LiveCodeBench

    🏆 Leaderboard

    As of August 20, 2026, DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Max is #1 for LiveCodeBench at 93.5%. Ranked by LiveCodeBench: contest programming on problems released after training. 128 models in this index have a published LiveCodeBench score. Methodology: LiveCodeBench (https://livecodebench.github.io/). LiveCodeBench leaderboard with live API prices. LiveCodeBench — contamination-resistant contest programming on problems released after training cutoffs. Official methodology: LiveCodeBench (https://livecodebench.github.io/).

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-MaxOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    93.5%$5.22
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-MaxOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    91.6%$0.42
    Claude Fable 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    89.8%$60.00
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    89.0%$30.00
    Gemini 3.7 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    88.7%$4.50
    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    88.5%$17.50
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0423OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    88.4%$0.30
    Grok 4.6
    xAI · Proprietary
    88.2%$8.00
    Gemini 3.6 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    88.1%$4.50
    GPT-5.2 Codex
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    88.0%$15.75
    Qwen3.8 MaxOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    87.8%$8.00
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    87.8%$30.00
    Solar Pro 4
    Upstage · Proprietary
    87.8%$1.50
    Gemini 3.5 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    87.6%$10.50
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    87.5%$5.28
    Grok 4.5
    xAI · Proprietary
    87.3%$8.00
    GPT-5.3 Codex
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    87.3%$15.75
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    87.3%$1.76
    Kimi K3OSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    87.2%$18.00
    Qwen3.7 Max
    Qwen · Proprietary
    87.1%$5.00
    Kimi K2.6OSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    86.8%$4.93
    GPT-5 mini
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    86.6%$2.25
    GPT-5.1
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    86.5%$11.25
    Gemini 3 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    86.4%$14.00
    Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)OSS
    NVIDIA · Open Source · via OpenRouter
    86.0%$2.70
    Qwen3.6 Plus
    Qwen · Proprietary
    86.0%$3.50
    Inkling-SmallOSS
    Thinking Machines · Open Source · via Thinking Machines Lab
    85.9%$1.50
    GPT-5.6 Terra
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    85.9%$14.00
    Muse Spark 1.1
    Meta · Proprietary
    85.9%$5.50
    GPT-5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    85.9%$11.25
    Gemini 3 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    85.6%$3.50
    GPT-5.1 Codex
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    85.5%$11.25
    GPT-5.2
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    85.4%$15.75
    GPT-5.5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    85.3%$35.00
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    85.1%$30.00
    GPT-5 Codex
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    84.7%$11.25
    Grok 4.3
    xAI · Proprietary
    84.5%$3.75
    GPT-5.4
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    84.1%$17.50
    GPT-5.4 nano
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    84.0%$1.45
    o3
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    83.9%$10.00
    DeepSeek-V3.2OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source · via OpenRouter
    83.3%$0.57
    GPT OSS 120BOSS
    OpenAI · Open Source
    83.2%$0.54
    MiniMax M2OSS
    MiniMax · Open Source
    83%$1.50
    LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601OSS
    Meituan · Open Source
    82.8%$1.50
    GPT-5.6 Sol
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    82.6%$35.00
    Claude Sonnet 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    82.4%$12.00
    GLM-4.7OSS
    Z AI · Open Source
    82.2%$2.80
    o4-mini
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    82.2%$5.50
    MiniMax M3OSS
    MiniMax · Open Source
    82.2%$1.50
    Claude Sonnet 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    82.1%$18.00
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    Which model leads LiveCodeBench right now?

    As of August 20, 2026, DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Max by DeepSeek is #1 for LiveCodeBench at 93.5%. Ranked by LiveCodeBench: contest programming on problems released after training. This board also tracks LiveCodeBench. Next on the same board: DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max and Claude Fable 5. This livecodebench leaderboard ranks models by LiveCodeBench. Scores come from public evals. Prices are the live API rates in the table above.

    Sources: LiveCodeBench (https://livecodebench.github.io/); 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 livecodebench. Ranked by LiveCodeBench: contest programming on problems released after training. Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelLiveCodeBenchInput /MOutput /M
    1DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Max93.5%$1.74$3.48
    2DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max91.6%$0.14$0.28
    3Claude Fable 589.8%$10.00$50.00
    4Claude Opus 589.0%$5.00$25.00
    5Gemini 3.7 Flash88.7%$0.75$3.75
    6Gemini 3.1 Pro88.5%$2.50$15.00
    7DeepSeek-V4-Flash-042388.4%$0.10$0.20
    8Grok 4.688.2%$2.00$6.00

    LiveCodeBench FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the LiveCodeBench leaderboard?

    As of August 20, 2026, DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Max by DeepSeek ranks #1 on LiveCodeBench at 93.5%. API pricing is $1.74/M input and $3.48/M output.

    What are the top models on LiveCodeBench?

    The current LiveCodeBench ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Max at 93.5%; 2. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max at 91.6%; 3. Claude Fable 5 at 89.8%.

    Which livecodebench model is the cheapest?

    Gemma 3 4B is the cheapest scored model on this livecodebench leaderboard at $0.02/M input and $0.04/M output ($0.06 blended). DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Max still leads LiveCodeBench at 93.5%.

    Should I always pick the #1 LiveCodeBench model?

    Not automatically. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Max leads LiveCodeBench, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh LiveCodeBench against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the LiveCodeBench 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 LiveCodeBench?

    LiveCodeBench — contamination-resistant contest programming on problems released after training cutoffs. This page ranks models that have published a LiveCodeBench score, with live API token prices on the same row. Official methodology: LiveCodeBench (https://livecodebench.github.io/).

    Where is the LiveCodeBench leaderboard?

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

    The official LiveCodeBench page owns the methodology. This page keeps the published LiveCodeBench score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number. Source: https://livecodebench.github.io/