Hayz Labs · https://hayzlabs.com/reviews/rankings/data/
reviews · best for a job · 2 scored
Best for data and spreadsheets
Tables, formulas, analysis and maths. Ranked by score; on a tie, the cheaper one goes first. 100 is the best available today in this job.
Picked one? Spreadsheet formula, then test it shows how to get good results from it.
New to this? What the scores and labels mean
- 0 to 100
- Our score for one job, like writing or coding, compared with everything else out today. 100 is the best available today. For AI models we build it from public data, such as Arena's blind votes and Epoch AI's independent tests; apps and tools are scored on our own checklist. The same tool can score differently for different jobs, and where two likely ranges overlap, we call it a tie.
- Our verdict
- Use it: a top choice for most people. Worth trying: good, and worth a go. Depends: good for some people or one kind of job. Wait: too early to tell, or not out for everyone yet. Skip: something else does the job better.
- First look
- Just released. We say what it is and whether to bother, and give it a score once public results exist.
- No score yet
- None of the public sources we use covers it yet, or the only evidence is from a source whose numbers we can't use, so we describe it in words instead.
- Best buy
- Nothing cheaper scores as well for that job.
- Best free
- The best score for that job that costs nothing, through a free plan or by running on your own computer.
- Pay as you go
- No monthly plan: you pay for each use, usually through a developer account.
- Checked
- The day we last confirmed the score and the price against the sources. Prices change often, so check the date.
- AI model
- The engine underneath, like GPT or Claude. You use it through an app or, if you code, directly.
- Open source
- Free to download and run on your own computer, so nothing leaves your machine.
The short answer
Our data scores use Arena's maths board as a stand-in, because no independent spreadsheet test is on our pages yet, and only two models are scored here, so treat this category as thin.
- Best
- Gemini 3.8 Flash85$19.99/motied with GLM-5.3-Flash
- Best free
- GLM-5.3-Flash79Free
Read our full take
Gemini 3.8 Flash scores 98, though its maths rank is still marked preliminary, at $0.75 / $3.75 per 1M input / output tokens until its API prices double on 1 Jan 2027; in the Gemini app it needs Google AI Pro at $19.99/month. GLM-5.3-Flash is the value pick at 94, a range that overlaps Gemini's, with free MIT weights or $0.15 / $0.50 per 1M input / output tokens on Z.ai.
Our opinion, checked 11 Oct. The picks come straight from the scores below. How we score
Everything we cover for this job, best score first. Scores whose ranges overlap are tied, so choose on price and fit.
- 1Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle
Low-cost Google model near the top for writing and maths; rankings are preliminary and API prices double in January.
Best for Writing, maths and video or audio input at a low token priceYou give up Weak at web app coding (rank 31); API prices double on 1 Jan 2027
8580–88$19.99/mo - 2GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai (Zhipu)
Very cheap MIT model, 13th on arena.ai Math; for coding and agents MiMo-V2.6-Pro ranks higher for less per task.
Best for Cheap maths-heavy or bulk work through an API or your own serversYou give up Mid-table for coding and weak at creative writing; hosting needs a server
7973–84Free
Score against cost
Up is a better score, left is cheaper. Plans are the cheapest that unlock the scored feature.
Data: free gets you a score of 79. About $20 a month gets you 85.
Names in one box share a score band and a price step; each shows its own score, best first.
Best value: GLM-5.3-Flash (79, free) · Gemini 3.8 Flash (85, $19.99/mo)
Show as a table
| Name | Score | Cheapest plan | Price step | Best value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 85 · likely 80–88 | $19.99 a month | $10 to $29 | Yes |
| GLM-5.3-Flash · open source | 79 · likely 73–84 | Free | Free | Yes |
| # | Name | Score | Source | Cheapest plan | Our verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle · AI model | 85likely 80–88Tied with #2 | Our score | $19.99/mo | Worth tryingBest buy | Low-cost Google model near the top for writing and maths; rankings are preliminary and API prices double in January. |
| 2 | GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai (Zhipu) · Open source | 79likely 73–84Tied with #1 | Our score | Free | Worth tryingBest buyBest free | Very cheap MIT model, 13th on arena.ai Math; for coding and agents MiMo-V2.6-Pro ranks higher for less per task. |
Nothing matches all of that. , or try everything.
What changed
New leaders and rating changes in data; our working is under Details. All news
No changes yet. This ranking starts on 7 Oct; when a rating moves at a re-check or a new release takes #1, it shows here with the reason.