# Frontier Watch — the measured Pareto frontier (price × intelligence)

Computed 2026-09-14T01:48:24.235Z from the live catalog (329 models; frontier = 8). Regenerated on every catalog refresh (3×/day); the public site deploys on approval, so the public copy updates when the site deploys. Alerts fire on movement.

## Current frontier (cheapest first)

| model | provider | $/M blended | intelligence | tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)](/m/gemma-4-31b-reasoning/) | Google | $0.00 | 15.4 | 36 |
| [Ling-3.0-flash-VL](/m/ling-3-0-flash-vl/) | InclusionAI | $0.01 | 24.8 | 145 |
| [Agnes 3.0 Flash](/m/agnes-3-0-flash/) | Sapiens AI | $0.03 | 35.5 | 253 |
| [Qwen3.8-Flash-Next](/m/qwen3-8-flash-next/) | Alibaba | $0.09 | 39.9 | 52 |
| [GLM-5.3-Flash](/m/glm-5-3-flash/) | Z AI | $0.10 | 41.9 | 103 |
| [Muse Spark 1.3 (max)](/m/muse-spark-1-3-max/) | Meta | $0.78 | 48.2 | 206 |
| [Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)](/m/claude-opus-5-adaptive-reasoning-max-effort/) | Anthropic | $3.85 | 50.7 | 50 |
| [Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback)](/m/claude-fable-5-1-adaptive-reasoning-max-effort-default-fallback/) | Anthropic | $7.17 | 53.4 | 66 |

## Movement log

- 2026-09-14 no movement this refresh
- **2026-09-14** NEW on frontier: Ling-3.0-flash-VL (InclusionAI) — $0.01/M at intelligence 24.8,- **2026-09-14** NEW on frontier: Agnes 3.0 Flash (Sapiens AI) — $0.03/M at intelligence 35.5,- **2026-09-14** NEW on frontier: Muse Spark 1.3 (max) (Meta) — $0.78/M at intelligence 48.2,- **2026-09-14** NEW on frontier: Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) (Anthropic) — $7.17/M at intelligence 53.4,- **2026-09-14** LEFT frontier: Ling 3.0 Flash (dominated or delisted),- **2026-09-14** LEFT frontier: Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta (dominated or delisted),- **2026-09-14** LEFT frontier: GLM-5.3 (max) (dominated or delisted),- **2026-09-14** LEFT frontier: Grok 4.6 (high) (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-14** INTELLIGENCE UP: Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) index 15.4 → 29.7,- **2026-09-14** NEW on frontier: Ling 3.0 Flash (InclusionAI) — $0.04/M at intelligence 37.8,- **2026-09-14** NEW on frontier: Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta (Sapiens AI) — $0.06/M at intelligence 49.1,- **2026-09-14** INTELLIGENCE UP: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next index 39.9 → 55.8,- **2026-09-14** INTELLIGENCE UP: GLM-5.3-Flash index 41.9 → 57.5,- **2026-09-14** NEW on frontier: GLM-5.3 (max) (Z AI) — $0.90/M at intelligence 59.5,- **2026-09-14** NEW on frontier: Grok 4.6 (high) (SpaceXAI) — $1.35/M at intelligence 60.9,- **2026-09-14** INTELLIGENCE UP: Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) index 50.7 → 63.1,- **2026-09-14** LEFT frontier: Ling-3.0-flash-VL (dominated or delisted),- **2026-09-14** LEFT frontier: Agnes 3.0 Flash (dominated or delisted),- **2026-09-14** LEFT frontier: Muse Spark 1.3 (max) (dominated or delisted),- **2026-09-14** LEFT frontier: Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-12** NEW on frontier: Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) (Google) — $0.00/M at intelligence 15.4,- **2026-09-12** NEW on frontier: Agnes 3.0 Flash (Sapiens AI) — $0.03/M at intelligence 35.5,- **2026-09-12** LEFT frontier: Ling 3.0 Flash (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-10** NEW on frontier: Ling-3.0-flash-VL (InclusionAI) — $0.00/M at intelligence 24.8,- **2026-09-10** NEW on frontier: GLM-5.3-Flash (Z AI) — $0.10/M at intelligence 41.9,- **2026-09-10** LEFT frontier: Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-08** LEFT frontier: GLM-5.3-Flash (dominated or delisted),- **2026-09-08** LEFT frontier: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-07** NEW on frontier: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) (Google) — $0.57/M at intelligence 47.1
- **2026-09-05** INTELLIGENCE UP: Muse Spark 1.3 (max) index 52.7 → 53,- **2026-09-05** LEFT frontier: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-05** NEW on frontier: Muse Spark 1.3 (max) (Meta) — $0.78/M at intelligence 52.7,- **2026-09-05** LEFT frontier: Muse Spark 1.3 (xhigh) (dominated or delisted),- **2026-09-05** LEFT frontier: Grok 4.6 (high) (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-04** LEFT frontier: Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-03** NEW on frontier: Muse Spark 1.3 (xhigh) (Meta) — $0.78/M at intelligence 60.8,- **2026-09-03** LEFT frontier: GLM-5.3 (max) (dominated or delisted)
- **2026-09-02** NEW on frontier: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) (Google) — $0.57/M at intelligence 58.7
- **2026-09-02** NEW on frontier: Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) (Anthropic) — $7.17/M at intelligence 65.7