DeepResearch Bench

    🏆 Leaderboard

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Opus 4.6 is #1 for DeepResearch Bench at 55.3%. Ranked by the DeepResearch Bench score 20 models in this index have a published DeepResearch Bench score. DeepResearch Bench leaderboard: rank models by DeepResearch Bench next to live API token prices.

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    Claude Opus 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    55.3%$30.00
    GPT-5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    55.1%$11.25
    Claude Sonnet 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    54.9%$18.00
    GPT-5.5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    54.0%$35.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    52.6%$18.00
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    50.2%$30.00
    Gemini 2.5 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    49.7%$11.25
    Claude Opus 4.1
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    49.7%$90.00
    Claude Opus 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    49%$90.00
    Claude Sonnet 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    47.8%$18.00
    o3
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    46.6%$10.00
    Claude 3.7 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    43.6%$18.00
    Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
    Google · Proprietary
    42.8%$11.25
    GPT-5.1
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    42.8%$11.25
    GPT-5.2
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    41.1%$15.75
    Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
    Google · Proprietary
    36.4%$1.75
    GPT-5.4 mini
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    36.3%$5.25
    DeepSeek-R1-0528OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    35.1%$2.74
    GPT-5.4
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    35.1%$17.50
    GPT-4.1
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    29.3%$10.00
    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 Fable 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Haiku 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $6.00
    Claude Mythos 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Mythos Preview
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Opus 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    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-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 DeepResearch Bench right now?

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Opus 4.6 by Anthropic is #1 for DeepResearch Bench at 55.3%. Ranked by the DeepResearch Bench score This board also tracks DeepResearch Bench. Next on the same board: GPT-5 and Claude Sonnet 4.6. This deepresearch bench leaderboard ranks models by DeepResearch Bench. Scores come from public evals. Prices are the live API rates in the table above.

    Sources: 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 deepresearch bench. Ranked by the DeepResearch Bench score Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelDeepResearch BenchInput /MOutput /M
    1Claude Opus 4.655.3%$5.00$25.00
    2GPT-555.1%$1.25$10.00
    3Claude Sonnet 4.654.9%$3.00$15.00
    4GPT-5.554.0%$5.00$30.00
    5Claude Sonnet 4.552.6%$3.00$15.00
    6Claude Opus 4.850.2%$5.00$25.00
    7Gemini 2.5 Pro49.7%$1.25$10.00
    8Claude Opus 4.149.7%$15.00$75.00

    DeepResearch Bench FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the DeepResearch Bench leaderboard?

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Opus 4.6 by Anthropic ranks #1 on DeepResearch Bench at 55.3%. API pricing is $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output.

    What are the top models on DeepResearch Bench?

    The current DeepResearch Bench ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. Claude Opus 4.6 at 55.3%; 2. GPT-5 at 55.1%; 3. Claude Sonnet 4.6 at 54.9%.

    Which deepresearch bench model is the cheapest?

    Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the cheapest scored model on this deepresearch bench leaderboard at $0.25/M input and $1.50/M output ($1.75 blended). Claude Opus 4.6 still leads DeepResearch Bench at 55.3%.

    Should I always pick the #1 DeepResearch Bench model?

    Not automatically. Claude Opus 4.6 leads DeepResearch Bench, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh DeepResearch Bench against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the DeepResearch Bench 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 DeepResearch Bench?

    DeepResearch Bench is a public LLM eval (the DeepResearch Bench score). This page ranks models that have published a score, next to live API prices.

    Where is the DeepResearch Bench leaderboard?

    This page is the DeepResearch Bench leaderboard. Models are sorted by DeepResearch Bench, 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 DeepResearch Bench ranking different from the official board?

    Official eval pages own the methodology. This page keeps the published DeepResearch Bench score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number.