Best AI model for 3D graphics

In 3D graphics, work within 60 Elo of the best model is available for 2× less: GPT-6.1 Sol at $4.43 per thousand tasks against $8.86 for Claude Opus 5.5.

103 models rated head to head in this category, not scored by a general benchmark and assumed to transfer. Three-dimensional scenes built in code: geometry, lighting and camera work, judged on whether the scene matches the brief.

Highest ratedClaude Opus 5.51482 Elo · $8.86 / 1k tasks
Best valueGPT-6.1 Sol1476 Elo · $4.43 / 1k tasks

Nothing cheaper is as good

7 models are undominated here: for each, no cheaper model scores within 18 Elo. Everything else in the table below is beaten on both counts at once.

  1. 1Ministral 3 3B 2512966 Elo$0.085 / 1k131K context
  2. 2Ministral 3 8B 25121035 Elo$0.128 / 1k262K context
  3. 3Solar Pro 41182 Elo$0.164 / 1k524K context
  4. 4MiMo-V2.51220 Elo$0.183 / 1k1.05M context
  5. 5Claude Haiku 5.51351 Elo$0.215 / 1k1.00M context
  6. 6Muse Spark 1.31401 Elo$1.98 / 1k1.05M context
  7. 7GPT-6.1 Sol1476 Elo$4.43 / 1k1.05M context

Every model rated on 3D graphics

Elo measured in this category specifically. A model strong overall can sit well down this table, which is the whole reason for ranking by task.

#ModelElo$/1kContextHosts
1Claude Opus 5.51482$8.861.00M11
2GPT-6.1 Sol1476$4.431.05M8
3Muse Spark 1.31401$1.981.05M1
4Claude Fable 5.11396$19.981.00M4
5Kimi K31394$6.241.05M25
6Claude Haiku 5.51351$0.2151.00M10
7GLM 5.31342$1.931.05M41
8Claude Opus 51337$11.251.00M11
9GLM 5.11336$2.11203K13
10MiMo-V2.6-Pro1335$0.4721.05M4
11Claude Fable 51322$20.521.00M6
12GLM 5.3 Flash1321$0.2301.05M32
13Gemini 3.7 Flash1311$1.541.05M6
14Muse Spark 1.21306$1.981.05M1
15Gemini 3.8 Flash1299$1.541.05M6
16GLM 5.21292$2.001.05M34
17Grok 4.61280$3.40500K6
18Gemini 3.6 Flash1277$1.541.05M7
19Claude Opus 4.61277$10.261.00M6
20Kimi K2.61271$1.52262K17
21Qwen3.7 Max1270$2.611.00M2
22Grok 4.71269$3.40500K5
23Claude Sonnet 51265$4.301.00M10
24Muse Spark 1.11264$1.981.05M1
25Grok 4.51262$4.36500K4
26DeepSeek V4 Pro 04231257$1.681.05M15
27Mistral Large 41253$1.001.05M3
28GLM 5 Turbo1253$1.95203K1
29Gemini 3.5 Flash1248$3.531.05M7
30MiMo-V2.5-Pro1248$0.4971.05M6
31Kimi K2.7 Code1245$1.75262K12
32Qwen3.7 Plus1241$0.5841.00M2
33Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview1238$4.701.05M6
34Claude Sonnet 4.61238$6.161.00M9
35GLM 51232$1.42203K8
36Claude Opus 4.81226$11.251.00M11
37MiMo-V2.51220$0.1831.05M5
38Claude Opus 4.51217$10.26200K6
39DeepSeek V4 Flash 07311212$0.2331.05M27
40MiniMax M31212$0.5471.05M13
41GLM 5V Turbo1212$1.95203K1
42Kimi K2.51208$1.22262K5
43Qwen3.6 Plus1205$0.9751.00M1
44GPT-5.51201$12.901.05M7
45MiniMax M2.71197$0.534197K6
46Grok 4.201196$2.172.00M4
47GLM 4.71194$0.980203K6
48DeepSeek V4 Flash 04231192$0.1701.05M16
49Gemini 3 Flash Preview1187$1.181.05M6
50Solar Pro 41182$0.164524K2
51Hy31179$0.265262K5
52GLM 4.51175$1.03131K1
53MiniMax M2.51173$0.523197K9
54MiniMax M2.11168$0.706205K2
55Inkling1166$1.81524K2
56Qwen3.5 397B A17B1164$1.49262K10
57Claude Sonnet 4.51161$6.161.00M7
58Claude Opus 4.11156$30.78200K1
59DeepSeek V3.2 Exp1153$0.447164K1
60DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus1144$0.672164K2
61Claude Sonnet 41143$6.16200K2
62DeepSeek V3.21136$0.504164K12
63Nemotron 3 Ultra1135$1.09203K4
64Step 3.7 Flash1132$0.470262K2
65GLM 4.61132$0.954203K4
66Grok 4.31128$2.171.00M4
67GLM 4.5 Air1126$0.343131K3
68GLM 4.7 Flash1124$0.193128K3
69Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-151122$0.7801.00M1
70R1 05281114$1.18164K4
71GPT-5.41105$6.451.05M7
72Mistral Large 3 25121103$0.760262K2
73MiniMax M21101$0.666205K2
74DeepSeek V31090$0.634128K2
75Mistral Medium 31087$0.821131K3
76Trinity Large Thinking1085$0.403262K1
77Mistral Medium 3.11085$0.821131K3
78Gemini 2.5 Pro1084$3.691.05M7
79GPT-5.21082$5.17400K4
80DeepSeek V3.11080$0.808164K5
81Claude Haiku 4.51077$2.15200K8
82Gemini 2.5 Flash1074$0.9161.05M7
83GPT-5.11064$3.69400K5
84GPT-51059$3.69400K3
85Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview1051$0.5881.05M3
86GPT-5 Mini1040$0.738400K4
87Ministral 3 8B 25121035$0.128262K3
88Codestral 25081023$0.456256K2
89GPT-5.3-Codex1011$5.17400K3
90Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 25071001$1.59128K1
91Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507999$0.405262K7
92Ministral 3 14B 2512993$0.170262K3
93GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini992$0.742400K1
94Mercury 2984$0.363128K1
95GPT-5 Nano969$0.148400K4
96Ministral 3 3B 2512966$0.085131K3
97GPT-4.1 Nano928$0.1861.05M3
98gpt-oss-120b906$0.285131K24
99Llama 4 Maverick904$0.462524K4
100GPT-4o872$5.10128K2
101o4 Mini857$2.05200K1
102GPT-4.1853$3.721.05M3
103GPT-4.1 Mini840$0.7441.05M3

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Elo comes from head-to-head build-offs via OpenRouter, compiled 12 October 2026 and refreshed daily. Cost is the median across every host serving each model, priced on 1,200 input and 300 output tokens with 60% cached. See the findings for method, or download the data.