Find the right AI model for coding.
One guide, three picks — top, value, and budget — chosen from live benchmarks and real prices. No lab pays for placement.
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The leading models in LMRank overall, ordered by leaderboard rank across the public benchmark mix.
Coding
The strongest models for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and multi-file edits, based on public coding benchmarks and LMRank ranking.
Cheap Model
Models that pair strong capability with low listed input pricing. Pricing is compared at list price per million input tokens.
Open-Weight
The best open-weight models available on OpenRouter — usable for self-hosting, fine-tuning, and local evaluation.
Long Context
Models that support the largest context windows, ideal for long documents, codebases, and multi-turn workflows.
Fast Model
The lowest-latency variants from each provider — Flash, Turbo, Mini, and Instant models — for interactive apps.