INTELLECT 3 measured on 3 of 8 Writing & Language benchmarks3
BenchmarkByScoreRank
No benchmark matches
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self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
131Kcontext
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterGPT-5 Minihighwins 52%—$0.053
OpenGemma 4 31Bunstatedwins 65%—$0.10 / $0.34BetterGPT-6 Lunamaxwins 64%—$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3BetterGPT-5.6 Lunaxhighwins 64%—$0.085BetterGPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 67%—$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-5 Minihighwins 52%—$0.053GPT-6 Lunamaxwins 64%—$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunaxhighwins 64%—$0.085GPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 67%—$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 70%—$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Gemma 4 31BunstatedOpenwins 65%—$0.10 / $0.34
Mistral Medium 3.5unstatedOpenwins 63%—$1.50 / $7.50Memory (4-bit): 64 GB → 77 GBGemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpenwins 63%—$0.15 / $0.60
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpenwins 59%—$0.23 / $2.30Memory (4-bit): 64 GB → 141 GB+1Qwen3.8 27BunstatedOpenwins 58%—$0.42 / $2.55max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Run it yourself
estimateFits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✗ 48 GB GPU✓ 80 GB GPU · compressed
LicenceMITfree for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Writing & LanguageIFBench (instructions)34#193
FAQ
How much does INTELLECT 3 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is INTELLECT 3 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is INTELLECT 3, and what is it best at?›
#154 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #128 of 239 in Coding, #161 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #126 of 195 in Writing & Language.
Is INTELLECT 3 better than GLM 4.5V?›
On Arena Text · creative writing, INTELLECT 3 scores 1,308 vs 1,309 — about the same.
What is the context window of INTELLECT 3?›
131K tokens.
When was INTELLECT 3 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-11-27. It is the current version in its line.
Is INTELLECT 3 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).
Can I run INTELLECT 3 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can INTELLECT 3 read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is INTELLECT 3?›
INTELLECT 3 is an open-weights language model from Prime Intellect, released Nov 2025.
What are the best alternatives to INTELLECT 3?›
GPT-5 Mini (better), Gemma 4 31B (open weights).