Makora: Models Intelligence, Performance & Price
Analysis of Makora's models across key metrics including quality, price, output speed, latency, context window & more. This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best model provided by Makora for your use-case.
Most Intelligent
Intelligence index
Total 10 models
Fastest
Output speed
Total 10 models
Lowest Price
Blended price (per 1M tokens)
Total 10 models
Makora offers 10 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 Makora are Kimi K3 (max) (57), GLM-5.2 (max) (NVFP4) (51), and DeepSeek V4 Pro (max) (44).
- For output speed, the fastest models are DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) (284 t/s), DeepSeek V4 Flash (high) (271 t/s), and DeepSeek V4 Flash (241 t/s). Speed varies significantly across models, with a 66% difference between the fastest and slowest.
- For latency, DeepSeek V4 Flash (0.67s), DeepSeek V4 Pro (0.99s), and Gemma 4 26B A4B (1.00s) offer the lowest time to first answer token.
- For pricing, Gemma 4 26B A4B ($0.09), Gemma 4 26B A4B ($0.09), and DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) ($0.15) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens.
- For context window size, Kimi K3 (max) (1M), GLM-5.2 (max) (NVFP4) (1M), and DeepSeek V4 Pro (max) (1M) support the largest context windows on Makora.
Highlights
Intelligence Evaluations
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic tool use
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Scientific reasoning
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Agentic knowledge work, Elo
Agentic SaaS workflows
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Instruction following
Long-horizon agentic tasks
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
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
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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Kimi K3 (max) | 1.05M | Open | 57 | $0.67 | 137 | 1.39 | 19.63 | 14.59 | |||
GLM-5.2 (max) (NVFP4) | 1M | Open | 51 | $0.51 | 146 | 0.88 | 18.04 | 13.73 | |||
DeepSeek V4 Pro (max) | 1M | Open | 44 | $0.76 | 195 | 0.92 | 25.97 | 22.48 | |||
DeepSeek V4 Pro (high) | 1M | Open | 43 | $0.78 | 171 | 0.93 | 15.48 | 11.63 | |||
DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) | 1M | Open | 40 | $0.15 | 284 | 0.70 | 22.20 | 19.74 | |||
DeepSeek V4 Flash (high) | 1M | Open | 37 | $0.11 | 271 | 0.64 | 7.06 | 4.57 | |||
DeepSeek V4 Pro | 1M | Open | 31* | -- | 137 | 0.99 | 4.65 | -- | |||
DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1M | Open | 29* | -- | 241 | 0.67 | 2.75 | -- | |||
Gemma 4 26B A4B | 1M | Open | 26 | $0.02 | 165 | 0.98 | 16.09 | 12.09 | |||
Gemma 4 26B A4B | 1M | Open | 20* | -- | 170 | 1.00 | 3.94 | -- | |||
Key definitions
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Makora
Makora offers 10 models that we track: Kimi K3 (max), GLM-5.2 (max) (NVFP4), DeepSeek V4 Pro (max), DeepSeek V4 Pro (high), DeepSeek V4 Flash (max), DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Gemma 4 26B A4B, and Gemma 4 26B A4B.
The most intelligent model available on Makora is Kimi K3 (max) with an Intelligence Index score of 57.
The fastest model on Makora by output speed is DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) at 284.4 tokens per second.
The model with the lowest time to first answer token on Makora is DeepSeek V4 Flash at 0.67s. Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable model on Makora by blended price is Gemma 4 26B A4B at $0.09 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Prices on Makora vary up to 25x across models, from $0.09 per 1M tokens for Gemma 4 26B A4B to $2.31 per 1M tokens for Kimi K3 (max).
Yes, Makora offers an OpenAI-compatible API, making it easy to switch from OpenAI or use existing OpenAI SDK integrations.
Yes, all 10 models on Makora support JSON mode for structured output.
Yes, all 10 models on Makora support function calling (tool use).
Yes, Makora offers 7 reasoning models: Kimi K3 (max), GLM-5.2 (max) (NVFP4), DeepSeek V4 Pro (max), DeepSeek V4 Pro (high), DeepSeek V4 Flash (max), DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), and Gemma 4 26B A4B. Reasoning models use extended thinking to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Yes, all 10 models on Makora 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 Makora, 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.