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Best AI for medical and nursing students

Studying medicine, nursing and healthcare subjects.

Best overall, and best for $25 a month or less

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Get it with Google AI Pro, $19.99 a month

Top of 11 models for this task

Best free

Kimi K3

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2nd of 11 models for this task

Based on tests of related skills. The picks follow a fixed rule using the charts below and each app's plans.

Already paying for one? See what each plan gives you here
App and planPriceBest model on it for thisPosition
ChatGPT FreefreeGPT-5.6 Luna9th of 11
ChatGPT Go$8 a monthGPT-5.6 Luna9th of 11
ChatGPT Plus$20 a monthGPT-5.6 Sol5th of 11
ChatGPT Pro$100 a monthGPT-6 Astra
Called GPT-6 Pro in the app
7th of 11
Claude FreefreeClaude Sonnet 56th of 11
Claude Pro$20 a monthClaude Sonnet 5
Its main model, Claude Opus 5.5, is too new to score yet.
6th of 11
Claude Max$100 a monthClaude Sonnet 5
Its main model, Claude Opus 5.5, is too new to score yet.
6th of 11
Gemini FreefreeGemini 3.1 Pro
Limited use
3rd of 11
Google AI Plus$4.99 a monthGemini 3.1 Pro
Twice the free plan's use
3rd of 11
Google AI Pro$19.99 a monthGemini 3.8 Flash1st of 11
Google AI Ultra$99.99 a monthGemini 3.8 Flash1st of 11
Kimi FreefreeKimi K32nd of 11
Kimi Moderato$19 a monthKimi K32nd of 11

How the models compare

Every model we could score for medical and nursing students, combining the tests below.

Overall for medical and nursing students

Position on a combined score from 3 tests. The longer the bar, the further ahead · Higher is better

On the tests we have, Gemini 3.8 Flash comes out on top, followed by Kimi K3 and Gemini 3.1 Pro.

Gemini 3.8 Flash · Google DeepMind1st
Kimi K3 · Moonshot AI2nd
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Google DeepMind3rd
Gemini 3.6 Flash · Google DeepMind4th
GPT-5.6 Sol · OpenAI5th
Claude Sonnet 5 · Anthropic6th
GPT-6 Astra · OpenAI7th
DeepSeek V4 Pro · DeepSeek8th
GPT-5.6 Luna · OpenAI9th
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Google DeepMind10th
Claude Haiku 4.5 · Anthropic11th

The evidence

People's votes on health questions

Tests a related skill · People compared two anonymous answers to medical and healthcare questions. · Higher is better

Claude Fable 5.1 and Gemini 3.8 Flash are neck and neck at the top, followed by Gemini 3.1 Pro and Kimi K3; Claude Fable 5.1 costs about 13 times as much.

Claude Fable 5.1 · Anthropic1st
Gemini 3.8 Flash · Google DeepMind2nd
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Google DeepMind3rd
Kimi K3 · Moonshot AI4th
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · DeepSeek5th
Gemini 3.6 Flash · Google DeepMind6th
Claude Sonnet 5 · Anthropic7th
DeepSeek V4 Pro · DeepSeek8th
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Google DeepMind9th
GPT-5.6 Sol · OpenAI10th
GPT-6 Astra · OpenAI11th
GPT-5.6 Luna · OpenAI12th
Claude Haiku 4.5 · Anthropic13th
Source: LMArena · votes as of 25 Sept 2026

Graduate-level science questions

Tests a related skill · Biology, physics and chemistry questions written so they can't be answered by searching the web. · Higher is better

GPT-6 Astra and Gemini 3.8 Flash are neck and neck at the top, followed by Gemini 3.1 Pro and Gemini 3.6 Flash; GPT-6 Astra costs about 13 times as much.

GPT-6 Astra · OpenAI96%
Gemini 3.8 Flash · Google DeepMind95%
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Google DeepMind94%
Gemini 3.6 Flash · Google DeepMind94%
GPT-5.6 Sol · OpenAI93%
Kimi K3 · Moonshot AI93%
DeepSeek V4 Pro · DeepSeek92%
GPT-5.6 Luna · OpenAI92%
Claude Sonnet 5 · Anthropic91%
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Google DeepMind83%
Claude Haiku 4.5 · Anthropic60%
Source: NYU and others via Epoch AI · CC BY 4.0

People's votes on expert questions

Tests a related skill · People compared two anonymous answers to questions needing expert knowledge. · Higher is better

Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini 3.8 Flash are neck and neck at the top, followed by Claude Fable 5.1 and Kimi K3; Claude Opus 5.5 costs about 5 times as much.

Claude Opus 5.5 · Anthropic1st
Gemini 3.8 Flash · Google DeepMind2nd
Claude Fable 5.1 · Anthropic3rd
Kimi K3 · Moonshot AI4th
GPT-5.6 Sol · OpenAI5th
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · DeepSeek6th
Claude Sonnet 5 · Anthropic7th
Gemini 3.6 Flash · Google DeepMind8th
GPT-6 Astra · OpenAI9th
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Google DeepMind10th
GPT-5.6 Luna · OpenAI11th
DeepSeek V4 Pro · DeepSeek12th
Claude Haiku 4.5 · Anthropic13th
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Google DeepMind14th
Source: LMArena · votes as of 25 Sept 2026

If you build with it

What the makers charge developers who use the models directly. Using an app? The plans above are what you pay.

Cost per 1,000 typical requests

List price, about 1,500 words in and 500 out per request · Lower is better

GPT-6 Luna is cheapest, followed by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GPT-5.6 Luna.

GPT-6 Luna · OpenAI$0.55
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · DeepSeek$0.72
GPT-5.6 Luna · OpenAI$1.24
DeepSeek V4 Pro · DeepSeek$1.48
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Google DeepMind$2.35
Gemini 3.8 Flash · Google DeepMind$4.13
Gemini 3.6 Flash · Google DeepMind$4.13
Claude Haiku 4.5 · Anthropic$5.50
Claude Sonnet 5 · Anthropic$11
GPT-6 Sol · OpenAI$11
Gemini 3.1 Pro · Google DeepMind$12
Kimi K3 · Moonshot AI$17
GPT-5.6 Sol · OpenAI$22
Claude Opus 5.5 · Anthropic$22
GPT-6 Astra · OpenAI$55
Claude Fable 5.1 · Anthropic$55
Source: models.dev · MIT
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