| Rank | Model | Provider | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deepseek-v3.2:thinking | DeepSeek | Best reasoning, cost-effective |
| 2 | claude-opus-4:thinking | Anthropic | Top-tier reasoning & analysis |
| 3 | deepseek-v3.2 | DeepSeek | Overall best value/performance |
| 4 | gemini-2.5-pro:thinking | Strong reasoning, multimodal | |
| 5 | qwen/qwen3-max | Alibaba | Excellent general intelligence |
| Rank | Model | Provider | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | gemini-2.5-flash | Fast + capable | |
| 7 | claude-sonnet-4 | Anthropic | Balanced speed/quality |
| 8 | openai/gpt-5.2-pro | OpenAI | OpenAI flagship |
| 9 | Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking | Alibaba | Massive context, deep reasoning |
| 10 | z-ai/glm-4.7:thinking | Zhipu AI | Strong Chinese + reasoning |
| 11 | claude-sonnet-4-thinking | Anthropic | Enhanced Sonnet with thinking |
| 12 | gemini-2.0-pro-exp-02-05 | Experimental Pro variant | |
| 13 | deepseek-v3.1:thinking | DeepSeek | Refined V3 reasoning |
| 14 | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking | Moonshot | Strong coding & reasoning |
| 15 | grok-4-fast:thinking | x.ai | Latest Grok with reasoning |
| Rank | Model | Provider | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | openai/gpt-4o | OpenAI | Reliable all-rounder |
| 17 | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | Fast, efficient | |
| 18 | claude-3-7-sonnet | Anthropic | Good balance |
| 19 | openai/gpt-4o-mini | OpenAI | Fast OpenAI option |
| 20 | qwen/qwen3-32b | Alibaba | Solid 32B model |
| 21 | deepseek-r1 | DeepSeek | Distilled reasoning |
| 22 | ernie-x1-32k | Baidu | Strong Chinese model |
| 23 | z-ai/glm-4.6:thinking | Zhipu AI | GLM with thinking |
| 24 | qwen/qwen3-coder | Alibaba | Best for coding |
| 25 | mistralai/mistral-large | Mistral | Large European model |
| Rank | Model | Provider | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | openai/gpt-4-turbo | OpenAI | Fast GPT-4 variant |
| 27 | gemini-2.0-flash-exp | Experimental Flash | |
| 28 | claude-3-5-sonnet | Anthropic | Older but capable |
| 29 | openai/gpt-4.1 | OpenAI | GPT-4.1 baseline |
| 30 | openai/o1 | OpenAI | Strong reasoning |
| 31 | qwen/qwen3-14b | Alibaba | Good 14B model |
| 32 | kimi-k2-instruct | Moonshot | Solid instruction model |
| 33 | mistralai/mistral-medium-3 | Mistral | Balanced mid-size |
| 34 | openai/o3-mini | OpenAI | Fast reasoning |
| 35 | glm-4-plus | Zhipu AI | GLM plus variant |
| Rank | Model | Provider | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | OpenAI | Mini GPT-4.1 |
| 37 | claude-haiku-4 | Anthropic | Fastest Claude |
| 38 | openai/gpt-4.1-nano | OpenAI | Tiny OpenAI model |
| 39 | openai/o4-mini | OpenAI | Fast O-series |
| 40 | phi-4-mini-instruct | Microsoft | Tiny but capable |
| 41 | mistralai/mistral-tiny | Mistral | Smallest Mistral |
| 42 | amazon/nova-micro-v1 | Amazon | Micro Nova |
| 43 | deepseek-chat-cheaper | DeepSeek | Budget DeepSeek |
| 44 | qwen-plus | Alibaba | Qwen mid-tier |
| 45 | yi-lightning | 01.AI | Fast Yi variant |
| Rank | Model | Provider | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | deepseek-math-v2 | DeepSeek | Specialized for math |
| 47 | openai/gpt-5-codex | OpenAI | Coding-focused |
| 48 | qwen/qwen3-coder-flash | Alibaba | Fast coding |
| 49 | mercury-coder-small | - | Small coder |
| 50 | sonar-deep-research | - | Research-focused |
| 51+ | Community fine-tunes | Various | Niche specializations (e.g., MS3.2, L3.3 variants, etc.) |
| Use Case | Best Model |
|---|---|
| Complex Reasoning | deepseek-v3.2:thinking or claude-opus-4:thinking |
| General Chat | gemini-2.5-flash or claude-sonnet-4 |
| Coding | qwen/qwen3-coder or deepseek-v3.2 |
| Speed | gemini-2.5-flash-lite or claude-haiku-4 |
| Chinese | z-ai/glm-4.7 or ernie-x1-32k |
| Budget | openai/gpt-4.1-nano or deepseek-chat-cheaper |
Source: nano-gpt.com/api/v1/models (277 free models) Created: 2026-01-17 API Endpoint: https://nano-gpt.com/api/v1 API Key: sk-nano-5a165220-e06c-417d-b851-2ac4506dc17a