Best Models
GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh) is currently the highest-ranked model for Coding in the available data.
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Artificial Analysis aggregate coding score, combining coding-focused evaluations into one higher-is-better capability signal.
| Rank | Model | Provider | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh) | OpenAI | 78.3 |
| #2 | GPT-5.6 Sol (max) | OpenAI | 77.4 |
| #3 | GPT-5.6 Sol (high) | OpenAI | 77.2 |
| #4 | GPT-5.6 Terra (max) | OpenAI | 76.7 |
| #5 | Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | Anthropic | 76.5 |
This answer uses the exact same metric and live database ranking as the linked Easy Benchmarks leaderboard.
Source: Artificial Analysis Coding Index. Updated: Jul 16, 2026.
| #6 | GPT-5.6 Sol (medium) | OpenAI | 76.3 |
| #7 | GPT-5.5 (xhigh) | OpenAI | 74.9 |
| #8 | Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | Anthropic | 74.3 |
| #9 | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | Anthropic | 73.6 |
| #10 | Claude Opus 4.7 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 73.6 |
| #11 | Grok 4.5 (high) | SpaceXAI | 72.4 |
| #12 | GPT-5.5 (high) | OpenAI | 71.6 |
| #13 | GPT-5.5 (medium) | OpenAI | 71.5 |
| #14 | Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | Anthropic | 71.5 |
| #15 | Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) | Anthropic | 71.5 |
| #16 | Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort) | Anthropic | 71.5 |
| #17 | Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 71.5 |
| #18 | Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort) | Anthropic | 71.5 |
| #19 | GPT-5.6 Luna (max) | OpenAI | 71.4 |
| #20 | Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) | Meta | 71.3 |