# AIRaceBoard

> Independent, sourced tracker of the AI race: current top AI models from the US, China and Europe, API prices per 1M tokens, context windows and best use cases. Last updated 2026-10-15. Rankings are editorial, not benchmark scores.

## Right now
- #1 overall: Claude Fable 5.1
- #1 American: GPT-6 Astra
- #1 Chinese: Kimi K3
- #1 open model: Kimi K3
- #1 coding / vibe coder's pick: Claude Opus 5.5
- Cheap model for coding iterations: GLM-5.3
- Cheapest good model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

## Pages
- [Home / live scoreboard](https://airaceboard.com/index.html)
- [Model finder](https://airaceboard.com/finder.html)
- [Leaderboard](https://airaceboard.com/leaderboard.html)
- [State of AI](https://airaceboard.com/state-of-ai.html)
- [US vs China](https://airaceboard.com/us-vs-china.html)
- [FAQ](https://airaceboard.com/faq.html)
- [Cost calculator](https://airaceboard.com/calculator.html)
- [Best AI for Coding & Vibe Coding](https://airaceboard.com/cat-coding.html)
- [Best AI for Writing](https://airaceboard.com/cat-writing.html)
- [Best AI for Reasoning](https://airaceboard.com/cat-reasoning.html)
- [Cheapest AI APIs](https://airaceboard.com/cat-cheap.html)
- [Best Open-Source / Open-Weight AI](https://airaceboard.com/cat-open.html)

## Data
- [data.json](https://airaceboard.com/data.json)
- [models.csv](https://airaceboard.com/models.csv)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://airaceboard.com/llms-full.txt)