Squality

    ๐Ÿ† Leaderboard

    As of August 20, 2026, Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is #1 for Squality at 24.3%. Ranked by the Squality score 4 models in this index have a published Squality score. Squality leaderboard: rank models by Squality next to live API token prices.

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    Phi-3.5-mini-instructOSS
    Microsoft ยท Open Source
    24.3%$0.20
    Nova Pro
    Amazon ยท Proprietary
    19.8%$4.00
    Nova Lite
    Amazon ยท Proprietary
    19.2%$0.30
    Nova Micro
    Amazon ยท Proprietary
    18.8%$0.17
    ChatGPT-4o Latest
    OpenAI ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$12.50
    Claude 3 Haiku
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$1.50
    Claude 3 Opus
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$90.00
    Claude 3 Sonnet
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$18.00
    Claude 3.5 Haiku
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$4.80
    Claude 3.5 Sonnet
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$18.00
    Claude 3.5 Sonnet
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$18.00
    Claude 3.7 Sonnet
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$18.00
    Claude Fable 5
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$60.00
    Claude Haiku 4.5
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$6.00
    Claude Mythos 5
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$60.00
    Claude Mythos Preview
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$60.00
    Claude Opus 4
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$90.00
    Claude Opus 4.1
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$90.00
    Claude Opus 4.5
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$30.00
    Claude Opus 4.6
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$30.00
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$30.00
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$30.00
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$30.00
    Claude Sonnet 4
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.6
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$18.00
    Claude Sonnet 5
    Anthropic ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$12.00
    Command A+OSS
    Cohere ยท Open Source
    โ€”$12.50
    Command R+OSS
    Cohere ยท Open Source
    โ€”$1.25
    Composer 2
    Cursor ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$3.00
    Composer 2 Fast
    Cursor ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$9.00
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70BOSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$0.50
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BOSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$0.30
    DeepSeek-R1OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$2.74
    DeepSeek-R1-0528OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$2.74
    DeepSeek-V2.5OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$0.42
    DeepSeek-V3OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$1.37
    DeepSeek-V3 0324OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$1.42
    DeepSeek-V3.1OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$1.27
    DeepSeek-V3.2OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source ยท via OpenRouter
    โ€”$0.57
    DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$0.70
    DeepSeek-V3.2-ExpOSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$0.68
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0423OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$0.30
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$1.76
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-MaxOSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$0.42
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813OSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$5.28
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-MaxOSS
    DeepSeek ยท Open Source
    โ€”$5.22
    Devstral Medium
    Mistral ยท Proprietary ยท via Mistral AI
    โ€”$2.40
    Devstral Small 1.1OSS
    Mistral ยท Open Source ยท via Mistral AI
    โ€”$0.40
    ERNIE 4.5
    Baidu ยท Proprietary
    โ€”$4.40
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    Which model leads Squality right now?

    As of August 20, 2026, Phi-3.5-mini-instruct by Microsoft is #1 for Squality at 24.3%. Ranked by the Squality score This board also tracks Squality. Next on the same board: Nova Pro and Nova Lite. This squality leaderboard ranks models by Squality. 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 4 for squality. Ranked by the Squality score Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelSqualityInput /MOutput /M
    1Phi-3.5-mini-instruct24.3%$0.10$0.10
    2Nova Pro19.8%$0.80$3.20
    3Nova Lite19.2%$0.06$0.24
    4Nova Micro18.8%$0.03$0.14

    Squality FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the Squality leaderboard?

    As of August 20, 2026, Phi-3.5-mini-instruct by Microsoft ranks #1 on Squality at 24.3%. API pricing is $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output.

    What are the top models on Squality?

    The current Squality ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. Phi-3.5-mini-instruct at 24.3%; 2. Nova Pro at 19.8%; 3. Nova Lite at 19.2%.

    Which squality model is the cheapest?

    Nova Micro is the cheapest scored model on this squality leaderboard at $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output ($0.17 blended). Phi-3.5-mini-instruct still leads Squality at 24.3%.

    Should I always pick the #1 Squality model?

    Not automatically. Phi-3.5-mini-instruct leads Squality, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh Squality against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the Squality 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 Squality?

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

    Where is the Squality leaderboard?

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

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