📊 OpenRouter Model Pareto Frontier

Which models give the best benchmark score for the least money? Bubbles = models. Orange stepped line = Pareto frontier (non-dominated — you can't get a higher score without paying more).
Week of Oct 13–20, 2026 Artificial Analysis benchmarks CC BY 4.0
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Models Analyzed
Filtered & scored
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On Pareto Frontier
Non-dominated
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Best Score per Dollar
pts/$ index
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Highest Benchmark
Overall leader

Pareto Frontier: Quality vs Price

Non-dominated models
Bubble size = popularity (token volume). Color = country. White borders = on the frontier. The orange stepped line shows the efficient frontier — at every price point, the best benchmark score you can get.

Frontier Models — Ranked

Best value per dollar
ModelBenchmarkPrice $/MTokensCountry
Only models on the Pareto frontier. Sorted by price ascending — start at the top for budget, scroll down for quality.