Artificial Analysis
Independent AI model benchmark + pricing tracker — the leaderboard people actually trust.
Visit Artificial Analysis Free (Pro tier for API access)
What is Artificial Analysis?
Artificial Analysis benchmarks every major AI model on quality, speed, price, and context window. Updated daily. The most-cited independent leaderboard for comparing GPT-5.6 vs Claude Mythos 5 vs Gemini 3.5 vs Llama 4 in real-world tasks.
Key features
- Daily model benchmarks
- Quality / speed / price scoring
- Context window comparison
- Per-provider inference speed
- Free interactive charts
- API for programmatic access
Pros
- Genuinely independent (no vendor money)
- Updated faster than vendor blog posts
- Best single source for "which model is winning"
Cons
- Free tier limits chart embedding
- Some metrics still community-contested
- Doesn't cover prompt-specific quality
Best for
AI engineers picking a modelProduct teams evaluating providersResearchers tracking the frontierAnyone tired of vendor marketing
