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Gemini 3.1 Pro holds at $4.50 while GPT-5.5 variants fragment the top tier

Weekly LLM briefing: GPT-5.5 leads quality but three effort tiers muddy the picture. Gemini 3.1 Pro stays the value play. Kimi K2.6 undercuts everyone.

May 18, 2026weekly-briefing, llm-pricing, gpt-5-5, gemini-3-1-pro, kimi-k2-6

Which LLM for math, reasoning, and complex problem-solving in May 2026?

A practical guide to choosing the best LLM for math and reasoning tasks, with specific model picks at every price point.

May 16, 2026reasoning, math, problem-solving, model-selection, guide

The $4.50 model that makes Claude Opus 4.7 irrelevant for most workloads

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview matches Claude Opus 4.7 quality at less than half the price with double the throughput. Here's what that means operationally.

May 13, 2026gemini, claude, cost-efficiency, inference-speed, model-comparison

GPT-5.5 takes the quality crown at $11.25, but the real action is at the bottom of the table

GPT-5.5 leads quality at 60.2 but costs 8x more than Kimi K2.6. This week's briefing breaks down who should care.

May 11, 2026weekly-briefing, gpt-5-5, kimi-k2-6, gemini-3-1-pro, pricing

Which LLM for coding and software development in May 2026?

Practical guide to choosing the best LLM for coding workloads in May 2026, comparing GPT-5.5, GPT-5.3-Codex, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and budget options.

May 8, 2026coding, software-development, llm-comparison, guide

GPT-5.4 sits in no-man's land: too expensive to be cheap, too weak to justify the premium

OpenAI's GPT-5.4 scores 56.8 quality at $5.63/M tokens. Gemini 3.1 Pro nearly matches it for 20% less. A pricing analysis.

May 7, 2026gpt-5-4, openai, pricing-analysis, model-comparison

Gemini 3.1 Pro matches Claude Opus 4.7 quality at less than half the price

Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview closes to within 0.1 points of Claude Opus 4.7 while costing $4.50 vs $10.00/M tokens. Plus: Grok 4.3 emerges as the speed-value pick.

May 4, 2026weekly-briefing, gemini-3-1-pro, claude-opus-4-7, grok-4-3, pricing

Which LLM for budget-conscious teams spending under $1/M tokens in May 2026?

Practical guide to choosing the best LLM under $1/M tokens. DeepSeek V4 Pro leads on price, Kimi K2.6 wins on quality. Decision table included.

May 1, 2026budget-llm, cost-optimization, self-hosting, deepseek, kimi

GPT-5.5's reasoning tiers cost the same $11.25/M tokens but deliver very different results

GPT-5.5 high and medium reasoning modes share a price tag but diverge by 2.2 quality points. When does the gap matter?

Apr 29, 2026gpt-5-5, openai, reasoning-tiers, cost-analysis, model-comparison

GPT-5.5 opens a 3-point quality gap, Gemini 3.1 Pro undercuts everyone above it

GPT-5.5 leads at 60.2 quality but costs $11.25/M tokens. Gemini 3.1 Pro matches Opus 4.7 at under half the price. Weekly LLM briefing for April 27.

Apr 27, 2026weekly-briefing, gpt-5-5, gemini-3-1-pro, pricing, quality

Which LLM should you pick for coding and software development in April 2026?

Practical guide to choosing the best LLM for coding workloads in April 2026, with benchmarks, pricing, and decision tables.

Apr 27, 2026coding, software-development, llm-comparison, code-generation

Kimi K2.6 scores 53.9 at $1.48/M tokens — and that changes who you should call for mid-tier workloads

Kimi K2.6 from MoonshotAI delivers near-GPT-5.3-Codex quality at less than a third the price. We break down when it wins and when it doesn't.

Apr 27, 2026kimi-k2-6, gpt-5-3-codex, qwen3-6-max, cost-efficiency, model-comparison