Popular Models
Popular models with pricing, context, workload-cost signals, and head-to-head comparisons.
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Current popular shortlist
Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
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Start with popular models, then check whether cost or context changes your shortlist.
Popularity is a discovery signal, not a recommendation. Use the radar below to spot cheap, free, and long-context options among current popular models.
Cheapest popular modelGLM 5.3 Flash$0.15 sample workload
Largest popular contextGPT-6 Luna1.05M context
Free popular models0zero input and output price
Long-context popular models111M+ context window
| Popularity | Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Signal Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro | MoonshotAI | $2 | $10 | 1.05M | |
| #2 | New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek | $0.15 | $0.6 | 1.05M | 50.4T tokens |
| #3 | 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | Z.ai | $0.033 | $0.242 | 1.05M | 15.3T tokens |
| #4 | 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek | $0.045 | $0.5 | 1.05M | 15.1T tokens |
| #5 | 🔥Hy4 preview | Tencent | $0.7506 | $2.2509 | 1.05M | 9.25T tokens |
| #6 | 🔥GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.1 | $0.5 | 1.05M | 9.22T tokens |
| #7 | 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | $4 | $20 | 1M | 6.67T tokens |
| #8 | New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax | $0.075 | $0.3 | 1.05M | 6.46T tokens |
| #9 | 🔥Step 5 Preview | StepFun | $1 | $2.7 | 1.05M | 6.46T tokens |
| #10 | 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.2 | $1.2 | 1.05M | 5.32T tokens |
| #11 | 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | OpenAI | $2 | $10 | 1.05M | 3.93T tokens |
Popular Head-to-Head Comparisons
All current popular pairings| Comparison | Prompt Winner | Output Winner | Context Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | Tie |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Tie |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥Hy4 preview | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | Tie |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥Hy4 preview | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Hy4 preview | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview | Tie |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Tie | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash |
| 🔥GPT-6 Luna vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 vs New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GPT-6 Luna vs New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Tie |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | Step 5 Preview | Step 5 Preview | Step 5 Preview |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | Tie |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GPT-6 Luna vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview | Tie |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | Step 5 Preview | Step 5 Preview | Tie |
| New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 🔥GPT-6 Luna vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | Tie |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | GPT-6.1 Sol | GPT-6.1 Sol | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | Tie |
| 🔥GPT-6 Luna vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | Tie |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | Tie | Tie | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| 🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥GPT-6.1 Sol | Step 5 Preview | Step 5 Preview | GPT-6.1 Sol |