OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M)

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As of August 20, 2026, GPT-5.4 is #1 for OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) at 39.4%. Ranked by the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) score 2 models in this index have a published OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) score. OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) leaderboard with live API prices. Multi-needle retrieval in 256K-1M token contexts — tests very long context.

Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers


GPT-5.4 OpenAI · Proprietary	39.4%	$17.50
GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI · Proprietary	35.8%	$15.75
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

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Meituan

4 models

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5 models

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Moonshot AI

9 models

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1 models

Hermes 3 70B

NVIDIA

5 models

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Poolside

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Tencent

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Thinking Machines

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Unisound

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Upstage

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Solar Pro 4

Xiaomi

3 models

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Which model leads OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) right now?

As of August 20, 2026, GPT-5.4 by OpenAI is #1 for OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) at 39.4%. Ranked by the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) score This board also tracks OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M). Next on the same board: GPT-5.3 Codex. This openai mrcr v2 8-needle (256k-1m) leaderboard ranks models by OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M). 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 2 for openai mrcr v2 8-needle (256k-1m). Ranked by the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) score Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
Rank	Model	OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M)	Input /M	Output /M
1	GPT-5.4	39.4%	$2.50	$15.00
2	GPT-5.3 Codex	35.8%	$1.75	$14.00

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OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) FAQ

Who ranks #1 on the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) leaderboard?

As of August 20, 2026, GPT-5.4 by OpenAI ranks #1 on OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) at 39.4%. API pricing is $2.50/M input and $15.00/M output.

What are the top models on OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M)?

The current OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. GPT-5.4 at 39.4%; 2. GPT-5.3 Codex at 35.8%.

Which openai mrcr v2 8-needle (256k-1m) model is the cheapest?

GPT-5.3 Codex is the cheapest scored model on this openai mrcr v2 8-needle (256k-1m) leaderboard at $1.75/M input and $14.00/M output ($15.75 blended). GPT-5.4 still leads OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) at 39.4%.

Should I always pick the #1 OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) model?

Not automatically. GPT-5.4 leads OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M), but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

How often is the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) 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 OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M)?

Multi-needle retrieval in 256K-1M token contexts — tests very long context. This page ranks models that have published a OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) score, with live API token prices on the same row.

Where is the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) leaderboard?

This page is the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) leaderboard. Models are sorted by OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M), 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 OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) ranking different from the official board?

Official eval pages own the methodology. This page keeps the published OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number.

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Which model leads OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) right now?

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Who ranks #1 on the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) leaderboard?

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What is OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M)?

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How is this OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-1M) ranking different from the official board?