1stTop pick
Researched 42d agoLlama 4 Scout 17B
- Context
- 10m
- Output (from)
- $0.660 / 1M
Best Long Context LLMs (2026)
Last refreshed 2026-05-29. Next refresh: weekly.
AI models with the largest context windows for processing long documents, codebases, and extended conversations. Sorted by context window size.
Verdict
Use Llama 4 Scout 17B for long-context work today.
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the runner-up: 10m vs 10m on Context.
2ndShortlist
Researched 9d agoLlama 4 Scout 17B Instruct
- Context
- 10m
- Output (from)
- $0.660 / 1M
3rdShortlist
Researched 11d agoGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
- Context
- 2m
- Output (from)
- $2.50 / 1M
How we rank
Long-context leaders sort by the widest shipped context window first, then recency — benchmarks matter, but literal window size is the gate for this category.
- Eligibility — Models with ≥128k tokens of declared context and not deprecated.
- Primary ranking — Larger parsed context wins; newer release on ties.
- Variant collapse — We keep one row per model family (`familySlug` + parameter tier). When headline scores tie within ±0.5 pt (±10 Elo on Chatbot Arena), we pick the canonical SKU by lowest tracked input price, then GA over preview or limited access, then newest `release`. A folded sibling within the benchmark noise band can show a "Tied within margin" chip on that score cell.
- Pricing — Lowest tracked provider rates where available.
| # | Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RWKV-7 Goose 2.9B | — | — | |
| 2 | RWKV-7 Goose 1.5B | — | — | |
| 3 | RWKV-7 Goose 0.4B | — | — | |
| 4 | RWKV-7 Goose 0.1B | — | — | |
| 5 | RWKV-6 Finch 14B | — | — | |
| 6 | RWKV-6 Finch 7B | — | — | |
| 7 | RWKV-6 Finch 3B | — | — | |
| 8 | RWKV-6 Finch 1.6B | — | — | |
| 9 | LTM-2-mini | — | — | |
| 10 | Llama 4 Scout 17B | $0.17 | $0.66 | |
| 11 | Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct | $0.17 | $0.66 | |
| 12 | LTM-1 | — | — | |
| 13 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent ReasoningVisionTools | $1.25 | $2.50 | |
| 14 | Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 | — | — | |
| 15 | Gemini 1.5 Pro Experimental 0827 | — | — | |
| 16 | Gemini 1.5 Pro Experimental 0801 | — | — | |
| 17 | Gemini 1.5 Pro | $1.25 | $5.00 | |
| 18 | GPT-5.5 ReasoningVisionTools | $5.00 | $30.00 | |
| 19 | GPT-5.5 Pro ReasoningVisionTools | $30.00 | $180.00 | |
| 20 | GPT-5.4 ReasoningTools | $2.50 | $15.00 | |
| 21 | GPT-5.4 Pro ReasoningVisionTools | $30.00 | $180.00 | |
| 22 | Gemini 3.5 Flash ReasoningVisionTools | $1.50 | $9.00 | |
| 23 | Antigravity Agent PreviewReasoningVision | — | — | |
| 24 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite VisionTools | $0.25 | $1.50 | |
| 25 | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5-Pro Tools | $0.43 | $0.87 | |
| 26 | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 ReasoningVisionTools | $0.14 | $0.28 | |
| 27 | Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B | — | — | |
| 28 | MiMo-V2-Pro | $1.00 | $3.00 | |
| 29 | Nemotron 3 Super-120B-A12B | $0.09 | $0.45 | |
| 30 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Computer Use Preview PreviewVisionTools | $1.25 | $10.00 | |
| 31 | Llama 3 70B Gradient 1048K | — | — | |
| 32 | GPT-4.1 VisionTools | $2.00 | $8.00 | |
| 33 | GPT-4.1 Mini VisionTools | $0.40 | $1.60 | |
| 34 | Claude Opus 4.8 ReasoningVisionTools | $5.00 | $25.00 | |
| 35 | Qwen3.7-Max ReasoningTools | $1.25 | $3.75 | |
| 36 | Composer 2.5 Tools | $0.50 | $2.50 | |
| 37 | Grok 4.3 ReasoningVisionTools | $1.25 | $2.50 | |
| 38 | SubQ 1M-Preview PreviewReasoningTools | — | — | |
| 39 | DeepSeek V4 Flash ReasoningTools | $0.11 | $0.22 | |
| 40 | DeepSeek V4 Pro ReasoningTools | $0.43 | $0.87 |
Honorable mentions
Next seats in this ranking. Lines below are from each model's stored description in LLMReference seed data—spot-check the model page before relying on a capability claim.
Stable Gemini 1.5 Pro release (February variant) optimized for complex reasoning and high-quality multimodal analysis. Supports 2M context for extended document and video processing.
2m
Context
Updated Pro experimental variant with refinements to reasoning depth and creative task performance.
2m
Context
Experimental Pro variant with enhanced reasoning and multimodal understanding for complex problem-solving tasks.
2m
Context
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