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    Best Models for Roleplay

    Models with strong character consistency, creative prose, and long context windows — compared by price and context size

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    Input Price ($/M tokens)
    Output Price ($/M tokens)
    Context Size (tokens)
    20/258
    Models
    27/55
    Providers
    10
    Vision Models (filtered)
    18
    Tool-enabled (filtered)
    0
    Free Models (filtered)
    Features
    AWS Bedrock(global)
    claude-sonnet-5
    		$2.00$10.00$0.20
    AWS Bedrock
    claude-sonnet-5
    		$2.00$10.00$0.20
    AWS Bedrock(us)
    claude-sonnet-5
    		$2.20$11.00$0.22
    Vertex AI (Anthropic)
    claude-sonnet-5
    		$2.00$10.00$0.20
    Anthropic
    claude-sonnet-5
    		$2.00$10.00$0.20
    Alibaba Cloud(singapore)
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.28
    CanopyWave
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.26
    NovitaAI
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.26
    Alibaba Cloud(us-virginia)
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.28
    EmberCloud
    glm-5.2
    		$1.26$3.96$0.23
    Z AI
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.26
    Alibaba Cloud
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.28
    Baidu
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.26
    Alibaba Cloud(cn-beijing)
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.28
    Runware
    glm-5.2
    $0.80$0.56
    -30% off
    $2.55$1.79
    -30% off
    $0.16$0.11
    -30% off
    Alibaba Cloud(eu-frankfurt)
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.28
    ByteDance
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40$0.26
    SCX.ai
    glm-5.2
    		$0.55$1.78$0.11
    Nebius AI
    glm-5.2
    		$1.40$4.40—
    Nebius AI
    minimax-m3
    		$0.30$1.20—
    Together AI
    minimax-m3
    		$0.30$1.20$0.06
    MiniMax
    minimax-m3
    		$0.60$2.40$0.12
    AWS Bedrock(au)
    claude-opus-4-8
    		$5.50$27.50$0.55
    Anthropic
    claude-opus-4-8
    		$5.00$25.00$0.50
    AWS Bedrock
    claude-opus-4-8
    		$5.00$25.00$0.50
    AWS Bedrock(global)
    claude-opus-4-8
    		$5.00$25.00$0.50
    AWS Bedrock(jp)
    claude-opus-4-8
    		$5.50$27.50$0.55
    AWS Bedrock(eu)
    claude-opus-4-8
    		$5.50$27.50$0.55
    AWS Bedrock(us)
    claude-opus-4-8
    		$5.50$27.50$0.55
    AWS Bedrock(global)
    grok-4-3
    		$1.25$2.50$0.20
    AWS Bedrock(us)
    grok-4-3
    		$1.38$2.75$0.22
    AWS Bedrock(us-west-2)
    grok-4-3
    		$1.38$2.75$0.22
    AWS Bedrock
    grok-4-3
    		$1.25$2.50$0.20
    xAI
    grok-4-3
    		$1.25$2.50$0.20
    Azure AI Foundry
    grok-4-3
    		$1.25$2.50$0.20
    CanopyWave
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.03
    Together AI
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.03
    NovitaAI
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.03
    Alibaba Cloud(singapore)
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.20$0.40$0.04
    Runware
    deepseek-v4-flash
    $0.08$0.05
    -30% off
    $0.15$0.11
    -30% off
    $0.01$0.01
    -30% off
    ByteDance
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.03
    Gonka24
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.05$0.09$0.00
    Baidu
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.03
    DeepSeek
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.00
    Alibaba Cloud
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.20$0.40$0.04
    Alibaba Cloud(cn-beijing)
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.03
    Fireworks AI
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.14$0.28$0.03
    Alibaba Cloud(eu-frankfurt)
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.20$0.40$0.04
    Alibaba Cloud(us-virginia)
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.20$0.40$0.04
    DeepInfra
    deepseek-v4-flash
    		$0.08$0.18$0.02
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    A good roleplay model needs three things: prose that stays in character over hundreds of messages, a context window large enough to hold character cards and long chat histories, and per-token pricing that doesn't punish long sessions. This page lists the models the roleplay community actually uses — from budget favorites like DeepSeek and GLM to premium options like Claude — with live pricing and context sizes for every provider.

    Every model here is available through the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so you can plug LLM Gateway into SillyTavern, RisuAI, or your own frontend with one API key, switch models mid-conversation, and fall back automatically when a provider has an outage.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the best AI model for roleplay?

    It depends on your budget. DeepSeek V4 and GLM-5 are the best value for money and rarely break character, Kimi K2.6 is known for expressive creative prose, and Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Sonnet 5 write the highest-quality prose if you're willing to pay premium per-token rates. Grok's non-reasoning models are a popular fast middle ground.

    Can I use these models with SillyTavern or my own frontend?

    Yes. LLM Gateway exposes an OpenAI-compatible chat completions API, so any frontend that supports a custom base URL — SillyTavern, RisuAI, Agnai, or your own app — works by pointing it at the gateway and using your LLM Gateway API key.

    Which roleplay models have the largest context windows?

    Grok 4.1 Fast supports up to 2 million tokens, and Claude Sonnet 5, GLM-5.2, DeepSeek V4, and MiniMax Text-01 all reach 1 million tokens. That's enough to keep an entire long-running roleplay, including character cards and lorebooks, in context.

    How much does API roleplay cost compared to a subscription?

    Usually less. A typical roleplay exchange runs a few thousand tokens, so on a model like DeepSeek V4 Flash (about $0.14 per million input tokens) even heavy daily use costs a fraction of a fixed chatbot subscription — and you only pay for what you use.

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