DECISION / COMPARATOR

Models face to face.

A common reading of capabilities, access, context, price and verification date.

Choose two or three models · Verified models: 100
O
Best suited for
Complex reasoning, research, code, documents, and agents with tools.
Worth monitoring
Higher price per token; requires minimum permissions and review for sensitive actions.
Best suited for
Low-cost agents, long-running software, and broad multimodal analysis.
Worth monitoring
The price is introductory, and using grounding may incur per-query charges.
A
Best suited for
Complex migrations, long-running agents, and professional analysis.
Worth monitoring
The cost per task depends on the effort level and tool usage.
CriterionGPT‑6 AstraGemini 3.8 FlashClaude Opus 5.5
Identity and validity
OrganizationOpenAIGoogleAnthropic
API IDgpt-6-astragemini-3.8-flashclaude-opus-5-5
StateAvailableStable GAAsset
Model typeText and reasoningText and reasoningText and reasoning
TypesText and reasoningText and reasoningText and reasoning · Code
ReleaseSeptember 3, 2026September 2, 202622 SEP 2026
Knowledge cutoffApril 30, 2026Not published in the source consultedJUN 2026
ProfileGeneralist frontierFast multimodalAgentic coding and knowledge work
Capacity and modalities
EntranceText · ImageText · Image · Video · Audio · PDFText · Image
ExitTextTextText
Context window1,050,000 tokens1,048,576 entry tokens1,000,000 tokens
maximum output128,000 tokens65,536 output tokens128,000 tokens
Reasoninglow, medium, high, xhigh, and max effortlow, medium, and high levelsAdaptive thinking · configurable effort
Relative latencyModerate; depends on reasoning effortFlash profile focused on speed and efficiencyModerate
Tools and integration
Published toolsFeatures · Web search · File search · Code interpreter · Hosted shell · Computer use · MCPFeatures · Web search · Google Maps · Code execution · Computer use (preview) · File search · URL contextUse of tools · Web search · Code execution · Computer use
Structured OutingsSupportedSupportedSupported
Batch processingCompatible · 50% discountCompatible · 50% discountCompatible · 50% discount
Prompt cacheSupportedSupportedSupported
Fine-tuningNot compatibleNot published in the source consultedNot published
Standard API price
Entrance price10.00 USD / 1 M tokens0.75 USD / 1M tokens4,00 USD / 1 M tokens
Cached input1.00 USD / 1 M tokens0.075 USD / 1 M tokens0,20 USD / 1 M tokens
Cache write or storage12.50 USD / 1 M tokens0.50 USD / 1 M tokens per hour of storage5.00 USD / 1 M tokens
Starting price50.00 USD / 1 M tokens3.75 USD / 1M tokens20,00 USD / 1 M tokens
Batch input5.00 USD / 1 M tokens0.375 USD / 1 M tokensNot published
Batch output25.00 USD / 1 M tokens1.875 USD / 1 M tokensNot published
Relevant conditionsRequests with more than 272,000 input tokens apply price multipliers; tools may add per-call charges.Introductory pricing until December 31, 2026; from 2027, standard rates double.Consult the primary source before budgeting for a deployment.
Availability
Access modelPaid proprietaryPaid proprietaryPaid proprietary
LicenseProprietaryProprietaryProprietary
DeploymentHosted APIHosted APIHosted API
Access channelsOpenAI API · Responses, Chat Completions, and BatchGemini API · Google AI Studio · stable versionClaude API and associated clouds
Verified platformsOpenAI APIGemini API · Google AI StudioClaude API · Amazon Bedrock · Google Cloud · Microsoft Foundry
Published benchmarks
Terminal-Bench Science 0.1 64,6 %Accuracy · Check the conditions in the linked source.View source ↗ No comparable result published No comparable result published
GPQA Diamond 96,0 %Accuracy · Check the conditions in the linked source.View source ↗ No comparable result published No comparable result published
BenchCAD 95,9 %Geometric overlap · Check the conditions in the linked source.View source ↗ No comparable result published No comparable result published
Artificial Analysis Intelligence v4.1 No comparable result published 50,2Index · Check the conditions in the linked source.View source ↗ No comparable result published
GDPval-AA v2 No comparable result published 1.348,8Elo · Check the conditions in the linked source.View source ↗ No comparable result published
Terminal-Bench 4.0 No comparable result published No comparable result published 66,4 %Accuracy · Check the conditions in the linked source.View source ↗
GDPval-AA v2.1 No comparable result published No comparable result published 1.846Elo · Check the conditions in the linked source.View source ↗
Verified
Primary sourceOfficial GPT‑6 Astra page ↗Official Gemini 3.8 Flash model profile ↗Official documentation ↗

i «Not published» indicates that the primary sources consulted do not provide that data. Inferama does not fill gaps with estimates.

i Benchmarks retain the published metric and conditions. A score obtained with tools, more attempts, a different task set, or a different harness is not a direct comparison.

Comparable cost example

A request with 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, without caching or tools.

OpenAI

GPT‑6 Astra

Standard
22,500 USD
Batch
11,250 USD
Google

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Standard
1,688 USD
Batch
0,844 USD
Anthropic

Claude Opus 5.5

Standard
9,000 USD
Batch
4,500 USD

i It is an arithmetic example, not a cost estimate per task. Reasoning, caching, tools, retries, and context tiers may change the bill.

How to make a decision with this table

The most capable model is not always the most suitable system for a specific workflow.

01

Filter by hard requirements

First rule out what does not support your modality, context, tool, region, or maximum budget.

02

Test your own tasks

Compare quality, latency, error rate, and recovery using real cases and a stable rubric.

03

Measure the entire system

Include tool calls, searches, caching, oversight, retries, and the cost of correcting failures.

04

Review validity

Prices and limits change. Check the date and open the primary source before signing up or migrating.

Sources consulted

Technical documentation, pricing, status, and transparency for each provider.

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