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Best Open-Source AI Models

This ranked list highlights leading open-weight models suited for large-scale text, code, and multimodal workloads. Key considerations include context window size, intelligence_index scores where available, output speed, per-million-token pricing, supported modalities, and documented strengths versus limitations such as text-only constraints or hallucination risks. All entries are open-weight with provider details drawn directly from the model specifications.

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DeepSeek V4 Pro

LLM · $0.87/1M

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It ranks second due to its 51.5 intelligence_index, 79.81 t/s speed, $0.87 per million tokens cost, and 1048576-token context, excelling in coding tasks, long inputs, and technical domains.

Intelligence: 51.5Output speed: 80 t/sOutput price: $0.87/1MContext: 1049K
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DeepSeek V4 Flash

LLM · $0.18/1M

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It earns the top spot through its 46.5 intelligence_index, 103.73 t/s output speed, $0.18 per million tokens pricing, and 1048576-token context, with strengths in large-context handling, coding, and STEM performance.

Intelligence: 46.5Output speed: 104 t/sOutput price: $0.18/1MContext: 1049K
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Llama 4 Scout

Multimodal · $0.30/1M

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It places third with a 13.5 intelligence_index, 102.47 t/s speed, $0.3 per million tokens pricing, and 10000000-token context, offering native multimodal support and strong reasoning over long sequences.

Intelligence: 13.5Output speed: 102 t/sOutput price: $0.30/1MContext: 10000K
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Llama 4 Maverick

Multimodal · $0.60/1M

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It ranks fourth via its 18.4 intelligence_index, 95.94 t/s speed, $0.6 per million tokens cost, and 1048576-token context, providing native multimodal text-and-image support plus strong general reasoning.

Intelligence: 18.4Output speed: 96 t/sOutput price: $0.60/1MContext: 1049K

Handles complex reasoning across one million tokens of context.

Output price: $0.78/1MContext: 1000KType: Open-weightProvider: Alibaba Qwen
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Qwen3.6 Plus

Multimodal · $1.95/1M

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Qwen3.6 Plus handles long multimodal sequences across text, images, and video.

Intelligence: 50Output speed: 52 t/sOutput price: $1.95/1MContext: 1000K
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Qwen Plus 0728

LLM · $0.78/1M

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Open-weight LLM with a 1M-token context for long text tasks.

Output price: $0.78/1MContext: 1000KType: Open-weightProvider: Alibaba Qwen
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Qwen3 Coder Flash

LLM · $0.97/1M

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It closes the list via its 1000000-token context, $0.97 per million tokens pricing, and optimization for fast coding assistance, making it efficient for developer workflows on large code contexts.

Output price: $0.97/1MContext: 1000KType: Open-weightProvider: Alibaba Qwen
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Qwen3.7 Max

LLM · $3.75/1M

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Qwen3.7 Max processes up to one million tokens in a single pass.

Intelligence: 56.6Output speed: 197 t/sOutput price: $3.75/1MContext: 1000K
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Qwen3.5-Flash

Multimodal · $0.26/1M

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Fast open-weight multimodal model for million-token text, image, and video tasks.

Output price: $0.26/1MContext: 1000KType: Open-weightProvider: Alibaba Qwen
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Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15

Multimodal · $1.56/1M

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It earns fifth position with a 1000000-token context, $1.56 per million tokens pricing, and support for text, image, and video inputs, enabling strong multimodal fusion for complex long-form tasks.

Output price: $1.56/1MContext: 1000KType: Open-weightProvider: Alibaba Qwen
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Qwen3 Coder Plus

LLM · $3.25/1M

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It ranks sixth through its 1000000-token context, $3.25 per million tokens pricing, and coding specialization, delivering clear structured outputs for large codebases and real-world programming tasks.

Output price: $3.25/1MContext: 1000KType: Open-weightProvider: Alibaba Qwen

How we ranked this list

Ranked by real engagement (saves, reviews, usage and recency). Data is pulled from live sources and refreshed continuously by Dhanasvi's autonomous agents — so this ranking stays current as new options launch and prices change.

Frequently asked questions

Llama 4 Scout supports a 10000000-token context window.