Chatbot Arena

    🏆 Leaderboard

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Fable 5 is #1 for Chatbot Arena at 1506. Ranked by Chatbot Arena human votes: people pick the better reply in a blind test. That is a writing and taste rank, not a trivia quiz. 16 models in this index have a published Chatbot Arena score. Methodology: Chatbot Arena (LMArena) (https://lmarena.ai/). Chatbot Arena leaderboard with live API prices. Arena Text Elo — blind pairwise preference rating from Arena.ai text battles. Official methodology: Chatbot Arena (LMArena) (https://lmarena.ai/).

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    Claude Fable 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    1506$60.00
    Muse Spark 1.2
    Meta · Proprietary
    1498$5.50
    Claude Opus 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    1497$30.00
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    1494$30.00
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    1493$30.00
    Qwen3.8 MaxOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    1491$8.00
    Gemini 3.7 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    1490$4.50
    Muse Spark 1.1
    Meta · Proprietary
    1489$5.50
    Kimi K3OSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    1489$18.00
    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    1486$17.50
    Gemini 3 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    1485$14.00
    Gemini 3.6 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    1484$4.50
    GPT-5.5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    1482$35.00
    GPT-5.6 Sol
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    1481$35.00
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    1481$30.00
    Gemini 3.5 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    1477$10.50
    ChatGPT-4o Latest
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    $12.50
    Claude 3 Haiku
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $1.50
    Claude 3 Opus
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude 3 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.5 Haiku
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $4.80
    Claude 3.5 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.5 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.7 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Haiku 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $6.00
    Claude Mythos 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Mythos Preview
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Opus 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude Opus 4.1
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude Opus 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Sonnet 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $12.00
    Command A+OSS
    Cohere · Open Source
    $12.50
    Command R+OSS
    Cohere · Open Source
    $1.25
    Composer 2
    Cursor · Proprietary
    $3.00
    Composer 2 Fast
    Cursor · Proprietary
    $9.00
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70BOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.50
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.30
    DeepSeek-R1OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $2.74
    DeepSeek-R1-0528OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $2.74
    DeepSeek-V2.5OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.42
    DeepSeek-V3OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $1.37
    DeepSeek-V3 0324OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $1.42
    DeepSeek-V3.1OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $1.27
    DeepSeek-V3.2OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source · via OpenRouter
    $0.57
    DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.70
    DeepSeek-V3.2-ExpOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.68
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0423OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.30
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    Which model leads Chatbot Arena right now?

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Fable 5 by Anthropic is #1 for Chatbot Arena at 1506. Ranked by Chatbot Arena human votes: people pick the better reply in a blind test. That is a writing and taste rank, not a trivia quiz. This board also tracks Chatbot Arena. Next on the same board: Muse Spark 1.2 and Claude Opus 4.6. This chatbot arena leaderboard ranks models by Chatbot Arena. Scores come from public evals. Prices are the live API rates in the table above.

    Sources: Chatbot Arena (LMArena) (https://lmarena.ai/); OpenAI API pricing (https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing); Anthropic Claude API pricing (https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing); Gemini API pricing (https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing)

    Top 8 for chatbot arena. Ranked by Chatbot Arena human votes: people pick the better reply in a blind test. That is a writing and taste rank, not a trivia quiz. Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelChatbot ArenaInput /MOutput /M
    1Claude Fable 51506$10.00$50.00
    2Muse Spark 1.21498$1.25$4.25
    3Claude Opus 4.61497$5.00$25.00
    4Claude Opus 4.71494$5.00$25.00
    5Claude Opus 51493$5.00$25.00
    6Qwen3.8 Max1491$2.00$6.00
    7Gemini 3.7 Flash1490$0.75$3.75
    8Kimi K31489$3.00$15.00

    Chatbot Arena FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the Chatbot Arena leaderboard?

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Fable 5 by Anthropic ranks #1 on Chatbot Arena at 1506. API pricing is $10.00/M input and $50.00/M output.

    What are the top models on Chatbot Arena?

    The current Chatbot Arena ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. Claude Fable 5 at 1506; 2. Muse Spark 1.2 at 1498; 3. Claude Opus 4.6 at 1497.

    Which chatbot arena model is the cheapest?

    Gemini 3.7 Flash is the cheapest scored model on this chatbot arena leaderboard at $0.75/M input and $3.75/M output ($4.50 blended). Claude Fable 5 still leads Chatbot Arena at 1506.

    Should I always pick the #1 Chatbot Arena model?

    Not automatically. Claude Fable 5 leads Chatbot Arena, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh Chatbot Arena against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the Chatbot Arena leaderboard updated?

    Scores and API prices on this page are refreshed from published evals and provider rates. The snapshot is labeled August 20, 2026. Treat it as a current index, not a one-off blog post.

    What is Chatbot Arena?

    Arena Text Elo — blind pairwise preference rating from Arena.ai text battles. This page ranks models that have published a Chatbot Arena score, with live API token prices on the same row. Official methodology: Chatbot Arena (LMArena) (https://lmarena.ai/).

    Where is the Chatbot Arena leaderboard?

    This page is the Chatbot Arena leaderboard. Models are sorted by Chatbot Arena, with input and output token prices on the same row so you can weigh score against cost. Official boards often omit price; that comparison is the point of this index.

    How is this Chatbot Arena ranking different from the official board?

    The official Chatbot Arena (LMArena) page owns the methodology. This page keeps the published Chatbot Arena score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number. Source: https://lmarena.ai/