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Best AI for Recipes & Cooking

Seven pantry ingredients at one end, a Michelin three-star plate at the other. Cooking advice you could follow tonight, or not.

Updated Jun 2026·2 challenges·20 models

How Recipes & Cooking rankings are computed

20 models tested across 2 recipes & cooking challenges.Composite score: 30% Rival Index, 20% task coverage, 20% challenge-scoped duel performance, 15% recency, 15% tier. Deduplicated by product line. GPT-6 Astra leads at 80.8/100. Drawn from Rival's open dataset of 21,000+ human preference votes.

Rival's Pick·#4 Rival Index·Openai flagship

Too close to call
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astraopenai

Neck and neck with Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview. GPT-6 Astra gets the nod on blind votes.

Composite scores combine task evidence, Rival Index, recency, and model tier. Rival’s Pick is a separate editorial recommendation. How ranking works

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
google
$2.00·$12.00
78Composite
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra
openai
$10.00·$50.00
81Composite
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash
google
$0.75·$3.75
76Composite

Head-to-Head

GPT-6 Astra logo
GPT-6 Astra
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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview logo
GPT-6 Astra logo
GPT-6 Astra
vs
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash logo
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview logo
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
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Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash logo

What the top three actually wrote

Opening lines from 6 answers across every prompt behind this ranking. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

GPT-6 Astra200 words
Cinnamon Hug Cookies Buttery cookies with crisp edges, soft centers, and a cozy cinnamon flavor. Makes: About 20 cookies Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 10–12 minutes per batch Ingredients — exactly 7 1½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided ½ cup salted butter, softened 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½…
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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview318 words
Here is a savory, flavor-packed recipe that relies entirely on staple ingredients you likely already have sitting in your cupboards. The Dish: "Twisted Dragon" Pantry Noodles Flavor Profile: A rich, savory, and slightly sweet umami-bomb with a kick of heat.
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Gemini 3.8 Flash353 words
Firecracker Honey-Glazed Chickpea Skillet This dish turns humble canned beans and rice into an addictive, takeout-worthy meal. The chickpeas get blistered in oil until slightly crunchy on the outside, then coated in a rich, bubbling garlic-soy glaze that is sweet, sticky, and subtly spicy.
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

GPT-6 Astra1,553 words
Between Tide and Orchard Seared scallop, celeriac silk, blackcurrant–kombu gel, coffee beurre blanc, and buckwheat lace A four-person tasting-menu course, designed around the surprising affinity between scallops, blackcurrants, and coffee.
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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview1,127 words
Dish Title: Symbiosis: The Pine & The Pearl Conceptual Narrative: Symbiosis is a culinary exploration of the ecotone—the transitional space where the ancient, damp coniferous forest meets the crashing, briny ocean.
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Gemini 3.8 Flash1,246 words
Conceptual Narrative: The Pelagic Boreal This dish is an intellectual and sensory exploration of the boundary where the sub-arctic boreal forest collapses into the frigid North Pacific shelf.
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Full Rankings

20 models
#
Model
Coverage
Index
Price
Composite
4
Claude Fable 5 logo
Claude Fable 5anthropic
2/2
#12
$10.00·$50.00
73
5
Claude Opus 5 logo
Claude Opus 5anthropic
2/2
#58
$5.00·$25.00
72
6
Claude Haiku 4.5 logo
Claude Haiku 4.5anthropic
2/2
#45
$1.00·$5.00
71
7
GPT OSS 120B logo
GPT OSS 120Bopenai
2/2
#127
$0.18·$0.80
70
8
Kimi K3 logo
Kimi K3moonshotai
2/2
#48
$3.00·$15.00
67
9
GPT-5.6 Sol logo
GPT-5.6 Solopenai
2/2
#154
$5.00·$30.00
66
10
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor logo
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributormeta
2/2
#152
$0.10·$0.20
66
Challenges2
Simple Recipe
Dinner from what is in the fridge. Practical or nothing.
Michelin Star Recipe Design
A tasting-menu dish, technique and story included.
Related
Practical TasksCreative Writing

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#1 VS #2

GPT-6 Astra vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

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