AI Model Radar: Sources and Selection Guide

Compare model candidates using traceable sources and your own workloads. Historical ranking data below has not been independently reverified; it is not a current leaderboard.

Review date: 2026-10-11. Source collection date: unknown. The review date does not certify the model facts.

How to compare candidates

  1. Use the exact same prompts and record the model ID, API protocol and generation settings.
  2. For coding, check executable results and tool-call arguments. A model name alone does not establish protocol support.
  3. For documents, check retrieval accuracy and citations at the actual input size.
  4. Record total billed cost, latency and failed requests. Compare several runs; one example is not a benchmark.

Filter models

20 model candidates

Availability, pricing and benchmark scores require a current check. Missing evidence does not mean a capability is unsupported.

ModelProviderSource to verifyEvidence status
Claude 3.7 SonnetAnthropicLMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
GPT-4o / GPT-4o miniOpenAILMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Gemini 2.5 ProGoogleLMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Gemini Flash familyGoogleLMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
DeepSeek R1DeepSeekLMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
DeepSeek V3 / V3.2DeepSeekOpenRouter Rankings · LMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Claude Sonnet 4.6AnthropicOpenRouter Rankings · LMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Claude Opus 4.6AnthropicOpenRouter Rankings · LMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Grok 4xAILMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Qwen3-MaxQwenLMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Llama 4 MaverickMetaLMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Mistral Medium 3MistralLMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Gemini 3.1 ProGoogleOpenRouter Rankings · LMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
GPT-5.4OpenAILMSYS Arena · Artificial Analysis · OpenCompassNot verified
Stepfun / Step 3.5 FlashStepfunOpenRouter RankingsNot verified
GLM-5 TurboZ.aiOpenRouter RankingsNot verified
Xiaomi MiMo V2 ProXiaomiOpenRouter RankingsNot verified
OpenRouter Hunter AlphaOpenRouterOpenRouter RankingsNot verified
OpenRouter Optimus AlphaOpenRouterNot verifiedNot verified
Minimax M2 5 20260211MiniMaxOpenRouter RankingsNot verified

Sources and verification

The stored dataset combines OpenRouter usage rankings and manually maintained Arena, Artificial Analysis and OpenCompass entries. Collection dates and per-model evidence are missing, so historical scores and rankings are not displayed as current facts. Visit the linked sources to verify exact model variants and dates.

Review date: 2026-10-11. Source collection date: unknown. The review date does not certify the model facts.