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Best LLM for Coding & Development

12 models ranked for coding & development tasks. Sorted by benchmark quality score, with price as a secondary factor.

Best Quality
GPT-5.4
OpenAI
ELO 1420
Cheapest Option
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
$0.15/1M/1M input

All Models for Coding & Development

#ModelProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MELOFlags
🥇GPT-5.4OpenAI$2.50/1M$15.00/1M1420
🥈Claude Opus 4.7Anthropic$5.00/1M$25.00/1M1415
🥉o3OpenAI$2.00/1M$8.00/1M1395
4Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic$3.00/1M$15.00/1M1390
5DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoner)DeepSeek$0.28/1M$0.42/1M1385
OSS
6Grok 4.20xAI$2.00/1M$6.00/1M1380
7Gemini 3 FlashGoogle$0.50/1M$3.00/1M1370
8DeepSeek V3.2 (Chat)DeepSeek$0.28/1M$0.42/1M1355
OSS
9o4-miniOpenAI$1.10/1M$4.40/1M1350
10Llama 4 MaverickMeta$0.15/1M$0.60/1M1350
OSS
11Qwen 3 MaxAlibaba$0.60/1M$1.80/1M1345
OSS
12Mistral Large 3Mistral AI$2.00/1M$6.00/1M1320

Why We Picked These Models

GPT-5.4
$2.50/1M/1MELO 1420

GPT-5. OpenAI flagship — top-tier reasoning, coding, and multimodal.

Claude Opus 4.7
$5.00/1M/1MELO 1415

Claude Opus 4. Step-change improvement in agentic coding over Opus 4.6.

o3
$2.00/1M/1MELO 1395

o3 is OpenAI's mainstream reasoning model, replacing the original o1 with a dramatic price cut and better benchmark scores. Top-tier reasoning on math, science, and agentic tasks.

Compare Top Models

GPT-5.4 vs Claude Opus 4.7GPT-5.4 vs o3GPT-5.4 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6GPT-5.4 vs DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoner)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best LLM for coding & development?

GPT-5.4 by OpenAI is rated as the best model for coding & development with an ELO score of 1420. OpenAI flagship — top-tier reasoning, coding, and multimodal.

What is the cheapest LLM for coding & development?

Llama 4 Maverick is the most affordable option for coding & development at $0.15/1M per 1M input tokens.

Is there a free LLM for coding & development?

No completely free models are listed for coding & development, but Llama 4 Maverick start at very low prices.