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Which model finds the best answers on the web?
Our pickGPT-5.6 SolOpenAI · $4 in · $20 outThe best model anyone can use, with enough evidence. When several tie, the cheapest of them.
Cheaper choiceGPT-6.1 SolOpenAI · $2 in · $10 outIn the top five, about 50% cheaper than our pick.
| Place | Model | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI | 100.0 | $4 in · $20 out |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic | 97.1 | $10 in · $50 out |
| 3 | GPT-6 AstraOpenAI | 97.0 | $10 in · $50 out |
| 4 | GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI | 95.6 | $2 in · $10 out |
| 5 | GPT-5.5OpenAI | 95.4 | $5 in · $30 out |
| 6 | Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen) | 95.2 | No public API price |
| 7 | Claude Opus 5Anthropic | 93.5 | $5 in · $25 out |
| 8 | Claude Fable 5Anthropic | 93.1 | $10 in · $50 out |
| 9 | Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic | 92.8 | $5 in · $25 out |
| 10 | Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | 90.7 | $4 in · $20 out |
Models with overlapping uncertainty share a place (shown as “=”). Prices are US dollars per million tokens from each company’s own price page.
Ranked by our Silicon score, from 3 tests by 3 publishers.