Protein Design

    🏆 Leaderboard

    As of September 1, 2026, Claude Mythos 5.1 is #1 for Protein Design at 46%. Ranked by the Protein Design score 1 models in this index have a published Protein Design score. Protein Design leaderboard with live API prices. Protein Design — generate novel sequences that satisfy design constraints.

    Updated September 1, 2026347 models36 providers
    Claude Mythos 5.1
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    46%$60.00
    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 Fable 5.1
    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
    Codestral-22BOSS
    Mistral · Open Source · via Mistral AI
    $1.20
    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 VL2OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source · via Replicate
    $2.80
    DeepSeek VL2 SmallOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source · via Replicate
    $1.70
    DeepSeek VL2 TinyOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source · via Replicate
    $0.90
    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-Flash-Vision-Exp
    DeepSeek · Proprietary
    $0.88
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $5.28
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-MaxOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $5.22
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    Which model leads Protein Design right now?

    As of September 1, 2026, Claude Mythos 5.1 by Anthropic is #1 for Protein Design at 46%. Ranked by the Protein Design score This board also tracks Protein Design. This protein design leaderboard ranks models by Protein Design. 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 protein design. Ranked by the Protein Design score Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelProtein DesignInput /MOutput /M
    1Claude Mythos 5.146%$10.00$50.00

    Protein Design FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the Protein Design leaderboard?

    As of September 1, 2026, Claude Mythos 5.1 by Anthropic ranks #1 on Protein Design at 46%. API pricing is $10.00/M input and $50.00/M output.

    Which protein design model is the cheapest?

    Claude Mythos 5.1 currently leads Protein Design and is also the cheapest scored model on this page, at $10.00/M input and $50.00/M output ($60.00 blended).

    Should I always pick the #1 Protein Design model?

    Not automatically. Claude Mythos 5.1 leads Protein Design, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh Protein Design against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the Protein Design leaderboard updated?

    Scores and API prices on this page are refreshed from published evals and provider rates. The snapshot is labeled September 1, 2026. Treat it as a current index, not a one-off blog post.

    What is Protein Design?

    Protein Design — generate novel sequences that satisfy design constraints. This page ranks models that have published a Protein Design score, with live API token prices on the same row.

    Where is the Protein Design leaderboard?

    This page is the Protein Design leaderboard. Models are sorted by Protein Design, 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 Protein Design ranking different from the official board?

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