Best AI Models for coding

Foundation models powering the AI coding revolution

AI models are the core engines responsible for actual code analysis and generation. They process your prompts and produce the code solutions you see.

Claude 4.1 Opus

Anthropic

Most advanced Claude model with enhanced capabilities

Context Window:200K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$15/$75
State-of-the-art reasoningAdvanced code generationComplex problem solving +2 more

Claude 4 Opus

Anthropic

Next-generation flagship model with enhanced capabilities

Context Window:200K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$15/$75
Next-gen capabilitiesEnhanced reasoningAdvanced code generation +1 more

Claude 4 Sonnet

Anthropic

Balanced Claude 4 model with excellent performance

Context Window:200K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$3/$15
Balanced performanceAdvanced reasoningCode generation +1 more

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Anthropic

Enhanced Sonnet model with improved capabilities

Context Window:200K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$3/$15
Enhanced reasoningBetter code generationImproved instruction following +1 more

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Anthropic

Fast and efficient Claude model with improved capabilities

Context Window:200K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$0.8/$4
Fast inferenceCost-effectiveGood for simple tasks +1 more

GPT-4.1

OpenAI

Enhanced GPT-4 with improvements in reasoning and context handling

Context Window:200K
Max Output:16K
Pricing:$2/$8
Extended context windowImproved reasoningBetter code generation

GPT-4.1 Mini

OpenAI

Compact version of GPT-4.1 with efficient performance

Context Window:128K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$0.4/$1.6
Cost-effectiveFast inferenceGood performance

GPT-4.1 Nano

OpenAI

Ultra-lightweight version of GPT-4.1

Context Window:64K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.1/$0.4
Minimal resource usageEdge deployment readyBasic GPT-4.1 capabilities

GPT-5

OpenAI

Next-generation flagship model from OpenAI

Context Window:272K
Max Output:33K
Pricing:$1.25/$10
AGI-level capabilitiesAdvanced reasoningMulti-modal native

GPT-5 Mini

OpenAI

Smaller, more efficient version of GPT-5

Context Window:272K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$0.25/$2
Cost-effectiveGood performanceGPT-5 architecture

GPT-5 Nano

OpenAI

Ultra-lightweight version of GPT-5

Context Window:272K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.05/$0.4
Minimal resource usageEdge deployment readyBasic GPT-5 capabilities

OpenAI o3

OpenAI

Next generation reasoning model

Context Window:200K
Max Output:100K
Pricing:$2/$8
Enhanced reasoningImproved capabilitiesBetter performance

OpenAI o4-mini

OpenAI

Future iteration of reasoning models

Context Window:200K
Max Output:66K
Pricing:$1.1/$4.4
Advanced reasoningFuture capabilitiesEfficient processing

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Google

Multimodal model with massive context window up to 2M tokens

Context Window:2.0M
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$1.25/$5
Massive context windowMultimodal understandingCode execution +2 more

Gemini 1.5 Flash

Google

Fast and efficient multimodal model optimized for speed

Context Window:1.0M
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$0.075/$0.3
Fast inferenceLarge context windowMultimodal +1 more

Llama 3.1 405B

Meta

Open-source frontier model with 405 billion parameters

Context Window:128K
Max Output:4K
Open sourceSelf-hostableTool use support +2 more

Mistral Large

Mistral AI

Flagship model with strong reasoning and multilingual capabilities

Context Window:128K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$2/$6
Function callingStrong multilingualCode generation +1 more

Codestral

Mistral AI

Specialized code generation model from Mistral AI

Context Window:32K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.3/$0.9
Code generationCode completionMulti-language support +1 more

Mistral Small 3.2

Open Source
Mistral AI

Cost-effective model for simple tasks

Context Window:128K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.1/$0.3
Fast inferenceCost-effectiveBasic reasoning +1 more

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral AI

Balanced performance and cost model

Context Window:128K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.4/$2
Balanced performanceGood reasoningCode generation +1 more

Mistral NeMo

Open Source
Mistral AI

Efficient model with balanced input/output pricing

Context Window:128K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.15/$0.15
Balanced pricingGood efficiencyMulti-language support +1 more

Mistral 8x7B

Mistral AI

Mixture of experts model with strong performance

Context Window:32K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.7/$0.7
Mixture of expertsStrong performanceMulti-language support +1 more

Mistral 8x22B

Mistral AI

Advanced mixture of experts model with enhanced capabilities

Context Window:64K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$2/$6
Advanced mixture of expertsEnhanced reasoningLarger parameter count +1 more

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Google

Ultra-fast Gemini model with massive context

Context Window:1.0M
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$0.3/$2.5
Massive context windowVery fast inferenceMulti-modal

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Google

Advanced Gemini model with massive context capabilities

Context Window:1.0M
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$1.25/$10
1M+ token contextState-of-the-art performanceMulti-modal native

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

Google

Lightweight version of Gemini 2.5 Flash for simple tasks

Context Window:500K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.1/$0.4
Fast inferenceCost-optimizedGood for simple tasks

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Google

Fast and efficient Gemini 2.0 model

Context Window:200K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$0.1/$0.4
Fast inferenceGood context windowMulti-modal support

Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite

Google

Lightweight Gemini 2.0 model for simple tasks

Context Window:100K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.075/$0.3
Ultra-fastVery affordableBasic capabilities

Grok Code Fast 1

xAI

Fast code generation model from xAI

Context Window:128K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$0.2/$1.5
Fast code generationProgramming expertiseQuick responses

Grok 4 (July 2024)

xAI

Advanced flagship model from xAI with superior reasoning

Context Window:256K
Max Output:16K
Pricing:$3/$15
Advanced reasoningLarge context windowSuperior performance

Grok 3

xAI

High-performance model with strong reasoning capabilities

Context Window:200K
Max Output:12K
Pricing:$3/$15
Enhanced reasoningStrong performanceLarge context window

Grok 3 Mini

xAI

Efficient and cost-effective version of Grok 3

Context Window:128K
Max Output:8K
Pricing:$0.3/$0.5
Cost-effectiveFast inferenceGood performance

DeepSeek V3.1 Chat

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.1 Non-thinking mode

Context Window:128K
Max Output:4K
Pricing:$0.07/$1.68
Performance improvementsBug fixesBetter stability

DeepSeek V3.1 Reasoner

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking mode

Context Window:128K
Max Output:33K
Pricing:$0.07/$1.68
Performance improvementsBug fixesBetter stability

Cursor Small

Cursor

Cursor's proprietary small model optimized for code completion, only available in Cursor IDE

Context Window:60K
Max Output:4K
Fast code completionIDE-optimizedLow latency