Best AI Models for Coding

Compare the best LLMs for programming, code generation, debugging, and software development.

All ModelsRoleplayCodingMath & LogicLong ContextCheapestOpen SourceDaily Use
Zhipu

GLM 5.3

Z.ai

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$1.40 in / $4.40 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$0.75 in / $3.75 out
/M Tokens
Grok

Grok 4.6

xAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$2.00 in / $6.00 out
/M Tokens
Nvidia

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

NVIDIA

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.10 in / $0.20 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen3.8 Max

Qwen

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$2.00 in / $6.00 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

DeepSeek

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.14 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 5

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
5% off
$4.75 in / $23.75 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$0.25 in / $1.50 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$1.50 in / $7.50 out
/M Tokens
HuggingFace

Laguna S 2.1

Poolside

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.10 in / $0.20 out
/M Tokens
MoonshotAI

Kimi K3

MoonshotAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$3.00 in / $15.00 out
/M Tokens
thinkingmachinesTH

Inkling

Thinking Machines

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$1.00 in / $4.05 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.6 Luna

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$1.00 in / $6.00 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.6 Luna Pro

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$1.00 in / $6.00 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.6 Sol

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$5.00 in / $30.00 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.6 Sol Pro

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$5.00 in / $30.00 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.6 Terra

OpenAI

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
FlexPriority
$2.50 in / $15.00 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.6 Terra Pro

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$2.50 in / $15.00 out
/M Tokens
jetbrainsJE

Mellum 2 12B A2.5B Instruct

JetBrains

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.05 in / $0.10 out
/M Tokens
Meta

Muse Spark 1.1

Meta

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$1.25 in / $4.25 out
/M Tokens
Grok

Grok 4.5

xAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$2.00 in / $6.00 out
/M Tokens
Tencent

Hy3

Tencent

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.10 in / $0.60 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
5% off
$1.90 in / $9.50 out
/M Tokens
sakanaSA

Fugu Ultra

Sakana

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$5.00 in / $30.00 out
/M Tokens
Cohere

North Mini Code 1.0

Cohere

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.20 in / $0.80 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 5.2

Z.ai

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$1.40 in / $4.40 out
/M Tokens
moonshot-aiMA

Kimi K2.7 Code

MoonshotAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.95 in / $4.00 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Fable 5

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$10.00 in / $50.00 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.7 Plus

Qwen

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.42 in / $1.68 out
/M Tokens
Stepfun

Step 3.7 Flash

StepFun

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.20 in / $1.15 out
/M Tokens
Stepfun

Step 3.7 Flash (Free)

StepFun

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.00 in / $0.00 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.8

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
5% off
$4.75 in / $23.75 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.7 Max

Qwen

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$2.38 in / $7.13 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
5% off
$1.42 in / $8.55 out
/M Tokens
Grok

Grok 4.3

xAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$1.19 in / $2.38 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.12 in / $0.25 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Pro

DeepSeek

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$1.57 in / $3.13 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.5

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
5% off
$4.75 in / $28.50 out
/M Tokens
xiaomi provider icon

MiMo V2.5

Xiaomi

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.14 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
xiaomi provider icon

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Xiaomi

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.43 in / $0.87 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.7

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
5% off
$4.75 in / $23.75 out
/M Tokens
MoonshotAI

Kimi K2.6

MoonshotAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.57 in / $2.85 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 5.1

Z.ai

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.83 in / $2.48 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.4 Mini

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
5% off
$0.71 in / $4.28 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.4 Nano

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
Flex
5% off
$0.19 in / $1.19 out
/M Tokens
OpenAI

GPT 5.4

OpenAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
5% off
$2.38 in / $14.25 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview)

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
5% off
$1.90 in / $11.40 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$2.85 in / $14.25 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 5

Z.ai

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.30 in / $2.55 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.6

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$4.50 in / $22.50 out
/M Tokens
MoonshotAI

Kimi K2.5

MoonshotAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.34 in / $2.17 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 4.7

Z.AI

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.15 in / $0.80 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek

Function Call
LLM
$0.25 in / $0.39 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 4.6

Z.AI

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.43 in / $1.75 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$13.50 in / $67.50 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.1

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$13.50 in / $67.50 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 4.5 Air

Z.AI

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.10 in / $0.10 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Google

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$0.27 in / $2.25 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Google

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$2.25 in / $9.00 out
/M Tokens
Inception

Mercury 2

Inception Labs

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.23 in / $0.69 out
/M Tokens

Best AI Models for Coding & Software Development 2026

Accelerate development with the top coding LLMs and agents.

Supercharge your coding workflow with leading models for code generation, debugging, refactoring, and architecture. Seamlessly integrate with Cursor, Continue.dev, Cline, Roo Code, and VS Code.View our Coding Agents Integration Guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which AI models are best for coding in 2026?

Claude Opus 4.8, Sonnet 5, GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 lead for complex coding and agentic workflows. Strong open alternatives include DeepSeek V4-Pro, Qwen3.7-Coder, and Grok 4.3 — often delivering near-frontier performance at much lower cost.

Does Routeway work with Cursor, VS Code, or Cline?

Yes. Thanks to our OpenAI-compatible API, you can use any model on Routeway with Cursor, Continue.dev, Cline, or Roo Code by simply changing the API base URL to api.routeway.ai/v1.

Is my code private on Routeway?

Absolutely. We do not log prompts or code, and never use your data for training. Your intellectual property stays fully private.