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Best AI Models (LLM Leaderboard) 2026

The best ai models (llm leaderboard) of 2026, ranked by real scores and counts from named sources. 12 ai models compared. Every number traces to a real source, nothing is invented.

Ordered by Lmarena score, ties broken by the number of reviews behind it. Sources measure different things and are never blended.

How these scores spread

Each source counted separately, in its own units, so you can see where a score sits among its peers. Bars are how many ai models fall in each band. Nothing is merged across sources.

LM ArenaElo
11 ai models between 1450 and 1460 Elo0 ai models between 1460 and 1470 Elo22 ai models between 1470 and 1480 Elo55 ai models between 1480 and 1490 Elo33 ai models between 1490 and 1500 Elo11 ai models between 1500 and 1510 Elo1450146014701480149015001510
  1. 1
    Claude Fable 5verdict
    1506 EloLM Arena
    21.2K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  2. 2
    Muse Spark 1.2verdict
    1498 EloLM Arena
    3.3K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  3. 3
    Claude Opus 5verdict
    1494 EloLM Arena
    19.4K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  4. 4
    Qwen 3.8 Maxverdict
    1490 EloLM Arena
    6.7K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  5. 5
    Kimi K3 Maxverdict
    1487 EloLM Arena
    11.7K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  6. 6
    Gemini 3.1 Proverdict
    1486 EloLM Arena
    94.7K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  7. 7
    Gemini 3.6 Flashverdict
    1483 EloLM Arena
    13.5K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  8. 8
    GPT-5.5verdict
    1481 EloLM Arena
    55.1K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  9. 9
    GPT-5.6 Solverdict
    1481 EloLM Arena
    15.2K Arena votes · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  10. 10
    Qwen 3.7 Max
    1475 EloLM Arena
    3.7K Arena votes · Updated Jul 30, 2026
  11. 11
    Grok 4.20
    1472 EloLM Arena
    61.8K Arena votes · Updated Jul 30, 2026
  12. 12
    DeepSeek V4 Proverdict
    1458 EloLM Arena
    26.9K Arena votes · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Ordered by Lmarena score, ties broken by the number of reviews behind it. Sources measure different things and are never blended.