Model Guides9 min read
Frontier coding models in October 2026: prices, limits and how to choose
Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT-5.6 Sol, Grok 4.7, Kimi K3, GLM-5.3, Qwen 3.8 Max, DeepSeek V4 Pro, MiMo V2.6 Pro and MiniMax M3 compared on list price, context, tools and vision, plus a simple start-cheap, escalate-on-failure routing pattern.
Tokens Team · 3 Oct 2026