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Best AI APIs for OpenClaw: GPT, Claude, Gemini, and More

Which AI models work best with OpenClaw? Compare GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Gemini 1.5, and emerging models.

OpenClaw routes to multiple AI providers. Here's our honest ranking of which models work best for different use cases.

Best Overall: GPT-4o

Why: Best capability-to-price ratio for most use cases. Strong reasoning, good context, reliable.

  • Context: 128K tokens
  • Price: $5/1M input, $15/1M output

Best for Complex Reasoning: Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Why: Best-in-class reasoning and code generation. Excellent for technical support bots.

  • Context: 200K tokens
  • Price: $3/1M input, $15/1M output

Best for High Volume: GPT-4o-mini

Why: 10x cheaper than GPT-4o, good enough for simple tasks.

  • Context: 128K tokens
  • Price: $0.15/1M input, $0.60/1M output

Best for Long Documents: Gemini 1.5 Flash

Why: 1M token context window, best for analyzing large documents.

  • Context: 1M tokens
  • Price: $0.075/1M input, $0.30/1M output

Best for Budget: Gemini 1.5 Flash

Why: Cheapest option that maintains reasonable quality.

  • Price: 5x cheaper than GPT-4o-mini

Comparison Table

| Model | Context | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Best For | |-------|---------|------------|-------------|----------| | GPT-4o | 128K | $5.00 | $15.00 | General | | GPT-4o-mini | 128K | $0.15 | $0.60 | High volume | | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | 200K | $3.00 | $15.00 | Reasoning | | Gemini 1.5 Flash | 1M | $0.075 | $0.30 | Long context |

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