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AI · LEADERBOARD

The AI Leaderboard

Daily ranking of the strongest AI models. No vendor spin, no marketing pages, just the picks teams actually ship with.

As of 13 August 2026, the top-ranked AI model is Claude Opus 5 (max) by Anthropic. The strongest open-source model is Kimi K3 (max), and GPT-5.6 Luna (max) offers the best price-to-performance. Rankings refresh every day at 04:00 Europe/Amsterdam.

Refreshed13 Aug, 04:00 CESTDaily, 04:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Best closed model

Claude Opus 5 (max)

Anthropic

Intel
63.1
Speed
53t/s
Cost in/out
€4.33 / €21.65

State-of-the-art reasoning, complex agentic workflows, and top-tier multimodal analysis

Best open model
Ki

Kimi K3 (max)

Kimi

Intel
59.7
Speed
39t/s
Cost in/out
Provider€2.6 / €12.99Sovereign~€132 / hr*

The most intelligent open-source model with a massive context window for local deployment

Best value226.5

GPT-5.6 Luna (max)

OpenAI

Intel
52.3
Speed
156t/s
Cost in/out
€0.17 / €1.04

Ultra-fast, low-cost conversational AI for high-volume customer support applications

Top 10, side by side

#↑ModelVendorIntelligenceSpeed (tok/s)Cost (€/Mtok)ContextBest for
1
Claude Opus 5 (max)
Anthropic63.153€4.33 / €21.651.0MState-of-the-art reasoning, complex agentic workflows, and top-tier multimodal analysis
2
Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort)
Anthropic62.551€4.33 / €21.65—Ultra-deep reasoning and complex problem solving with adaptive high-effort processing
3
Claude Fable 5 (with fallback)
Anthropic62.167€8.66 / €43.311.0MHigh-reliability enterprise tasks requiring fallback safety and strong reasoning
4
Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort)
Anthropic61.550€4.33 / €21.65—Advanced adaptive reasoning for complex analytical tasks requiring high cognitive effort
5
GPT-5.6 Sol (max)
OpenAI60.964€4.33 / €25.991.0MTop-tier proprietary intelligence and large-scale context processing for enterprise tasks
6
Grok 4.6 (high)
SpaceXAI60.963€1.73 / €5.2500KHigh-intelligence proprietary reasoning with highly competitive token pricing
7
KiKimi K3 (max)
Kimi59.739
€2.6 / €12.99
~€132 / hr*
1.0MThe most intelligent open-source model with a massive context window for local deployment
8
Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort)
Anthropic58.649€4.33 / €21.65—Balanced adaptive reasoning with medium cognitive effort for efficient problem solving
9
Qwen3.8 Max
Alibaba58.148€1.73 / €5.21.0MHigh-intelligence multilingual tasks and translation at a highly competitive price point
10
Muse Spark 1.2 (xhigh)
Meta56.8Hardware dependent€1.08 / €3.681.0MMassive context analysis and structured data extraction at a very affordable price

Sovereign deploy cost is hourly (Scaleway dedicated GPU cluster, EU, all-in SevenLab pricing). Hover any estimate to see the exact GPU profile. Final price depends on throughput and infra choices.

#1 · proprietary

Claude Opus 5 (max)

Anthropic

Intel
63.1
Speed
53 t/s
Cost
€4.33 / €21.65
Ctx
1.0M

State-of-the-art reasoning, complex agentic workflows, and top-tier multimodal analysis

#2 · proprietary

Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort)

Anthropic

Intel
62.5
Speed
51 t/s
Cost
€4.33 / €21.65
Ctx
—

Ultra-deep reasoning and complex problem solving with adaptive high-effort processing

#3 · proprietary

Claude Fable 5 (with fallback)

Anthropic

Intel
62.1
Speed
67 t/s
Cost
€8.66 / €43.31
Ctx
1.0M

High-reliability enterprise tasks requiring fallback safety and strong reasoning

#4 · proprietary

Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort)

Anthropic

Intel
61.5
Speed
50 t/s
Cost
€4.33 / €21.65
Ctx
—

Advanced adaptive reasoning for complex analytical tasks requiring high cognitive effort

#5 · proprietary

GPT-5.6 Sol (max)

OpenAI

Intel
60.9
Speed
64 t/s
Cost
€4.33 / €25.99
Ctx
1.0M

Top-tier proprietary intelligence and large-scale context processing for enterprise tasks

#6 · proprietary

Grok 4.6 (high)

SpaceXAI

Intel
60.9
Speed
63 t/s
Cost
€1.73 / €5.2
Ctx
500K

High-intelligence proprietary reasoning with highly competitive token pricing

#7 · open-source

Kimi K3 (max)

Kimi

Ki
Intel
59.7
Speed
39 t/s
Cost
€2.6 / €12.99
~€132 / hr*
Ctx
1.0M

The most intelligent open-source model with a massive context window for local deployment

#8 · proprietary

Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort)

Anthropic

Intel
58.6
Speed
49 t/s
Cost
€4.33 / €21.65
Ctx
—

Balanced adaptive reasoning with medium cognitive effort for efficient problem solving

#9 · proprietary

Qwen3.8 Max

Alibaba

Intel
58.1
Speed
48 t/s
Cost
€1.73 / €5.2
Ctx
1.0M

High-intelligence multilingual tasks and translation at a highly competitive price point

#10 · proprietary

Muse Spark 1.2 (xhigh)

Meta

Intel
56.8
Cost
€1.08 / €3.68
Ctx
1.0M

Massive context analysis and structured data extraction at a very affordable price

Which model for which job

Nine scenarios SevenLab teams ship every week. Steal our picks.

  1. High-speed customer support chat

    • Delivers an exceptional speed of 156 tok/s for low-latency chat
    • Extremely low output cost of €1.04 per Mtok reduces operating expenses
    • Maintains a strong intelligence index of 52.3 for accurate replies
    GPT-5.6 Luna (max)

  2. Intelligent code generation and debugging

    • Code-tuned architecture with 1000B parameters for syntax accuracy
    • Generous 256,000 token context window handles large codebases
    • Reasonable cost of €3.46 per Mtok for output generation
    Kimi K2.7 Code

  3. Large-scale document data extraction

    • Massive context window of 1,048,576 tokens fits entire archives
    • High intelligence index of 59.7 ensures precise entity extraction
    • Open-source license allows custom deployment and data privacy
    Kimi K3 (max)

  4. Deep analysis of long documents

    • Industry-leading context window of 1,048,576 tokens for large files
    • Strong intelligence index of 56.8 ensures deep analytical insights
    • Highly competitive output pricing of €3.68 per Mtok
    Muse Spark 1.2 (xhigh)

  5. Sovereign on-premises model deployment

    • Highest intelligence index of 59.7 among all open-source options
    • Permissive Kimi K3 License allows for secure local deployment
    • Massive 1,048,576 token context window for private data processing
    Kimi K3 (max)

  6. Advanced multimodal vision processing

    • Top-tier intelligence index of 63.1 for complex visual reasoning
    • Spacious 1,000,000 token context window for multi-image analysis
    • Reliable proprietary architecture from Anthropic for enterprise use
    Claude Opus 5 (max)

  7. Autonomous agentic workflow automation

    • Highest intelligence index of 63.1 ensures reliable tool use
    • Generous 1,000,000 token context window for long agent trajectories
    • Solid speed of 53 tok/s keeps agent loops highly responsive
    Claude Opus 5 (max)

  8. High-fidelity multilingual translation

    • Strong intelligence index of 58.1 from Alibaba's leading team
    • Highly cost-effective output pricing of €5.2 per Mtok
    • Large 1,000,000 token context window for translating entire books
    Qwen3.8 Max

  9. Structured JSON data extraction

    • Massive 1,048,576 token context window for processing huge batches
    • High intelligence index of 56.8 ensures schema compliance
    • Cost-effective output pricing of €3.68 per Mtok reduces overhead
    Muse Spark 1.2 (xhigh)

How we rank

  • Snapshot taken 8/13/2026, 2:00:55 AM
  • Value score = (intelligence − 25)² × min(1, speed ÷ 30) ÷ (input cost + output cost × 3). Output is weighted ×3 because real usage is output-heavy; intelligence is squared so cheap-but-weak models can't dominate.
  • Intelligence, price and speed data by Artificial Analysis.

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