Independent AI stack intelligence
Start with the decision, then inspect the evidence.
Compare 16 AI models and 16 cloud providers by cost, speed, context, reliability, and workload fit before you build.
Model universe
Infrastructure universe
STACKOPTIMA AI Advisor
Define your workload. See the cost, the evidence, and what still needs proving.
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Comparable evidence
Scan the decisive fields first. Internal record IDs appear only inside these detailed tables and never imply rank.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Sample score | Sample speed | Context | Sample latency | Sample reliability | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M01  GPT-4oOpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | 91 | 87 t/s | 128K | 0.48s | 99.95% | Multimodal products | Official |
M02 GPT-4o miniOpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | 79 | 94 t/s | 128K | 0.26s | 99.92% | High-volume automation | Official |
M03  Claude SonnetAnthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 93 | 82 t/s | 200K | 0.57s | 99.94% | Reasoning and code | Official |
M04 Claude HaikuAnthropic | $0.25 | $1.25 | 80 | 96 t/s | 200K | 0.21s | 99.91% | Fast assistants | Official |
M05  Gemini ProGoogle | $1.25 | $5.00 | 92 | 85 t/s | 2M | 0.44s | 99.93% | Long-context analysis | Official |
M06 Gemini FlashGoogle | $0.10 | $0.40 | 82 | 98 t/s | 1M | 0.18s | 99.9% | Realtime pipelines | Official |
M07  DeepSeek V3DeepSeek | $0.27 | $1.10 | 89 | 90 t/s | 128K | 0.31s | 99.82% | Cost-sensitive reasoning | Official |
M08 DeepSeek R1DeepSeek | $0.55 | $2.19 | 94 | 67 t/s | 128K | 0.82s | 99.79% | Deep reasoning | Official |
M09  Llama 3.1 405B HostedMeta | $2.70 | $2.70 | 88 | 70 t/s | 128K | 0.69s | 99.84% | Open-weight control | Official |
M10 Llama 3.1 70B HostedMeta | $0.88 | $0.88 | 84 | 88 t/s | 128K | 0.36s | 99.86% | Private deployments | Official |
M11  Mistral LargeMistral AI | $2.00 | $6.00 | 87 | 83 t/s | 128K | 0.46s | 99.87% | European workloads | Official |
M12  Cohere CommandCohere | $2.50 | $10.00 | 85 | 81 t/s | 128K | 0.51s | 99.89% | Enterprise RAG | Official |
M13  GrokxAI | $3.00 | $15.00 | 90 | 78 t/s | 131K | 0.61s | 99.83% | Realtime knowledge | Official |
M14  Perplexity AI ModelsPerplexity | $1.00 | $1.00 | 86 | 84 t/s | 127K | 0.43s | 99.88% | Search-grounded answers | Official |
M15  OpenRouter Aggregated ModelsOpenRouter | $0.50 | $1.50 | 86 | 80 t/s | Varies | 0.55s | 99.8% | Multi-model routing | Official |
M16  Kimi K3Moonshot AI | $3.00 | $15.00 | 91 | 76 t/s | 1M | 0.64s | 99.84% | Long-horizon coding and reasoning | Official |
Performance matrix
Every dot is a model profile. Position reflects sample cost and intelligence; circles keep one size so the brand marks stay comparable at a glance.
Example insightMove the output-share control to see how blended token costs change. Scores are sample inputs; score ratios do not measure relative intelligence.
Decision method
Traffic, modality, region, privacy, context, and reliability targets come before the model name.
Separate token spend, inference compute, data transfer, storage, and operational overhead.
Use STACKOPTIMA to narrow the field, then validate quality and latency with representative tasks.
Insights
A practical brief turns an overwhelming model market into a testable shortlist.
Evaluation · 3 minRead cost, capability, speed, context, and latency with reliability as the operating constraint.
Economics · 3 minBuild an AI cost model that includes accepted work, infrastructure, and operating effort.
