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The Best AI Model

Which model it thinks leads the field. Sometimes itself.

Best AI for The Best AI Model

Top performers: The Best AI Model

Oct 2026
  • Qwen3.6 27B#1 · High confidence83% win rate
  • GPT-6 Astra#2 · Medium confidence85% win rate
  • GLM 4.5 Air#3 · High confidence74% win rate
Compare top performers

Single-shot · temp 0.7 · real votes · identical prompts·How we test →

The prompt

What is the most capable AI model in the world right now?

183 models tested
  • Amazon Nova 2 Lite
  • Claude Fable 5
  • Claude Fable 5.1
  • Claude Haiku 4.5
  • Claude Haiku 5.5
  • Claude Opus 4.1
  • Claude Opus 4.5
  • Claude Opus 4.6
  • Claude Opus 4.7
  • Claude Opus 4.8
  • Claude Opus 5
  • Claude Opus 5.5
  • Claude Sonnet 4
  • Claude Sonnet 4.5
  • Claude Sonnet 4.6
  • Claude Sonnet 5
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5
  • Command A+
  • DeepSeek R1
  • DeepSeek R1 0528
  • DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
  • DeepSeek V3.1
  • DeepSeek V3.2
  • DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
  • Devstral 2 2512
  • Dots3-Note Preview
  • Gemini 3 Flash Preview
  • Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
  • Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash
  • Gemini 3.6 Flash
  • Gemini 3.7 Flash
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash
  • Gemma 3 12B
  • Gemma 3 27B
  • Gemma 4 26B A4B
  • Gemma 4 31B
  • GLM 4.5
  • GLM 4.5 Air
  • GLM 4.6
  • GLM 4.7
  • GLM 4.7 Flash
  • GLM 5
  • GLM 5 Turbo
  • GLM 5.1
  • GLM 5.2
  • GLM 5.3
  • GLM 5.3 Flash
  • GLM 5.3 FlashX
  • GLM 5.3 Prime
  • GPT OSS 120B
  • GPT OSS 20B
  • GPT-3.5 Turbo
  • GPT-4
  • GPT-4 Turbo
  • GPT-4.1
  • GPT-4.1 Mini
  • GPT-4.1 Nano
  • GPT-4o (Omni)
  • GPT-4o mini
  • GPT-5
  • GPT-5 Mini
  • GPT-5 Nano
  • GPT-5 Pro
  • GPT-5.1
  • GPT-5.1 Codex Max
  • GPT-5.1-Codex
  • GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
  • GPT-5.2
  • GPT-5.2 Pro
  • GPT-5.3-Codex
  • GPT-5.4
  • GPT-5.4 Mini
  • GPT-5.4 Nano
  • GPT-5.4 Pro
  • GPT-5.5
  • GPT-5.6 Luna
  • GPT-5.6 Luna Pro
  • GPT-5.6 Sol
  • GPT-5.6 Terra
  • GPT-6 Astra
  • GPT-6 Astra Pro
  • GPT-6 Luna
  • GPT-6 Luna Pro
  • GPT-6 Sol
  • GPT-6 Sol Pro
  • GPT-6.1 Sol
  • Granite 4.2 8B
  • Grok 4.3
  • Grok 4.5
  • Grok 4.6
  • Grok 4.7
  • Hy3
  • Hy4 Preview
  • Inkling
  • Kimi K2
  • Kimi K2 0905
  • Kimi K2 Thinking
  • Kimi K2.5
  • Kimi K2.6
  • Kimi K2.7 Code
  • Kimi K3
  • Laguna XS 2.1 (free)
  • LFM2.5-2.6B
  • Ling 3.0 Flash
  • Ling 3.1 Flash
  • Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)
  • Llama 4 Maverick
  • Llama 4 Scout
  • Mercury 2
  • Mercury 2.5
  • MiMo-V2.5
  • MiMo-V2.5-Pro
  • MiMo-V2.6-Flash
  • MiMo-V2.6-Pro
  • MiniMax M1
  • MiniMax M2
  • MiniMax M2.1
  • MiniMax M2.5
  • MiniMax M2.7
  • MiniMax M3
  • Mistral Large 2
  • Mistral Large 4
  • Mistral Medium 3
  • Mistral Medium 3.1
  • Mistral Nemo
  • Muse Glimmer 30B
  • Muse Spark 1.1
  • Muse Spark 1.3
  • Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor
  • Nemotron 3 Ultra
  • Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety
  • Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
  • North Mini Code
  • NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super (free)
  • o1
  • o3 Mini
  • OpenAI o3
  • OpenAI o4 Mini High
  • OpenAI o4-mini
  • Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
  • Qwen3 30B A3B
  • Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
  • Qwen3 Coder
  • Qwen3 Coder Flash
  • Qwen3 Coder Next
  • Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
  • Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
  • Qwen3.5 122B A10B
  • Qwen3.5 27B
  • Qwen3.5 35B A3B
  • Qwen3.5 397B A17B
  • Qwen3.5 9B
  • Qwen3.5 Flash
  • Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
  • Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
  • Qwen3.6 27B
  • Qwen3.6 35B A3B
  • Qwen3.6 Flash
  • Qwen3.7 Flash
  • Qwen3.7 Max
  • Qwen3.7 Plus
  • Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
  • Qwen3.8 27B
  • Qwen3.8 Flash
  • Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
  • Qwen3.8 Max Prime
  • Qwen3.8 Omni Flash
  • Seed 2.0 Code
  • Seed 2.0 Lite
  • Solar Mini 4
  • Solar Pro 3
  • Solar Pro 4
  • Sonar Pro Search
  • Step 5 Preview
  • Ternary Bonsai 2 27B

How the models did

183 found
The model returned empty.
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Claude Sonnet 4.5
Oct 2026·The Best AI ModelExact generation cost $0.0042
The model returned empty.
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Claude Fable 5.1
Oct 2026·The Best AI ModelExact generation cost $0.026
The model returned empty.
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Claude Fable 5
Oct 2026·The Best AI ModelExact generation cost $0.022
The model returned empty.
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Claude Haiku 4.5
Oct 2026·The Best AI ModelExact generation cost $0.0012
The model returned empty.
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Claude Haiku 5.5
Oct 2026·The Best AI ModelExact generation cost $0.00020
The model returned empty.
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Claude Opus 4.1
Oct 2026·The Best AI ModelExact generation cost $0.019