Loca Bench 256k

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    As of August 20, 2026, MiniMax M3 is #1 for Loca Bench 256k at 49.3%. Ranked by the Loca Bench 256k score 1 models in this index have a published Loca Bench 256k score. Loca Bench 256k leaderboard: rank models by Loca Bench 256k next to live API token prices.

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    MiniMax M3OSS
    MiniMax · Open Source
    49.3%$1.50
    ChatGPT-4o Latest
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    $12.50
    Claude 3 Haiku
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $1.50
    Claude 3 Opus
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude 3 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.5 Haiku
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $4.80
    Claude 3.5 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.5 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.7 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Fable 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Haiku 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $6.00
    Claude Mythos 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Mythos Preview
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Opus 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude Opus 4.1
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude Opus 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Sonnet 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $12.00
    Command A+OSS
    Cohere · Open Source
    $12.50
    Command R+OSS
    Cohere · Open Source
    $1.25
    Composer 2
    Cursor · Proprietary
    $3.00
    Composer 2 Fast
    Cursor · Proprietary
    $9.00
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70BOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.50
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.30
    DeepSeek-R1OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $2.74
    DeepSeek-R1-0528OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $2.74
    DeepSeek-V2.5OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.42
    DeepSeek-V3OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $1.37
    DeepSeek-V3 0324OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $1.42
    DeepSeek-V3.1OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $1.27
    DeepSeek-V3.2OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source · via OpenRouter
    $0.57
    DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.70
    DeepSeek-V3.2-ExpOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.68
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0423OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.30
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $1.76
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-MaxOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.42
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $5.28
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-MaxOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $5.22
    Devstral Medium
    Mistral · Proprietary · via Mistral AI
    $2.40
    Devstral Small 1.1OSS
    Mistral · Open Source · via Mistral AI
    $0.40
    ERNIE 4.5
    Baidu · Proprietary
    $4.40
    Gemini 1.0 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    $2.00
    Gemini 1.5 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    $0.75
    Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
    Google · Proprietary
    $0.37
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    Which model leads Loca Bench 256k right now?

    As of August 20, 2026, MiniMax M3 by MiniMax is #1 for Loca Bench 256k at 49.3%. Ranked by the Loca Bench 256k score This board also tracks Loca Bench 256k. This loca bench 256k leaderboard ranks models by Loca Bench 256k. Scores come from public evals. Prices are the live API rates in the table above.

    Sources: OpenAI API pricing (https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing); Anthropic Claude API pricing (https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing); Gemini API pricing (https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing)

    Top 1 for loca bench 256k. Ranked by the Loca Bench 256k score Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelLoca Bench 256kInput /MOutput /M
    1MiniMax M349.3%$0.30$1.20

    Loca Bench 256k FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the Loca Bench 256k leaderboard?

    As of August 20, 2026, MiniMax M3 by MiniMax ranks #1 on Loca Bench 256k at 49.3%. API pricing is $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output.

    Which loca bench 256k model is the cheapest?

    MiniMax M3 currently leads Loca Bench 256k and is also the cheapest scored model on this page, at $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output ($1.50 blended).

    Should I always pick the #1 Loca Bench 256k model?

    Not automatically. MiniMax M3 leads Loca Bench 256k, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh Loca Bench 256k against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the Loca Bench 256k leaderboard updated?

    Scores and API prices on this page are refreshed from published evals and provider rates. The snapshot is labeled August 20, 2026. Treat it as a current index, not a one-off blog post.

    What is Loca Bench 256k?

    Loca Bench 256k is a public LLM eval (the Loca Bench 256k score). This page ranks models that have published a score, next to live API prices.

    Where is the Loca Bench 256k leaderboard?

    This page is the Loca Bench 256k leaderboard. Models are sorted by Loca Bench 256k, with input and output token prices on the same row so you can weigh score against cost. Official boards often omit price; that comparison is the point of this index.

    How is this Loca Bench 256k ranking different from the official board?

    Official eval pages own the methodology. This page keeps the published Loca Bench 256k score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number.