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Intelligence vs cost

Where models sit on intelligence and cost

One explorer for 634 models: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index against cost per task, with speed and ranked shortlists. Snapshot refreshes with the Monday data pipeline.

Showing 161 models with intelligence + cost/task · Index v4.1 · snapshot 2 September 2026

$0.010$0.100$1.00722365166Cost per Intelligence Index task (USD, log) → lower is betterIntelligence Index → higher is better
Upper-left is stronger value (higher intelligence, lower cost). Hover for the model name; click a point for details.

Ranked shortlist

Benchmark scores, output speed, and cost-per-task figures are from Artificial Analysis (Intelligence Index v4.1). They are task-dependent and not a substitute for your own evaluation. Token prices shown here are AA-reported; for workload estimates use the calculator, which uses Model Cost Comparison's validated pricing dataset.

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