Best LLMs for Writing (2026)
Top language models for long-form writing, marketing copy, and creative prose. Ranked by Chatbot Arena human-preference scores with MMLU as a fallback.
| # | Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | o3 Reasoning | $1.00 | $4.00 | |
| 2 | Grok-3 ReasoningVisionTools | $0.80 | $2.40 | |
| 3 | Gemini 2.5 Pro VisionTools | $1.25 | $10.00 | |
| 4 | o1 (12-17) Reasoning | $15.00 | $60.00 | |
| 5 | DeepSeek R1 Reasoning | $0.10 | $0.30 | |
| 6 | Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct | — | — | |
| 7 | o3 Mini ReasoningTools | $1.10 | $4.40 | |
| 8 | Gemini 2.5 Flash VisionTools | $0.30 | $2.50 | |
| 9 | GPT-4o VisionTools | $2.50 | $10.00 | |
| 10 | DeepSeek V3 Tools | $0.10 | $0.28 | |
| 11 | Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct | — | — | |
| 12 | Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental | — | — | |
| 13 | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | $0.12 | $0.28 | |
| 14 | Mistral Large 2 VisionTools | $0.48 | $1.50 | |
| 15 | Grok-2 Reasoning | $0.50 | $0.50 | |
| 16 | GPT-4 Turbo VisionTools | $5.00 | $15.00 | |
| 17 | GPT-4o-mini | $0.15 | $0.60 | |
| 18 | Llama 3.1 405B | — | — | |
| 19 | Gemini 1.5 Pro | $5.00 | $15.00 | |
| 20 | Command R+ | $2.50 | $10.00 |
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