Cost efficiency
BlueBench score against average cost per task, at list token prices with prompt caching. The frontier marks the best value at each budget.
22 models · 74 tasks · Updated Oct 2026
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- Claude Opus 5.5 · score 83.2 · cost $3.54 (Pareto frontier)
- GPT-6 Astra · score 80.3 · cost $9.60
- Grok 4.6 · score 79.2 · cost $3.64
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 · score 77.5 · cost $1.01 (Pareto frontier)
- GPT-5.6 Sol · score 77.2 · cost $2.89
- GPT-6.1 Sol · score 76.7 · cost $1.30
- Claude Opus 4.8 · score 74.9 · cost $1.56
- GPT-6 Sol · score 71.1 · cost $1.74
- GLM-5.3 · score 70.9 · cost $3.27
- GLM-5.3 Flash · score 70.6 · cost $0.11 (Pareto frontier)
- GPT-5.6 Terra · score 69.9 · cost $1.01
- Kimi K3 · score 67.3 · cost $2.62
- GLM-5.2 · score 65.5 · cost $1.03
- GPT-6 Luna · score 64.1 · cost $0.26
- Gemini 3.6 Flash · score 62.7 · cost $3.01
- GPT-5.6 Luna · score 62.4 · cost $0.58
- DeepSeek V4 Flash · score 58.6 · cost $0.17
- MiniMax M3 · score 56.4 · cost $0.90
- DeepSeek V4 Pro · score 53.6 · cost $0.91
- Claude Opus 5 · score 50.5 · cost $4.44 (cyber refused)
- Gemini 3.1 Pro · score 45.3 · cost $4.63
- Claude Sonnet 5 · score 44.8 · cost $1.77 (cyber refused)
Pareto frontierCyber refused
| Rank | Models (22) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Opus 5.5 | 83.2 | $3.54 | ● |
| 2 | GPT-6 Astra | 80.3 | $9.60 | |
| 3 | Grok 4.6 | 79.2 | $3.64 | |
| 4 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 77.5 | $1.01 | ● |
| 5 | GPT-5.6 Sol | 77.2 | $2.89 | |
| 6 | GPT-6.1 Sol | 76.7 | $1.30 | |
| 7 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 74.9 | $1.56 | |
| 8 | GPT-6 Sol | 71.1 | $1.74 | |
| 9 | GLM-5.3 | 70.9 | $3.27 | |
| 10 | GLM-5.3 Flash | 70.6 | $0.11 | ● |
| 11 | GPT-5.6 Terra | 69.9 | $1.01 | |
| 12 | Kimi K3 | 67.3 | $2.62 | |
| 13 | GLM-5.2 | 65.5 | $1.03 | |
| 14 | GPT-6 Luna | 64.1 | $0.26 | |
| 15 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | 62.7 | $3.01 | |
| 16 | GPT-5.6 Luna | 62.4 | $0.58 | |
| 17 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | 58.6 | $0.17 | |
| 18 | MiniMax M3 | 56.4 | $0.90 | |
| 19 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | 53.6 | $0.91 | |
| 20 | Claude Opus 5 | 50.5 | $4.44 | |
| 21 | Gemini 3.1 Pro | 45.3 | $4.63 | |
| 22 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 44.8 | $1.77 |
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