Reasoning AI Models

321 models on CoreAI support native reasoning — they "think" through a problem step-by-step before answering, which dramatically improves accuracy on math, logic puzzles, competitive coding, and multi-step analysis. Reasoning-capable models are available from Meta, NVIDIA, Liquid, Google, Stepfun and more, listed newest-first below.

Reasoning mode trades speed for quality: responses take longer and consume more tokens, but for hard problems the difference is decisive. In CoreAI, models that support thinking show a "Think" chip in chat — tap it to enable deliberate reasoning for that message.

ModelProviderContextInput $/1MOutput $/1MCapabilities
Meta: Muse Spark Open Meta 1049K $1.25 $4.25 Reasoning, Vision
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL NVIDIA 262K $0.15 $0.50 Reasoning, Vision
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) NVIDIA 1000K $0 $0 Reasoning, Vision
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-24B-A2B Liquid 128K $0.05 $0.70 Reasoning
Google: Gemini 4 Argon Google 1049K $2 $10 Reasoning, Vision
Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) Google 1049K $1 $5 Reasoning, Vision
Meta: Muse Wonder Meta 1049K $4 $20 Reasoning, Vision
StepFun: Step 5 Preview Stepfun 1000K $1 $2.70 Reasoning, Vision
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic 1000K $0.10 $0.50 Reasoning, Vision
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) Anthropic 1000K $0.05 $0.25 Reasoning, Vision
Mistral: Mistral Large 4 Mistral AI 1049K $0.68 $2.09 Reasoning, Vision
inclusionAI: Ling 3.1 Flash Inclusionai 262K $0.07 $0.22 Reasoning
OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro OpenAI 1050K $2 $10 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro (batch) OpenAI 1050K $1 $5 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI 1050K $2 $10 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol (batch) OpenAI 1050K $1 $5 Reasoning, Vision
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic 1000K $2 $10 Reasoning, Vision
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (batch) Anthropic 1000K $1 $5 Reasoning, Vision
TypeSafe: Jev Router Typesafe 1000K $0 $0 Reasoning, Vision
Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 Perceptron 37K $0.15 $1.50 Reasoning, Vision
Fireworks: Ember-1 Fireworks 1049K $3 $15 Reasoning, Vision
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime Z-ai 1000K $2.80 $8.80 Reasoning
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime Qwen 1000K $4 $12 Reasoning, Vision
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini Aion-labs 262K $0.70 $1.40 Reasoning
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Aion-labs 262K $3 $6 Reasoning
Upstage: Solar Mini 4 Upstage 524K $0.05 $0.20 Reasoning
Cohere: Command A+ Cohere 192K $0.30 $1.50 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro OpenAI 1050K $0.10 $0.50 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) OpenAI 1050K $0.05 $0.25 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna OpenAI 1050K $0.10 $0.50 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna (batch) OpenAI 1050K $0.05 $0.25 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6 Sol Pro OpenAI 1050K $2 $10 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6 Sol Pro (batch) OpenAI 1050K $1 $5 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6 Sol OpenAI 1050K $2 $10 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-6 Sol (batch) OpenAI 1050K $1 $5 Reasoning, Vision
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic 1000K $4 $20 Reasoning, Vision
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 (batch) Anthropic 1000K $2 $10 Reasoning, Vision
Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed Xiaomi 1049K $4.35 $8.70 Reasoning, Vision
Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi 1049K $0.14 $0.28 Reasoning, Vision
Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.6-Pro Xiaomi 1049K $0.43 $0.87 Reasoning, Vision
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.7 xAI 500K $2 $6 Reasoning, Vision
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash Qwen 1000K $0.15 $0.47 Reasoning, Vision
PrismML: Ternary Bonsai 2 27B Prism-ml 262K $0.07 $0.50 Reasoning, Vision
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX Z-ai 1049K $0.37 $1.25 Reasoning, Vision
DeepSeek: DeepSeek Pro Latest ~deepseek 1049K $0.13 $8 Reasoning
DeepSeek: DeepSeek Flash Latest ~deepseek 1049K $0.0089 $0.80 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT Astra Latest ~openai 1050K $10 $50 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT Sol Latest ~openai 1050K $2 $10 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT Terra Latest ~openai 1050K $2 $12 Reasoning, Vision
OpenAI: GPT Luna Latest ~openai 1050K $0.10 $0.50 Reasoning, Vision

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a reasoning AI model?

A reasoning model generates an internal chain of thought before producing its final answer, checking intermediate steps along the way. This makes it far more reliable at math, logic, planning, and debugging than a model that answers in one pass.

When should I use a reasoning model instead of a normal one?

Use reasoning for problems with a verifiable right answer: math, code that must compile, data analysis, tricky logic. For casual chat, brainstorming, or writing, a standard model is faster and cheaper with no quality loss.

Do reasoning models cost more?

The thinking step generates additional tokens, so a reasoning response consumes more of your usage allowance than a standard reply from the same model. Many providers also price their dedicated reasoning models at a premium tier.

Which providers offer reasoning models in 2026?

On CoreAI, reasoning-capable models currently come from Meta, NVIDIA, Liquid, Google, Stepfun and others. The list refreshes automatically as providers ship new thinking models.

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