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 modelNemotron 3 Ultra (free)$0 sample workload
Largest popular contextMiMo-V2.6-Flash1.05M context
Free popular models1zero input and output price
Long-context popular models101M+ context window
| Popularity | Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Signal Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek | $0.0158 | $0.891 | 1.05M | 40.5T tokens |
| #2 | New🔥Step 5 Preview | StepFun | $1 | $2.7 | 1M | 15.1T tokens |
| #3 | 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | Z.ai | $0.15 | $0.5 | 1.05M | 12.9T tokens |
| #4 | 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Xiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | 11.6T tokens |
| #5 | 🔥Hy4 preview | Tencent | $0.7506 | $2.2509 | 1.05M | 8.13T tokens |
| #6 | 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | 1M | 7.38T tokens |
| #7 | 🔥GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.1 | $0.5 | 1.05M | 7.1T tokens |
| #8 | 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | $4 | $20 | 1M | 5.64T tokens |
| #9 | 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | $0.016 | $0.64 | 1.05M | 4.42T tokens |
| #10 | 🔥GLM 5.3 | Z.ai | $0.12 | $4.8 | 1.05M | 4.18T tokens |
Popular Head-to-Head Comparisons
All current popular pairings| Comparison | Prompt Winner | Output Winner | Context Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs New🔥Step 5 Preview | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| 🔥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 |
| 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs 🔥Hy4 preview | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview | Hy4 preview |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | GLM 5.3 Flash |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Hy4 preview |
| 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Tie |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | Tie | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Tie |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | GPT-6 Luna |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥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 |
| 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Tie |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | Step 5 Preview | Step 5 Preview | Tie |
| 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Tie |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GPT-6 Luna vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Tie |
| 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | GLM 5.3 | GLM 5.3 | GLM 5.3 |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Tie |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | GLM 5.3 | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
| 🔥GPT-6 Luna vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna |
| 🔥Hy4 preview vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | GLM 5.3 | Hy4 preview | Tie |
| 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | GLM 5.3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | GLM 5.3 |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥GLM 5.3 | GLM 5.3 | Step 5 Preview | GLM 5.3 |