Best AI Model for Creative Writing & Content
Blog posts, marketing copy, stories, and long-form content. Needs strong language ability and large output windows.
Our Verdict
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is the sweet spot — excellent creative voice at $3/$15, matching previous-gen Opus quality. For budget content at scale, GPT-4o Mini at $0.15/$0.60 handles 80% of writing tasks. Gemini 3.1 Pro has the strongest benchmarks overall, but Claude's writing style is generally preferred by editors and readers. If you're writing 100+ pieces a month, DeepSeek V3 at $0.14/$0.28 is surprisingly capable for drafts.
Top Picks
Best creative voice and tone control, Opus 4.5 quality at 1/5th the cost
Best for: Quality content that reads human
Input
$3/1M
Output
$15/1M
Context
200K
Max Output
16K
Strong all-around writing with multimodal input, great for marketing copy
Best for: Marketing and business content
Input
$1.25/1M
Output
$10/1M
Context
128K
Max Output
16K
80% of flagship writing quality at 3% of the cost
Best for: High-volume content on a budget
Input
$0.15/1M
Output
$0.6/1M
Context
128K
Max Output
16K
What Matters for Creative Writing
Key Factors
- •Language quality
- •Max output tokens
- •Cost per 1M output
Tips
- ✓Output cost matters more than input cost for content generation
- ✓Larger context windows help maintain consistency in long pieces
- ✓Claude models are generally preferred for creative tone and voice
Full Ranking (All Compatible Models)
| Rank | Model | Input | Output | Avg Bench | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GLM-4.7Zhipu AI | $0.60 | $2.20 | 85.0% | 97 |
| #2 | Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 83.3% | 92 |
| #3 | GPT-5OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | 85.7% | 92 |
| #4 | Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle | $1.25 | $10.00 | 85.7% | 90 |
| #5 | GLM-5Zhipu AI | $1.00 | $3.20 | 77.8% | 90 |
| #6 | Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle | $2.00 | $12.00 | 93.4% | 90 |
| #7 | Gemini 3 ProGoogle | $2.00 | $12.00 | 86.9% | 89 |
| #8 | o3OpenAI | $0.40 | $1.60 | 86.9% | 89 |
| #9 | MiniMax M2.5MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 | 86.0% | 88 |
| #10 | GPT-5.2 CodexOpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | 86.8% | 88 |
| #11 | Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle | $0.15 | $0.60 | 82.8% | 88 |
| #12 | GPT-5.3 CodexOpenAI | $2.00 | $16.00 | 88.2% | 87 |
| #13 | GPT-4o MiniOpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | 77.6% | 86 |
| #14 | o4-miniOpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | 84.8% | 84 |
| #15 | Gemini 3 FlashGoogle | $0.50 | $3.00 | 84.0% | 84 |
| #16 | DeepSeek R1DeepSeek | $0.55 | $2.19 | 82.5% | 81 |
| #17 | Llama 4 MaverickMeta | $0.31 | $0.85 | 85.3% | 76 |
| #18 | Llama 4 ScoutMeta | $0.18 | $0.63 | 80.1% | 74 |
| #19 | Mistral Medium 3Mistral | $0.40 | $2.00 | 81.5% | 71 |
| #20 | Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 86.7% | 69 |
| #21 | DeepSeek V3DeepSeek | $0.14 | $0.28 | 83.5% | 68 |
| #22 | Mistral Large 3Mistral | $2.00 | $5.00 | 87.0% | 68 |
| #23 | Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 81.9% | 66 |
| #24 | GPT-4oOpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | 78.6% | 63 |
| #25 | Grok 4xAI | $3.00 | $15.00 | 83.7% | 62 |
| #26 | Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic | $0.80 | $4.00 | 78.8% | 57 |