GPT-5 Mini
openai/gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
OpenAI's GPT-5 Mini, released on 2025-01-01, accepts text, image, and file inputs and produces text output. It offers a context length of 400 000 tokens, supports tool use and reasoning, and is priced at $0.25 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens. The model’s weights are not publicly released.
- tool use
- structured outputs
- reasoning
At a glance
Specifications
What the API gives you
- Context window
- 400K tokens
- Max output
- 128K tokens
- Input price
- $0.25 / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $2 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- $0.025 / 1M tokens
- Modalities
- text, image, file → text
- Knowledge cutoff
- May 31, 2024
- Released
- Jan 1, 2025
Measured evidence
Public benchmark record
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-07-28
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-07-27
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-07-29
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-07-31
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-07-30
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-02
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-01
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-05
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-03
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-09
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-04
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-06
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-07
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-14
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-10
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-08
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-18
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-11
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-15
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-12
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-13
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-19
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-16
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-20
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-27
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-17
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-21
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-22
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-23
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-24
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-28
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-25
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-26
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-29
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-30
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-08-31
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-09-01
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-09-02
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-09-03
- BFCL
- 55.5%2026-09-04
- Design Arena Coding
- 1145 Elo2026-07-28
- Design Arena Coding
- 1145 Elo2026-07-27
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- 1145 Elo2026-07-30
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- 1145 Elo2026-07-31
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- 1134 Elo2026-08-18
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- 1143 Elo2026-08-08
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- 1134 Elo2026-08-15
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- 1142 Elo2026-08-11
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- 1142 Elo2026-08-12
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- 1140 Elo2026-08-13
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- 1133 Elo2026-08-19
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- 1139 Elo2026-08-27
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- 1133 Elo2026-08-20
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- 1134 Elo2026-08-16
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- 1134 Elo2026-08-17
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- 1139 Elo2026-08-21
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- 1140 Elo2026-08-22
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- 1140 Elo2026-08-23
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- 1139 Elo2026-08-28
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- Design Arena UI
- 1142 Elo2026-07-28
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- 1142 Elo2026-08-02
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- 1137 Elo2026-08-14
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- 1135 Elo2026-08-15
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- 1140 Elo2026-08-13
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- 1134 Elo2026-08-19
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- 1135 Elo2026-08-16
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- 1132 Elo2026-08-27
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- 1132 Elo2026-08-28
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- 1132 Elo2026-08-29
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- 1133 Elo2026-08-30
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- 1132 Elo2026-08-31
- Design Arena UI
- 1132 Elo2026-09-01
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- 1132 Elo2026-09-02
- Design Arena UI
- 1130 Elo2026-09-03
- Design Arena UI
- 1128 Elo2026-09-04
- Design Arena Website
- 1150 Elo2026-07-28
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- 1150 Elo2026-07-30
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- 1150 Elo2026-07-27
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- 1150 Elo2026-07-29
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- 1149 Elo2026-07-31
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- 1136 Elo2026-08-18
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- 1136 Elo2026-08-15
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- 1146 Elo2026-08-12
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- 1145 Elo2026-08-13
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- 1136 Elo2026-08-19
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- 1136 Elo2026-08-16
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- 1136 Elo2026-08-20
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- 1145 Elo2026-08-27
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- 1136 Elo2026-08-17
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- 1145 Elo2026-08-21
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- 1145 Elo2026-08-22
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- 1145 Elo2026-08-24
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- 1145 Elo2026-08-28
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- 1145 Elo2026-08-25
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- 1144 Elo2026-08-29
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- 1144 Elo2026-08-31
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- 1144 Elo2026-09-01
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- 1143 Elo2026-09-02
- Design Arena Website
- 1141 Elo2026-09-03
- Design Arena Website
- 1140 Elo2026-09-04
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1327 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1327 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1327 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1327 Elo2026-08-02
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- 1327 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1327 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1325 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1325 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1325 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1325 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1359 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1359 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1359 Elo2026-07-30
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- 1359 Elo2026-08-02
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- 1359 Elo2026-08-03
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- 1359 Elo2026-08-06
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- 1357 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1357 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1356 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1356 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Long Query
- 1356 Elo2026-07-21
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- 1356 Elo2026-07-27
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- 1356 Elo2026-07-30
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- 1356 Elo2026-08-02
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- 1356 Elo2026-08-06
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- 1356 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Long Query
- 1355 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Long Query
- 1355 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1354 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1354 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1376 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Math
- 1377 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Math
- 1377 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Math
- 1377 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Math
- 1377 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Math
- 1376 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Math
- 1376 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Math
- 1376 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Math
- 1376 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Math
- 1377 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-08-10
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Text
- 1390 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Text
- 1389 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Text
- 1389 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Vision
- 1202 Elo2026-07-12
- LMArena Vision
- 1182 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Vision
- 1183 Elo2026-07-26
- LMArena Vision
- 1183 Elo2026-07-30
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- 1183 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Vision
- 1183 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Vision
- 1183 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Vision
- 1182 Elo2026-08-27
- SWE-rebench‡
- 39.6% ± 0.32026-02-01tools
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Task evidence
How broad is the support?
Each status is exact to this model version and the selected task. Official release claims remain provisional.
- Best LLM for Business WritingProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Marketing CopyProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Chat & RoleplayProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Roleplay & CharacterProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Tool & Function CallingProvisional evidence
65% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Agent or LMArena Search. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Creative WritingProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for WritingProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Frontend & UIProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Coding or LMArena WebDev. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Hermes AgentProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Agent or Terminal-Bench 2.1. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenHandsProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Agent or Terminal-Bench 2.1. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for GooseProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Agent or Terminal-Bench 2.1. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenClawProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Agent or Terminal-Bench 2.1. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Image UnderstandingProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Reasoning or VLMEvalKit tasks. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for a General AssistantProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Logic & Problem SolvingProvisional evidence
50% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for AI AgentsProvisional evidence
50% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Agentic Coding or LMArena Agent. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Debugging & Code ReviewProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 6 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Competition MathProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Math & ReasoningProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Value LLMProvisional evidence
36% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for JSON & Schema OutputProvisional evidence
33% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Data Analysis or Structured-output eval. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Structured Data ExtractionProvisional evidence
33% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Data Analysis or Structured-output eval. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Open-Weight LLM for Self-HostingProvisional evidence
33% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Autonomous AgentsProvisional evidence
29% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Frontier-Bench or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Fast SummariesProvisional evidence
29% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Literary TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Cheap LLM for High VolumeProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Everyday TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Cheapest Capable LLMProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Massive ContextProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LongBench v2. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OCR & DocumentsProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Vision & DocumentsProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Charts & DiagramsProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document ParsingProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Agentic CodingProvisional evidence
23% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Design Arena Full-stack or Design Arena Web-apps. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document SummarizationProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for SummarizationProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Computer & Browser UseProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Agent or OSWorld Verified. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Local LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for RAG & Long ContextProvisional evidence
18% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for High-Volume ExtractionProvisional evidence
13% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Data Analysis or Route reliability. 2 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Code CompletionProvisional evidence
13% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Grounded RAGProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from CRAG or FACTS Grounding. 2 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
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