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Best AI models for coding

The models with the best LLM Stats coding index, with what each costs per million tokens.

Data reviewed on Nov 4, 2026 · 28 of 36 models publish this figure.

  1. 01
    51.0Coding
  2. 02
    48.7Coding
  3. 03
    46.7Coding
#ModelCodingBlended priceCost-benefitContext
01Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic51.0$8.007.5 pts/USD1.00M
02Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic48.7$4.0014.5 pts/USD1.00M
03GPT-6 AstraOpenAI46.7$20.002.9 pts/USD1.05M
04Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle43.4$4.0013.6 pts/USD1.05M
05Kimi K3.1 ProMoonshot AI42.8$4.0013.9 pts/USD1.05M
06GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI42.5$8.006.6 pts/USD1.05M
07Kimi K3Moonshot AI40.7$6.008.6 pts/USD1.05M
08DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek40.3$0.52597.0 pts/USD1.00M
09GLM-5.3Z.ai (Zhipu AI)39.9$2.1523.5 pts/USD—
10Claude Opus 5Anthropic39.7$10.005.3 pts/USD1.00M
11GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI39.6$4.0013.3 pts/USD1.05M
12Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic39.3$0.20247.0 pts/USD1.00M
13Muse Spark 1.3Meta39.2$2.0026.0 pts/USD—
14GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI39.0$4.5010.9 pts/USD1.05M
15MiniMax M3.1 FlashMiniMax38.8$0.2625184.4 pts/USD—
16DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek38.6$1.9825.0 pts/USD1.00M
17Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba Cloud37.8$3.0016.8 pts/USD—
18GPT-6.1 TerraOpenAI37.3$2.0023.8 pts/USD1.05M
19Mistral Large 4Mistral AI37.1$1.0544.7 pts/USD1.00M
20Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic35.7$20.002.6 pts/USD1.00M
21Grok 4.7xAI35.6$3.0015.4 pts/USD500K
22Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle34.9$1.5032.6 pts/USD1.05M
23Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic34.5$4.0011.7 pts/USD1.00M
24GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI34.0$0.4597.8 pts/USD1.05M
25Qwen3.8 FlashAlibaba Cloud33.4$0.23207.8 pts/USD—
26Grok 4.6xAI33.4$3.0014.8 pts/USD500K
27GLM-5.3 FlashZ.ai (Zhipu AI)32.1$0.2375203.4 pts/USD—
28GPT-6 LunaOpenAI29.7$0.20215.5 pts/USD1.05M

How it is calculated

  • The indexes (overall, reasoning, coding) are the ones LLM Stats publishes; Codifly does not run these tests.
  • Prices are each provider's official standard API prices, without caching or batching.
  • The blended price weighs 3 input tokens per output token; cost-benefit divides the overall index by that price.
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Which is the best AI model for coding?

Claude Opus 5.5 (51.0) leads this ranking, followed by Claude Sonnet 5.5 (48.7) · GPT-6 Astra (46.7). Data reviewed on Nov 4, 2026.

Which model in this ranking has the best price-performance?

Claude Haiku 5.5: 247.0 LLM Stats index points per dollar, at a blended price of $0.20 per million tokens.

How is this ranking calculated?

The indexes (overall, reasoning, coding) are the ones LLM Stats publishes; Codifly does not run these tests. Prices are each provider's official standard API prices, without caching or batching. The blended price weighs 3 input tokens per output token; cost-benefit divides the overall index by that price.

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