Comparing models on identical work

Models are compared only on identical work: the same task set, on the same instrument, in the same run. There is no table on this page that mixes two of any of those, and no figure anywhere that was averaged across them.

That is why there are many small tables rather than one large one. A single ranking across task sets would be a number that describes no measurement: the task sets have different answer keys, different item counts and different scorers.

Every figure here is derived from committed records. Nothing on this page was written by hand, and the methodology records how each was measured.

What changed between two versions

Higher on 4 task sets, lower on 1, no measurable change on 4, could not be measured on 6.

Whether a figure moved because the version changed is not something this design can say. Neither version was run twice and thinking is not deterministic on this transport, so a moved figure and a re-run of the same version are not distinguishable here. Every difference below is reported as measured and never as explained.

On-page audit

On on-page audit, Claude Fable 5.1 finds 98% of seeded on-page issues unaided against 92% for Claude Fable 5; scores higher.

On-page audit: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 92.3% 85.3% to 99.4% 10 items $0.03843 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 483tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass)
Claude Fable 5.1 98.3% 95.1% to 100.0%† 10 items $0.03907 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 499tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass

Paired difference: +6.0 points +1.1 to +10.9, over 10 committed items both versions answered. scores higher.

Skill authoring

On skill authoring, Claude Fable 5.1 finds 100% of specification requirements unaided against 100% for Claude Fable 5; could not be measured.

Skill authoring: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 10 items $0.10060 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 64tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass)
Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 10 items $0.15512 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 145tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass

Paired difference: +0.0 points +0.0 to +0.0, over 10 committed items both versions answered. could not be measured.

Spec writing

On spec writing, Claude Fable 5.1 finds 98% of required sections and acceptance criteria unaided against 93% for Claude Fable 5; scores higher.

Spec writing: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 93.2% 91.2% to 95.2% 10 items $0.08369 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 20tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass)
Claude Fable 5.1 97.7% 96.2% to 99.2% 10 items $0.11240 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 85tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass

Paired difference: +4.5 points +2.2 to +6.8, over 10 committed items both versions answered. scores higher.

Getting clean JSON back

On getting clean JSON back, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 0% unaided against 0% for Claude Fable 5; could not be measured.

Getting clean JSON back: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records $0.04321 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 46tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records $0.04114 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 0tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +0.0 points +0.0 to +0.0, over 10 committed items both versions answered. could not be measured.

Instructions before or after

On instructions before or after, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 100% unaided against 100% for Claude Fable 5; could not be measured.

Instructions before or after: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records $0.02645 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 0tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records $0.02928 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 0tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +0.0 points +0.0 to +0.0, over 10 committed items both versions answered. could not be measured.

Using tags and formatting

On using tags and formatting, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 100% unaided against 100% for Claude Fable 5; could not be measured.

Using tags and formatting: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 48 records $0.11688 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 543tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records $0.17308 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,351tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +0.0 points +0.0 to +0.0, over 10 committed items both versions answered. could not be measured.

Showing examples

On showing examples, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 100% unaided against 100% for Claude Fable 5; could not be measured.

Showing examples: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records $0.03131 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 132tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records $0.02474 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 0tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +0.0 points +0.0 to +0.0, over 10 committed items both versions answered. could not be measured.

Showing examples

On showing examples, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 82% unaided against 82% for Claude Fable 5; no measurable change.

Showing examples: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 82.3% 78.6% to 86.0% 10 items $0.08170 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 872tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 81.7% 77.7% to 85.7% 10 items $0.05013 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 252tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: −0.5 points −1.4 to +0.5, over 10 committed items both versions answered. no measurable change.

Showing examples

On showing examples, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 81% unaided against 82% for Claude Fable 5; no measurable change.

Showing examples: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 82.0% 78.2% to 85.8% 10 items $0.07734 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 798tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items $0.05010 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 252tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: −0.2 points −0.7 to +0.2, over 10 committed items both versions answered. no measurable change.

Better step-by-step answers

On better step-by-step answers, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 40% unaided against 40% for Claude Fable 5; no measurable change.

Better step-by-step answers: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 40.0% 26.3% to 53.7% 50 records $0.02052 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 107tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 40.0% 26.3% to 53.7% 50 records $0.02103 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 0tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +0.0 points +0.0 to +0.0, over 10 committed items both versions answered. no measurable change.

Stop made-up answers

On stop made-up answers, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 76% unaided against 24% for Claude Fable 5; scores higher.

Stop made-up answers: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 24.0% 12.0% to 36.0% 50 records $0.03501 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 44tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 76.0% 64.0% to 88.0% 50 records $0.03175 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 0tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +52.0 points +32.4 to +71.6, over 10 committed items both versions answered. scores higher.

Instructions in long prompts

On instructions in long prompts, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 100% unaided against 100% for Claude Fable 5; could not be measured.

Instructions in long prompts: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 33 records $0.23998 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 783tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records $0.16619 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 362tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +0.0 points +0.0 to +0.0, over 7 committed items both versions answered. could not be measured.

Offering the model money

On offering the model money, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 40320% unaided against 32468% for Claude Fable 5; scores higher.

Offering the model money: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 32468.0% 31347.7% to 33588.3% 50 records $0.20286 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 86tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 40320.0% 38542.7% to 42097.3% 50 records $0.23338 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 3tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +7852.0 points +6133.2 to +9570.8, over 10 committed items both versions answered. scores higher.

Questions about recent events

On questions about recent events, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 92% unaided against 88% for Claude Fable 5; no measurable change.

Questions about recent events: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 87.8% 77.5% to 98.0% 30 items $0.04206 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 336tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 92.2% 83.0% to 100.0%† 30 items $0.04170 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 347tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: +3.0 points −8.1 to +14.1, over 30 committed items both versions answered. no measurable change.

Getting the length right

On getting the length right, Claude Fable 5.1 scores 50% unaided against 76% for Claude Fable 5; scores lower.

Getting the length right: Claude Fable 5 against Claude Fable 5.1, unaided.
VersionUnaided scoreCost per taskThinking per taskMeasured on
Claude Fable 5 76.0% 53.7% to 98.4% 10 items $0.16668 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 437tested in Claude Code
Claude Fable 5.1 50.2% 21.9% to 78.5% 10 items $0.22184 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 531tested in Claude Code

Paired difference: −26.4 points −50.2 to −2.7, over 10 committed items both versions answered. scores lower.

This is the first point in a version series, not a rate. One interval between two versions supports no curve and no extrapolation to a third. Claude Fable 5 and Claude Fable 5.1 price identically, so a cost difference between them is a token difference.

Skill classes

Accessibility audit · seeded accessibility defects

tested via API

Accessibility audit, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1GPT-5 mini 69.9% 54.2% to 85.5% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 68.9% rampstackco-accessibility-audit (of 2 entries) $0.00035 billed through the API 515 in, 111 out not measured
2Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 63.3% 46.0% to 80.7% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 72.8% rampstackco-accessibility-audit (of 2 entries) $0.00022 billed through the API 528 in, 59 out not measured
3Claude Haiku 4.5 40.0% 26.3% to 53.7% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 69.9% rampstackco-accessibility-audit (of 2 entries) $0.00088 billed through the API 600 in, 55 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 20 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass)

Accessibility audit, tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass). Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Opus 5 89.0% 79.7% to 98.3% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 87.0% rampstackco-accessibility-audit (of 2 entries) $0.00696 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 946 in, 89 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Panel v2 (repeat sampling)

Accessibility audit, tested in Claude Code, Panel v2 (repeat sampling). Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Opus 5 87.3% 78.3% to 96.4% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 88.0% affaan-m-accessibility (of 2 entries) $0.01384 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,892 in, 175 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
2Claude Sonnet 5 82.3% 73.9% to 90.7% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 82.3% affaan-m-accessibility (of 2 entries) $0.01118 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,544 in, 237 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
3Claude Haiku 4.5 45.5% 35.0% to 56.0% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 69.0% rampstackco-accessibility-audit (of 2 entries) $0.00206 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,530 in, 106 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
  • Claude Fable 5: withheld. 71 of 76 unaided-arm calls on this task set were answered by a different model (Claude Opus 5). metrics_v1 section 4 withholds a cell whose records contain a substitution until the affected units are re-bought and served correctly. That rule matters most here: a substitution concentrated on the control arm inflates exactly the mean this column publishes, so a score built from the calls that happened to be served correctly would be a measurement of the platform's selection rather than of the model.

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass

Accessibility audit, tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5.1 85.8% 72.6% to 99.1% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 93.5% rampstackco-accessibility-audit (of 2 entries) $0.05119 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 948 in, 834 out 755

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

On-page audit · seeded on-page issues

tested via API

On-page audit, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 48.8% 27.1% to 70.5% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 70.7% rampstackco-seo-onpage (of 2 entries) $0.00023 billed through the API 599 in, 53 out not measured
2GPT-5 mini 44.9% 26.7% to 63.1% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 49.2% rampstackco-seo-onpage (of 2 entries) $0.00029 billed through the API 566 in, 75 out not measured
3Claude Haiku 4.5 23.9% 1.8% to 46.1% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 47.4% rampstackco-seo-onpage (of 2 entries) $0.00085 billed through the API 667 in, 37 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 20 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass)

On-page audit, tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass). Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 92.3% 85.3% to 99.4% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 93.3% affaan-m-seo (of 2 entries) $0.03843 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,068 in, 555 out 483
2Claude Opus 5 87.9% 76.7% to 99.1% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 83.3% rampstackco-seo-onpage (of 2 entries) $0.00710 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,068 in, 71 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Panel v2 (repeat sampling)

On-page audit, tested in Claude Code, Panel v2 (repeat sampling). Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Opus 5 88.5% 77.6% to 99.5% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 83.3% rampstackco-seo-onpage (of 2 entries) not measured not measured in, 141 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
2Claude Fable 5 88.0% 79.2% to 96.9% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 94.0% affaan-m-seo (of 2 entries) not measured not measured in, 1,203 out 1,059
3Claude Sonnet 5 59.0% 46.0% to 72.0% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 64.7% affaan-m-seo (of 2 entries) not measured not measured in, 171 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
4Claude Haiku 4.5 23.1% 6.6% to 39.6% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 40.8% rampstackco-seo-onpage (of 2 entries) not measured not measured in, 83 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

A cost per task needs both sides of the call. 0 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass

On-page audit, tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5.1 98.3% 95.1% to 100.0%† 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 95.0% tied: affaan-m-seo, rampstackco-seo-onpage (of 2 entries) $0.03907 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,070 in, 568 out 499

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

† The interval runs past the end of the scale. It is drawn to the end; the width beyond it is real and is what a small number of items buys.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Skill authoring · specification requirements

tested via API

Skill authoring, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 87.3% 80.1% to 94.4% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% tied: anthropics-skill-creator, rampstackco-skill-creation-walkthrough (of 2 entries) $0.00088 billed through the API 59 in, 580 out not measured
2GPT-5 mini 73.2% 60.9% to 85.5% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% tied: anthropics-skill-creator, rampstackco-skill-creation-walkthrough (of 2 entries) $0.00297 billed through the API 61 in, 1,478 out not measured
3Claude Haiku 4.5 61.8% 52.3% to 71.3% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% tied: anthropics-skill-creator, rampstackco-skill-creation-walkthrough (of 2 entries) $0.00618 billed through the API 68 in, 1,222 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 20 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass)

Skill authoring, tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass). Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% anthropics-skill-creator (of 2 entries) $0.10060 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 313 in, 1,949 out 64
1Claude Opus 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% tied: anthropics-skill-creator, rampstackco-skill-creation-walkthrough (of 2 entries) $0.06061 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 313 in, 2,362 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Panel v2 (repeat sampling)

Skill authoring, tested in Claude Code, Panel v2 (repeat sampling). Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 22 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% anthropics-skill-creator (of 2 entries) $0.19551 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 628 in, 3,785 out 131
1Claude Opus 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 30 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% rampstackco-skill-creation-walkthrough (of 2 entries) $0.12485 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 627 in, 4,869 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Sonnet 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 92.7% anthropics-skill-creator (of 2 entries) $0.05962 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,278 in, 3,719 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
2Claude Haiku 4.5 70.0% 63.5% to 76.5% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% tied: anthropics-skill-creator, rampstackco-skill-creation-walkthrough (of 2 entries) $0.00996 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 467 in, 1,898 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass

Skill authoring, tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 100.0% rampstackco-skill-creation-walkthrough (of 2 entries) $0.15512 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 315 in, 3,039 out 145

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Spec writing · required sections and acceptance criteria

tested via API

Spec writing, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 99.5% 98.7% to 100.0%† 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 99.1% rampstackco-pm-spec-writing (of 2 entries) $0.00332 billed through the API 118 in, 641 out not measured
2Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 99.1% 97.3% to 100.0%† 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 99.1% tied: affaan-m-product-capability, rampstackco-pm-spec-writing (of 2 entries) $0.00080 billed through the API 106 in, 513 out not measured
3GPT-5 mini 94.5% 92.0% to 97.1% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 90.0% affaan-m-product-capability (of 2 entries) $0.00248 billed through the API 107 in, 1,227 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

† The interval runs past the end of the scale. It is drawn to the end; the width beyond it is real and is what a small number of items buys.

0 of 40 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass)

Spec writing, tested in Claude Code, Skill cohort (one pass). Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 93.2% 91.2% to 95.2% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 93.6% affaan-m-product-capability (of 2 entries) $0.08369 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 386 in, 1,597 out 20
2Claude Opus 5 92.3% 90.9% to 93.6% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 93.6% rampstackco-pm-spec-writing (of 2 entries) $0.05944 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 386 in, 2,300 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Panel v2 (repeat sampling)

Spec writing, tested in Claude Code, Panel v2 (repeat sampling). Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 98.6% 97.7% to 99.6% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 97.7% rampstackco-pm-spec-writing (of 2 entries) not measured not measured in, 1,145 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
2Claude Fable 5 95.7% 94.6% to 96.7% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 92.7% tied: affaan-m-product-capability, rampstackco-pm-spec-writing (of 2 entries) not measured not measured in, 3,234 out 38
3Claude Sonnet 5 94.8% 93.0% to 96.5% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 95.0% rampstackco-pm-spec-writing (of 2 entries) not measured not measured in, 2,948 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
4Claude Opus 5 92.5% 91.3% to 93.7% 40 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 94.5% rampstackco-pm-spec-writing (of 2 entries) not measured not measured in, 5,009 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

26 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

30 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

32 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

34 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

A cost per task needs both sides of the call. 26 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

A cost per task needs both sides of the call. 30 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

A cost per task needs both sides of the call. 32 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

A cost per task needs both sides of the call. 34 of 40 records behind this figure could state an input total; the rest carry an uncached remainder with no counters to complete it. metrics_v1 section 11 refuses a partial sum presented as a total, so the figure is absent rather than computed over the records that happen to have it: those records are not a random half of the arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass

Spec writing, tested in Claude Code, Fable 5.1, one pass. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5.1 97.7% 96.2% to 99.2% 20 records over 10 items, pooled from 2 entries 99.1% rampstackco-pm-spec-writing (of 2 entries) $0.11240 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 388 in, 2,170 out 85

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Prompting tips, single-turn

Better step-by-step answers

tested via API

Better step-by-step answers, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 40.0% 26.3% to 53.7% 50 records 50.0% C05-think-step-by-step not measured 220 in, 11 out not measured
2Claude Haiku 4.5 30.0% 17.2% to 42.8% 50 records 50.0% C05-think-step-by-step not measured 273 in, 25 out not measured
3GPT-5 mini 16.0% 5.7% to 26.3% 50 records 50.0% C05-think-step-by-step not measured 237 in, 53 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 50 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Better step-by-step answers, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 40.0% 26.3% to 53.7% 50 records 50.0% C05-think-step-by-step $0.02052 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,444 in, 122 out 107
1Claude Fable 5.1 40.0% 26.3% to 53.7% 50 records 50.0% C05-think-step-by-step $0.02103 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,454 in, 130 out 0
1Claude Opus 5 40.0% 26.3% to 53.7% 50 records 46.0% C05-think-step-by-step $0.00807 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,444 in, 34 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Sonnet 5 40.0% 26.3% to 53.7% 50 records 50.0% C05-think-step-by-step $0.00945 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 3,074 in, 15 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
2Claude Haiku 4.5 20.0% 8.8% to 31.2% 50 records 50.0% C05-think-step-by-step $0.00135 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,098 in, 50 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Getting clean JSON back

tested via API

Getting clean JSON back, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C01-json-schema not measured 277 in, 415 out not measured
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C01-json-schema not measured 219 in, 386 out not measured
1GPT-5 mini 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C01-json-schema not measured 235 in, 393 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 50 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Getting clean JSON back, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C01-json-schema $0.04321 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,496 in, 565 out 46
1Claude Fable 5.1 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C01-json-schema $0.04114 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,506 in, 522 out 0
1Claude Haiku 4.5 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C01-json-schema $0.00316 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,102 in, 412 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Opus 5 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C01-json-schema $0.02287 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,496 in, 616 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Sonnet 5 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C01-json-schema $0.01740 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 3,126 in, 535 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Getting the length right

tested via API

Getting the length right, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 31.0% 5.8% to 56.1% 10 items 99.4% C17-exact-length not measured 120 in, 3,398 out not measured
2Claude Haiku 4.5 24.7% 1.2% to 48.2% 10 items 94.8% C17-exact-length not measured 164 in, 2,238 out not measured
3GPT-5 mini 1.6% 0.0% to 4.6%† 10 items 96.8% C17-exact-length not measured 139 in, 5,014 out not measured

† The interval runs past the end of the scale. It is drawn to the end; the width beyond it is real and is what a small number of items buys.

0 of 70 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Getting the length right, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 76.0% 53.7% to 98.4% 10 items 99.5% C17-exact-length $0.16668 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,768 in, 2,980 out 437
2Claude Fable 5.1 50.2% 21.9% to 78.5% 10 items 99.5% C17-exact-length $0.22184 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,786 in, 4,080 out 531
3Claude Haiku 4.5 27.5% 0.0% to 54.9% 10 items 92.5% C17-exact-length $0.01432 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,319 in, 2,599 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
4Claude Sonnet 5 17.8% 0.0% to 41.0%† 10 items 95.2% C17-exact-length $0.09689 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 4,050 in, 5,649 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
5Claude Opus 5 15.0% 0.0% to 35.1%† 10 items 97.3% C17-exact-length $0.18907 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,768 in, 7,209 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

† The interval runs past the end of the scale. It is drawn to the end; the width beyond it is real and is what a small number of items buys.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Instructions before or after

tested via API

Instructions before or after, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C02-instruction-after not measured 981 in, 41 out not measured
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C02-instruction-after not measured 986 in, 41 out not measured
1GPT-5 mini 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C02-instruction-after not measured 900 in, 71 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 50 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Instructions before or after, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C02-instruction-after $0.02645 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,465 in, 36 out 0
1Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C02-instruction-after $0.02928 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,748 in, 36 out 0
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C02-instruction-after $0.00201 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,806 in, 41 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Opus 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C02-instruction-after $0.01323 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,465 in, 36 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Sonnet 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C02-instruction-after $0.01282 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 4,095 in, 36 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Instructions in long prompts

tested via API

Instructions in long prompts, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C07-instruction-at-end not measured 1,386 in, 878 out not measured
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C07-instruction-at-end not measured 1,249 in, 398 out not measured
1GPT-5 mini 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C07-instruction-at-end not measured 1,274 in, 845 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 50 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Instructions in long prompts, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 33 records 100.0% C07-instruction-at-end $0.23998 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 4,267 in, 3,946 out 783
1Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C07-instruction-at-end $0.16619 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 6,464 in, 2,031 out 362
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C07-instruction-at-end $0.00664 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,211 in, 885 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Opus 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C07-instruction-at-end $0.08287 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 3,170 in, 2,681 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Sonnet 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C07-instruction-at-end $0.03215 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 4,800 in, 1,183 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Offering the model money

tested via API

Offering the model money, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 51850.0% 50569.6% to 53130.4% 50 records 57500.0% C08-tip-length not measured 59 in, 3,513 out not measured
2GPT-5 mini 35474.0% 33413.0% to 37535.0% 50 records 53434.0% C08-tip-length not measured 90 in, 2,337 out not measured
3Claude Haiku 4.5 20408.0% 19916.2% to 20899.8% 50 records 24824.0% C08-tip-length not measured 103 in, 1,619 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 50 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Offering the model money, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Opus 5 54422.0% 50905.4% to 57938.6% 50 records 82768.0% C08-tip-length $0.15452 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,247 in, 5,931 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
2Claude Fable 5.1 40320.0% 38542.7% to 42097.3% 50 records 50828.0% C08-tip-length $0.23338 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,257 in, 4,416 out 3
3Claude Sonnet 5 37712.0% 36224.5% to 39199.5% 50 records 45708.0% C08-tip-length $0.07162 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,877 in, 4,199 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
4Claude Fable 5 32468.0% 31347.7% to 33588.3% 50 records 38670.0% C08-tip-length $0.20286 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,247 in, 3,808 out 86
5Claude Haiku 4.5 24138.0% 23624.8% to 24651.2% 50 records 25800.0% C08-tip-length $0.01031 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 928 in, 1,877 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Questions about recent events

tested via API

Questions about recent events, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 85.6% 73.2% to 98.0% 30 items 62.2% C16-cutoff-disclosure not measured 58 in, 162 out not measured
2GPT-5 mini 48.6% 31.8% to 65.4% 30 items 89.7% C16-cutoff-disclosure not measured 52 in, 131 out not measured
3Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 3.3% 0.0% to 9.9%† 30 items 33.3% C16-cutoff-disclosure not measured 44 in, 90 out not measured

† The interval runs past the end of the scale. It is drawn to the end; the width beyond it is real and is what a small number of items buys.

0 of 108 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Questions about recent events, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 96.7% 90.1% to 100.0%† 30 items 99.2% C16-cutoff-disclosure $0.00220 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 474 in, 345 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
2Claude Sonnet 5 93.3% 84.3% to 100.0%† 30 items 92.5% C16-cutoff-disclosure $0.01136 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,448 in, 467 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
3Claude Fable 5.1 92.2% 83.0% to 100.0%† 30 items 89.2% C16-cutoff-disclosure $0.04170 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 638 in, 706 out 347
4Claude Fable 5 87.8% 77.5% to 98.0% 30 items 95.6% C16-cutoff-disclosure $0.04206 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 633 in, 715 out 336
5Claude Opus 5 80.3% 67.4% to 93.1% 30 items 86.7% C16-cutoff-disclosure $0.01566 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 633 in, 500 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

† The interval runs past the end of the scale. It is drawn to the end; the width beyond it is real and is what a small number of items buys.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Showing examples

Showing examples

tested in Claude Code

Showing examples, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C04-three-shot-format $0.03131 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,719 in, 283 out 132
1Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C04-three-shot-format $0.02474 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,729 in, 149 out 0
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C04-three-shot-format $0.00187 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,281 in, 118 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Opus 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C04-three-shot-format $0.01238 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,719 in, 151 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Sonnet 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C04-three-shot-format $0.01233 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 3,349 in, 152 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Showing examples

tested via API

Showing examples, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items 97.1% C04b-zero-vs-one not measured 971 in, 221 out not measured
2Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 80.0% 75.4% to 84.6% 10 items 95.7% C04b-zero-vs-one not measured 871 in, 199 out not measured
3GPT-5 mini 78.3% 73.0% to 83.6% 10 items 96.9% C04b-zero-vs-one not measured 875 in, 218 out not measured

0 of 60 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Showing examples, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 82.3% 78.6% to 86.0% 10 items 99.7% C04b-zero-vs-one $0.08170 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,621 in, 1,110 out 872
2Claude Fable 5.1 81.7% 77.7% to 85.7% 10 items 100.0% C04b-zero-vs-one $0.05013 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,590 in, 485 out 252
3Claude Haiku 4.5 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items 94.3% C04b-zero-vs-one $0.00311 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,961 in, 230 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
3Claude Opus 5 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items 98.0% C04b-zero-vs-one $0.01882 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,578 in, 237 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
3Claude Sonnet 5 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items 97.7% C04b-zero-vs-one $0.01713 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 4,534 in, 235 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Showing examples

tested via API

Showing examples, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items 100.0% C04b-zero-vs-three not measured 971 in, 221 out not measured
2Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 80.0% 75.4% to 84.6% 10 items 98.6% C04b-zero-vs-three not measured 871 in, 199 out not measured
3GPT-5 mini 79.4% 74.3% to 84.6% 10 items 97.7% C04b-zero-vs-three not measured 875 in, 219 out not measured

0 of 60 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Showing examples, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 82.0% 78.2% to 85.8% 10 items 100.0% C04b-zero-vs-three $0.07734 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,578 in, 1,031 out 798
2Claude Sonnet 5 81.7% 77.7% to 85.7% 10 items 100.0% C04b-zero-vs-three $0.01713 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 4,534 in, 236 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
3Claude Fable 5.1 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items 100.0% C04b-zero-vs-three $0.05010 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,590 in, 484 out 252
3Claude Haiku 4.5 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items 98.9% C04b-zero-vs-three $0.00310 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,961 in, 228 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
3Claude Opus 5 81.4% 77.2% to 85.7% 10 items 99.7% C04b-zero-vs-three $0.01882 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,578 in, 237 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Stop made-up answers

tested via API

Stop made-up answers, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1GPT-5 mini 20.0% 8.8% to 31.2% 50 records 100.0% C06-permit-idk not measured 231 in, 165 out not measured
2Claude Haiku 4.5 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C06-permit-idk not measured 256 in, 271 out not measured
2Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 0.0% 0.0% to 0.0% 50 records 100.0% C06-permit-idk not measured 222 in, 87 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 50 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Stop made-up answers, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5.1 76.0% 64.0% to 88.0% 50 records 100.0% C06-permit-idk $0.03175 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,450 in, 345 out 0
2Claude Sonnet 5 38.0% 24.4% to 51.6% 50 records 100.0% C06-permit-idk $0.01625 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 3,070 in, 469 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
3Claude Opus 5 30.0% 17.2% to 42.8% 50 records 100.0% C06-permit-idk $0.02363 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,440 in, 657 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
4Claude Fable 5 24.0% 12.0% to 36.0% 50 records 100.0% C06-permit-idk $0.03501 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,440 in, 412 out 44
5Claude Haiku 4.5 22.0% 10.4% to 33.6% 50 records 100.0% C06-permit-idk $0.00340 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,081 in, 463 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Using tags and formatting

tested via API

Using tags and formatting, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C03-xml-delimiters not measured 749 in, 759 out not measured
1Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C03-xml-delimiters not measured 686 in, 368 out not measured
1GPT-5 mini 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C03-xml-delimiters not measured 708 in, 771 out not measured

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

0 of 50 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

This run wrote no ledger line carrying a billed cost for this arm.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Using tags and formatting, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Fable 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 48 records 100.0% C03-xml-delimiters $0.11688 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,370 in, 1,864 out 543
1Claude Fable 5.1 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C03-xml-delimiters $0.17308 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,193 in, 3,023 out 1,351
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C03-xml-delimiters $0.00533 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 1,574 in, 752 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Opus 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C03-xml-delimiters $0.04752 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 2,183 in, 1,464 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero
1Claude Sonnet 5 100.0% 100.0% to 100.0% 50 records 100.0% C03-xml-delimiters $0.02477 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 3,813 in, 889 out 0 a gate holding at zero, not a measured zero

A model on this table ran at its own sampling default rather than at the fixed setting: one vendor rejects a temperature of 0, and the Claude Code CLI exposes no sampling flag. Recorded as a divergence, not a failure.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Prompting tips, multi-turn

Prompt, then revise

tested via API

Prompt, then revise, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 95.7% interval not measured 10 items 98.6% C15-iterative-refinement not measured not measured in, not measured out not measured

not measured

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Prompt, then revise, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 95.7% interval not measured 10 items 98.6% C15-iterative-refinement $0.00083 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 557 in, 55 out not measured

0 of 10 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Rules for the whole chat

tested via API

Rules for the whole chat, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% interval not measured 10 items 100.0% C13-system-prompt-placement not measured not measured in, not measured out not measured

not measured

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Rules for the whole chat, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 100.0% interval not measured 10 items 100.0% C13-system-prompt-placement $0.01660 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 13,384 in, 643 out not measured

0 of 10 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

Splitting big tasks

tested via API

Splitting big tasks, tested via API. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 68.7% interval not measured 10 items 100.0% C14-prompt-chaining not measured not measured in, not measured out not measured

not measured

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.

tested in Claude Code

Splitting big tasks, tested in Claude Code. Which model does this task best with no help, and what it costs.
RankModelUnaided scoreBest assisted scoreCost per taskTokens per taskThinking per task
1Claude Haiku 4.5 68.7% interval not measured 10 items 100.0% C14-prompt-chaining $0.00517 run on subscription; shown at API list price for comparison 3,902 in, 255 out not measured

0 of 60 records behind this figure recorded a thinking-token count. A run that recorded no count did not record zero.

Assisted scores name the entry that produced them; skills and tips are ranked on their own pages, not here.