Long-Context Reasoning benchmark

380 AI models ranked on Long-Context Reasoning. Each row shows the model’s score next to its cheapest API price per 1M tokens where it has one, so you can weigh quality against cost.

Top model today

Kimi K3 (Moonshot) leads at 89%, from $0.70 per 1M input OpenRouter routed quote.

Data via Artificial Analysis AA-LCR →

Models ranked

380

on this benchmark

Top score

89%

current leader

Type

Composite

index

Updated

Oct 14, 2026

benchmark scores

Cost vs Long-Context Reasoning

245 priced models
Most attractive quadrant (cheap + high)
= reasoning model (extended thinking)
0%20%40%60%80%$0.01$0.03$0.1$0.3$1$3$10COST / 1M INPUT TOKENS (log) →LONG-CONTEXT REASONING SCORE ↑Kimi K3MiMo-V2.6-ProClaude Fable 5.1Claude Opus 5.5GPT-5.5DeepSeek V4.1 FlashGPT-5.6 SolGPT-5.6 Lunagpt-oss-20bLlama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct

Each labelled name links to that model’s page. Curated to the cost-efficiency frontier, top scorers and cheapest so labels stay readable; the full field is in the leaderboard table below (and via “select all”). Reasoning models (extended “thinking” before answering) carry a ring around the dot.

Models ranked on Long-Context Reasoning

highest score first · 380 models
Maker
#
1Kimi K3Moonshot89%
$0.70
Routed quote
$12.50
via Sail
2Step 5 PreviewStepfun88%
n/a
n/a
3MiMo-V2.6-ProXiaomi86%
$0.435
via Xiaomi Mimo
$0.87
via Xiaomi Mimo
4Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic85%
$10.00
via Anthropic
$50.00
via Anthropic
5Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic85%
$4.00
via Anthropic
$20.00
via Databricks
6GPT-5.5OpenAI84%
$5.00
via OpenAI
$30.00
via OpenAI
7DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek84%
$0.01
via Coralbricks
$0.60
via Sail
8GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI84%
$2.00
Routed quote
$10.00
Routed quote
9GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI84%
$0.20
via OpenAI
$1.20
via OpenAI
10GPT-6 SolOpenAI84%
$2.00
via OpenAI
$10.00
via OpenAI
11Muse Wonder Full (Max)Meta84%
n/a
n/a
12GPT-6 LunaOpenAI83%
$0.10
via OpenAI
$0.50
via OpenAI
13GPT-5.3-CodexOpenAI83%
$1.75
via Aihubmix
$14.00
via Aihubmix
14Solar Mini 4Other83%
$0.05
Routed quote
$0.20
Routed quote
15Muse GlimmerMeta83%
n/a
n/a
16MiniMax M3MiniMax83%
$0.23
via Wandb
$0.96
via Wandb
17GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI83%
$2.00
via OpenAI
$12.00
via OpenAI
18GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI83%
$2.00
via OpenAI
$10.00
via OpenAI
19Muse Spark 1.3Other83%
$1.25
via Azure
$4.25
via Azure
20Ling 3.1 FlashInclusionAI83%
n/a
n/a
21Agnes 2.5 Pro BetaSapiens-ai83%
n/a
n/a
22Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic83%
$0.10
via Anthropic
$0.50
via Anthropic
23GPT-5.2OpenAI83%
$1.75
via OpenAI
$14.00
via OpenAI
24Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic83%
$2.00
via Anthropic
$10.00
via Anthropic
25Claude Fable 5Anthropic82%
$10.00
via Anthropic
$50.00
via Anthropic
26GPT-5.2-CodexOpenAI82%
$1.75
via Databricks
$14.00
via Databricks
27Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic82%
$2.00
via Anthropic
$10.00
via Anthropic
28Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba82%
$0.04
Routed quote
$1.49
via Cerebras
29Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle82%
$2.00
via Google
$12.00
via Google
30GPT-5.4OpenAI82%
$2.50
via Databricks
$15.00
via OpenAI
31Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle82%
$0.75
via Google
$3.75
via Google
32Nex-N2-ProOther82%
$0.25
Routed quote
$1.00
Routed quote
33Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle81%
$0.75
via Google
$3.75
via Google
34Mistral Large 4Mistral81%
$0.68
via Mistral
$2.09
via Mistral
35DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort)DeepSeek81%
n/a
n/a
36Kimi K2.6Moonshot81%
$0.65
via Wandb
$3.40
via Novita
37GPT-6 AstraOpenAI81%
$10.00
via OpenAI
$50.00
via OpenAI
38Muse WonderOther81%
$4.00
Routed quote
$20.00
Routed quote
39Qwen3.6 Max PreviewAlibaba81%
n/a
n/a
40DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeek80%
$0.66
Routed quote
$1.98
Routed quote
41Grok 4.6xAI80%
$2.00
via xAI
$6.00
via xAI
42Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BAlibaba80%
$2.00
via Aihubmix
$6.00
via Aihubmix
43Qwen3.8 Max (0902)Alibaba80%
$2.00
Routed quote
$6.00
Routed quote
44GLM 5.3 FlashZhipu80%
$0.11
via Sail
$0.35
via Sail
45Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic80%reasoning: adaptive
$3.00
via Databricks
$15.00
via Anthropic
46Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle80%
$0.75
via Google
$3.75
via Google
47GPT-5.1OpenAI80%
$1.25
via Databricks
$10.00
via Databricks
48K2 Horizon 375B A23BMbzuai-institute-of-foundation-models80%
n/a
n/a
49DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek80%
$0.016
Routed quote
$0.153
Routed quote
50GLM 5.3Zhipu80%
$0.079
Routed quote
$3.08
via Sail
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On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. Cost per task uses best-effort token usage. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Long-Context Reasoning benchmark?

Measures a model’s ability to retrieve, synthesise and reason across very long inputs spanning tens to hundreds of thousands of tokens, beyond simple fact lookup. Artificial Analysis reports this as AA-LCR; the broader category also draws on evaluations such as RULER and LongBench.

Which AI model scores highest on Long-Context Reasoning?

Kimi K3 (Moonshot) leads with 89%, from $0.70 per 1M input tokens as an OpenRouter routed quote, while Moonshot lists it at $3.00 per 1M input.

How many models are ranked on Long-Context Reasoning?

380 models carry a Long-Context Reasoning score. Scores come from Artificial Analysis; where a model has a listed API price it is drawn from LiteLLM and OpenRouter, and models with no current price are listed without one.

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Benchmark scores via Artificial Analysis · scores updated Oct 14, 2026 · Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · catalogue refreshed Oct 14, 2026 · 150 prices older, back to Jul 19, 2026

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