CoreWeave: Models Intelligence, Performance & Price
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best model provided by CoreWeave for your use-case.
Most Intelligent
Intelligence Index
Total 30 models
Fastest
Output speed
Total 30 models
Lowest Price
Blended price (per 1M tokens)
Total 30 models
CoreWeave offers 30 models, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across models.
- For intelligence, the top models on CoreWeave are GLM-5.3-Flash (42), DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) (39), and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (max) (34).
- For output speed, the fastest models are Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (NVFP4) (478 t/s), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (BF16) (387 t/s), and Nemotron 3 Ultra (381 t/s). Speed varies significantly across models, with a 58% difference between the fastest and slowest.
- For latency, Llama 3.1 8B (0.66s), Gemma 4 26B A4B (non-reasoning) (0.76s), and Llama 3.3 70B (0.82s) offer the lowest time to first answer token.
- For pricing, gpt-oss-20b (low) ($0.04), gpt-oss-20b (high) ($0.04), and gpt-oss-120b (high) ($0.04) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens.
- For context window size, Beam 1.0 (NVFP4) (1M), GLM-5.3-Flash (1M), and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) (1M) support the largest context windows on CoreWeave.
Intelligence Evaluations
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Evaluations
Agentic knowledge work, (Elo-500)/2000
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Agentic SaaS workflows
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Reasoning & knowledge
Professional document reasoning, All-pass
Agentic coding & terminal use
Long context reasoning
Coding
Physics reasoning
Agentic scientific research workflows in a terminal
Agentic software engineering in open-source repositories
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Legal agentic work, Hallucination-Gated All-Pass Rate
Agentic business operations
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Medical long context reasoning
Visual reasoning
Intelligence Index vs. Price
Context Window
Context Window
Pricing
Intelligence Index vs. Price
Performance Summary
Output Speed vs. Price
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
Cache Behaviour
Cache Hit Rate
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time vs. Price
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GLM-5.3-Flash | 1M | Open | 42 | $0.65 | 271 | 1.18 | 10.42 | 7.39 | |||
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) | 1M | Open | 39 | $1.03 | 224 | 0.88 | 12.05 | 8.94 | |||
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (max) | 262k | Open | 34 | $0.42 | 114 | 1.56 | 23.48 | 17.54 | |||
GLM-5.2 (max) | 262k | Open | 34 | $0.70 | 327 | 1.07 | 8.72 | 6.12 | |||
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) (FP8) | 262k | Open | 34 | $0.92 | 67 | 1.71 | 38.97 | 29.81 | |||
DeepSeek V4 Pro (max) | 1M | Open | 30 | $2.00 | 130 | 1.29 | 38.92 | 33.77 | |||
MiniMax-M3 (NVFP4) | 262k | Open | 29 | -- | 122 | 1.24 | 21.66 | 16.33 | |||
GLM-5 (FP8) | 200k | Open | 28* | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Kimi K2.6 | 262k | Open | 27 | $1.11 | 134 | 1.09 | 38.04 | 33.22 | |||
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (NVFP4) | 1M | Open | 26 | $0.24 | 456 | 1.17 | 6.66 | 4.39 | |||
Kimi K2.7 Code | 262k | Open | 26 | $0.83 | 205 | 1.08 | 14.40 | 10.88 | |||
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (non-reasoning) | 1M | Open | 25 | $0.70 | 251 | 0.91 | 2.90 | -- | |||
Kimi K2.6 (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 24* | -- | 87 | 1.11 | 6.86 | -- | |||
Nemotron 3 Ultra | 262k | Open | 23 | $0.51 | 381 | 0.93 | 8.21 | 5.97 | |||
DeepSeek V4 Pro (non-reasoning) | 1M | Open | 21* | -- | 132 | 1.44 | 5.24 | -- | |||
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (FP8) | 262k | Open | 18 | $0.31 | 167 | 0.98 | 36.20 | 32.23 | |||
Gemma 4 26B A4B | 262k | Open | 17* | -- | 72 | 0.66 | 35.17 | 27.61 | |||
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (non-reasoning) (FP8) | 262k | Open | 15* | -- | 170 | 1.01 | 3.95 | -- | |||
Gemma 4 31B | 262k | Open | 15 | $0.07 | 58 | 2.00 | 40.74 | 30.08 | |||
Gemma 4 31B (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 14* | -- | 40 | 1.97 | 14.34 | -- | |||
DeepSeek V3.1 (non-reasoning) | 128k | Open | 14* | -- | 94 | 1.11 | 6.44 | -- | |||
Gemma 4 26B A4B (non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 13* | -- | 78 | 0.76 | 7.20 | -- | |||
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (BF16) | 262k | Open | 13 | $0.07 | 394 | 0.57 | 6.92 | 5.08 | |||
gpt-oss-120b (high) | 131k | Open | 12 | $0.02 | 54 | 1.21 | 47.42 | 36.97 | |||
Granite 4.2 8B | 131k | Open | 11 | $0.05 | 88 | 0.72 | 29.07 | 22.68 | |||
gpt-oss-120b (low) | 131k | Open | 10* | -- | 49 | 1.21 | 52.65 | 41.15 | |||
gpt-oss-20b (low) | 131k | Open | 10* | -- | 171 | 0.56 | 15.18 | 11.70 | |||
gpt-oss-20b (high) | 131k | Open | 9 | $0.01 | 170 | 0.55 | 15.27 | 11.78 | |||
Llama 3.3 70B | 128k | Open | 8* | -- | 93 | 0.82 | 6.20 | -- | |||
Llama 3.1 8B | 128k | Open | 7* | -- | 142 | 0.66 | 4.18 | -- | |||
Key definitions
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about CoreWeave
CoreWeave offers 30 models that we track: GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max), DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (max), GLM-5.2 (max), Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) (FP8), DeepSeek V4 Pro (max), Beam 1.0 (NVFP4), MiniMax-M3 (NVFP4), Kimi K2.6, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (NVFP4), Kimi K2.7 Code, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (non-reasoning), Kimi K2.6 (non-reasoning), Nemotron 3 Ultra, DeepSeek V4 Pro (non-reasoning), Qwen3.6 35B A3B (FP8), Gemma 4 26B A4B, Qwen3.6 35B A3B (non-reasoning) (FP8), Gemma 4 31B, Gemma 4 31B (non-reasoning), DeepSeek V3.1 (non-reasoning), Gemma 4 26B A4B (non-reasoning), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (BF16), gpt-oss-120b (high), Granite 4.2 8B, gpt-oss-120b (low), gpt-oss-20b (low), gpt-oss-20b (high), Llama 3.3 70B, and Llama 3.1 8B.
The most intelligent model available on CoreWeave is GLM-5.3-Flash with an Intelligence Index score of 42.
The fastest model on CoreWeave by output speed is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (NVFP4) at 477.7 tokens per second.
The model with the lowest time to first answer token on CoreWeave is Llama 3.1 8B at 0.66s. Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable model on CoreWeave by blended price is gpt-oss-20b (low) at $0.04 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Prices on CoreWeave vary up to 18x across models, from $0.04 per 1M tokens for gpt-oss-20b (low) to $0.71 per 1M tokens for Llama 3.3 70B.
Yes, CoreWeave offers an OpenAI-compatible API, making it easy to switch from OpenAI or use existing OpenAI SDK integrations.
Yes, all 30 models on CoreWeave support JSON mode for structured output.
Yes, all 30 models on CoreWeave support function calling (tool use).
Yes, CoreWeave offers 21 reasoning models: GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max), DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (max), GLM-5.2 (max), Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) (FP8), DeepSeek V4 Pro (max), Beam 1.0 (NVFP4), MiniMax-M3 (NVFP4), Kimi K2.6, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (NVFP4), Kimi K2.7 Code, Nemotron 3 Ultra, Qwen3.6 35B A3B (FP8), Gemma 4 26B A4B, Gemma 4 31B, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (BF16), gpt-oss-120b (high), Granite 4.2 8B, gpt-oss-120b (low), gpt-oss-20b (low), and gpt-oss-20b (high). Reasoning models use extended thinking to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Yes, all 30 models on CoreWeave are open weight models.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
When choosing a model on CoreWeave, consider: intelligence (for quality-sensitive tasks), output speed (for throughput-intensive tasks), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and features like context window size, JSON mode, or function calling support.