Best AI models for math

Math punishes a single wrong sign. Semrush shows ~2.9K/mo US for “best ai for math”. Here are reasoning and flagship models strong at multi-hop steps — not cheap Flash that invents the answer.

8 modelsUpdated 2026-08-27

Models in this collection

ModelTypeContextPrice
o3-mini (reasoning)OpenAIChat200k tokens$1.1991/M in · $4.7963/M out
Grok 4.20 (reasoning)xAIChat1M tokens$1.3626/M in · $2.7251/M out
DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeekChat1M tokens$0.4742/M in · $0.9484/M out
Claude Opus 5AnthropicChat1M tokens$5.4503/M in · $27.2515/M out
Gemini 2.5 ProGoogleChat2M tokens$1.3626/M in · $10.9006/M out
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAIChat400k tokens$5.4503/M in · $32.7018/M out
Claude Sonnet 5AnthropicChat1M tokens$3.2702/M in · $16.3509/M out
GPT-5.5OpenAIChat272k tokens$5.4503/M in · $32.7018/M out

Why these models

o3-mini and Grok Reasoning tuned for CoT; DeepSeek Pro and Opus for rigor; Gemini Pro / GPT-5.x as high-ceiling backups.

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FAQ

Should I ask for step-by-step?
Yes. Force shown steps and verify the final answer with a checker or second pass.
Is Flash OK?
For trivial arithmetic yes. For proofs or symbolic calc, use this list.
Code + math?
Pair with Models for Coding: generate numeric code and validate with tests.

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