Best AI models by use case
Rankings built from the Everstack model catalog: 644 models across 27 providers, with published per-token prices and context windows. Each list shows one row per model, at the provider listing its page folds into.
Cheapest LLM APIs
The lowest-priced chat models in the Everstack catalog, ranked by blended price per million tokens across every provider.
Top: inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL (OpenRouter), Ministral 3B (Latest), Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini (OpenRouter)
Long-Context LLMs
Models with context windows of one million tokens or more, compared by context size, output limit, and price per million tokens.
Top: Grok 4.1 Fast, Grok 4 Fast, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (OpenRouter)
Reasoning Models
Reasoning and extended-thinking models from every provider, compared by price per million tokens, context window, and capabilities.
Top: inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL (OpenRouter), Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini (OpenRouter), Solar Pro 4 (OpenRouter)
Function Calling Models
Models with native function calling for agents and tool use, compared by price per million tokens, context window, and provider.
Top: inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL (OpenRouter), Solar Pro 4 (OpenRouter), Command R 7B
Vision Models
Multimodal models that accept image input, compared by price per million tokens, context window, and provider.
Top: inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL (OpenRouter), Nex AGI: Nex-N2.5-Mini (OpenRouter), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
PDF Input Models
Models that accept PDF documents as input, compared by price per million tokens and context window.
Top: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite, GPT-6 Luna, OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro (OpenRouter)
Video Understanding Models
Models that accept video input, compared by price per million tokens and context window.
Top: inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL (OpenRouter), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, Gemini 1.5 Flash
Audio Input Models
Models that accept audio input for transcription, voice agents, and audio understanding, compared by price and context window.
Top: Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, Gemini 1.5 Flash, Gemini 1.5 Flash
Computer Use Models
Models that can operate a computer through screenshots, mouse, and keyboard actions, compared by price and context window.
Top: GPT-6 Luna, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest)
Embedding Models
Text embedding models for search, RAG, and clustering, compared by price per million tokens, input limit, and provider.
Top: M2 BERT 80M Retrieval, Voyage 4 Lite, Voyage 4