Intelligence & cost · updated Oct 2, 2026
Intelligence 150: GPT-5-class AI
Intelligence 150 first arrived in Aug 2025 with GPT-5 (OpenAI), at $3.44 per million tokens. Today 47 models from 10 labs reach it, 9 of them open-weight. The cheapest, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, costs $0.10: 33× cheaper.
First reached
Aug 2025
GPT-5, OpenAI · launch price $3.44
Available today
47 models
from 10 labs · 9 open-weight · 51 have ever reached it
Cheapest today
$0.10
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 · 33× cheaper than at debut
Open-weight lag
8.4 months
Kimi K2.6 (Moonshot) was the first downloadable model here
| Model | Lab | Weights | ECI | Cheapest $ / M tokens | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 07312026-07 | DeepSeek · China | open | 154.5 | $0.10 | DeepInfra |
| GLM-5.3-Flash2026-08 | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) · China | open | 151.9 | $0.24 | Baseten |
| GPT-5.6 Luna2026-07 | OpenAI · US | closed | 156.4 | $0.45 | Microsoft Azure |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash2026-09 | DeepSeek · China | open | 155.0 | $0.53 | Microsoft Azure |
| Inkling-Small2026-07 | Thinking Machines · US | open | 150.2 | $0.64 | DeepInfra |
| GLM-5.22026-06 | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) · China | open | 151.8 | $1.16 | DeepInfra |
| Kimi K2.7 Code2026-06 | Moonshot · China | open | 150.0 | $1.36 | DeepInfra |
| Kimi K2.62026-04 | Moonshot · China | open | 151.1 | $1.44 | DeepInfra |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash2026-07 | Google DeepMind · US | closed | 154.3 | $1.50 | Google Vertex AI |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash2026-08 | Google DeepMind · US | closed | 157.4 | $1.50 | DeepInfra |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash2026-09 | Google DeepMind · US | closed | 156.9 | $1.50 | Google Vertex AI |
| Grok 4.202026-02 | xAI · US | closed | 152.0 | $1.56 | xAI |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 08132026-08 | DeepSeek · China | open | 155.4 | $1.63 | DeepInfra |
| Qwen3.7-Max2026-05 | Alibaba · China | closed | 153.7 | $1.88 | Novita |
| GLM-5.32026-08 | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) · China | closed | 155.8 | $1.94 | FriendliAI |
| Muse Spark 1.12026-07 | Meta AI · US | closed | 154.3 | $2 | Meta |
| Muse Spark 1.22026-08 | Meta AI · US | closed | 155.0 | $2 | Meta |
| Muse Spark 1.32026-09 | Meta AI · US | closed | 156.9 | $2 | Meta |
| Grok 4.62026-08 | xAI · US | closed | 156.6 | $2.44 | Microsoft Azure |
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902)2026-09 | Alibaba · China | closed | 155.2 | $2.48 | DeepInfra |
| Grok 4.52026-07 | xAI · US | closed | 154.0 | $3 | xAI |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05 | Google DeepMind · US | closed | 154.5 | $3.38 | DeepInfra |
| GPT-52025-08 | OpenAI · US | closed | 150.0 | $3.44 | Microsoft Azure |
| Claude Sonnet 52026-06 | Anthropic · US | closed | 156.3 | $4 | AWS Bedrock |
| Claude Sonnet 5.52026-09 | Anthropic · US | closed | 165.2 | $4 | AWS Bedrock |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro2026-02 | Google DeepMind · US | closed | 154.8 | $4.50 | DeepInfra |
| GPT-5.6 Terra2026-07 | OpenAI · US | closed | 159.8 | $4.50 | Microsoft Azure |
| GPT-5.22025-12 | OpenAI · US | closed | 153.5 | $4.81 | Microsoft Azure |
| GPT-5.3 Codex2026-02 | OpenAI · US | closed | 156.8 | $4.81 | Microsoft Azure |
| GPT-5.42026-03 | OpenAI · US | closed | 156.9 | $5.63 | Microsoft Azure |
| Kimi K32026-07 | Moonshot · China | open | 157.6 | $5.70 | DeepInfra |
| Claude Sonnet 4.62026-02 | Anthropic · US | closed | 152.3 | $6 | AWS Bedrock |
| GPT-5.6 Sol2026-07 | OpenAI · US | closed | 161.8 | $8 | Microsoft Azure |
| Claude Opus 5.52026-09 | Anthropic · US | closed | 167.3 | $8 | AWS Bedrock |
| Claude Opus 4.52025-11 | Anthropic · US | closed | 150.1 | $10 | AWS Bedrock |
| Claude Opus 4.62026-02 | Anthropic · US | closed | 155.3 | $10 | AWS Bedrock |
| Claude Opus 4.72026-04 | Anthropic · US | closed | 156.3 | $10 | AWS Bedrock |
| Claude Opus 4.82026-05 | Anthropic · US | closed | 158.3 | $10 | AWS Bedrock |
| Claude Opus 52026-07 | Anthropic · US | closed | 162.9 | $10 | AWS Bedrock |
| GPT-5.52026-04 | OpenAI · US | closed | 159.2 | $11.25 | Microsoft Azure |
Showing the 40 cheapest of 47 available models.
Source: A model reaches level 150 when its Epoch Capabilities Index estimate is at or above it. Prices are list prices per million tokens, blended 3:1 input to output. · Epoch Capabilities Index · LiteLLM price map · Launch price source