9 models
Ranked by Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index
Reasoning Tools JSON 80.0

Frontier GPT-5.6 model for complex professional work, coding, and agentic workflows

openai/gpt-5.6-sol 2026-07-09 1.05M context $4/M input $20/M output
36 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 77.4

Balanced GPT-5.6 model for capable, cost-efficient everyday work

openai/gpt-5.6-terra 2026-07-09 1.05M context $2/M input $12/M output
35 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 74.6

Cost-efficient GPT-5.6 model for fast, high-volume workloads

openai/gpt-5.6-luna 2026-07-09 1.05M context $0.2/M input $1.2/M output
36 providers
Reasoning Tools 61.2

Stronger Opus tier for advanced software work and high-stakes reasoning

anthropic/claude-opus-4-7 2026-04-16 1M context $5/M input $25/M output
40 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 60.4

Default frontier GPT for coding, computer use, research, and knowledge work

openai/gpt-5.5 2026-04-23 1.05M context $5/M input $30/M output
46 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 53.6

Agent-ready GPT for coding and computer-use workflows at a lower cost

openai/gpt-5.4 2026-03-05 1.05M context $2.5/M input $15/M output
42 providers
Reasoning Tools 51.3

High-end Claude for difficult coding, planning, and slower expert reasoning

anthropic/claude-opus-4-6 2026-02-05 1M context $5/M input $25/M output
37 providers
Reasoning Tools 49.4

Claude workhorse for coding agents, careful analysis, and production cost control

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 2026-02-17 1M context $3/M input $15/M output
45 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 43.0

Reasoning-first Gemini preview for agentic coding and complex problem solving

google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview 2026-02-19 1.04858M context $2/M input $12/M output
31 providers