Coding Frontier Shortlist

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GPT-5.4 Pro

OpenAI

Rank #1

GPT-5.4 Pro leads this shortlist on current composite score and rank. It should be your default pick unless cost, latency, or deployment constraints push you toward one of the runners-up.

coding$30/$180 per 1Mhigh confidence

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GPT-5.4 Pro

OpenAI

Primary categorycoding

Current rank#1

Price$30/$180 per 1M

Top drivers

Supports reasoning, vision, tools, JSON mode, web search, streaming Released within the last month

GPT-5.4

OpenAI

Primary categorycoding

Current rank#2

Price$2.5/$15 per 1M

Top drivers

Supports reasoning, vision, tools, JSON mode, web search, streaming Released within the last month

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic

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Primary categorycoding

Current rank#3

Price$3/$15 per 1M

Top drivers

Supports reasoning, vision, tools, JSON mode, web search, streaming Released within the last month