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Best LLM APIs for multi-turn chat (August 2026)

The models rated highest at holding context across a long conversation, restricted to what FastMetal serves today.

Ranked by ELO on the public arena's Multi-Turn board, restricted to models FastMetal serves. The order updates with the leaderboard.

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1Claude Opus 4.7anthropic logoAnthropic#3 · 1,517¥840¥4,2001,000,000Details
2Claude Fable 5anthropic logoAnthropic#4 · 1,517¥1,787¥8,9351,000,000DetailsCompare
3Claude Opus 4.6anthropic logoAnthropic#5 · 1,512¥850¥4,2001,000,000Details
4Kimi K3moonshotai logoMoonshot#8 · 1,501¥536.1¥2,680.51,048,576DetailsCompare
5Claude Opus 4.8anthropic logoAnthropic#9 · 1,498¥893.5¥4,467.51,000,000DetailsCompare
6Gemini 3.5 Flashgoogle logoGoogle#16 · 1,489¥268.05¥1,608.31,048,576DetailsCompare
7GPT-5.6 Solopenai logoOpenAI#17 · 1,489¥893.5¥5,3611,050,000DetailsCompare
8Claude Opus 5anthropic logoAnthropic#19 · 1,485¥893.5¥4,467.51,000,000DetailsCompare
9Qwen3.7 Maxqwen logoQwen#22 · 1,483¥263.58¥790.751,000,000DetailsCompare
10GLM 5.1z-ai logoZ.ai#23 · 1,483¥250.18¥786.28204,800Details

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Frequently asked questions

What is this ranking based on?
Ranked by ELO on the public arena's Multi-Turn board, restricted to models FastMetal serves. The order updates with the leaderboard.
How is pricing decided?
Each model has a yen price per 1M tokens (before tax), drawn from a prepaid balance as you use it. There is no subscription or monthly fee.
Can I use the top models with one API key?
Yes. Every model on this page is served from FastMetal's OpenAI-compatible endpoint under one API key; switching is a change to the model string.

Every model above runs on one API key

Create an account and add credit to call these models from the browser chat and the API. No monthly fee.

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