BenchGecko Models API

Live model catalog, scores and prices

Operations 4

GET /api/v1/models List or search models #
GET /api/v1/models/{slug} Core facts for one model #
GET /api/v1/compare Compare 2 to 6 models #
GET /api/v1/benchmarks Benchmarks with their top 10 models #

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OpenAPI Specification

benchgecko-ai-models-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: BenchGecko Models API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: AI models, prices per provider, benchmarks and Gecko Tests, as JSON.
  description: 'Read-only public API of BenchGecko (https://benchgecko.ai). Every JSON response carries source, url, as_of, license, attribution and cite fields. Data BenchGecko collects or measures itself (provider prices, price history, Gecko Tests, mindshare, GPU rental) is CC BY 4.0. Benchmark scores are aggregated from public leaderboards and keep their original source. Attribution required: "Source: BenchGecko" with a link. Free tier: 100 requests per day. Remote MCP server: https://benchgecko.ai/api/mcp.'
  contact:
    name: BenchGecko
    url: https://benchgecko.ai/api-docs
  license:
    name: CC BY 4.0 (BenchGecko collected data)
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
servers:
- url: https://benchgecko.ai
tags:
- name: Models
  description: Live model catalog, scores and prices
paths:
  /api/v1/models:
    get:
      tags:
      - Models
      operationId: listModels
      summary: List or search models
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Search by name, slug or lab (returns ranked matches)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: provider
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by provider slug, e.g. anthropic
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: open_source
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Only open weights models
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 'true'
      - name: sort
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort order
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - avg_score
          - pricing_input
          - release_date
          - context_window
          default: avg_score
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Page size (max 200)
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 50
          maximum: 200
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Page number
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Models
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  source:
                    type: string
                    const: BenchGecko
                  url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                    description: Canonical BenchGecko page for this data
                  as_of:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the freshest data point in the response
                  license:
                    type: string
                  attribution:
                    type: string
                    description: 'Use "Source: BenchGecko" with a link to url'
                  cite:
                    type: string
                    description: Ready-made citation text
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                  meta:
                    type: object
                additionalProperties: true
  /api/v1/models/{slug}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Models
      operationId: getModel
      summary: Core facts for one model
      description: BenchGecko score and rank, list price, price at every provider, benchmark scores with sources, Gecko Tests grades, as-of dates.
      parameters:
      - name: slug
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Model slug
        schema:
          type: string
        example: claude-opus-5-5
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Model facts
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  source:
                    type: string
                    const: BenchGecko
                  url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                    description: Canonical BenchGecko page for this data
                  as_of:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the freshest data point in the response
                  license:
                    type: string
                  attribution:
                    type: string
                    description: 'Use "Source: BenchGecko" with a link to url'
                  cite:
                    type: string
                    description: Ready-made citation text
                  slug:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  provider:
                    type: object
                  benchgecko_score:
                    type:
                    - object
                    - 'null'
                  list_price:
                    type: object
                  providers:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                  cheapest_provider:
                    type:
                    - object
                    - 'null'
                  scores:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                  gecko_tests:
                    type:
                    - object
                    - 'null'
                  links:
                    type: object
                additionalProperties: true
          '404':
            description: Unknown model
  /api/v1/compare:
    get:
      tags:
      - Models
      operationId: compareModels
      summary: Compare 2 to 6 models
      parameters:
      - name: models
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Comma separated model slugs
        schema:
          type: string
        example: claude-opus-5-5,gpt-5-5
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Comparison
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  source:
                    type: string
                    const: BenchGecko
                  url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                    description: Canonical BenchGecko page for this data
                  as_of:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the freshest data point in the response
                  license:
                    type: string
                  attribution:
                    type: string
                    description: 'Use "Source: BenchGecko" with a link to url'
                  cite:
                    type: string
                    description: Ready-made citation text
                  models:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                  benchmarks:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                additionalProperties: true
  /api/v1/benchmarks:
    get:
      tags:
      - Models
      operationId: listBenchmarks
      summary: Benchmarks with their top 10 models
      parameters:
      - name: category
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Benchmark category, e.g. coding
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Benchmarks
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  source:
                    type: string
                    const: BenchGecko
                  url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                    description: Canonical BenchGecko page for this data
                  as_of:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the freshest data point in the response
                  license:
                    type: string
                  attribution:
                    type: string
                    description: 'Use "Source: BenchGecko" with a link to url'
                  cite:
                    type: string
                    description: Ready-made citation text
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                additionalProperties: true
externalDocs:
  description: API docs
  url: https://benchgecko.ai/api-docs