9 models
Ranked by Terminal-Bench 2.1
Reasoning Tools JSON Open weights 90.6

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash model for reasoning and agentic coding

deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash 2026-09-10 1M context $0.02/M input $1/M output
70 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON Open weights 88.3

Multimodal Kimi model with 1M context and toggleable max-effort thinking for long-horizon agent work

moonshotai/kimi-k3 2026-07-16 1.04858M context $3/M input $15/M output
82 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 78.2

Default frontier GPT for coding, computer use, research, and knowledge work

openai/gpt-5.5 2026-04-23 1.05M context $5/M input $30/M output
50 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 74.6

Top Claude Opus tier for the hardest reasoning, coding, and long-horizon agents

anthropic/claude-opus-4-8 2026-05-28 1M context $5/M input $25/M output
48 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 71.4

Stronger Opus tier for advanced software work and high-stakes reasoning

anthropic/claude-opus-4-7 2026-04-16 1M context $5/M input $25/M output
44 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 70.2

High-end Claude for difficult coding, planning, and slower expert reasoning

anthropic/claude-opus-4-6 2026-02-05 1M context $5/M input $25/M output
40 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 69.8

Agent-ready GPT for coding and computer-use workflows at a lower cost

openai/gpt-5.4 2026-03-05 1.05M context $2.5/M input $15/M output
46 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON 67.0

Claude workhorse for coding agents, careful analysis, and production cost control

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 2026-02-17 1M context $3/M input $15/M output
49 providers
Reasoning Tools JSON Open weights 64.3

Multimodal Kimi workhorse for agent loops, coding tasks, and visual context

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 2026-04-20 262.144K context $0.95/M input $4/M output
69 providers