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Best LLM for every budget, updated daily

SteadyVane has taken 30 readings of Best LLM for every budget, updated daily since Sep 24, 2026: 3 points at the first reading, 184 at the latest (+181). Its biggest one-day gain was +154 on Sep 24, 2026.

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first seen points

184

peak points

184

latest points

observations

first seen Sep 24, 2026 · last seen Sep 29, 2026 · published Sep 24, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	points	Change
Sep 29, 2026	184	0
Sep 28, 2026	184	0
Sep 27, 2026	184	+2
Sep 26, 2026	182	+2
Sep 25, 2026	180	+23
Sep 24, 2026	157	+154

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

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