Today's frontier
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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 | Coding pctl | Tokens | Intel pctl | Agentic pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 989.1B | – | – | |
| 2 |  | 79 | 11.9T | 24 | 68 |
| 3 | 84 | 12.3T | 55 | 90 | |
| 4 | 65 | 3.2T | – | – | |
| 5 |  | 84 | 4B | 38 | 74 |
Fastest models
Highest median output speed across multiple providers.
| Rank | Model | Throughput | TTFT p50 | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 790 tok/s | 199ms | 21 |
| 2 |  | 478 tok/s | 144ms | 16 |
| 3 | | 380 tok/s | 123ms | 13 |
| 4 | | 293 tok/s | 486ms | 8 |
| 5 | 287 tok/s | 300ms | 11 |
Always-latest aliases
Pin one model ID and always get the newest release in that family.
| Rank | Model | Family tokens | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 15.8T | 1.1M |
| 2 | | 6.1T | 1M |
| 3 |  | 407.8B | 1M |
| 4 | 12.3T | 1.3M | |
| 5 | | 17.5T | 1.3M |
Free models
The most-used models with a free endpoint.
| Rank | Model | Tokens/wk | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.5T | 1M | |
| 2 | 3.9T | 1M | |
| 3 |  | 1.4T | 262K |
| 4 | 1.1T | 1M | |
| 5 | 763.3B | 262K |
Video models
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