Best vision AI models
The best vision-capable AI models: models that read images alongside text, ranked by overall capability. Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 leads the 25 models below, all on one OpenAI-compatible API through Hormouz.
- 1Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 58
- 2Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 (batch)Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 58
- 3Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 56
- 4Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (batch)Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 56
- 5Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 53
- 6Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 (batch)Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 53
- 7OpenAI: GPT-6 AstraOpenAI · text, imageCapability: 53
- 8OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch)OpenAI · text, imageCapability: 53
- 9OpenAI: GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI · text, imageCapability: 52
- 10OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol (batch)OpenAI · text, imageCapability: 52
- 11Anthropic: Claude Opus 5Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 51
- 12Anthropic: Claude Opus 5 (batch)Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 51
- 13Anthropic: Claude Fable 5Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 50
- 14Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 (batch)Anthropic · text, imageCapability: 50
- 15Meta: Muse Spark 1.3Meta · text, image, videoCapability: 48
- 16OpenAI: GPT-6 SolOpenAI · text, imageCapability: 48
- 17OpenAI: GPT-6 Sol (batch)OpenAI · text, imageCapability: 48
- 18OpenAI: GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI · text, imageCapability: 47
- 19OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol (batch)OpenAI · text, imageCapability: 47
- 20SpaceXAI: Grok 4.7xAI · text, imageCapability: 46
- 21Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.6-ProXiaomi · text, image, video, audioCapability: 46
- 22Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)Qwen · text, image, videoCapability: 45
- 23SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6xAI · text, imageCapability: 44
- 24MoonshotAI: Kimi K3Moonshot AI · text, image, videoCapability: 44
- 25MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 (batch)Moonshot AI · text, image, videoCapability: 44
FAQ
- Which AI model is best for image understanding?
- Among the 25 vision-capable models on Hormouz, Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 ranks highest by overall capability. Each accepts an image plus your prompt through the same chat API.
- Can these models read images?
- Yes. Every model listed here supports vision input. Send an image together with your text prompt and the model reasons over both.
Updated 2026-10-13