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title: "Compare model alternatives — 139 models · Undominated.ai"
canonical: https://undominated.ai/alternatives/
description: "Alternatives to 139 models: higher measured scores or lower costs, with neither worse under at least one listed workload. Recorded capability trade-offs are named."
---

# Compare model alternatives — 139 models · Undominated.ai

> Alternatives to 139 models: higher measured scores or lower costs, with neither worse under at least one listed workload. Recorded capability trade-offs are named.

# Higher-scoring or cheaper alternatives

**139** of the 145 models carrying both an independent score and a standard-delivery price have a higher-scoring or cheaper alternative, with neither dimension worse. Each has a page naming the models and workloads, with recorded capabilities preserved or specific losses identified. The undominated remainder is on the [value frontier](/frontier/).

Ordered by the largest measured saving. Prices are blended per million tokens on a balanced workload , as of 2026-10-06 . A page here exists only while the finding does — when no candidate improves score or price without worsening the other under a listed workload, the page stops being built.

| Model | Provider | Arena Elo | $/M | Recorded capabilities preserved | Recorded capability losses | Best saving |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Claude Opus 4.1](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-opus-4.1/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-opus-4.1/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-opus-4.1/) | Anthropic | 1418.6 | $30.00 | 33 | 35 | >99% |
| [GPT-4 Turbo](/alternatives/openai__gpt-4-turbo/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-4-turbo/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-4-turbo/) | OpenAI | 1271.7 | $15.00 | 83 | 47 | >99% |
| [o1](/alternatives/openai__o1/) [Check](/check/openai__o1/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__o1/) | OpenAI | 1365.8 | $26.25 | 34 | 69 | >99% |
| [Claude Opus 4.5](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-opus-4.5/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-opus-4.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-opus-4.5/) | Anthropic | 1451 | $10.00 | 18 | 11 | −99% |
| [Claude Opus 4.8](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-opus-4.8/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-opus-4.8/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-opus-4.8/) | Anthropic | 1461 | $10.00 | 8 | 13 | −99% |
| [Claude Sonnet 4](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4/) | Anthropic | 1339.1 | $6.00 | 37 | 66 | −99% |
| [Command R+ (08-2024)](/alternatives/cohere__command-r-plus-08-2024/) [Check](/check/cohere__command-r-plus-08-2024/) · [Model evidence](/models/cohere__command-r-plus-08-2024/) | Cohere | 1228.9 | $4.38 | 117 | 7 | −99% |
| [GPT-4o (2024-05-13)](/alternatives/openai__gpt-4o-2024-05-13/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-4o-2024-05-13/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-4o-2024-05-13/) | OpenAI | 1300.4 | $7.50 | 49 | 71 | −99% |
| [GPT-4o (2024-08-06)](/alternatives/openai__gpt-4o-2024-08-06/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-4o-2024-08-06/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-4o-2024-08-06/) | OpenAI | 1282.5 | $4.38 | 40 | 73 | −99% |
| [GPT-6 Astra](/alternatives/openai__gpt-6-astra/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-6-astra/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-6-astra/) | OpenAI | 1442.3 | $20.00 | 5 | 37 | −99% |
| [Mistral Large 2407](/alternatives/mistralai__mistral-large-2407/) [Check](/check/mistralai__mistral-large-2407/) · [Model evidence](/models/mistralai__mistral-large-2407/) | Mistral | 1266.1 | $3.00 | 16 | 89 | −99% |
| [Claude Sonnet 4.5](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4.5/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4.5/) | Anthropic | 1438.6 | $6.00 | 15 | 21 | −98% |
| [Claude Sonnet 4.6](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4.6/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4.6/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-sonnet-4.6/) | Anthropic | 1457.8 | $6.00 | 4 | 14 | −98% |
| [GPT-5](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5/) | OpenAI | 1406.1 | $3.44 | 8 | 52 | −98% |
| [GPT-5.1](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.1/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.1/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.1/) | OpenAI | 1422.2 | $3.44 | 6 | 38 | −98% |
| [GPT-5.2](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.2/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.2/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.2/) | OpenAI | 1412.3 | $4.81 | 11 | 51 | −98% |
| [GPT-5.4](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.4/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.4/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.4/) | OpenAI | 1452.2 | $5.63 | 0 | 21 | −98% |
| [GPT-5.5](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.5/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.5/) | OpenAI | 1466.8 | $11.25 | 0 | 17 | −98% |
| [GPT-5.6 Sol](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.6-sol/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.6-sol/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.6-sol/) | OpenAI | 1456.3 | $8.00 | 0 | 21 | −98% |
| [GPT-6 Sol](/alternatives/openai__gpt-6-sol/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-6-sol/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-6-sol/) | OpenAI | 1395.4 | $4.00 | 2 | 69 | −98% |
| [Claude Sonnet 5](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-sonnet-5/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-sonnet-5/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-sonnet-5/) | Anthropic | 1442.9 | $4.00 | 5 | 22 | −97% |
| [Gemma 2 27B](/alternatives/google__gemma-2-27b-it/) [Check](/check/google__gemma-2-27b-it/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemma-2-27b-it/) | Google | 1231.3 | $0.650 | 79 | 0 | −97% |
| [GPT-4.1](/alternatives/openai__gpt-4.1/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-4.1/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-4.1/) | OpenAI | 1383 | $3.50 | 14 | 60 | −97% |
| [GPT-5.6 Terra](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.6-terra/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.6-terra/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.6-terra/) | OpenAI | 1446.3 | $4.50 | 0 | 24 | −97% |
| [GPT-6.1 Sol](/alternatives/openai__gpt-6.1-sol/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-6.1-sol/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-6.1-sol/) | OpenAI | 1445.6 | $4.00 | 0 | 23 | −97% |
| [Grok 4.6](/alternatives/x-ai__grok-4.6/) [Check](/check/x-ai__grok-4.6/) · [Model evidence](/models/x-ai__grok-4.6/) | xAI | 1427.4 | $3.00 | 4 | 37 | −97% |
| [Grok 4.7](/alternatives/x-ai__grok-4.7/) [Check](/check/x-ai__grok-4.7/) · [Model evidence](/models/x-ai__grok-4.7/) | xAI | 1399.9 | $3.00 | 5 | 58 | −97% |
| [Llama 3.1 70B Instruct](/alternatives/meta-llama__llama-3.1-70b-instruct/) [Check](/check/meta-llama__llama-3.1-70b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/meta-llama__llama-3.1-70b-instruct/) | Meta | 1260.9 | $0.720 | 72 | 7 | −97% |
| [Mistral Medium 3.5](/alternatives/mistralai__mistral-medium-3-5/) [Check](/check/mistralai__mistral-medium-3-5/) · [Model evidence](/models/mistralai__mistral-medium-3-5/) | Mistral | 1421.2 | $3.00 | 5 | 43 | −97% |
| [o3](/alternatives/openai__o3/) [Check](/check/openai__o3/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__o3/) | OpenAI | 1409.9 | $3.50 | 10 | 49 | −97% |
| [o3 Mini](/alternatives/openai__o3-mini/) [Check](/check/openai__o3-mini/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__o3-mini/) | OpenAI | 1319.4 | $1.93 | 12 | 72 | −97% |
| [o3 Mini High](/alternatives/openai__o3-mini-high/) [Check](/check/openai__o3-mini-high/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__o3-mini-high/) | OpenAI | 1336.6 | $1.93 | 10 | 69 | −97% |
| [o4 Mini](/alternatives/openai__o4-mini/) [Check](/check/openai__o4-mini/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__o4-mini/) | OpenAI | 1353.2 | $1.93 | 9 | 63 | −97% |
| [Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct](/alternatives/qwen__qwen-2.5-coder-32b-instruct/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen-2.5-coder-32b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen-2.5-coder-32b-instruct/) | Qwen | 1230 | $0.745 | 65 | 16 | −97% |
| [Claude Haiku 4.5](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-haiku-4.5/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-haiku-4.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-haiku-4.5/) | Anthropic | 1396.1 | $2.00 | 10 | 44 | −96% |
| [Claude Opus 4.7](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-opus-4.7/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-opus-4.7/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-opus-4.7/) | Anthropic | 1489.9 | $10.00 | 4 | 2 | −96% |
| [Grok 4.5](/alternatives/x-ai__grok-4.5/) [Check](/check/x-ai__grok-4.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/x-ai__grok-4.5/) | xAI | 1448.1 | $3.00 | 3 | 16 | −96% |
| [Qwen3.6 Max Preview](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.6-max-preview/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.6-max-preview/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.6-max-preview/) | Qwen | 1446.8 | $2.31 | 17 | 1 | −96% |
| [Claude Sonnet 5.5](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-sonnet-5.5/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-sonnet-5.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-sonnet-5.5/) | Anthropic | 1466.6 | $4.00 | 3 | 9 | −95% |
| [Gemini 2.5 Pro](/alternatives/google__gemini-2.5-pro/) [Check](/check/google__gemini-2.5-pro/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemini-2.5-pro/) | Google | 1457.8 | $3.44 | 7 | 8 | −95% |
| [GPT-5.4 Mini](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.4-mini/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.4-mini/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.4-mini/) | OpenAI | 1411.4 | $1.69 | 1 | 43 | −95% |
| [Qwen2.5 72B Instruct](/alternatives/qwen__qwen-2.5-72b-instruct/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen-2.5-72b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen-2.5-72b-instruct/) | Qwen | 1269 | $0.370 | 58 | 2 | −95% |
| [Qwen3 Max](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-max/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-max/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-max/) | Qwen | 1412.4 | $1.56 | 25 | 15 | −95% |
| [Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking/) | Qwen | 1400.7 | $1.30 | 22 | 23 | −95% |
| [GLM 5.1](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-5.1/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-5.1/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-5.1/) | Z.ai | 1461.5 | $1.83 | 9 | 1 | −94% |
| [GLM 5V Turbo](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-5v-turbo/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-5v-turbo/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-5v-turbo/) | Z.ai | 1437.2 | $1.90 | 7 | 16 | −94% |
| [R1](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-r1/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-r1/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-r1/) | DeepSeek | 1372.7 | $1.15 | 52 | 5 | −94% |
| [GLM 4.5V](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-4.5v/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-4.5v/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-4.5v/) | Z.ai | 1332.8 | $0.900 | 27 | 35 | −93% |
| [Grok 4.3](/alternatives/x-ai__grok-4.3/) [Check](/check/x-ai__grok-4.3/) · [Model evidence](/models/x-ai__grok-4.3/) | xAI | 1396.7 | $1.56 | 0 | 48 | −93% |
| [Nova 2 Lite](/alternatives/amazon__nova-2-lite-v1/) [Check](/check/amazon__nova-2-lite-v1/) · [Model evidence](/models/amazon__nova-2-lite-v1/) | Amazon | 1361.8 | $0.850 | 3 | 49 | −93% |
| [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](/alternatives/google__gemini-3.1-pro-preview/) [Check](/check/google__gemini-3.1-pro-preview/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemini-3.1-pro-preview/) | Google | 1480.2 | $4.50 | 4 | 1 | −92% |
| [Inkling](/alternatives/thinkingmachines__inkling/) [Check](/check/thinkingmachines__inkling/) · [Model evidence](/models/thinkingmachines__inkling/) | Thinking Machines | 1441.8 | $1.73 | 0 | 15 | −92% |
| [Kimi K3](/alternatives/moonshotai__kimi-k3/) [Check](/check/moonshotai__kimi-k3/) · [Model evidence](/models/moonshotai__kimi-k3/) | Moonshot AI | 1475.9 | $3.76 | 3 | 6 | −92% |
| [MiniMax M1](/alternatives/minimax__minimax-m1/) [Check](/check/minimax__minimax-m1/) · [Model evidence](/models/minimax__minimax-m1/) | MiniMax | 1342.8 | $0.850 | 20 | 38 | −92% |
| [R1 0528](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-r1-0528/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-r1-0528/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-r1-0528/) | DeepSeek | 1427.9 | $0.920 | 22 | 3 | −92% |
| [Gemini 2.5 Flash](/alternatives/google__gemini-2.5-flash/) [Check](/check/google__gemini-2.5-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemini-2.5-flash/) | Google | 1417 | $0.850 | 1 | 29 | −91% |
| [GLM 4.5](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-4.5/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-4.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-4.5/) | Z.ai | 1430.3 | $1.00 | 17 | 5 | −91% |
| [GPT-4.1 Mini](/alternatives/openai__gpt-4.1-mini/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-4.1-mini/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-4.1-mini/) | OpenAI | 1340.4 | $0.700 | 5 | 42 | −91% |
| [Qwen3 235B A22B](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b/) | Qwen | 1366.6 | $0.796 | 46 | 5 | −91% |
| [Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507/) | Qwen | 1415.2 | $0.748 | 16 | 12 | −91% |
| [DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-v4-pro/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-v4-pro/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-v4-pro/) | DeepSeek | 1445.2 | $1.21 | 3 | 8 | −90% |
| [Qwen3.5-122B-A10B](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.5-122b-a10b/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.5-122b-a10b/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.5-122b-a10b/) | Qwen | 1417.1 | $0.715 | 9 | 17 | −90% |
| [Command R (08-2024)](/alternatives/cohere__command-r-08-2024/) [Check](/check/cohere__command-r-08-2024/) · [Model evidence](/models/cohere__command-r-08-2024/) | Cohere | 1187.3 | $0.263 | 31 | 4 | −89% |
| [DeepSeek V3](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-chat/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-chat/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-chat/) | DeepSeek | 1332.5 | $0.500 | 41 | 7 | −89% |
| [Gemini 3.5 Flash](/alternatives/google__gemini-3.5-flash/) [Check](/check/google__gemini-3.5-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemini-3.5-flash/) | Google | 1477.7 | $3.38 | 6 | 1 | −89% |
| [GLM 5](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-5/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-5/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-5/) | Z.ai | 1446.3 | $1.09 | 9 | 0 | −89% |
| [GPT-5 Mini](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5-mini/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5-mini/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5-mini/) | OpenAI | 1373.2 | $0.688 | 2 | 34 | −89% |
| [Kimi K2.5](/alternatives/moonshotai__kimi-k2.5/) [Check](/check/moonshotai__kimi-k2.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/moonshotai__kimi-k2.5/) | Moonshot AI | 1445.2 | $1.20 | 3 | 8 | −89% |
| [MiniMax M2](/alternatives/minimax__minimax-m2/) [Check](/check/minimax__minimax-m2/) · [Model evidence](/models/minimax__minimax-m2/) | MiniMax | 1339.9 | $0.525 | 6 | 35 | −88% |
| [MiniMax M2.5](/alternatives/minimax__minimax-m2.5/) [Check](/check/minimax__minimax-m2.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/minimax__minimax-m2.5/) | MiniMax | 1359.3 | $0.521 | 14 | 19 | −88% |
| [Qwen3.5 397B A17B](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.5-397b-a17b/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.5-397b-a17b/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.5-397b-a17b/) | Qwen | 1438 | $0.878 | 4 | 11 | −88% |
| [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite](/alternatives/google__gemini-3.5-flash-lite/) [Check](/check/google__gemini-3.5-flash-lite/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemini-3.5-flash-lite/) | Google | 1434.7 | $0.850 | 0 | 14 | −87% |
| [Gemini 3.7 Flash](/alternatives/google__gemini-3.7-flash/) [Check](/check/google__gemini-3.7-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemini-3.7-flash/) | Google | 1487 | $3.00 | 2 | 1 | −87% |
| [GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)](/alternatives/openai__gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18/) | OpenAI | 1286.4 | $0.263 | 2 | 25 | −87% |
| [Kimi K2.6](/alternatives/moonshotai__kimi-k2.6/) [Check](/check/moonshotai__kimi-k2.6/) · [Model evidence](/models/moonshotai__kimi-k2.6/) | Moonshot AI | 1455.5 | $0.961 | 2 | 5 | −87% |
| [Llama 3.3 70B Instruct](/alternatives/meta-llama__llama-3.3-70b-instruct/) [Check](/check/meta-llama__llama-3.3-70b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/meta-llama__llama-3.3-70b-instruct/) | Meta | 1274.1 | $0.201 | 24 | 2 | −87% |
| [Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview](/alternatives/google__gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview/) [Check](/check/google__gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview/) | Google | 1415.7 | $0.563 | 0 | 21 | −86% |
| [Qwen3.5-27B](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.5-27b/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.5-27b/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.5-27b/) | Qwen | 1408.9 | $0.536 | 8 | 15 | −86% |
| [Qwen3.6 Plus](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.6-plus/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.6-plus/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.6-plus/) | Qwen | 1436.7 | $0.731 | 4 | 8 | −86% |
| [Claude Fable 5](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-fable-5/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-fable-5/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-fable-5/) | Anthropic | 1491.7 | $20.00 | 4 | 1 | −85% |
| [Llama 3.2 3B Instruct](/alternatives/meta-llama__llama-3.2-3b-instruct/) [Check](/check/meta-llama__llama-3.2-3b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/meta-llama__llama-3.2-3b-instruct/) | Meta | 1109.5 | $0.120 | 11 | 7 | −85% |
| [DeepSeek V3.1](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-chat-v3.1/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-chat-v3.1/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-chat-v3.1/) | DeepSeek | 1419.7 | $0.453 | 15 | 2 | −84% |
| [DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-v3.1-terminus/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-v3.1-terminus/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-v3.1-terminus/) | DeepSeek | 1417.1 | $0.453 | 6 | 14 | −84% |
| [Inkling Small](/alternatives/thinkingmachines__inkling-small/) [Check](/check/thinkingmachines__inkling-small/) · [Model evidence](/models/thinkingmachines__inkling-small/) | Thinking Machines | 1413.7 | $0.638 | 0 | 28 | −84% |
| [DeepSeek V3 0324](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-chat-v3-0324/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-chat-v3-0324/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-chat-v3-0324/) | DeepSeek | 1375 | $0.438 | 20 | 11 | −83% |
| [GLM 4.6](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-4.6/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-4.6/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-4.6/) | Z.ai | 1439.9 | $0.760 | 10 | 0 | −83% |
| [GPT-5.4 Nano](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.4-nano/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.4-nano/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.4-nano/) | OpenAI | 1372.1 | $0.463 | 2 | 26 | −83% |
| [Mercury 2](/alternatives/inception__mercury-2/) [Check](/check/inception__mercury-2/) · [Model evidence](/models/inception__mercury-2/) | Inception | 1355.2 | $0.375 | 17 | 8 | −83% |
| [MiniMax M2.7](/alternatives/minimax__minimax-m2.7/) [Check](/check/minimax__minimax-m2.7/) · [Model evidence](/models/minimax__minimax-m2.7/) | MiniMax | 1404.6 | $0.525 | 5 | 17 | −83% |
| [Qwen3.8 27B](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.8-27b/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.8-27b/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.8-27b/) | Qwen | 1440.7 | $0.562 | 3 | 5 | −83% |
| [Solar Pro 4](/alternatives/upstage__solar-pro4/) [Check](/check/upstage__solar-pro4/) · [Model evidence](/models/upstage__solar-pro4/) | Upstage | 1386.2 | $0.525 | 9 | 18 | −83% |
| [Trinity Large Thinking](/alternatives/arcee-ai__trinity-large-thinking/) [Check](/check/arcee-ai__trinity-large-thinking/) · [Model evidence](/models/arcee-ai__trinity-large-thinking/) | Arcee | 1340 | $0.388 | 11 | 17 | −83% |
| [GLM 4.7](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-4.7/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-4.7/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-4.7/) | Z.ai | 1435.5 | $0.738 | 8 | 3 | −82% |
| [GPT-5.6 Luna](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5.6-luna/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5.6-luna/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5.6-luna/) | OpenAI | 1431 | $0.450 | 0 | 11 | −82% |
| [MiniMax M3](/alternatives/minimax__minimax-m3/) [Check](/check/minimax__minimax-m3/) · [Model evidence](/models/minimax__minimax-m3/) | MiniMax | 1432.1 | $0.485 | 1 | 9 | −82% |
| [Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking/) | Qwen | 1368.3 | $0.413 | 19 | 13 | −82% |
| [GPT-4.1 Nano](/alternatives/openai__gpt-4.1-nano/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-4.1-nano/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-4.1-nano/) | OpenAI | 1284.8 | $0.175 | 0 | 17 | −80% |
| [DeepSeek V3.2 Exp](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-v3.2-exp/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-v3.2-exp/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-v3.2-exp/) | DeepSeek | 1422.4 | $0.305 | 5 | 9 | −79% |
| [Qwen3.5-35B-A3B](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.5-35b-a3b/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.5-35b-a3b/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.5-35b-a3b/) | Qwen | 1394.4 | $0.355 | 5 | 10 | −79% |
| [GLM 4.6V](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-4.6v/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-4.6v/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-4.6v/) | Z.ai | 1376.8 | $0.450 | 9 | 14 | −78% |
| [Muse Spark 1.1](/alternatives/meta__muse-spark-1.1/) [Check](/check/meta__muse-spark-1.1/) · [Model evidence](/models/meta__muse-spark-1.1/) | Meta | 1479.2 | $2.00 | 2 | 2 | −78% |
| [Muse Spark 1.2](/alternatives/meta__muse-spark-1.2/) [Check](/check/meta__muse-spark-1.2/) · [Model evidence](/models/meta__muse-spark-1.2/) | Meta | 1483.2 | $2.00 | 1 | 1 | −78% |
| [Muse Spark 1.3](/alternatives/meta__muse-spark-1.3/) [Check](/check/meta__muse-spark-1.3/) · [Model evidence](/models/meta__muse-spark-1.3/) | Meta | 1489.9 | $2.00 | 0 | 1 | −78% |
| [Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct/) | Qwen | 1420.1 | $0.370 | 8 | 6 | −77% |
| [Qwen3.7 Plus](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.7-plus/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.7-plus/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.7-plus/) | Qwen | 1454.6 | $0.560 | 4 | 1 | −77% |
| [Llama 3.2 1B Instruct](/alternatives/meta-llama__llama-3.2-1b-instruct/) [Check](/check/meta-llama__llama-3.2-1b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/meta-llama__llama-3.2-1b-instruct/) | Meta | 1054.6 | $0.071 | 3 | 5 | −76% |
| [GLM 4.5 Air](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-4.5-air/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-4.5-air/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-4.5-air/) | Z.ai | 1383.9 | $0.310 | 9 | 7 | −75% |
| [Gemini 3.6 Flash](/alternatives/google__gemini-3.6-flash/) [Check](/check/google__gemini-3.6-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemini-3.6-flash/) | Google | 1479.5 | $1.50 | 0 | 1 | −74% |
| [Phi 4](/alternatives/microsoft__phi-4/) [Check](/check/microsoft__phi-4/) · [Model evidence](/models/microsoft__phi-4/) | Microsoft | 1216.7 | $0.088 | 13 | 0 | −74% |
| [Qwen3 30B A3B](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-30b-a3b/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-30b-a3b/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-30b-a3b/) | Qwen | 1316.6 | $0.215 | 18 | 5 | −73% |
| [Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct/) | Qwen | 1417.3 | $0.268 | 4 | 7 | −73% |
| [DeepSeek V3.2](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-v3.2/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-v3.2/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-v3.2/) | DeepSeek | 1424.5 | $0.290 | 9 | 1 | −71% |
| [GLM 5.2](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-5.2/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-5.2/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-5.2/) | Z.ai | 1470.4 | $1.12 | 2 | 0 | −71% |
| [GLM 5.3](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-5.3/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-5.3/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-5.3/) | Z.ai | 1471.4 | $1.00 | 0 | 1 | −69% |
| [Mistral Small 3](/alternatives/mistralai__mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501/) [Check](/check/mistralai__mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501/) · [Model evidence](/models/mistralai__mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501/) | Mistral | 1233.6 | $0.058 | 2 | 0 | −63% |
| [Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b-2507/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b-2507/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-235b-a22b-2507/) | Qwen | 1419.3 | $0.205 | 8 | 2 | −62% |
| [Claude Fable 5.1](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-fable-5.1/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-fable-5.1/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-fable-5.1/) | Anthropic | 1510.6 | $20.00 | 1 | 0 | −60% |
| [MiMo-V2.5-Pro](/alternatives/xiaomi__mimo-v2.5-pro/) [Check](/check/xiaomi__mimo-v2.5-pro/) · [Model evidence](/models/xiaomi__mimo-v2.5-pro/) | Xiaomi | 1465 | $0.544 | 1 | 1 | −60% |
| [Qwen3 32B](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-32b/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-32b/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-32b/) | Qwen | 1340.1 | $0.130 | 9 | 1 | −59% |
| [GPT-6 Luna](/alternatives/openai__gpt-6-luna/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-6-luna/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-6-luna/) | OpenAI | 1391.5 | $0.200 | 0 | 9 | −58% |
| [GPT-5 Nano](/alternatives/openai__gpt-5-nano/) [Check](/check/openai__gpt-5-nano/) · [Model evidence](/models/openai__gpt-5-nano/) | OpenAI | 1320 | $0.138 | 0 | 11 | −57% |
| [Gemma 3 27B](/alternatives/google__gemma-3-27b-it/) [Check](/check/google__gemma-3-27b-it/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemma-3-27b-it/) | Google | 1357.8 | $0.100 | 4 | 3 | −56% |
| [Gemma 4 31B](/alternatives/google__gemma-4-31b-it/) [Check](/check/google__gemma-4-31b-it/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemma-4-31b-it/) | Google | 1443.4 | $0.205 | 2 | 1 | −56% |
| [GLM 4.7 Flash](/alternatives/z-ai__glm-4.7-flash/) [Check](/check/z-ai__glm-4.7-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/z-ai__glm-4.7-flash/) | Z.ai | 1350.9 | $0.145 | 4 | 5 | −56% |
| [Step 3.5 Flash](/alternatives/stepfun__step-3.5-flash/) [Check](/check/stepfun__step-3.5-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/stepfun__step-3.5-flash/) | StepFun | 1403 | $0.150 | 5 | 0 | −53% |
| [Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507/) | Qwen | 1384.1 | $0.143 | 3 | 4 | −50% |
| [Hy3](/alternatives/tencent__hy3/) [Check](/check/tencent__hy3/) · [Model evidence](/models/tencent__hy3/) | Tencent | 1440.7 | $0.231 | 3 | 1 | −46% |
| [Granite 4.2 8B](/alternatives/ibm-granite__granite-4.2-8b/) [Check](/check/ibm-granite__granite-4.2-8b/) · [Model evidence](/models/ibm-granite__granite-4.2-8b/) | IBM | 1317.8 | $0.108 | 3 | 2 | −40% |
| [MiMo-V2.5](/alternatives/xiaomi__mimo-v2.5/) [Check](/check/xiaomi__mimo-v2.5/) · [Model evidence](/models/xiaomi__mimo-v2.5/) | Xiaomi | 1427.5 | $0.175 | 1 | 3 | −38% |
| [MiMo-V2.6-Flash](/alternatives/xiaomi__mimo-v2.6-flash/) [Check](/check/xiaomi__mimo-v2.6-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/xiaomi__mimo-v2.6-flash/) | Xiaomi | 1456.4 | $0.175 | 0 | 1 | −38% |
| [Qwen3.5-Flash](/alternatives/qwen__qwen3.5-flash-02-23/) [Check](/check/qwen__qwen3.5-flash-02-23/) · [Model evidence](/models/qwen__qwen3.5-flash-02-23/) | Qwen | 1397 | $0.114 | 2 | 3 | −36% |
| [Gemma 3 12B](/alternatives/google__gemma-3-12b-it/) [Check](/check/google__gemma-3-12b-it/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemma-3-12b-it/) | Google | 1334.2 | $0.075 | 0 | 2 | −33% |
| [Gemma 3 4B](/alternatives/google__gemma-3-4b-it/) [Check](/check/google__gemma-3-4b-it/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemma-3-4b-it/) | Google | 1290.8 | $0.063 | 0 | 1 | −30% |
| [Claude Opus 4.6](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-opus-4.6/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-opus-4.6/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-opus-4.6/) | Anthropic | 1503.2 | $10.00 | 1 | 0 | −22% |
| [Claude Opus 5](/alternatives/anthropic__claude-opus-5/) [Check](/check/anthropic__claude-opus-5/) · [Model evidence](/models/anthropic__claude-opus-5/) | Anthropic | 1502.1 | $10.00 | 2 | 0 | −22% |
| [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash/) | DeepSeek | 1432.1 | $0.113 | 1 | 1 | −10% |
| [Llama 3.1 8B Instruct](/alternatives/meta-llama__llama-3.1-8b-instruct/) [Check](/check/meta-llama__llama-3.1-8b-instruct/) · [Model evidence](/models/meta-llama__llama-3.1-8b-instruct/) | Meta | 1186.5 | $0.025 | 0 | 1 | −9% |
| [Gemma 4 26B A4B](/alternatives/google__gemma-4-26b-a4b-it/) [Check](/check/google__gemma-4-26b-a4b-it/) · [Model evidence](/models/google__gemma-4-26b-a4b-it/) | Google | 1433.9 | $0.127 | 0 | 2 | −4% |
| [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](/alternatives/deepseek__deepseek-v4.1-flash/) [Check](/check/deepseek__deepseek-v4.1-flash/) · [Model evidence](/models/deepseek__deepseek-v4.1-flash/) | DeepSeek | 1462.5 | $0.182 | 0 | 1 | −3% |

Both columns count candidates with a higher score or a lower price, with neither dimension worse. **Recorded capabilities preserved** also requires matching or beating the recorded context, maximum output, input modes, tool use and extended reasoning. **Recorded capability losses** counts candidates with a reduction in at least one of those; each loss is named on the model's page. Savings are rounded to whole percentages, so a saving shown as >99% is not a free model. Scores are LMArena Elo, used under CC BY 4.0 from the official dataset. Models with no independent score are absent from this comparison in both directions — unrated is not a zero.

## Questions this page answers

 What does dominated mean on this index?

At least one other standard-delivery catalogue model has a higher score or a lower price, with neither dimension worse, under a listed workload. The columns distinguish preserved recorded capabilities from named losses. Models with no independent score are absent in both directions.

 What distinguishes the two kinds of alternative?

Both improve score or price without worsening the other. Recorded capabilities preserved means matching or beating the recorded context, maximum output, input modes, tools and extended reasoning. Recorded capability losses means at least one of those is reduced; each loss is named on the model page.

 Why can a page disappear?

Each /alternatives/<slug>/ page is built only while a candidate improves score or price without worsening the other under a listed workload. When that comparison no longer holds, the page stops being generated.

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