Best LLMs
Large language models for general-purpose text generation, reasoning, summarization, and conversation. Capable of understanding complex instructions and producing high-quality, coherent text responses.
The picks.Powerful text generation and reasoning
Claude Opus 4.7
Frontier multimodal reasoning model for advanced coding, long-running agents, and complex knowledge work
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Frontier multimodal reasoning model for agentic and coding workflows
Gemini 3.6 Flash
More efficient multimodal Flash model for coding, knowledge work, and agentic execution
Kimi K3
Flagship multimodal reasoning LLM for long-horizon coding, knowledge work, and tool-rich agent workflows
GLM-5.3-Flash
Efficient multimodal GLM for coding, agents, and long-context visual understanding
GLM-5.2
Flagship long-horizon coding LLM with usable 1M context and stronger end-to-end engineering execution
GLM-5.1
Flagship agentic coding model with 200K context, deep thinking, and long-horizon task execution
GPT-5.4
Flagship reasoning LLM with 1M context, native computer use, and high factual accuracy
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Versatile multimodal language model for coding, agents, computer use, and production reasoning
Claude Opus 4.8
Frontier multimodal reasoning model for advanced coding, agent systems, and long-context knowledge work
Kimi K2.6
Open frontier multimodal LLM for coding, long-horizon execution, and tool-rich workflows
GPT-5.6 Sol
Frontier reasoning LLM for complex professional work, long context, and full tool-using workflows
GPT-5.6 Terra
Balanced GPT-5.6 model for professional workloads that need strong reasoning with lower cost
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0423
High-capability frontier LLM with 1M context, stronger agent performance, and dual thinking modes
GPT-5.5
Frontier reasoning LLM for complex coding, long-context work, and tool-using professional tasks
Gemma 4 31B
Open 31B multimodal reasoning model for coding, long context, and agentic workflows
GPT-5.6 Luna
Cost-efficient GPT-5.6 variant for fast, high-volume text and vision workflows
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Fast high-throughput Gemini model for low-latency agentic and document-heavy workloads
Open weights.Hosted alternatives for this stack
Open-weight models covering the same tasks as this stack, running on Runware's own optimized compute and billed on compute time. License terms vary per model — check each model page before self-hosting.
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Multimodal 1M-context MoE for efficient coding, reasoning, and long-horizon agent workflows
Shieldstral 1.0 3B
Compact multimodal moderation model that judges text and images against your own policy
Laya
Open-weight System 1 model for low-latency typed decisions without free-form generation
GLM-5.3
Flagship coding and agentic LLM with stronger long-horizon execution and security-oriented reasoning
Common questions
Yes — Kimi K3, GLM-5.3-Flash, GLM-5.2, DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0423 and 2 more run on Runware's own optimized compute (the platform's open-weight tier, billed on compute time). Check each model page for license terms before self-hosting.
GLM-5.3-Flash, released August 2026 per the live catalog. Membership updates automatically as the catalog publishes new models to this collection.
Production notes
Every price on this page is the model's published rate from the live Runware catalog, using the cheapest listed configuration unless stated otherwise. Prices vary with resolution, duration, quality tier, or token volume, so check the pricing table on each model page before estimating unit economics.
The Runware catalog does not publish per-model latency figures, so this page does not quote end-to-end timings. Where a model's own description commits to speed (for example sub-second generation or realtime streaming), that claim is repeated here. For anything else, benchmark the exact models in the Playground with your own payload sizes before committing to an SLA.
Models are addressed by versioned AIR identifiers, so a workflow pinned to specific model versions keeps producing the same behaviour as new versions ship. Adopt upgrades deliberately by re-running your evaluation set against the new version before switching production traffic.
About this collection
Large language models for general-purpose text generation, reasoning, summarization, and conversation. Capable of understanding complex instructions and producing high-quality, coherent text responses.
Membership comes directly from the Runware catalog: the 20 models on this page are the live catalog's own membership for the "Best LLMs" collection. Names, descriptions, pricing, capability chips, samples, and guides are all read live from the catalog — nothing here is hand-curated.