CompareLLM
CompareLLM.ai
Live
LeaderboardModelsCompareStacksBest ofGuidesNewsMethod
…
CompareLLM
CompareLLM.ai
Precision Benchmarks

Programmatic, dated AI model benchmarks, head-to-head comparisons, and Stack Engine presets.

Daily ingest · 06:00 UTC

Analytics & Benchmarks

  • AI Model Leaderboard
  • Head-to-Head Compare Hub
  • Models Directory
  • Stack Engine Presets
  • Frontier Models
  • Open Weights Catalog

Guides & Intent Lists

  • Best LLM Lists (2026)
  • Best Coding LLM
  • Best Cheap LLM
  • Fastest Low-Latency LLM
  • Claude vs GPT Benchmark
  • What is Elo?
  • Methodology Guides
  • News & Dispatches

Transparency & API

  • Evaluation Methodology
  • Benchmark Changelog
  • Public JSON API
  • llms.txt Specification
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sign In / Account

© 2026 CompareLLM. Public benchmark data aggregated from Arena Elo, LiveBench, SWE-bench & OpenRouter.

Every score has a dated snapshot.

  1. Home
  2. Stack Engine
  3. cheapest frontier
Deterministic Stack Engine

Best AI Stack for cheapest frontier

Models that still clear a high Elo bar, sorted so price hurts.

Objective Weight Distribution
Elo:30%LiveBench:30%GPQA:25%Out $:15%
Recommended PickScore 83.0 / 100

OpenAI: o3 Mini

OpenAI · Closed flagship

elo p88livebench p94gpqa p95output price per m p31
Output: $4.4/1MSWE-bench: 78.5%
View full model fact sheet

Full Stack Leaderboard

Ranked alternatives optimized for cheapest frontier based on objective benchmark weighting.

#2Grok 4.6(xAI)
Score 80.2
eloP94livebenchP89gpqaP86output price per mP25
Rank #2 in stackvs #1
#3Gemini 3.6 Pro(Google)
Score 80.0
eloP91livebenchP91gpqaP85output price per mP28
Rank #3 in stackvs #1
#4GLM-5.3(Zhipu)
Score 78.3
eloP86livebenchP86gpqaP77output price per mP50
Rank #4 in stackvs #1
#5DeepSeek V4 Pro(DeepSeek)
Score 78.0
eloP78livebenchP82gpqaP81output price per mP65
Rank #5 in stackvs #1
#6Gemini 3 Pro(Google)
Score 74.0
eloP82livebenchP85gpqaP79output price per mP28
Rank #6 in stackvs #1
#7MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5(Moonshot)
Score 71.4
eloP71livebenchP67gpqaP97output price per mP38
Rank #7 in stackvs #1
#8Gemini 3.7 Flash(Google)
Score 71.1
eloP76livebenchP79gpqaP69output price per mP49
Rank #8 in stackvs #1
#9DeepSeek V4 Flash(DeepSeek)
Score 69.8
eloP61livebenchP71gpqaP71output price per mP83
Rank #9 in stackvs #1
#10Qwen QwQ 32B(Alibaba)
Score 69.2
eloP66livebenchP72gpqaP77output price per mP57
Rank #10 in stackvs #1