Best AI Models for Coding

We rank coding models on benchmark intelligence, output speed, context window, and price per million tokens. Scores update as new versions ship, so this list reflects the current state of the field rather than a frozen snapshot.

18 models ranked · updated continuously

How we rank: Ranked by benchmark intelligence, then adjusted for speed and cost per million tokens.

  1. 01

    Claude Code 2Anthropic

    Terminal-native coding agent.

    IQ
    1402
    Rating
    4.90 / 5
    Context
    200K
    Price
    $3/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  2. 02

    GPT-5 CodexOpenAI

    OpenAI's specialist coding model.

    IQ
    1390
    Rating
    4.75 / 5
    Context
    400K
    Price
    $4.5/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  3. 03

    MalibuPoolside

    Frontier code, RL-tuned on real work.

    IQ
    1372
    Rating
    4.55 / 5
    Context
    256K
    Price
    $3/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  4. 04

    Cursor Composer 2Cursor

    In-editor multi-file agent.

    IQ
    1360
    Rating
    4.70 / 5
    Context
    256K
    Price
    $4/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  5. 05

    Grok Code 1xAI

    Grok for agentic coding

    IQ
    1331
    Rating
    4.50 / 5
    Context
    512K
    Price
    $1.5/M tokens
    License
    proprietary
  6. 06

    DeepSeek Coder V3DeepSeek

    Open coding powerhouse

    IQ
    1329
    Rating
    4.50 / 5
    Context
    256K
    Price
    $0.3/M tokens
    License
    open-weights
  7. 07

    Qwen 3 CoderAlibaba

    Agentic open coder

    IQ
    1326
    Rating
    4.50 / 5
    Context
    1M
    Price
    $0.4/M tokens
    License
    open-weights
  8. 08

    Claude Agent SDKAnthropic

    Computer-use agent with Sonnet-grade reasoning.

    IQ
    1322
    Rating
    4.70 / 5
    Context
    200K
    Price
    $6/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  9. 09

    Codestral 2Mistral AI

    Open coding model from Mistral

    IQ
    1321
    Rating
    4.50 / 5
    Context
    256K
    Price
    $0.3/M tokens
    License
    open-weights
  10. 10

    Windsurf Cascade 2Codeium

    Agentic IDE flow from Windsurf.

    IQ
    1320
    Rating
    4.40 / 5
    Context
    200K
    Price
    $3/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  11. 11

    Operator 2OpenAI

    Browser-native agent for real workflows.

    IQ
    1305
    Rating
    4.60 / 5
    Context
    256K
    Price
    $8/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  12. 12

    Replit Agent 3Replit

    Build & deploy apps from prompts.

    IQ
    1300
    Rating
    4.50 / 5
    Context
    ,
    Price
    not published
    License
    Closed
  13. 13

    Devin 2Cognition

    The autonomous software engineer, v2.

    IQ
    1290
    Rating
    4.40 / 5
    Context
    ,
    Price
    $12/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  14. 14

    Project Mariner 2Google DeepMind

    Gemini-powered browser agent.

    IQ
    1285
    Rating
    4.40 / 5
    Context
    1M
    Price
    $5/M tokens
    License
    Closed
  15. 15

    Perplexity ProPerplexity

    AI search that actually cites its sources.

    IQ
    1280
    Rating
    4.60 / 5
    Context
    ,
    Price
    not published
    License
    Closed
  16. 16

    Sierra Agent OSSierra

    Enterprise CX agents with SLAs.

    IQ
    1280
    Rating
    4.60 / 5
    Context
    ,
    Price
    not published
    License
    Closed
  17. 17

    Genspark Super AgentGenspark

    Agentic search that builds reports for you.

    IQ
    1268
    Rating
    4.50 / 5
    Context
    ,
    Price
    not published
    License
    Closed
  18. 18

    Decagon AtlasDecagon

    AI customer support that actually deflects.

    IQ
    1262
    Rating
    4.55 / 5
    Context
    ,
    Price
    not published
    License
    Closed

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