RAG-ready models
Good RAG models have long context (to fit retrieved chunks), low hallucination, and tool use for query refinement.
50 models in this category. See also the “Best AI models for RAG” ranking with editorial picks and FAQ.
| Model | Provider | Context | Input price / 1M | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.09 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 | DeepSeek | 1.3M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.04 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (free) deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731:free | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.00 | Budget |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite google/gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.07 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch) google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.05 | Budget | |
| MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) minimax/minimax-m3:free | Minimax | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.00 | Budget |
| OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) openai/gpt-4.1-nano:batch | OpenAI | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.05 | Budget |
| OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna (batch) openai/gpt-6-luna:batch | OpenAI | 1.1M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.05 | Budget |
| OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) openai/gpt-6-luna-pro:batch | OpenAI | 1.1M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.05 | Budget |
| Auto Router openrouter/auto | Openrouter | 2M Ultra context (1M+) | $-1000000.00 | Budget |
| Auto Router (Beta) openrouter/auto-beta | Openrouter | 2M Ultra context (1M+) | $-1000000.00 | Budget |
| Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash qwen/qwen3.5-flash-02-23 | Qwen | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.07 | Budget |
| Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) qwen/qwen3.6-plus-preview:free | Qwen | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.00 | Budget |
| Qwen: Qwen3.7 Flash qwen/qwen3.7-flash | Qwen | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.03 | Budget |
| Ox Alpha stealth/ox-alpha | Stealth | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.00 | Budget |
| Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) z-ai/glm-5.3-flash:batch | Z Ai | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.06 | Budget |
| ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash | Bytedance Seed | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.07 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731:batch | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.11 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.22 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp:batch | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.11 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.96 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (batch) deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813:batch | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.66 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 | Budget |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash:batch | DeepSeek | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.11 | Budget |
| Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) dots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:free | Dots Studio | 512K Long context (128K+) | $0.00 | Budget |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash google/gemini-2.0-flash-001 | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash google/gemini-2.5-flash | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.30 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash (batch) google/gemini-2.5-flash:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.15 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro (batch) google/gemini-2.5-pro:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.63 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview google/gemini-3-flash-preview | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.50 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview (batch) google/gemini-3-flash-preview:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.25 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.25 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.13 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.25 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash (batch) google/gemini-3.5-flash:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.75 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.30 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (batch) google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.15 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash google/gemini-3.6-flash | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.75 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) google/gemini-3.6-flash:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.38 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash google/gemini-3.7-flash | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.75 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) google/gemini-3.7-flash:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.38 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash google/gemini-3.8-flash | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.75 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) google/gemini-3.8-flash:batch | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.38 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.09 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.00 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B google/gemma-4-31b-it | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.09 | Budget | |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B (free) google/gemma-4-31b-it:free | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.00 | Budget | |
| Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507 | Qwen | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.05 | Budget |