Today's frontier
Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra share the frontier lead
Anthropic and OpenAI are tied on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index.
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Practical starting points from real OpenRouter usage, production performance, and independent benchmarks.
Value leaders
The most capability per dollar of list price.
| Rank | Model | Intel pctl | Coding pctl | Agentic pctl | Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 70 | 79 | 79 | 11.6T |
| 2 | – | 55 | 48 | 122B | |
| 3 | | 48 | 64 | 62 | 4.5T |
| 4 | 86 | 84 | 94 | 12T | |
| 5 | 48 | 65 | 63 | 206M |
Fastest models
Highest median output speed across multiple providers.
| Rank | Model | Throughput | TTFT p50 | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 765 tok/s | 165ms | 23 |
| 2 | | 488 tok/s | 118ms | 14 |
| 3 | | 307 tok/s | 7.1s | 5 |
| 4 | 262 tok/s | 252ms | 9 | |
| 5 |  | 256 tok/s | 1.2s | 6 |
Always-latest aliases
Pin one model ID and always get the newest release in that family.
| Rank | Model | Family tokens | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 859.5B | 1.1M |
| 2 | | 6.4T | 1M |
| 3 |  | 451.4B | 1M |
| 4 | 12T | 1.3M | |
| 5 | | 16.6T | 1.3M |
Free models
The most-used models with a free endpoint.
| Rank | Model | Tokens/wk | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.6T | 1M | |
| 2 |  | 1.1T | 262K |
| 3 | 893.8B | 262K | |
| 4 | 829.8B | 1M | |
| 5 | 529.3B | 512K |
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