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Leaderboard / best model for research / long context

Best model for research / long context

For research / long context, the best value is Gemini 3.7 Flash — 67% cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Pro at near-equal quality.

Best value

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Highest quality

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Cheapest

Grok 4.1 Fast

All models for research / long context, ranked by quality-per-dollar

ModelProviderCapabilityCost / call
Grok 4.1 FastxAI81$0.0006
Llama 4 MaverickMeta80$0.0006
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek80$0.0007
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI83$0.0009
GPT-5 miniOpenAI80$0.0014
Mistral Large 3Mistral80$0.0015
Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle90$0.0017
DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek87$0.0020
Gemini 3.7 FlashBEST VALUEGoogle93$0.0030
Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle92$0.0030
Qwen 3 MaxAlibaba82$0.0031
Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic80$0.0040
GLM 5.3Z.ai85$0.0043
Grok 4.6xAI91$0.0060
Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle95$0.0069
GPT-5OpenAI90$0.0069
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI93$0.0080
Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic91$0.0080
Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle97$0.0090
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI91$0.0090
GPT-5.2OpenAI90$0.0096
Kimi K3Moonshot97$0.0120
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic90$0.0120
Claude Opus 5Anthropic93$0.0200
Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic93$0.0200
GPT-5.5OpenAI91$0.0225
Claude Fable 5Anthropic95$0.0400

What is the best model for research / long context in 2026?

For research / long context, Gemini 3.7 Flash offers the best quality-per-dollar — 67% cheaper than the premium default (Gemini 3.1 Pro) at near-equal capability. If cost is the only concern, Grok 4.1 Fast is the absolute floor.

How much can I save on research / long context?

At 10,000 calls/month, switching from Gemini 3.1 Pro to Gemini 3.7 Flash takes the cost from $90.00 to $30.00 — about $60.00/month saved.

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