Use case

Best long-context AI models (128K+)

Sorted by maximum context window. Long-context models charge more per token but eliminate the need for chunking and summarization in many workflows.

Top 25 models for large documents

#ModelProviderContextInput price / 1MTier
1Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch)Anthropic1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.05Budget
2DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423DeepSeek1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.09Budget
3DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.02Budget
4DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (free)DeepSeek1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.00Budget
5DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.04Budget
6Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash LiteGoogle1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.07Budget
7Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch)Google1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.05Budget
8Google: Lyria 3 Clip PreviewGoogle1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.00Budget
9Google: Lyria 3 Pro PreviewGoogle1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.00Budget
10MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free)Minimax1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.00Budget
11NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)Nvidia1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.00Budget
12NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)Nvidia1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.00Budget
13NVIDIA: SwitchyardNvidia1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$-1000000.00Budget
14OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch)OpenAI1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.05Budget
15OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna (batch)OpenAI1.1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.05Budget
16OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch)OpenAI1.1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.05Budget
17Auto RouterOpenrouter2M
Ultra context (1M+)
$-1000000.00Budget
18Auto Router (Beta)Openrouter2M
Ultra context (1M+)
$-1000000.00Budget
19OpenRouter: FusionOpenrouter1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$-1000000.00Budget
20Pareto Code RouterOpenrouter2M
Ultra context (1M+)
$-1000000.00Budget
21Poolside: Laguna S 2.1Poolside1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.09Budget
22Qwen: Qwen3.5-FlashQwen1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.07Budget
23Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)Qwen1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.00Budget
24Qwen: Qwen3.7 FlashQwen1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.03Budget
25Qwen: Qwen3.8 27BQwen1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.04Budget

Frequently asked questions

What can I do with a 1M-context model?

Drop entire codebases, books, or hours of meeting transcripts in one prompt. Useful for research synthesis, codebase Q&A, and long-running agents that keep state in-context instead of in a vector DB.

Does longer context mean better answers?

Not always — accuracy on 'needle-in-haystack' tasks varies a lot across models. Check published long-context benchmarks for the specific model.

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