Hermes Guide
Curated Rankings

Top Picks

Hand-picked winners for every budget. Based on verified pricing, request limits, and model quality for coding workflows.

Currently in Beta — Rankings will evolve with future updates

How We Rank

Rankings prioritize model quality for coding, request limits, and real workflow utility — not marketing specs. We exclude providers with weak code performance (Mistral), opaque credit systems (unless clearly priced), and tools without verified developer utility. Free tiers are excluded from rankings. Data sourced directly from official pricing pages.

Under$10
#1
$5 first mo, then $10/mo

OpenCode Go

Go

Multi-model access: Kimi K2.6, GLM-5.1, MiMo, Qwen3.6, MiniMax, DeepSeek V4. Best starter value.

#2
$6.99/mo

StepFun

Flash Mini

~1,500 requests per 5 hours, concurrent agents, multi-device. Best raw specs under $7.

#3
$6/mo

Xiaomi MiMo

Starter Pack

60M credits, all 8 models incl. MiMo-V2.5-Pro. Cheapest entry into serious model access.

Under$20
#1
$20/mo

Nous Portal

Plus

300+ models, hosted tools, $20 credits, $10 rollover cap. Ultimate flexibility.

#2
$20/mo

Ollama Cloud

Pro

50× Starter usage. Privacy-first cloud for open-source models.

#3
$20/mo

Codex (OpenAI)

Plus

Advanced reasoning, expanded messages, expanded Codex, projects, tasks.

Under$40
#1
$39/mo

GitHub Copilot

Pro+

1,500 premium requests, all models, unlimited agent mode. Best IDE-native experience.

#2
$39/mo

Kimi

Allegretto

5× K2.6 usage — same elite model, more requests. Best IQ-per-dollar.

#3
$29/mo

StepFun

Flash Pro

~22,500 requests per 5 hours, priority API + support. Volume king under $40.

Under$60
#1
$49/mo

Alibaba Cloud

Pro

90,000 requests/mo. Solid Qwen models with real coding utility.

#2
$50/mo

MiniMax

Max

15,000 requests per 5 hours, 2–3 OpenClaw agents, generates images/speech/video/music.

#3
$50/mo

Nous Portal

Scale

300+ models, $50 credits, $25 rollover. Best for heavy multi-model workflows.

Under$80
#1
$80/mo

MiniMax High-Speed

Max

~100 TPS sustained, 3× faster than competitors, 15K req/5h. Best speed + throughput.

#2
$72/mo

Z.AI GLM

Pro

5× Lite Plan usage. Best GLM tier before Max.

Under$100
#1
$99/mo

Kimi

Allegro

15× K2.6 usage — full elite model experience. Clear winner for non-expensive tier.

#2
$100/mo

Ollama Cloud

Max

5× Pro usage. Privacy-first with serious volume.

#3
$100/mo

Codex (OpenAI)

Pro

5× more usage, GPT-5.4 Pro, unlimited GPT-5.3, max Codex.

Under$200
#1
$200/mo

Claude

Max 20×

20× Pro usage, priority peak access. Best code reasoning + highest limits.

#2
$200/mo

Codex (OpenAI)

Pro

20× more usage, GPT-5.4 Pro, max Codex. OpenAI's dedicated coding model.

#3
$199/mo

Kimi

Vivace

Highest weekly plan quotas. Complex projects and large codebases with K2.6.