Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3
Analysis Summary
INTELLECT-3 is Prime Intellect's flagship model with tool use and function calling support. Its math index and livecodebench scores are strong, and MMLU-Pro performance is solid, but the intelligence index is limited and the agentic index is low, suggesting unreliable performance on multi-step autonomous tasks.
For businesses, the model is best suited to mathematical reasoning, coding assistance, and structured text generation. The instruction-following score is below average, which is a meaningful limitation for client-facing content workflows. The 131K context window is adequate for most use cases.
At $0.20 input and $1.10 output, pricing is moderate. The output cost is relatively high given the intelligence tier, so high-volume deployments should model costs carefully. Teams needing strong math or coding capability at a reasonable input price may find value here, but the limited agentic reliability and instruction-following scores constrain its general-purpose applicability.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
INTELLECT-3 from Prime Intellect shows strong math and coding benchmarks with tool use and function calling, but limited agentic reliability and modest instruction-following scores.
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Performance Profile
How Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 compares
Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ranks #168 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #198 of 293 for agentic tasks. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 59% of the models we list. At $0.20 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 53% of comparable models.
About 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,..
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Performance Indices
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
prime-intellect/intellect-3
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| Provider | prime-intellect |
| Release Date | November 27, 2025 |
| Context Length | 131,072 tokens |
| Max Completion | 131,072 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.20 | $0.000200 |
| Output | $1.10 | $0.001100 |
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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.
