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Best AI models for agents

Good agent models need three things: tool use, reasoning, and enough context to remember the task. We weight all three in the score below.

Top 5 models for autonomous agents

#ModelProviderContextInput price / 1MTier
1o1OpenAI200K
Long context (128K+)
CustomVariable
2o3-miniOpenAI200K
Long context (128K+)
CustomVariable
3Claude Opus 4.7Anthropic1M
Ultra context (1M+)
CustomVariable
4DeepSeek R1DeepSeek128K
Long context (128K+)
CustomVariable
5Claude 3.7 SonnetAnthropic200K
Long context (128K+)
CustomVariable

Frequently asked questions

What makes a model good for agents?

Reliable tool calling, strong reasoning, large context for memory, and reasonable per-token cost (agents fan out a lot of calls).

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