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Cheapest Claude alternative in 2026
Low list-price hosted models if Opus/Sonnet is too expensive. Then open the vs page against Sonnet 5.
Weights:Elo 35%TTFT 25%Speed 20%Out $ 20%
Current #1 Ranked PickScore 81.8 / 100
Gemini 3 Flash
Google · Closed flagship
Elo: 1,495 (Top 34%)TTFT: 95 ms (Top 6%)Speed: 190 tok/s (Top 4%)Out $: $0.6/1M (Top 20%)
SWE-bench: 75.8%Elo: 1,495
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Models ranked by verified benchmark weights across SWE-bench and coding preference evaluations.
Score 81.8
Elo: 1,495 (Top34%)TTFT: 95 ms (Top6%)Speed: 190 tok/s (Top4%)Out $: $0.6/1M (Top20%)
🏆 #1 Overall Leader in Category
Score 75.3
Elo: 1,490 (Top39%)TTFT: 165 ms (Top25%)Speed: 142 tok/s (Top19%)Out $: $0.28/1M (Top5%)
Rank #2vs #1
Score 74.1
Elo: 1,475 (Top45%)TTFT: 150 ms (Top20%)Speed: 130 tok/s (Top24%)Out $: $0.14/1M (Top2%)
Rank #3vs #1
Score 73.7
Elo: 1,466 (Top51%)TTFT: 88 ms (Top2%)Speed: 188 tok/s (Top5%)Out $: $1.2/1M (Top35%)
Rank #4vs #1
Score 72.1
Elo: 1,472 (Top47%)TTFT: 120 ms (Top12%)Speed: 160 tok/s (Top11%)Out $: $1.1/1M (Top31%)
Rank #5vs #1
Score 68.7
Elo: 1,360 (Top78%)TTFT: 110 ms (Top9%)Speed: 180 tok/s (Top8%)Out $: $0.1/1M (Top1%)
Rank #6vs #1
Score 68.3
Elo: 1,412 (Top68%)TTFT: 130 ms (Top14%)Speed: 155 tok/s (Top14%)Out $: $0.3/1M (Top8%)
Rank #7vs #1
Score 67.0
Elo: 1,468 (Top50%)TTFT: 170 ms (Top27%)Speed: 130 tok/s (Top24%)Out $: $0.6/1M (Top20%)
Rank #8vs #1
Score 64.9
Elo: 1,490 (Top39%)TTFT: 220 ms (Top49%)Speed: 115 tok/s (Top33%)Out $: $0.4/1M (Top13%)
Rank #9vs #1
Score 64.8
Elo: 1,475 (Top45%)TTFT: 180 ms (Top34%)Speed: 112 tok/s (Top35%)Out $: $0.6/1M (Top20%)
Rank #10vs #1
Score 64.4
Elo: 1,398 (Top73%)TTFT: 140 ms (Top17%)Speed: 152 tok/s (Top16%)Out $: $0.4/1M (Top13%)
Rank #11vs #1
Score 63.9
Elo: 1,470 (Top49%)TTFT: 190 ms (Top38%)Speed: 105 tok/s (Top42%)Out $: $0.28/1M (Top5%)
Rank #12vs #1
Frequently asked questions
Plain-English methodology and leaderboard answers
- Gemini 3 Flash is the current #1 on this list. Rankings move when daily ingest updates SWE-bench, Elo, price, or latency.