01 · WEEKLY RANKING

Best LLMs for Tool Calls

Week of Aug 10, 2026

9 models · 276.4M tokens this week · ranked by real Tool Calls usage

Key facts · week of 2026-08-10

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The most-used LLM for the week of August 10, 2026 is Tencent: Hy3, with 22.8% of OpenRouter token traffic (63.1M tokens).
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The top 3 models (Tencent: Hy3, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch)) account for 59.0% of all usage.
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This week's biggest riser is OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch), up from #5 to #3.
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The cheapest model in the usage top 10 is OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch) at $0.09999999999999999 per 1M input tokens (usage rank #3).
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The largest context window in the top 10 is OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch) at 1.1M tokens.
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Cite as: AI Tier List, LLM Usage Rankings (2026-08-10), www.aitierlist.xyz/en/models/tool-calls — data: OpenRouter

Which model should you pick?

When quality comes first: DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731deepseek; Artificial Analysis intelligence index score 51.8 — highest in this ranking
The proven default: Tencent: Hy3tencent; 22.8% usage share — #1 in real usage
When cost matters: Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)poolside; Cheapest in the top 15 — Free/1M input
For long docs & codebases: OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch)openai; 1.1M token context window
To bet on the trending choice: MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch)minimax; New this week at #8

Full ranking · 9 models

Rank	Model	Share	Intelligence	In $/1M	Out $/1M	Context
1	Tencent: Hy3 tencent·vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 in $0.13 · out $0.53 · 262K	22.8% 63.1M	—	$0.13	$0.53	262K
21	DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 deepseek·vs Tencent: Hy3 Intelligence 51.8 · in $0.14 · out $0.28 · 1M	22.8% 63.0M	51.8	$0.14	$0.28	1M
32	OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch) openai·vs Tencent: Hy3 in $0.10 · out $0.60 · 1.1M	13.4% 37.0M	—	$0.10	$0.60	1.1M
42	DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 deepseek·vs Tencent: Hy3 in $0.14 · out $0.28 · 1M	10.8% 29.8M	—	$0.14	$0.28	1M
51	Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) z-ai·vs Tencent: Hy3 in $0.70 · out $2.20 · 512K	9.7% 26.8M	—	$0.70	$2.20	512K
62	Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5 xiaomi·vs Tencent: Hy3 Intelligence 38 · in $0.14 · out $0.28 · 1.1M	8.2% 22.6M	38	$0.14	$0.28	1.1M
7	DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek·vs Tencent: Hy3 Intelligence 45.3 · in $1.17 · out $2.34 · 1M	6.3% 17.3M	45.3	$1.17	$2.34	1M
8NEW	MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) minimax·vs Tencent: Hy3 in $0.15 · out $0.60 · 524K	3.1% 8.6M	—	$0.15	$0.60	524K
9	Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) poolside·vs Tencent: Hy3 in Free · out Free · 262K	3% 8.3M	—	Free	Free	262K

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FAQ

What is the most-used LLM for Tool Calls?

Tencent: Hy3 by tencent ranks first for Tool Calls by real token usage. It accounts for roughly 22.8% of tokens in this segment. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch), DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 follow.

How are these rankings calculated?

Models are ranked by tokens actually consumed through OpenRouter, not by benchmark scores. This page counts only usage tagged as Tool Calls tasks. It refreshes weekly and currently tracks 9 models.

Which is the cheapest LLM for Tool Calls?

Among the paid models in this ranking, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch) is cheapest at $0.10 per 1M input tokens. 1 models in the list are free to use.

Is Tencent: Hy3 still the most-used LLM for Tool Calls right now?

Yes. As of the week of 2026-08-10, Tencent: Hy3 is #1 by real usage. It was #1 last week too. The ranking refreshes weekly, so this page changes as soon as it does.

Which model has the longest context window?

OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna (batch) has the longest context window in this ranking at 1.1M tokens.

Token usage and share data aggregated by OpenRouter, refreshed weekly. Prices are USD per 1M tokens. Benchmark scores come from Artificial Analysis; models it hasn't measured show —.