New AI models launch practically every week, and keeping up with which ones to use for specific workflows is a job in itself. Consider this article your living reference.
At Zapier, we run every model through an internal benchmark built around real automated workflows. That way, we can see how well they actually perform on multi-step, tool-based tasks, not just static prompts.
Below, I'll walk through every major AI provider available on Zapier, the models you can plug into your Zaps and Agents today, and what each one is best for. You'll also learn about direct AI integrations with hundreds of other AI apps—and how easy it is to automate AI with our built-in tool, AI by Zapier.
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OpenAI (ChatGPT) models
OpenAI's model lineup is the broadest on Zapier, spanning everything from budget-friendly mini models to advanced reasoning engines and specialized tools for transcription and image generation.
What's new: GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano are now available on Zapier. Mini improves on GPT-5 mini across coding, reasoning, multimodal understanding, and tool use—and runs more than 2x faster, approaching the performance of the larger GPT-5.4 model. Nano is the smallest, cheapest option, designed for speed and cost efficiency at scale.
GPT-5.4 mini and nano are both reasoning models, which makes them solid upgrades for anything you're currently running on older GPT-4 models. Mini is the better pick for complex, multi-step workflows where speed still matters—coding, reasoning across different content types, tool-heavy automations. Nano is built for high-volume, repeatable tasks like classification, data extraction, and ranking, where cost and speed matter most.
Model | Best for | Inputs | Outputs | Context window | Output pricing (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GPT-5.4 nano | High-volume, repeatable tasks where speed and cost matter most, like classification, data extraction, and ranking | Text, images | Text | 400,000 tokens | $1.25 |
GPT-5.4 mini | Complex, multi-step workflows that need fast reasoning across different content types and tools | Text, images | Text | 400,000 tokens | $4.50 |
GPT 5.4 | Complex, multi-step professional workflows that need deep reasoning and planning | Text, images, audio | Text | 1,050,000 tokens | $15 |
GPT 5.3 | Fast, context-aware chat and search | Text, images | Text | 128,000 tokens | $14 |
GPT-5.2 | Advanced coding and agentic tasks with reliable multi-step reasoning | Text, images | Text | 128,000 tokens | $14 |
GPT-5 mini* | Affordable reasoning and logic for well‑defined tasks | Text, images | Text | 400,000 tokens | $2 |
GPT-5 nano* | Very affordable reasoning and logic for summaries, classification, and other lightweight tasks | Text | Text | 400,000 tokens | $.40 |
GPT-4o mini* | Multimodal on a budget | Text, images, audio | Text | 128,000 tokens | $.60 |
GPT-4o | Multimodal tasks, especially live, human‑like voice and vision interaction | Text, images, audio, video | Text | 128,000 tokens | $10 |
GPT-4.1 mini | Balancing power, performance, and affordability for general‑purpose workloads | Text, images | Text | 1,047,576 tokens | $1.60 |
GPT-4.1 | Complex tasks that don't require advanced reasoning, with very long context windows | Text, images | Text | 1,047,576 tokens | $8 |
GPT-4.1 nano* | Simple tasks where speed and price matter more than raw capability | Text | Text | 1,047,576 tokens | $.40 |
o4-mini | Fast, cost‑efficient reasoning | Text, images |
| 200,000 tokens | $4.40 |
o3-mini | Lightweight, lower‑cost alternative to o3 for reasoning‑heavy tasks | Text | Text | 200,000 tokens | $4.40 |
o3 | Advanced reasoning and logic | Text, images | Text | 200,000 tokens | $8 |
GPT Image 1.5 | State‑of‑the‑art image generation | Text, images | Text, images | N/A | $10 |
GPT Image 1 | Image generation | Text, images | Images | N/A | $40 |
*Can be used for free in AI by Zapier
Note: You'll see additional models inside the OpenAI integration on Zapier. OpenAI sometimes retires models from its product while keeping them in the API, deprecating them from the API on a separate schedule. We recommend building new workflows on the models listed above, but you can also see the complete list below.
See all available OpenAI models
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Anthropic (Claude) models
Anthropic's Claude models are known for strong writing quality, careful instruction-following, and a safety-first design philosophy. Claude is a popular choice for tasks like drafting long-form content, analyzing documents, and powering customer-facing chatbots that need a natural, conversational tone.
What's new: Opus 4.6 is now available on Zapier. It's Anthropic's most capable model to date, with a 1-million-token context window (in beta), 128,000 max output tokens, and significantly improved reasoning. If you need to process large codebases or long documents in a single pass, Opus 4.6 is your best bet.
This model shines at coordinating calendars and CRM records, and pulling context from emails and tickets. It can also figure out when records across tools don't match up perfectly but are still related—like recognizing that "Vineet D." in your ticketing system and "Vineet Das" in your CRM are the same person.
When something's missing or ambiguous, Opus 4.6 tends to stop, explain what it found, and ask for more input instead of guessing, making it a winner for high‑stakes workflows where you'd rather AI be cautious than confident and wrong.
Model | Best for | Inputs | Outputs | Context window | Output pricing (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sonnet 4.6 | Coding, agents, enterprise workflow—best balance of price and performance | Text, images | Text | 200,000 tokens (1 million beta)* | $15 |
Opus 4.6 | Complex reasoning, coding, long-horizon tasks | Text, images | Text | 200,000 tokens 1 million beta)* | $25 |
Haiku 4.5 | High-volume, latency-sensitive, cost-efficient tasks | Text, images | Text | 200,000 tokens | $5 |
Sonnet 4.5 | Complex agents, coding; highest general intelligence | Text, images | Text | 200,000 tokens 1 million beta)* | $15 |
Opus 4.1 | Complex reasoning, analysis, creative tasks | Text, images | Text | 200,000 tokens | $75 |
Sonnet 4 | Balanced coding and workflows | Text, images | Text | 200,000 tokens (1 million beta)* | $15 |
Haiku 3 | Fast, simple, cost-effective classification tasks | Text, images | Text | 200,000 tokens | $1.25 |
*Anthropic offers a beta 1 million‑token context window for some Claude models. It isn't enabled for everyone by default, though. You need an eligible Anthropic account and a special beta header set in your API calls. You can check in the Anthropic Console and your Claude API configuration to see whether you actually have the 1 million context turned on. If you haven't enabled it—or your account isn't eligible—plan for a 200,000‑token context window as your baseline.
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Gemini (Google AI Studio) models
Google's Gemini family stands out for its massive context windows (up to 1 million tokens), competitive pricing, and strong multimodal capabilities across text, images, audio, and video. Gemini models are a great fit for processing long documents, research-heavy workflows, and tasks where keeping costs low matters.
What's new: Gemini 3.1 Pro is now available on Zapier. It's Google's latest flagship, with top-tier reasoning benchmarks, native video understanding, and a 1-million-token context window—all at an aggressive price point.
This model is a strong fit for research‑heavy workflows and high‑volume automation, where you need structured analysis without blowing up your token bill. It tends to excel on logic‑heavy, well‑defined tasks and cross‑tool ID‑chaining—like mapping records across CRM and marketing tools or pulling insights out of large reports—making it a compelling option when you care about both capability and cost.
![Wade Foster quote: Zapier tested [Gemini 3.1 Pro] on hundreds of real, complex business workflows across Sales, Marketing, Ops, and Support. It's a big cost-performance winner. Around 25% the cost of Anthropic and OpenAI's top models, with 80% of the accuracy.](https://images.ctfassets.net/lzny33ho1g45/7ldqQdonrqrWZ0txQbQRGX/e4c22ec8244649f3341bdf29d7613dbd/ai-models-on-zapier-03.png?fm=webp)
—Wade Foster, CEO at Zapier
Model | Best for | Inputs | Outputs | Context window | Output pricing (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gemini 3.1 Pro | Complex reasoning, high-stakes coding, and massive data synthesis | Text, images, audio, video, PDF | Text, code, reasoning | 1 million | $30 |
Gemini 3 Flash | High-speed automation, real-time chat, and cost-effective scaling | Text, images, audio, video | Text, code | 1 million | $.30 |
Gemini 3 Pro | Balanced professional workflows and creative content generation | Text, images, audio, video | Text, code | 1 million | $3.75 |
Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite* | Basic classification, ultra-low latency tasks, and simple extraction | Text, images | Text | 1 million | $.15 |
Gemini 2.0 Flash* | Legacy support for high-throughput 2.0-era applications | Text, images, audio | Text, code | 1 million | $.30 |
Gemini 2.5 Pro | Detailed multimodal analysis with high accuracy for older pipelines | Text, images, audio, video | Text, code | 2 million | $10.50 |
Gemini 2.5 Flash | Transition-tier speed for multimodal processing | Text, images, audio, video | Text, code | 1 million | $.90 |
Nano Banana Pro | Professional-grade high-fidelity image generation and editing | Text, images | Images | N/A | $.05 |
*Can be used for free in AI by Zapier
Note: You'll see additional models inside the Google (Gemini) integration on Zapier. We recommend building new workflows on the models listed above, but you can also see the complete list below.
See all available Gemini models
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What is AI by Zapier?
AI by Zapier is our built-in integration that lets you add AI steps directly to any Zap. It comes with several OpenAI and Google models out of the box, no account required, plus a prompt optimizer. But the real value is in how easy it is to swap models inside AI by Zapier without breaking your existing workflows.
When you're configuring an AI by Zapier step, you can select the model you want from a dropdown menu with just a couple of clicks. That's handy when an AI provider releases a model that leapfrogs the one you're currently using, or you're handing off a Zap template to a team that prefers automating with another model. Whoever manages the Zap can swap in their preferred model without having to fuss over deleting the original step and reconfiguring a new one from scratch.
Here's a snapshot of the models available through AI by Zapier today:
Provider | Models |
|---|---|
OpenAI (ChatGPT) | GPT-5.4 nano, GPT-5.4 mini, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.2, GPT-5, GPT-5 mini*, GPT-5 nano*, GPT-4o mini*, GPT-4.1 nano*, o3, o3-mini, o1 |
Anthropic (Claude) | Opus 4.6, Haiku 4.5, Opus 4.5, Sonnet 4.6 |
Google (Gemini) | Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite*, Gemini 2.5 Flash*, Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite*, Gemini 2.0 Flash |
Azure OpenAI | Uses the AI models you've already set up in your own Azure OpenAI account. The exact models depend on what your Azure admin has turned on. |
Amazon Bedrock | Uses the AI models your company has access to in Amazon Bedrock. The exact models depend on what's enabled in your AWS account and region. |
*Can be used for free in AI by Zapier
Looking for setup guidance or automation inspiration? Check out our AI by Zapier feature guide.
Other AI apps on Zapier
These aren't the only providers in town. Zapier also integrates directly with hundreds of specialized AI apps, including:
Grok by xAI—xAI's conversational model, great for real-time reasoning and tasks that benefit from a direct, no-nonsense tone.
DeepSeek—A cost-efficient model with strong coding and reasoning chops, popular for technical workflows on a budget.
Mistral AI—Lightweight, fast models that punch above their weight on instruction-following and multilingual tasks.
OpenRouter—A single integration that gives you access to models from dozens of providers, so you can mix and match without managing multiple connections.
Groq—Not a model, but a hardware-accelerated inference engine. Use it when speed is the priority and you need near-instant response.
AssemblyAI—Specializes in speech-to-text and audio intelligence, including transcription, speaker detection, and sentiment analysis.
Google Vertex AI—Google's enterprise AI platform, ideal for teams already in the Google Cloud ecosystem who need more control and customization.
With Zapier, you're never locked into a single model or provider. You can take advantage of every app's unique strengths and experiment with whatever fits your workflow best. Browse the full list in our ever-growing AI app directory.
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