An independent index · Est. 2025
Model prices verified 2026-08-07
716 tools and 25 models, compared on what decides the purchase: price, context, and whether the thing does what the marketing says.
The frontier
| Model | Developer | In / 1M | Out / 1M | Output cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5 | $10 | $50 | ||
| Claude Opus 5 | $5 | $25 | ||
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $5 | $25 | ||
| GPT-5.6 Sol | $5 | $30 | ||
| GPT-5.5 | $5 | $30 | ||
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | $2 | $12 |
USD per million tokens. Verified 2026-08-07. Provider documentation is authoritative: how we source this.
Highest rated
Anthropic · Coding
Agentic coding tool from Anthropic that reads a codebase, edits files, runs commands and works with git. It runs in the terminal, in VS Code and JetBrains, in a desktop app and in the browser.
Pricing
Included in Claude Pro $20/month, Max from $100/month, Team and Enterprise; or pay-as-you-go API credits
Trust 93
Midjourney · Image
Leading AI art generator known for stunning, artistic image generation through Discord and web interfaces.
Pricing
$10-60/month
Trust 93
Anthropic · Chatbot
Anthropic's AI assistant known for thoughtful, nuanced responses, long context understanding, and strong reasoning.
Pricing
Free; Pro $20/month; Max from $100/month
Trust 93
Grammarly, Inc. · Writing
Grammarly checks grammar, clarity, and tone across the web and now offers generative AI assistance.
Pricing
Free - $12/month
Trust 93
GitHub/Microsoft · Coding
AI pair programmer that suggests code completions and entire functions in real-time directly in your editor.
Pricing
Free; Pro $10/month, Pro+ $39/month, Max $100/month
Trust 92
OpenAI · Audio
Open-source speech recognition model from OpenAI supporting 99 languages with state-of-the-art accuracy.
Pricing
Free (open source) / $0.006/min API
Trust 92
OpenAI · Chatbot
The most widely used AI chatbot, offering conversational AI, code generation, image creation, and web browsing.
Pricing
Free - $200/month
Trust 92
Stripe · Fraud
ML fraud prevention adapting to new patterns using data from millions of global businesses.
Pricing
Included/$0.07/txn
Trust 92
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