Best AI models for math
Benchquill ranking for math tasks, with top models, alternatives, benchmark notes, cost, and context tradeoffs.
For math work, compare the task-specific leader against lower-cost alternatives. The best model is the one that passes your own prompt set with the right balance of score, cost, context, and review risk.
Best math models to inspect
| Rank | Model | Provider | Overall | Blended cost | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | 94.6 | $23.75/M | 1.05M |
| 3 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 92.4 | $9.50/M | 1M | |
| 4 | GPT-5 | OpenAI | 91.2 | $7.81/M | 400K |
| 7 | DeepSeek V4-Pro | DeepSeek | 87.9 | $0.76/M | 1M |
Benchmarks to check for math
- MATH-500 - competition-style math, symbolic reasoning, and step-by-step calculation.
- AIME 2025 - hard contest math and exact-answer quantitative reasoning.
Category pages should be used as shortlists, not final procurement answers. A coding, reasoning, or math leader can still lose if the workload needs lower latency, stricter data controls, a larger context window, lower blended token cost, or an open-weight deployment path. For source-backed decisions, check the linked benchmark profile, compare at least one premium model against one cheaper route, and rerun your own prompts with real acceptance criteria.