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Frontier AI Model Tracker
Live tracker of every frontier AI model: Claude 4.x, GPT-5, Gemini 3 Pro, DeepSeek R1/V3.2, Kimi K2, Grok 4, Llama 4, Qwen 3.5, Mistral Large 3.
Updated May 2026
| Model | Provider | Released | Context | In | Out | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | 2026-04 | 1M | $15.00 | $75.00 | 1M context · Best at agentic SWE · Strong reasoning |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | 2026-02 | 1M | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1M context · Default daily driver · Tool use |
| Gemini 3 Pro | 2025-12 | 2M | $2.50 | $10.00 | 2M context · Native multimodal | |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | 2025-10 | 200k | $0.80 | $4.00 | Fastest Claude · Budget agentic |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | DeepSeek | 2025-09 | 128k | $0.27 | $1.10 | Cheapest frontier · Open weights |
| Qwen 3.5 72B | Alibaba | 2025-09 | 128k | open | open | Open weights · Top SWE-bench OSS |
| GPT-5 | OpenAI | 2025-08 | 400k | $2.50 | $10.00 | Reasoning router · Vision native |
| GPT-5 mini | OpenAI | 2025-08 | 400k | $0.25 | $2.00 | Cheap reasoning · Tool use |
| Grok 4 | xAI | 2025-07 | 256k | $3.00 | $15.00 | Real-time data · X integration |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | 2025-06 | 2M | $1.25 | $5.00 | 2M context · Audio + video | |
| Mistral Large 3 | Mistral | 2025-05 | 128k | $2.00 | $6.00 | EU hosting · Tool use |
| Kimi K2 | Moonshot | 2025-04 | 1M | $0.60 | $2.50 | 1M context · Open weights |
| Llama 4 Maverick | Meta | 2025-04 | 1M | open | open | Open weights · MoE |
| DeepSeek R1 | DeepSeek | 2025-01 | 128k | $0.55 | $2.19 | Open weights · Reasoning |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Meta | 2024-12 | 128k | open | open | Open weights · Self-host |
Prices are USD per 1M tokens (standard tier). “Open” = open weights you can self-host. Tracked through 2026-Q1; pricing and capabilities shift fast — verify on the provider’s page before locking long contracts.
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What it does
Live tracker of the 15 most relevant frontier models in 2026: Claude 4.7/4.6/4.5, GPT-5/mini, Gemini 3 Pro / 2.5 Pro/Flash, DeepSeek R1/V3.2, Kimi K2, Grok 4, Llama 3.3/4 Maverick, Qwen 3.5, Mistral Large 3. Filter by capability (code, reasoning, vision, long context, agents); sorted by release date.
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