AppleRouter supports models from major AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and DeepSeek. Here are the recommended models for different use cases.
For the complete model list, visit your
Console . Supported models are continuously
updated. Chat Model Recommendations Flagship Models Best for complex reasoning, code generation, and long-form writing.
Model Provider Features gpt-4.1OpenAI Best non-reasoning model, strong coding & instruction following, 1M context claude-opus-4-5-20241101Anthropic Claude’s most intelligent model, best for coding, agents & enterprise claude-sonnet-4-5-20241029Anthropic World’s best coding model, top choice for agents & computer use gemini-2.5-proGoogle Google’s flagship reasoning model, 1M context support
Reasoning Models Best for math, logic, and complex analysis. These models “think deeply” before responding.
Model Provider Features o3OpenAI OpenAI’s most powerful reasoning model o4-miniOpenAI Fast efficient reasoning, excels at math & coding o3-proOpenAI Enhanced o3 with longer thinking, more reliable answers deepseek-reasonerDeepSeek DeepSeek R1, highly cost-effective reasoning gemini-2.5-flash-thinkingGoogle Gemini thinking model, shows reasoning process
Cost-Effective Models Best for everyday conversations and text processing at lower cost.
Model Provider Features gpt-4.1-miniOpenAI GPT-4.1 lite, great value gpt-4.1-nanoOpenAI OpenAI’s first nano model, ultra-lightweight claude-sonnet-4-20250514Anthropic Claude 4 Sonnet, strong coding ability claude-3-5-haiku-20241022Anthropic Fast response, good for simple tasks gemini-2.5-flashGoogle Best price-performance, supports thinking gemini-2.5-flash-liteGoogle Fastest & cheapest, ideal for high-volume gemini-3-flashGoogle Latest Gemini default, speed meets intelligence deepseek-chatDeepSeek DeepSeek V3, extremely low cost
Image Generation Model Provider Features gpt-image-1OpenAI GPT native image generation, excellent quality dall-e-3OpenAI DALL-E 3, high-quality images imagen-3.0-generate-002Google Gemini Imagen 3
Video Generation Model Provider Features soraOpenAI OpenAI Sora, high-quality video generation veo-2.0-generate-001Google Google Veo 2 kling-v1Kuaishou Kling video model
Audio Models Type Recommended Description Text-to-Speech tts-1-hdOpenAI HD voice Speech-to-Text whisper-1OpenAI Whisper Realtime gpt-4o-realtime-previewReal-time voice interaction
Embeddings Model Description text-embedding-3-largeHigh precision, great for semantic search text-embedding-3-smallLightweight, lower cost
How to Choose?
Best Quality Flagship: gpt-4.1, claude-opus-4-5, gemini-2.5-pro
Cost Control Value: gpt-4.1-mini, gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek-chat
Complex Reasoning Reasoning: o3, o4-mini, deepseek-reasoner
Coding Tasks Coding: claude-sonnet-4-5, gpt-4.1
Not sure which to choose? Start with gpt-4.1-mini or gemini-2.5-flash -
they offer a great balance between quality and cost.
