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Best AI for Legal Analysis

One consulting agreement, read adversarially, next to two dilemmas where the reasoning matters rather more than the verdict.

Updated Jun 2026·3 challenges·20 models

How Legal Analysis rankings are computed

20 models tested across 3 legal analysis challenges.Composite score: 30% Rival Index, 20% task coverage, 20% challenge-scoped duel performance, 15% recency, 15% tier. Deduplicated by product line. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leads at 79.5/100. Drawn from Rival's open dataset of 21,000+ human preference votes.

Rival's Pick·#7 Rival Index·Google flagship

Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewgoogle

Neck and neck with Gemini 3.8 Flash. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 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 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash
google
$0.75·$3.75
77Composite
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
google
$2.00·$12.00
80Composite
Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5
anthropic
$5.00·$25.00
75Composite

Head-to-Head

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview logo
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
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Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash logo
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview logo
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
vs
Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5 logo
Gemini 3.8 Flash logo
Gemini 3.8 Flash
vs
Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5 logo

Full Rankings

20 models
#
Model
Coverage
Index
Price
Composite
4
Claude Fable 5 logo
Claude Fable 5anthropic
3/3
#13
$10.00·$50.00
74
5
Claude Haiku 4.5 logo
Claude Haiku 4.5anthropic
3/3
#47
$1.00·$5.00
73
6
GPT OSS 120B logo
GPT OSS 120Bopenai
3/3
#124
$0.18·$0.80
72
7
Qwen3.7 Max logo
Qwen3.7 Maxqwen
3/3
#3
$2.50·$7.50
70
8
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 logo
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05google
3/3
#34
$1.25·$10.00
70
9
GLM 5.2 logo
GLM 5.2zhipu
3/3
#79
$1.40·$4.40
69
10
Kimi K3 logo
Kimi K3moonshotai
3/3
#49
$3.00·$15.00
68
Challenges3
AI Ethics Dilemma
No clean answer, and four parties who care about the outcome.
Adversarial Contract Review
A contract with traps in it. No single right answer.
Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders
Everyone has a point. Pick anyway, and say why.
Related
Complex ReasoningLegal DocumentsAnalysis & Critique

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

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