May 2026 Frontier AI Models
Detailed comparison of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, Alibaba, Moonshot, Zhipu and other frontier AI systems.
OpenAI
OpenAI’s flagship multimodal reasoning and coding system with 1M context.
Anthropic
Industry-leading coding and long-horizon agentic reasoning model.
Google DeepMind
Best multimodal and large-context enterprise AI model.
xAI
Real-time internet and X integration with strong coding benchmarks.
DeepSeek AI
China’s strongest open-weight reasoning and coding model.
Alibaba
Elite multilingual coding and enterprise reasoning model.
May 2026 frontier models comparison
| Rank | Model | Company | Reasoning | Coding | Context | Input Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | 99% | 99% | 1M | $5/M |
| #2 | GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | 99% | 98% | 1M | $3/M |
| #3 | Gemini 3.1 Pro | 97% | 96% | 2M | $3.5/M | |
| #4 | DeepSeek V4-Pro | DeepSeek | 96% | 97% | 1M | $0.27/M |
| #5 | Grok 4.3 | xAI | 95% | 97% | 2M | $1.25/M |
| #6 | Qwen 3.6 Max | Alibaba | 95% | 98% | 512K | $0.40/M |