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Best AI model for RAG Pipelines (2026)
Retrieval-augmented question answering. Ranked from 346 live models on the OpenRouter catalog, weighted for context window, reasoning quality, structured output.
| # | Model | Score | In / 1M | Out / 1M | Context | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plusqwen/qwen3.6-plus | 136 | $0.33 | $1.95 | 1,000,000 | Try → |
| 2 | xAI: Grok 4.20x-ai/grok-4.20 | 136 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 2,000,000 | Try → |
| 3 | OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nanoopenai/gpt-5.4-nano | 136 | $0.20 | $1.25 | 400,000 | Try → |
| 4 | OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Miniopenai/gpt-5.4-mini | 136 | $0.75 | $4.50 | 400,000 | Try → |
| 5 | OpenAI: GPT-5.4openai/gpt-5.4 | 136 | $2.50 | $15.00 | 1,050,000 | Try → |
| 6 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Previewgoogle/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview | 136 | $0.25 | $1.50 | 1,048,576 | Try → |
| 7 | Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flashqwen/qwen3.5-flash-02-23 | 136 | $0.07 | $0.26 | 1,000,000 | Try → |
| 8 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Toolsgoogle/gemini-3.1-pro-preview-customtools | 136 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1,048,576 | Try → |
| 9 | OpenAI: GPT-5.3-Codexopenai/gpt-5.3-codex | 136 | $1.75 | $14.00 | 400,000 | Try → |
| 10 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewgoogle/gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 136 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1,048,576 | Try → |
| 11 | Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15qwen/qwen3.5-plus-02-15 | 136 | $0.26 | $1.56 | 1,000,000 | Try → |
| 12 | Google: Gemini 3 Flash Previewgoogle/gemini-3-flash-preview | 136 | $0.50 | $3.00 | 1,048,576 | Try → |
| 13 | OpenAI: GPT-5.2openai/gpt-5.2 | 136 | $1.75 | $14.00 | 400,000 | Try → |
| 14 | xAI: Grok 4.1 Fastx-ai/grok-4.1-fast | 136 | $0.20 | $0.50 | 2,000,000 | Try → |
| 15 | OpenAI: GPT-5.1openai/gpt-5.1 | 136 | $1.25 | $10.00 | 400,000 | Try → |
How we ranked these
For RAG Pipelines, we weight models on context window, reasoning quality, structured output. Higher means better. Scores combine OpenRouter's model metadata (context length, modality support, tool calling, structured output, reasoning capability) with public pricing. See full methodology →
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