View o3-mini model profile

  28. Inkling

    Score
    67.0
    Selected cost
    $4.68 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    14.32
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Inkling model profile

  29. Grok 4.5

    Score
    75.7
    Selected cost
    $6 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    12.61
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View Grok 4.5 model profile

  30. Gemini 3.6 Flash

    Score
    75.7
    Selected cost
    $7.5 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    10.09
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View Gemini 3.6 Flash model profile

  31. GPT-4.1

    Score
    51.1
    Selected cost
    $8 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    6.38
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-4.1 model profile

  32. o3

    Score
    47.2
    Selected cost
    $8 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    5.9
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View o3 model profile

  33. Gemini 2.5 Pro

    Score
    56.9
    Selected cost
    $10 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    5.69
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Gemini 2.5 Pro model profile

  34. GPT-4o

    Score
    41.1
    Selected cost
    $10 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    4.11
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-4o model profile

  35. Gemini 3 Pro

    Score
    67.6
    Selected cost
    $12 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    5.64
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Gemini 3 Pro model profile

  36. GPT-5.3 Codex

    Score
    66.2
    Selected cost
    $14 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    4.73
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-5.3 Codex model profile

  37. GPT-5.2-Codex

    Score
    58.4
    Selected cost
    $14 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    4.17
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-5.2-Codex model profile

  38. Kimi K3

    Score
    80.6
    Selected cost
    $15 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    5.37
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View Kimi K3 model profile

  39. GPT-5.4

    Score
    73.6
    Selected cost
    $15 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    4.9
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-5.4 model profile

  40. Claude Sonnet 4.6

    Score
    64.8
    Selected cost
    $15 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    4.32
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude Sonnet 4.6 model profile

  41. Claude 4 Sonnet

    Score
    42.4
    Selected cost
    $15 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    2.82
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude 4 Sonnet model profile

  42. Claude Opus 5

    Score
    83.1
    Selected cost
    $25 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    3.32
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View Claude Opus 5 model profile

  43. Claude Opus 4.8

    Score
    76.6
    Selected cost
    $25 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    3.06
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude Opus 4.8 model profile

  44. Claude Opus 4.7

    Score
    72.3
    Selected cost
    $25 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    2.89
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude Opus 4.7 model profile

  45. Claude Opus 4.6

    Score
    68.3
    Selected cost
    $25 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    2.73
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude Opus 4.6 model profile

  46. Claude Opus 4.5

    Score
    63.9
    Selected cost
    $25 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    2.56
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude Opus 4.5 model profile

  47. GPT-5.6 Sol

    Score
    82.2
    Selected cost
    $30 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    2.74
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-5.6 Sol model profile

  48. Claude Mythos 5

    Score
    83.4
    Selected cost
    $50 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    1.67
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Pareto frontier
    View Claude Mythos 5 model profile

  49. Claude Fable 5

    Score
    83.2
    Selected cost
    $50 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    1.66
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude Fable 5 model profile

  50. o1-preview

    Score
    48.7
    Selected cost
    $60 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    0.81
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View o1-preview model profile

  51. Claude 4.1 Opus

    Score
    45.4
    Selected cost
    $75 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    0.6
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude 4.1 Opus model profile

  52. Claude 3 Opus

    Score
    40.7
    Selected cost
    $75 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    0.54
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View Claude 3 Opus model profile

  53. o3-pro

    Score
    47.6
    Selected cost
    $80 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    0.6
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View o3-pro model profile

  54. GPT-5.2 Pro

    Score
    67.3
    Selected cost
    $168 / 1M output price
    Score per dollar
    0.4
    Evidence
    Supported
    Frontier
    Not on Pareto frontier
    View GPT-5.2 Pro model profile
Published evidence

Method and freshness

Scores are source-published benchmark lanes. Missing score or price facts are unavailable and excluded; published zero prices remain visible without a finite score-per-dollar value.

Revision
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Published
2026-08-30T02:15:58.000Z
Checked
2026-08-30T02:15:58.000Z