Best AI models for legal work
Contracts, due diligence and long case files: the model must read whole documents and reason over them.
Criteria models with a published reasoning index and at least 1,000,000 tokens of context, ranked by window; equal windows by reasoning.
- 01GPT-6 AstraOpenAI1.05MContext window
- 02GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI1.05MContext window
- 03GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI1.05MContext window
| # | Model | Context window |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | GPT-6 AstraOpenAI | |
| 02 | GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI | |
| 03 | GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI | |
| 04 | Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle | |
| 05 | Claude Opus 5Anthropic | |
| 06 | Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic |
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.
Which one fits your case?
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the best AI model for legal?
GPT-6 Astra (1.05M) leads this ranking, followed by GPT-5.6 Sol (1.05M) · GPT-5.6 Terra (1.05M). Data reviewed on Sep 8, 2026.
Which model in this ranking has the best price-performance?
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 34.0 LLM Stats index points per dollar, at a blended price of $1.50 per million tokens.
How is this ranking calculated?
models with a published reasoning index and at least 1,000,000 tokens of context, ranked by window; equal windows by reasoning. 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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