23 models
Ranked by Terminal-Bench 2.1
Reasoning Tools JSON 88.8

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 Open weights 88.3

Multimodal Kimi model with 1M context and toggleable max-effort thinking for long-horizon agent work

moonshotai/kimi-k3 2026-07-16 1.04858M context $3/M input $15/M output
63 providers
Reasoning Tools 88.0

Claude model for creative writing, analysis, and controlled agent workflows

anthropic/claude-fable-5 2026-06-09 1M context $10/M input $50/M output
37 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 87.4

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 86.6

Preview Qwen flagship for million-token multimodal reasoning and long-horizon agentic workflows

alibaba/qwen3.8-max-preview 2026-07-19 1M context $2/M input $6/M output
6 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 85.8

High-efficiency Gemini model for agentic workflows, coding, and multimodal reasoning

google/gemini-3.7-flash 2026-08-13 1.04858M context $0.75/M input $3.75/M output
23 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 84.7

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 JSON 83.3

xAI's Grok model for chat, coding, agentic tools, and lower hallucination risk

xai/grok-4.5 2026-07-08 500K context $2/M input $6/M output
26 providers
Tools JSON 80.4

Everyday Claude agent model for coding, planning, browsing, and general work

anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 2026-06-30 1M context $2/M input $10/M output
35 providers
Reasoning 80.0

Muse Spark is a natively multimodal reasoning model with support for tool-use, visual chain of thought, and multi-agent orchestration.

meta/muse-spark-1.1 2026-04-08 1.04858M context $1.25/M input $4.25/M output
12 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 78.2

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 78.0

Fast Gemini model balancing multimodal reasoning, tool use, and cost

google/gemini-3.6-flash 2026-07-21 1.04858M context $0.75/M input $3.75/M output
24 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 76.2

Fast Gemini model balancing multimodal reasoning, tool use, and cost

google/gemini-3.5-flash 2026-05-19 1.04858M context $1.5/M input $9/M output
31 providers
Reasoning Tools 74.6

Top Claude Opus tier for the hardest reasoning, coding, and long-horizon agents

anthropic/claude-opus-4-8 2026-05-28 1M context $5/M input $25/M output
44 providers
Reasoning Tools 71.4

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 70.3

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
Reasoning Tools 70.2

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 JSON 69.8

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 67.0

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 Open weights 66.0

MiniMax multimodal model for long-context coding, perception, and agent planning

minimax/MiniMax-M3 2026-06-01 1.04858M context $0.3/M input $1.2/M output
37 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON Open weights 64.3

Multimodal Kimi workhorse for agent loops, coding tasks, and visual context

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 2026-04-21 262.144K context $0.95/M input $4/M output
64 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON Open weights 59.6

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 Tools JSON 54.0

Fast Gemini model balancing multimodal reasoning, tool use, and cost

google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite 2026-07-21 1.04858M context $0.3/M input $2.5/M output
23 providers