Best AI Models for Coding & Programming

The strongest code-generation models — DeepSeek V4 Pro, GPT-5.6 Codex, Claude Sonnet 5, Qwen3 Coder and more. Compare coding-focused LLMs with pricing.

Zhipu GLM
GLM-5.2
CN Zhipu GLM

Zhipu’s flagship with a 1M context window.

ReasoningCodeToolsJSON
$1.14 / $4.00 per M 1000K ctx
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol
US OpenAI

OpenAI’s latest frontier model.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$5.00 / $30.00 per M 400K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3.7 Max
CN Alibaba Qwen

Alibaba’s top-tier multimodal flagship.

ReasoningCodeImageTools
$0.86 / $2.57 per M 1000K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3.7 Plus
CN Alibaba Qwen

Strong value mid-tier Qwen.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.23 / $0.91 per M 1000K ctx
Moonshot Kimi
Kimi K2.7 Code
CN Moonshot Kimi

Long-context coding specialist from Moonshot.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.93 / $3.86 per M 256K ctx
ByteDance Doubao
Doubao Seed 2.1 Pro
CN ByteDance Doubao

ByteDance’s flagship Doubao model.

ReasoningCodeImageTools
$0.86 / $4.29 per M 256K ctx
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
US Anthropic

Anthropic’s balanced model, great for coding.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$3.00 / $15.00 per M 1000K ctx
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4 Pro
CN DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s flagship reasoning model.

ReasoningCodeImageTools
$0.43 / $0.86 per M 1000K ctx
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4 Flash
CN DeepSeek

Fast and ultra-cheap, for high-volume tasks.

CodeImageToolsJSON
$0.14 / $0.29 per M 1000K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3 Coder Plus
CN Alibaba Qwen

Code-specialized Qwen for developers.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.57 / $2.29 per M 1048.576K ctx
OpenAI
GPT-5.2
US OpenAI

Balanced GPT-5 for production.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$1.75 / $14.00 per M 400K ctx
OpenAI
GPT-5.2 Codex
US OpenAI

Code-tuned GPT-5 for engineering.

CodeReasoningToolsJSON
$1.75 / $14.00 per M 400K ctx
Moonshot Kimi
Kimi K2.6
CN Moonshot Kimi

General Kimi model with strong Chinese.

ReasoningCodeTools
$0.93 / $3.86 per M 256K ctx
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.2
CN DeepSeek

Reliable general-purpose workhorse.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.29 / $0.43 per M 128K ctx
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 (0528)
CN DeepSeek

Deep reasoning model for hard problems.

ReasoningCodeTools
$0.55 / $2.19 per M 128K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3 Coder 480b A35b Instruct
CN Alibaba Qwen

Optimized for code generation.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.50 / $1.50 per M 128K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3 Max
CN Alibaba Qwen

Qwen3's flagship model.

ReasoningCodeImageTools
$0.86 / $3.43 per M 262K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3 Max 2026 01 23
CN Alibaba Qwen

Qwen3's flagship model.

ReasoningCodeImageTools
$0.36 / $1.43 per M 256K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3 Max Preview
CN Alibaba Qwen

Qwen3's flagship model.

ReasoningCodeImageTools
$0.86 / $3.43 per M 262K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3.5 Flash
CN Alibaba Qwen

Fast and cost-efficient.

CodeFastTools
$0.03 / $0.29 per M 1000K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3.5 Plus
CN Alibaba Qwen

General-purpose chat model.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.11 / $0.69 per M 1000K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
CN Alibaba Qwen

Qwen3.6's flagship model.

ReasoningCodeImageTools
$1.29 / $7.71 per M 256K ctx
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3.6 Plus
CN Alibaba Qwen

General-purpose chat model.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.29 / $1.71 per M 1000K ctx
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
US Anthropic

General-purpose chat model.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$3.00 / $15.00 per M 200K ctx
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
US Anthropic

General-purpose chat model.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$3.00 / $15.00 per M 200K ctx
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5 (thinking)
US Anthropic

Step-by-step reasoning model.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$3.00 / $15.00 per M 200K ctx
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
US Anthropic

General-purpose chat model.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$3.00 / $15.00 per M 1000K ctx
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4 (thinking)
US Anthropic

Step-by-step reasoning model.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$3.00 / $15.00 per M 200K ctx
Zhipu GLM
Glm 5
CN Zhipu GLM

General-purpose chat model.

ReasoningCodeToolsJSON
$0.57 / $2.57 per M 200K ctx
Zhipu GLM
Glm 5.1
CN Zhipu GLM

General-purpose chat model.

ReasoningCodeToolsJSON
$0.86 / $3.43 per M 200K ctx
ByteDance Doubao
Doubao Seed 2 0 Code
CN ByteDance Doubao

Optimized for code generation.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.46 / $2.29 per M 256K ctx
ByteDance Doubao
Doubao Seed 2 0 Pro
CN ByteDance Doubao

Doubao's flagship model.

ReasoningCodeToolsJSON
$0.46 / $2.29 per M 256K ctx
ByteDance Doubao
Doubao Seed Evolving
CN ByteDance Doubao

General-purpose chat model.

ReasoningCodeToolsJSON
$0.86 / $4.29 per M 256K ctx
DeepSeek
Deepseek V3
CN DeepSeek

General-purpose chat model.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.27 / $1.10 per M 64K ctx
DeepSeek
Deepseek V3.1
CN DeepSeek

General-purpose chat model.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.27 / $1.10 per M 128K ctx
DeepSeek
Deepseek V3.1 Think
CN DeepSeek

Step-by-step reasoning model.

ReasoningCodeTools
$0.27 / $1.10 per M 128K ctx
DeepSeek
Deepseek V3.2 Think
CN DeepSeek

Step-by-step reasoning model.

ReasoningCodeTools
$0.29 / $0.43 per M 128K ctx
Moonshot Kimi
Kimi K2
CN Moonshot Kimi

General-purpose chat model.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.57 / $2.29 per M 256K ctx
Moonshot Kimi
Kimi K2.5
CN Moonshot Kimi

General-purpose chat model.

ReasoningCodeTools
$0.57 / $3.00 per M 256K ctx
Moonshot Kimi
Kimi Latest
CN Moonshot Kimi

General-purpose chat model.

CodeToolsJSON
$0.60 / $2.40 per M 256K ctx
OpenAI
Codex Mini Latest
US OpenAI

Optimized for code generation.

CodeToolsJSON
$1.50 / $6.00 per M 400K ctx
OpenAI
Gpt 5 Codex
US OpenAI

Optimized for code generation.

CodeToolsJSON
$1.25 / $10.00 per M 400K ctx
OpenAI
Gpt 5.1 Codex
US OpenAI

Optimized for code generation.

CodeReasoningToolsJSON
$1.25 / $10.00 per M 400K ctx
OpenAI
Gpt 5.1 Codex Max
US OpenAI

Gpt's flagship model.

CodeReasoningToolsJSON
$1.25 / $10.00 per M 400K ctx
OpenAI
Gpt 5.1 Codex Mini
US OpenAI

Optimized for code generation.

CodeFastTools
$0.25 / $2.00 per M 400K ctx
OpenAI
Gpt 5.3 Codex
US OpenAI

Optimized for code generation.

CodeReasoningToolsJSON
$1.75 / $14.00 per M 400K ctx
OpenAI
Gpt 5.5
US OpenAI

General-purpose chat model.

ImageReasoningCodeTools
$5.00 / $30.00 per M 400K ctx
Kuaishou Kat
Kat Coder Air V1
CN Kuaishou Kat

Optimized for code generation.

Free CodeFast
Free 128K ctx
Kuaishou Kat
Kat Coder Exp 72b 1010
CN Kuaishou Kat

Optimized for code generation.

Free Code
Free 128K ctx
Kuaishou Kat
Kat Coder Pro V1
CN Kuaishou Kat

Kat's flagship model.

CodeTools
$0.57 / $2.29 per M 128K ctx
xAI
Grok Code Fast 1
US xAI

Optimized for code generation.

CodeFast
$0.20 / $1.50 per M 256K ctx

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