LLM Benchmarks Comparison 2026

Key Findings

• DeepSeek R1 leads in mathematical reasoning with 97.3% on MATH benchmark
• o3-mini dominates code generation with 92.9% on HumanEval
• Llama 4 Scout achieves highest context window (10M tokens) for document analysis
• Gemini 2.0 Flash offers best price-performance ratio at $0.10/$0.40 per million tokens
• Open-source models (DeepSeek V3, Llama 3.3) now match proprietary performance at 60% lower costs

Detailed Benchmark Scores

MMLU (Massive Multitask Language Understanding)

HumanEval (Code Generation)

MATH (Mathematical Reasoning)

Context Window Comparison

Performance vs. Cost Analysis

When selecting an LLM, consider both performance and cost:

Best Value Models (Performance per Dollar)

1. DeepSeek V3 - $0.10/$0.40 per million tokens, 95% of GPT-4 performance
2. Gemini 2.0 Flash - $0.10/$0.40 per million tokens, excellent for high-volume
3. Llama 3.3 70B - Open-source, zero API costs when self-hosted
4. Mistral Large 2 - $0.25/$1.00 per million tokens, strong multilingual

Performance Leaders

1. GPT-5.2 - Best overall capabilities, premium pricing
2. Claude Opus 4.5 - Best for reasoning and analysis
3. DeepSeek R1 - Best for math and logic
4. o3-mini - Best for code generation

Hosting Cost Comparison

5gb.com on Apple Silicon vs. Cloud Providers

• Dedicated Apple Silicon (5gb.com): $99/month unlimited tokens = $0.00 per token
• DeepSeek V3 API: $0.10/$0.40 per million tokens
• GPT-5.2 API: $2.00/$6.00 per million tokens
• Claude Opus 4.5: $3.00/$15.00 per million tokens

At 10 million tokens/month:

• 5gb.com: $99 (unlimited usage)
• DeepSeek API: $4-10
• GPT-5.2 API: $50-100
• Claude API: $75-225

At 100 million tokens/month:

• 5gb.com: $99 (unlimited usage)
• DeepSeek API: $40-100
• GPT-5.2 API: $500-1,000
• Claude API: $750-2,250

At 1 billion tokens/month:

• 5gb.com: $99 (unlimited usage)
• DeepSeek API: $400-1,000
• GPT-5.2 API: $5,000-10,000
• Claude API: $7,500-22,500

Key Insight: For production workloads above 50 million tokens/month, dedicated Apple Silicon infrastructure on 5gb.com provides 75-99% cost savings compared to API-based solutions, while maintaining 100% data privacy.