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Which coding models are actually worth the money?

The 2026 DevPass Model Census: value, quality, and speed — rated only by developers who shipped with these models. Every rating is backed by at least 50 real requests through LLM Gateway in the past 30 days. No benchmarks, no vibes.

The registry · ranked by value score

Doc. CS-2026
Registry open

Models appear here once 5 developers have filed verified entries on them. DevPass members: your census entry gets the registry moving — and earns you a free Reset Pass.

Scores are 1–5 averages. Models need 5+ verified ratings to be listed; totals refresh every few minutes.

The rules of the registry

01
Usage-verified, or it doesn't count

You can only rate a model your DevPass workspace has hit with 50+ requests in the past 30 days. Nobody rates a model they read a thread about.

02
Members only

Every respondent has an active, paid DevPass plan. These are verdicts from people spending their own credits.

03
No small-sample noise

A model is published only after 5 or more developers rate it, and only aggregates ever leave the building.

04
One reward per member per quarter

The census runs in quarterly waves. Your first entry of each wave earns a free Reset Pass — rate as many models as you use, but nobody can farm passes.