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Gemini 3.7 Flash
Newest Flash workhorse in the current tracker — coding and agents at introductory API rates.
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Claude Opus 5
Frontier long-context model with a dedicated launch analysis.
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Muse Code
Beta terminal harness with persistent background workers.
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Best AI for coding
The most useful starting point when the workflow matters more than the headline model.
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Recent open releases with licence and hardware reality in one place.
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DeepSWE 1.1
A cost-aware benchmark for long-horizon software engineering agents.
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