The top AI models for search engine optimization, ranked by our composite scoring system with bonuses for web search, large output capacity, streaming, and context window size. Ideal for keyword research, content generation, meta tag optimization, and competitive analysis. Updated hourly from live data across 325+ models.
| # | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.4 ProOpenAI | 110 |
| 2 | GPT-5.4OpenAI | 110 |
| 3 | GPT-5.4 MiniOpenAI | 109 |
| 4 | GPT-5.2 ProOpenAI | 109 |
| 5 | GPT-5.2OpenAI | 109 |
| 6 | Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic | 108 |
| 7 | GPT-5 ProOpenAI | 108 |
| 8 | o3 Deep ResearchOpenAI | 108 |
| 9 | Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic | 106 |
| 10 | GPT-5OpenAI | 106 |
| 11 | Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic | 105 |
| 12 | Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic | 105 |
| 13 | o3 ProOpenAI | 104 |
| 14 | Grok 4.1 FastxAI | 103 |
| 15 | o3OpenAI | 102 |
| 16 | GPT-5.1OpenAI | 101 |
| 17 | GPT-5.4 NanoOpenAI | 101 |
| 18 | GPT-5.3 ChatOpenAI | 101 |
| 19 | GPT-5.3-CodexOpenAI | 101 |
| 20 | GPT-5.2-CodexOpenAI | 101 |
| 21 | GPT-5.1-Codex-MaxOpenAI | 101 |
| 22 | GPT-5.1 ChatOpenAI | 101 |
| 23 | o4 Mini Deep ResearchOpenAI | 101 |
| 24 | o4 Mini HighOpenAI | 101 |
| 25 | Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogle | 100 |
| 26 | o4 MiniOpenAI | 100 |
| 27 | Grok 4 FastxAI | 99 |
| 28 | Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic | 99 |
| 29 | GPT-5.2 ChatOpenAI | 99 |
| 30 | Claude Opus 4.1Anthropic | 98 |
AI models with web search capabilities can analyze search trends, suggest long-tail keywords, and identify content gaps. Models with large context windows can process competitor pages and extract keyword clusters for your content strategy.
The best AI SEO content writers produce well-structured, topically relevant articles. Models with 16K+ output tokens can generate full-length blog posts in a single pass - complete with headings, internal links, and natural keyword placement.
AI models excel at writing title tags, meta descriptions, and Open Graph tags at scale. With JSON mode support, you can generate structured metadata for hundreds of pages programmatically - ensuring consistent formatting and keyword targeting.
Models with web search and large context windows can analyze top-ranking pages, extract content structures, and identify ranking factors. Use them to reverse-engineer competitor strategies and find opportunities to outrank existing content.
Based on our composite scoring updated hourly, the top-ranked models for seo 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 for seo use cases, 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.