293 AI models ranked for developer use cases. Scored by quality plus bonus for function calling, JSON mode, streaming, and reasoning — the capabilities that matter most when building with AI APIs.
| # | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.4 ProOpenAI | 91 |
| 2 | GPT-5.2 ProOpenAI | 90 |
| 3 | GPT-5 ProOpenAI | 90 |
| 4 | o3 ProOpenAI | 82 |
| 5 | Claude Opus 4.1Anthropic | 81 |
| 6 | o3 Deep ResearchOpenAI | 74 |
| 7 | Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic | 71 |
| 8 | Claude Opus 4Anthropic | 76 |
| 9 | Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic | 70 |
| 10 | GPT-5.4OpenAI | 70 |
| 11 | o1-proOpenAI | 77 |
| 12 | Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic | 69 |
| 13 | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingAlibaba | 69 |
| 14 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingAlibaba | 69 |
| 15 | GPT-5.2OpenAI | 68 |
| 16 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom ToolsGoogle | 68 |
| 17 | Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle | 68 |
| 18 | Gemini 3 Pro PreviewGoogle | 68 |
| 19 | Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic | 68 |
| 20 | GPT-5.1OpenAI | 67 |
| 21 | GPT-5.3-CodexOpenAI | 67 |
| 22 | GPT-5.2-CodexOpenAI | 67 |
| 23 | GPT-5OpenAI | 67 |
| 24 | Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogle | 66 |
| 25 | o4 Mini Deep ResearchOpenAI | 66 |
| 26 | GPT-5.1-Codex-MaxOpenAI | 66 |
| 27 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewGoogle | 66 |
| 28 | Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle | 66 |
| 29 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025Google | 65 |
| 30 | GPT-5 MiniOpenAI | 65 |
Let AI models call your functions and APIs. Essential for building agents, chatbots that take actions, and AI-powered workflows that interact with databases and external services.
Force AI responses into valid JSON for reliable parsing. Critical for data extraction, API responses, and any application that needs to process AI output programmatically.
Stream tokens as they generate for responsive user interfaces. Server-sent events (SSE) let you show AI responses in real-time — a must for any consumer-facing AI product.
Use premium models for complex reasoning and code generation. Use budget models for classification, extraction, and simple chat. Use open-source models for privacy and cost control.