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LMArena Text Arena leaderboard (Oct 2026): AI model scores

As of 20 Oct 2026, the highest reported Z.ai score on LMArena Text Arena is GLM-5.3 (Max) (Z.ai) at 1481 (Arena score), #26 on that leaderboard, per LMArena.

What it measures

Rankings from human votes on text tasks across maths, coding, creative writing and other open-ended domains.

People chat with two anonymous models side by side and vote for the better answer; votes become an Elo-style score.

What the score means

Arena score: rating from head-to-head human votes

Elo-style rating from 8.9M+ head-to-head human votes (± is the confidence interval).

Results from published AI leaderboards. Compare models within each benchmark; scores from different tests aren’t directly comparable. How we collect these results

Scores by model

Run by LMArena. Leaderboard dated 20 Oct 2026. Last checked 22 Oct 2026. Showing top 29 of 417 models listed.

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Highlighting Z.ai models. Other providers are dimmed. Show all providers

  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Google
  • xAI
  • Meta
  • DeepSeek
  • Alibaba
  • Z.ai
  • Moonshot
LMArena Text Arena: Arena score vs Output price ($ per 1M tokens)Scatter plot of 26 models. Leader on Arena score: Gemini 4 Argon (High) at 1524. Z.ai models highlighted. Full values in the table below.$1$10$10014801490150015101520OUTPUT PRICE ($ PER 1M TOKENS) · LOG SCALEARENA SCOREDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) (DeepSeek): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $1.20, Arena score 1475DGPT-6.1 Sol (Max) (OpenAI): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $10, Arena score 1479OClaude Opus 4.8 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1481AGPT-5.5 (High) (OpenAI): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $30, Arena score 1481OQwen3.8-Max (Alibaba): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $6.00, Arena score 1483QGemini 3.6 Flash (High) (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $3.75, Arena score 1483GGPT-5.6 Sol (xHigh) (OpenAI): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $20, Arena score 1484OGemini 3 Pro (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $12, Arena score 1485GGemini 3.1 Pro Preview (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $6.00, Arena score 1487GGemini 3.7 Flash (High) (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $3.75, Arena score 1489GClaude Opus 5 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1490AMuse Spark 1.1 (Meta): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $4.25, Arena score 1490MClaude Opus 5 (Max) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1491AMuse Spark 1.2 (xHigh) (Meta): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $4.25, Arena score 1492MClaude Opus 4.7 (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1494AMuse Spark 1.3 (Max) (Meta): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $4.25, Arena score 1495MGemini 3.8 Flash (High) (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $3.75, Arena score 1496GClaude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1497AClaude Opus 4.7 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1501AClaude Fable 5.1 (Max) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $50, Arena score 1503AClaude Opus 4.6 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1503AClaude Fable 5 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $50, Arena score 1504AClaude Opus 5.5 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $20, Arena score 1509AMuse Wonder (Max) (Meta): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $20, Arena score 1510MGemini 4 Argon (High) (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $10, Arena score 1524GGLM-5.3 (Max) (Z.ai): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $4.40, Arena score 1481ZGLM-5.3Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text Arena: Arena score vs Output price ($ per 1M tokens)Scatter plot of 26 models. Leader on Arena score: Gemini 4 Argon (High) at 1524. Z.ai models highlighted. Full values in the table below.$1$10$10014801490150015101520OUTPUT PRICE ($ PER 1M TOKENS) · LOG SCALEARENA SCOREDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) (DeepSeek): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $1.20, Arena score 1475DGPT-6.1 Sol (Max) (OpenAI): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $10, Arena score 1479OClaude Opus 4.8 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1481AGPT-5.5 (High) (OpenAI): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $30, Arena score 1481OQwen3.8-Max (Alibaba): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $6.00, Arena score 1483QGemini 3.6 Flash (High) (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $3.75, Arena score 1483GGPT-5.6 Sol (xHigh) (OpenAI): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $20, Arena score 1484OGemini 3 Pro (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $12, Arena score 1485GGemini 3.1 Pro Preview (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $6.00, Arena score 1487GGemini 3.7 Flash (High) (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $3.75, Arena score 1489GClaude Opus 5 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1490AMuse Spark 1.1 (Meta): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $4.25, Arena score 1490MClaude Opus 5 (Max) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1491AMuse Spark 1.2 (xHigh) (Meta): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $4.25, Arena score 1492MClaude Opus 4.7 (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1494AMuse Spark 1.3 (Max) (Meta): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $4.25, Arena score 1495MGemini 3.8 Flash (High) (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $3.75, Arena score 1496GClaude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1497AClaude Opus 4.7 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1501AClaude Fable 5.1 (Max) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $50, Arena score 1503AClaude Opus 4.6 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $25, Arena score 1503AClaude Fable 5 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $50, Arena score 1504AClaude Opus 5.5 (High) (Anthropic): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $20, Arena score 1509AMuse Wonder (Max) (Meta): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $20, Arena score 1510MGemini 4 Argon (High) (Google): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $10, Arena score 1524GGLM-5.3 (Max) (Z.ai): Output price ($ per 1M tokens) $4.40, Arena score 1481ZGLM-5.3Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text Arena: top 15 by Arena scoreDot plot, axis starting at 1460 (not zero). Leader: Gemini 4 Argon (High) at 1524. Z.ai models highlighted. Full values in the table below.1460148015001520ARENA SCORE · AXIS STARTS AT 1460, NOT ZEROGemini 4 Argon (High) (Google), rank 1: 1524GGemini 4 Argon1524Muse Wonder (Max) (Meta), rank 2: 1510MMuse Wonder1510Claude Opus 5.5 (High) (Anthropic), rank 3: 1509AClaude Opus 5.51509Claude Fable 5 (High) (Anthropic), rank 4: 1504AClaude Fable 51504Claude Opus 4.6 (High) (Anthropic), rank 5: 1503AClaude Opus 4.6 (High)1503Claude Fable 5.1 (Max) (Anthropic), rank 6: 1503AClaude Fable 5.11503Claude Opus 4.7 (High) (Anthropic), rank 7: 1501AClaude Opus 4.7 (High)1501Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic), rank 8: 1497AClaude Opus 4.61497Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) (Google), rank 9: 1496GGemini 3.8 Flash1496Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) (Meta), rank 10: 1495MMuse Spark 1.31495Claude Opus 4.7 (Anthropic), rank 11: 1494AClaude Opus 4.71494Muse Spark 1.2 (xHigh) (Meta), rank 12: 1492MMuse Spark 1.21492Claude Opus 5 (Max) (Anthropic), rank 13: 1491AClaude Opus 5 (Max)1491Muse Spark 1.1 (Meta), rank 14: 1490MMuse Spark 1.11490Claude Opus 5 (High) (Anthropic), rank 15: 1490AClaude Opus 5 (High)1490GLM-5.3 (Max) (Z.ai), rank 26: 1481Z#26 GLM-5.31481
LMArena Text Arena: top 12 by Arena scoreDot plot, axis starting at 1460 (not zero). Leader: Gemini 4 Argon (High) at 1524. Z.ai models highlighted. Full values in the table below.1460148015001520AXIS STARTS AT 1460, NOT ZEROGemini 4 Argon (High) (Google), rank 1: 1524GGemini 4 Argon1524Muse Wonder (Max) (Meta), rank 2: 1510MMuse Wonder1510Claude Opus 5.5 (High) (Anthropic), rank 3: 1509AClaude Opus 5.51509Claude Fable 5 (High) (Anthropic), rank 4: 1504AClaude Fable 51504Claude Opus 4.6 (High) (Anthropic), rank 5: 1503AClaude Opus 4.6 …1503Claude Fable 5.1 (Max) (Anthropic), rank 6: 1503AClaude Fable 5.11503Claude Opus 4.7 (High) (Anthropic), rank 7: 1501AClaude Opus 4.7 …1501Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic), rank 8: 1497AClaude Opus 4.61497Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) (Google), rank 9: 1496GGemini 3.8 Flash1496Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) (Meta), rank 10: 1495MMuse Spark 1.31495Claude Opus 4.7 (Anthropic), rank 11: 1494AClaude Opus 4.71494Muse Spark 1.2 (xHigh) (Meta), rank 12: 1492MMuse Spark 1.21492GLM-5.3 (Max) (Z.ai), rank 26: 1481Z#26 GLM-5.31481
Arena score
Elo-style rating from 8.9M+ head-to-head human votes (± is the confidence interval).
Output price ($ per 1M tokens)
List price for output tokens, as shown on the leaderboard.

Top 25 overall, plus the best-ranked entry for OpenAI, xAI, DeepSeek and Z.ai (ranks 26–39). Models without a listed price are left off the price view.

All scores

LMArena Text Arena scores, Z.ai models highlighted
RankModelProviderArena scoreOutput price ($ per 1M tokens)±VotesInput price ($/1M)
1 Gemini 4 Argon (High) PreliminaryGoogle1524$10±94,900$2
2 Muse Wonder (Max)Meta1510$20±95,099$4
3 Claude Opus 5.5 (High)Anthropic1509$20±79,496$4
4 Claude Fable 5 (High)Anthropic1504$50±443,399$10
5 Claude Opus 4.6 (High)Anthropic1503$25±382,619$5
6 Claude Fable 5.1 (Max)Anthropic1503$50±615,623$10
7 Claude Opus 4.7 (High)Anthropic1501$25±465,131$5
8 Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic1497$25±387,372$5
9 Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) PreliminaryGoogle1496$3.75±541,423$0.75
10 Muse Spark 1.3 (Max)Meta1495$4.25±519,323$1.25
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RankModelProviderArena scoreOutput price ($ per 1M tokens)±VotesInput price ($/1M)
11 Claude Opus 4.7Anthropic1494$25±466,185$5
12 Muse Spark 1.2 (xHigh)Meta1492$4.25±79,578$1.25
13 Claude Opus 5 (Max)Anthropic1491$25±533,683$5
14 Muse Spark 1.1Meta1490$4.25±444,815$1.25
15 Claude Opus 5 (High)Anthropic1490$25±469,307$5
16 Muse SparkMeta1489–±614,153N/A
17 Gemini 3.7 Flash (High) PreliminaryGoogle1489$3.75±529,177$0.75
18 Kimi K3 (Max)Moonshot1488–±534,325N/A
19 Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle1487$6.00±3129,523$1
20 Gemini 3 ProGoogle1485$12±442,059$2
21 GPT-5.6 Sol (xHigh)OpenAI1484$20±441,803$4
22 Gemini 3.6 Flash (High)Google1483$3.75±436,079$0.75
23 Qwen3.8-MaxAlibaba1483$6.00±529,418$2
24 GPT-5.5 (High)OpenAI1481$30±469,340$5
25 Claude Opus 4.8 (High)Anthropic1481$25±464,063$5
26 GLM-5.3 (Max)Z.ai1481$4.40±524,035$1.4
28 GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)OpenAI1479$10±87,453$2
36 DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max)DeepSeek1475$1.20±613,444$0.3
39 Grok 4.20 Beta 1xAI1475–±527,918N/A

Source: LMArena leaderboard ↗

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