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Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Category | Score | Variant | Provenance | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena — 3d | preference | 1212 | — | mirror | openrouter | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Design Arena — agenticslides | preference | 1073 | — | mirror | openrouter | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Design Arena — agenticslides(python-pptx) | preference | 1075 | — | mirror | openrouter | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Design Arena — androidnative | preference | 1065 | — | mirror | openrouter | Sep 20, 2026 |
| Design Arena — codecategories | preference | 1203 | — | mirror | openrouter | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Design Arena — fullstack | preference | 1073 | — | mirror | openrouter | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Design Arena — gamedev | preference | 1190 | — | mirror | openrouter | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Design Arena — godotgamedev | preference | 1161 | — | mirror | openrouter | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Design Arena — mobileapps | preference | 1120 | — | mirror | openrouter | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Design Arena — python-pptxslides | preference | 1036 | — | mirror | openrouter | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Design Arena — webapps | preference | 1126 | — | mirror | openrouter | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Design Arena — website | preference | 1208 | — | mirror | openrouter | Sep 11, 2026 |
Includes index data from Artificial Analysis.
Providers
Live operational stats per hosting endpoint, via OpenRouter.
| Provider | Quant | Context | $/1M in · out | Uptime 24h | Latency | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio | — | 1.0M | $0.5 · $3 | 99.97% | — | — |
| Google AI Studio | — | 1.0M | $0.25 · $1.5 | 99.96% | — | — |
| Google AI Studio | — | 1.0M | $0.9 · $5.4 | 99.96% | — | — |
| — | 1.0M | $0.5 · $3 | 98.74% | — | — | |
| — | 1.0M | $0.25 · $1.5 | 6.71% | — | — | |
| — | 1.0M | $0.9 · $5.4 | 99.72% | — | — |