The best vision AI models
Updated February 2026 · 9 models · ranked by multimodal capability
Vision models let you send images (and sometimes audio) alongside text. These are the multimodal options in the catalog, highest-quality first.
| # | Model | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 400K |
| 2 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Google | $5.00 | $15.00 | 2M |
| 3 | Grok 4 xAI | $5.00 | $15.00 | 256K |
| 4 | GPT-5 OpenAI | $10.00 | $30.00 | 256K |
| 5 | Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic | $15.00 | $75.00 | 500K |
| 6 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Google | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1M |
| 7 | GPT-5 mini OpenAI | $0.45 | $1.80 | 128K |
| 8 | Llama 4 Maverick Meta | $0.60 | $0.90 | 1M |
| 9 | Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic | $0.80 | $4.00 | 200K |
1. Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic · $3.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M · 400K context · Feb 2026
Balanced frontier model — near-Opus quality at a fraction of the price.
2. Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google · $5.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M · 2M context · Sep 2025
Massive context window and strong multimodal grounding for document-heavy tasks.
3. Grok 4
xAI · $5.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M · 256K context · Dec 2025
Real-time knowledge model with strong reasoning and a conversational style.
4. GPT-5
OpenAI · $10.00 in / $30.00 out per 1M · 256K context · Dec 2025
Top general-purpose model with strong tool-use and multimodal reasoning.
5. Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic · $15.00 in / $75.00 out per 1M · 500K context · Jan 2026
Flagship for the hardest reasoning, agentic, and coding workloads.
6. Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google · $0.30 in / $1.20 out per 1M · 1M context · Sep 2025
Ultra-cheap, ultra-fast model with a huge context — ideal for RAG at scale.
7. GPT-5 mini
OpenAI · $0.45 in / $1.80 out per 1M · 128K context · Jan 2026
Cost-efficient GPT-5 variant for scale — snappy responses at a low price.
8. Llama 4 Maverick
Meta · $0.60 in / $0.90 out per 1M · 1M context · Aug 2025
Open-weight model you can self-host — strong coding with permissive licensing.
9. Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic · $0.80 in / $4.00 out per 1M · 200K context · Oct 2025
Fast, low-cost model tuned for high-volume chat and lightweight agents.