GPT-4o
OpenAIThe multimodal frontier for text and beyond.
Quick answer: The best AI model for text right now is GPT-4o by OpenAI, scoring 97/100 in today's ranking.
The multimodal frontier for text and beyond.
The pinnacle of AI reasoning and safety.
Massively multimodal with a vast context window.
High-performance reasoning with strong multilingual capabilities.
Enterprise-grade RAG and tool use.
State-of-the-art open-weights model.
Responsible, open family of models from Google.
The reliable workhorse for everyday tasks.
Open-source chatbot fine-tuned for conversation.
Small, powerful, and resource-efficient.
The current #1 model is determined by our algorithmic ranking, which combines search trends, benchmark scores, developer popularity and news mentions over the last 7 days. The top spot can change as new models launch or benchmark scores are published.
It depends on the use case. Claude (Anthropic) tends to lead on long-context reasoning, writing quality and safety. ChatGPT (OpenAI) typically wins on tool use, multimodal tasks and the breadth of its ecosystem. Check the latest ranking for the current head-to-head score.
The ranking is recomputed every other day at 06:00 UTC. The 'Last updated' timestamp at the top of the page shows when the latest snapshot was published.
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