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Choose the provider route that fits the workload, not a generic brand ranking
Compare the lowest viable route cost only after confirming the model can handle the required workflow
Catalog-backed, not a static price sheet
TVP refreshes this page from the live OpenRouter model catalog. This render used 587 public model records and was synchronized Sep 11, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC. Pricing, availability, and context values can change.
Verify the exact route before sending production traffic, then use the linked model and provider pages as the source for current values. Read the TVP data methodology.
Current provider inventory at a glance
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High-context listed models to evaluate next
- OpenAI: GPT-6 AstraGPT-6 Astra is OpenAI's flagship model for demanding end-to-end work. It is suited for advanced analysis, software engineering, deep research, scientific work, and document creation, with particular strengths in long-horizon...
- OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch)GPT-6 Astra is OpenAI's flagship model for demanding end-to-end work. It is suited for advanced analysis, software engineering, deep research, scientific work, and document creation, with particular strengths in long-horizon...
- OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra ProGPT-6 Astra Pro is the same underlying model as [GPT-6 Astra](TVP catalog), served with `reasoning.mode` set to `pro` for higher-quality responses on complex tasks. Learn more in OpenAI's docs: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/reasoning#reasoning-mode
- OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra Pro (batch)GPT-6 Astra Pro is the same underlying model as [GPT-6 Astra](TVP catalog), served with `reasoning.mode` set to `pro` for higher-quality responses on complex tasks. Learn more in OpenAI's docs: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/reasoning#reasoning-mode
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, with 13B active parameters out of 284B total. This re-post-trained revision is suited for coding, reasoning, and agent workflows....
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, and the first built on the company's Causal Encoder-Decoder (CED) architecture. It activates 8B parameters on input and 16B on...
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731](TVP catalog) from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabilities including agents,...
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch)DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731](TVP catalog) from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabilities including agents,...
How to make the provider decision
Is DeepSeek a practical OpenAI alternative?
It can be for suitable workloads. Teams should validate the current model capabilities, context, price, and output quality against their actual production prompts.
What is the biggest risk of choosing by price alone?
A lower token rate can cost more overall if the route needs retries, heavier prompting, or a premium fallback to reach the required quality.
