300 models ranked for resume and career content. Scored with bonuses for reasoning, large output (full documents), JSON mode (structured formatting), streaming, web search (job market data), and free access.
| # | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.4 ProOpenAI | 94 |
| 2 | GPT-5.4OpenAI | 94 |
| 3 | GPT-5.4 MiniOpenAI | 93 |
| 4 | GPT-5.2 ProOpenAI | 93 |
| 5 | GPT-5.2OpenAI | 93 |
| 6 | Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic | 92 |
| 7 | GPT-5 ProOpenAI | 92 |
| 8 | o3 Deep ResearchOpenAI | 92 |
| 9 | Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic | 90 |
| 10 | GPT-5OpenAI | 90 |
| 11 | Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic | 89 |
| 12 | Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic | 89 |
| 13 | o3 ProOpenAI | 88 |
| 14 | Grok 4.1 FastxAI | 87 |
| 15 | Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogle | 89 |
| 16 | o3OpenAI | 86 |
| 17 | GPT-5.1OpenAI | 85 |
| 18 | GPT-5.4 NanoOpenAI | 85 |
| 19 | GPT-5.3-CodexOpenAI | 85 |
| 20 | GPT-5.2-CodexOpenAI | 85 |
| 21 | GPT-5.1-Codex-MaxOpenAI | 85 |
| 22 | o4 Mini Deep ResearchOpenAI | 85 |
| 23 | o4 Mini HighOpenAI | 85 |
| 24 | Nemotron 3 Super (free)NVIDIA | 84 |
| 25 | o4 MiniOpenAI | 84 |
| 26 | MiniMax M2.5 (free)MiniMax | 83 |
| 27 | Grok 4 FastxAI | 83 |
| 28 | Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic | 83 |
| 29 | Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle | 86 |
| 30 | MiMo-V2-OmniXiaomi | 85 |
Create professional resumes from scratch or improve existing ones. Large output models produce complete, ATS-optimized resumes with proper formatting.
Generate tailored cover letters for specific job postings. Reasoning models match your experience to job requirements for compelling narratives.
Optimize headlines, summaries, and experience sections. Web search models analyze industry trends and keyword patterns for maximum visibility.
Generate interview questions, practice answers, and STAR stories. Streaming enables real-time mock interview conversations for practice.
Based on our composite scoring updated hourly, the top-ranked models are shown at the top of this page. Rankings consider benchmarks, pricing, capabilities, and community adoption.
Yes, several models listed on this page offer free tiers or are fully open-source. Look for models marked as Free in the pricing column above.
We use a composite scoring system combining benchmark performance, capability matching, pricing, context window size, and community adoption. Scores are updated hourly.
Rankings refresh every hour using real-time data from benchmarks, API testing, and community metrics. The data shown always reflects the most current performance.