Effort · which reasoning effort is worth it for each model Low to Max for every AI coding model: ability, cost and task time at each effort, the ★ recommended one marked, and what one more step up buys and costs.
Model Plan · Effort · Plan Depot · Burn Windows · Mission Briefing · Tool Bay · Agent Dock · Methodology · About Model Plan · 中文 Effort ladder for every model
Cost × and time × are relative to the model's ★ recommended effort.
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 38.8 -16.6 $1.23 ×0.42 — ★ Med 55.4 — $2.90 ×1.00 — High 60.2 +4.8 $3.98 ×1.37 — XHigh 64.0 +8.6 $5.78 ×1.99 — Max 67.5 +12.1 $11.10 ×3.82 —
⚡ Fast mode (Claude Code): usage-credits ×2, api ×2; up to ×2.5
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 48.9 -4.0 $4.71 ×0.84 ×0.91 (est.) ★ Med 52.9 — $5.61 ×1.00 ×1.00 (est.) High 56.8 +3.9 $7.77 ×1.39 ×1.19 (est.) XHigh 60.1 +7.2 $10.66 ×1.90 ×1.27 (est.) Max 60.8 +7.9 $13.34 ×2.38 ×1.54 (est.)
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × ★ Max 52.6 — $0.379 ×1.00 —
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 45.0 -6.5 $2.21 ×0.65 ×0.89 (est.) ★ Med 51.4 — $3.40 ×1.00 ×1.00 (est.) High 53.9 +2.5 $3.97 ×1.17 ×1.12 (est.) XHigh 56.5 +5.0 $4.75 ×1.39 ×1.17 (est.) Max 57.0 +5.6 $7.03 ×2.07 ×1.48 (est.)
⚡ Fast (Codex): plan-quota ×2.5, credits ×2; speed-up not stated ⚡ Ultrafast (Codex): plan-quota ×8, credits ×6; up to ×8
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 42.4 -8.8 $0.414 ×0.68 ×0.80 ★ Med 51.2 — $0.613 ×1.00 ×1.00 High 53.8 +2.6 $0.852 ×1.39 ×1.23 XHigh 56.1 +4.9 $1.01 ×1.65 ×1.43 Max 55.5 +4.3 $1.44 ×2.35 ×2.25
⚡ Fast (Codex): plan-quota ×2.5, credits ×2; speed-up not stated ⚡ Ultrafast (Codex): plan-quota ×8, credits ×6; speed-up not stated
GLM-5.3 · 智谱 AI · ★ MaxEffort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 29.6 -19.8 $1.98 ×0.47 ×0.69 (est.) ★ Max 49.4 — $4.23 ×1.00 ×1.00 (est.)
Kimi K3 · Kimi · ★ MaxEffort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 18.7 -28.2 $3.27 ×0.57 — ★ Max 47.0 — $5.70 ×1.00 —
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 28.1 -18.7 $0.547 ×0.36 ×0.52 Med 35.3 -11.5 $0.755 ×0.50 ×0.69 ★ High 46.9 — $1.51 ×1.00 ×1.00 XHigh 56.0 +9.2 $3.26 ×2.16 ×2.20 Max 64.9 +18.0 $11.38 ×7.56 ×7.13
Grok 4.7 · SpaceXAI · ★ HighEffort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 36.8 -9.9 $2.20 ×0.40 ×0.59 (est.) ★ High 46.7 — $5.49 ×1.00 ×1.00 (est.) XHigh 48.0 +1.3 $7.36 ×1.34 —
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × ★ Max 42.0 — $0.448 ×1.00 ×1.00 (est.)
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 18.8 -19.7 $0.100 ×0.21 ×0.45 Med 27.2 -11.4 $0.179 ×0.37 ×0.54 High 32.4 -6.2 $0.299 ×0.61 ×0.71 ★ XHigh 38.6 — $0.487 ×1.00 ×1.00 Max 41.1 +2.5 $1.24 ×2.55 ×3.37
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × Low 21.5 -15.7 — — — Med 34.7 -2.5 $2.79 ×0.99 ×0.81 (est.) ★ High 37.2 — $2.81 ×1.00 ×1.00
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × None -4.2 -39.5 $0.032 ×0.19 ×0.30 (est.) Low 2.1 -33.3 $0.013 ×0.08 ×0.19 (est.) Med 18.6 -16.8 $0.050 ×0.30 ×0.09 (est.) High 24.7 -10.7 $0.083 ×0.49 ×0.25 (est.) XHigh 28.3 -7.1 $0.120 ×0.72 ×0.57 (est.) ★ Max 35.4 — $0.168 ×1.00 ×1.00 (est.)
⚡ Fast (Codex): plan-quota ×2.5, credits ×2; speed-up not stated
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × ★ Max 35.1 — $0.178 ×1.00 —
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × None 11.7 -22.1 — — — Low 22.6 -11.2 $0.698 ×0.47 ×0.63 (est.) ★ Med 33.9 — $1.48 ×1.00 ×1.00 (est.) High 40.2 +6.4 $2.47 ×1.66 ×1.40 (est.) XHigh 43.6 +9.8 $3.72 ×2.51 ×2.65 (est.) Max 49.6 +15.8 $5.75 ×3.88 ×5.32 (est.)
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × None 0.6 -26.2 $0.398 ×0.44 — Low 14.6 -12.2 $0.399 ×0.44 ×0.53 (est.) Med 19.5 -7.3 $0.512 ×0.57 ×0.72 (est.) ★ High 26.8 — $0.901 ×1.00 ×1.00 (est.) XHigh 33.5 +6.7 $1.56 ×1.73 ×2.01 (est.) Max 42.7 +15.9 $3.45 ×3.84 ×5.68 (est.)
Effort Ability vs ★ Cost / task Cost × Time × ★ Max 16.9 — $1.45 ×1.00 —
Data published 2026-10-15 13:32 UTC · All data is also available through the public API