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Overall66Best65
Coding75Best74
Writing75Best69
Support7273Best
Value58Best52
Input / 1M$2.00Best$3.00
Output / 1M$6.00Best$15.00
Blended / 1M$3.00Best$6.00
Context window1M1MBest
Open weightsNoYes
Released3 Aug 202616 Jul 2026
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