Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3
Analysis Summary
Prime Intellect's INTELLECT-3 is a text-only model designed for tool-connected workflows. It offers a 131K context window, function calling, and tool use, with low input pricing and a higher output cost. The measured intelligence result is limited, so its product strengths are operational flexibility and affordability rather than advanced reasoning.
It can support constrained agent actions, routing, extraction, and internal workflow automation where each step has a clear objective and can be checked. It is not a suitable lead model for complex analysis, polished client content, or autonomous coding without supervision. Use it as a specialised component and validate tool arguments and final responses before exposing outputs to clients.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
INTELLECT-3 provides a 131K context, tool use, and function calling at a low input price. Its limited measured intelligence means it is better suited to narrow agent steps and internal automation than demanding client-facing reasoning.
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DFO Verdict
INTELLECT-3 provides a 131K context, tool use, and function calling at a low input price. Its limited measured intelligence means it is better suited to narrow agent steps and internal automation than demanding client-facing reasoning.
How Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 compares
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ranks #229 of 438 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 47% of the models we list. At $0.20 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 56% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.20 | $0.000200 |
| Output | $1.10 | $0.001100 |
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Talk to our teamAbout Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3
INTELLECT-3 is a 106B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model (12B active) post-trained from GLM-4.5-Air-Base using supervised fine-tuning (SFT) followed by large-scale reinforcement learning (RL). It offers state-of-the-art performance for its size across math,..
Frequently asked questions about Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3
How much does Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 cost?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).
What can Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 do?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3?
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 is developed by Prime Intellect and was released on November 27, 2025.