15 models
Ranked by Artificial Analysis Coding Index
Reasoning Tools JSON 38.9

Coding-optimized GPT model for repository edits, reviews, and agentic software work

openai/gpt-5-codex 2025-09-15 400K context $1.1/M input $9/M output
13 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON Open weights 37.1

Newer StepFun flash model for faster agents, coding, and multimodal prompts

stepfun/step-3.7-flash 2026-05-29 256K context $0.185/M input $1.11/M output
17 providers
Reasoning Open weights 34.6

StepFun flash model for efficient multimodal reasoning, coding, and tool use

stepfun/step-3.5-flash-2603 2026-04-02 256K context $0.1/M input $0.3/M output
6 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON Open weights 33.4

Cohere coding model for practical software engineering and agentic edits

cohere/north-mini-code-1-0 2026-06-09 256K context Input not listed Output not listed
1 provider
Reasoning Tools JSON 32.0

Google's proven reasoning model for coding, math, and multimodal analysis

google/gemini-2.5-pro 2025-06-17 1.04858M context $1.25/M input $10/M output
29 providers
Open weights 31.6

StepFun flash lane for quick multimodal reasoning and coding assistance

stepfun/step-3.5-flash 2026-01-29 256K context $0.1/M input $0.3/M output
14 providers
Reasoning Tools Open weights 29.5

Late GLM-4 workhorse for coding agents, reasoning, and structured tasks

zhipuai/glm-4.6 2025-09-30 204.8K context $0.6/M input $2.2/M output
18 providers
26.4

Flagship Qwen3 model for coding agents, complex reasoning, and tool use

alibaba/qwen3-max 2025-09-23 262.144K context $1.2/M input $6/M output
20 providers
Reasoning Tools Open weights 26.3

Hybrid-reasoning GLM release that made the 4.5 line broadly useful

zhipuai/glm-4.5 2025-07-28 131.072K context $0.6/M input $2.2/M output
14 providers
Reasoning Tools Open weights 24.3

Fast Mistral production model for chat, extraction, and cost-sensitive agents

mistral/mistral-small-2603 2026-03-16 256K context $0.15/M input $0.6/M output
12 providers
Reasoning Tools Open weights 23.8

Lighter GLM-4.5 variant for fast coding assistance and cheaper agents

zhipuai/glm-4.5-air 2025-07-28 131.072K context $0.2/M input $1.1/M output
11 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 22.2

Fast Gemini workhorse for multimodal apps where latency and price matter

google/gemini-2.5-flash 2025-06-17 1.04858M context $0.3/M input $2.5/M output
30 providers
Reasoning Tools Open weights 15.9

Classic open reasoning model for transparent math, coding, and deliberate problem solving

deepseek/deepseek-r1 2025-01-20 128K context $0.7/M input $2.5/M output
14 providers
Tools Open weights 10.7

Popular open Llama workhorse for multilingual chat, coding, and self-hosting

meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct 2024-12-06 128K context $0.1/M input $0.32/M output
25 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 9.5

Lean Gemini 2.5 lane for cheap multimodal traffic and quick agents

google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite 2025-06-17 1.04858M context $0.1/M input $0.4/M output
18 providers