SAGE

    🏆 Leaderboard

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Opus 4.7 is #1 for SAGE at 56.1%. Ranked by the SAGE score 55 models in this index have a published SAGE score. SAGE leaderboard with live API prices. SAGE — Vals.ai safety and generalized evaluation suite.

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    56.1%$30.00
    Gemma 4 31BOSS
    Google · Open Source
    55.0%$0.54
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    54.8%$30.00
    Kimi K3OSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    54.3%$18.00
    GPT-5.6 Sol
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    52.6%$35.00
    Claude Fable 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    51.9%$60.00
    Gemini 3 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    51.9%$3.50
    GPT-5.5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    51.5%$35.00
    Qwen3.8 MaxOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    51.3%$8.00
    GPT-5.4 mini
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    50.8%$5.25
    MiniMax M3OSS
    MiniMax · Open Source
    50.6%$1.50
    Kimi K2.6OSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    50.2%$4.93
    Gemini 3.5 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    49.9%$10.50
    Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
    Google · Proprietary
    49.5%$1.75
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    49.4%$30.00
    GPT-5.2
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    49.3%$15.75
    Gemini 3.7 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    49.2%$4.50
    Claude Sonnet 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    48.9%$12.00
    Gemini 3.6 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    48.7%$4.50
    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    48.7%$17.50
    Muse Spark 1.2
    Meta · Proprietary
    47.7%$5.50
    Gemini 3 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    47.6%$14.00
    Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
    Google · Proprietary
    47.3%$2.80
    GPT-5.6 Terra
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    47%$14.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    46.6%$18.00
    Qwen3.6-27BOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    45.6%$4.20
    Muse Spark 1.1
    Meta · Proprietary
    45.6%$5.50
    Claude Opus 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    45%$30.00
    Qwen3.6 Plus
    Qwen · Proprietary
    44.9%$3.50
    Gemini 2.5 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    44.8%$2.80
    GPT-5.6 Luna
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    44.2%$1.40
    GPT-5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    43.7%$11.25
    GPT-5.4
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    43.3%$17.50
    MiMo-V2.5OSS
    Xiaomi · Open Source
    43.3%$0.50
    GPT-5.1
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    43.2%$11.25
    GPT-5 mini
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    43.0%$2.25
    Gemini 2.5 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    41.9%$11.25
    o3
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    41.8%$10.00
    o4-mini
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    41.1%$5.50
    Qwen3.7-Plus
    Qwen · Proprietary
    39.3%$1.60
    GPT-5.4 nano
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    38.1%$1.45
    Mistral Medium 3.5OSS
    Mistral · Open Source · via Mistral AI
    37.6%$9.00
    Claude Sonnet 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    35%$18.00
    Grok 4.5
    xAI · Proprietary
    35.0%$8.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    32.9%$18.00
    Inkling-SmallOSS
    Thinking Machines · Open Source · via Thinking Machines Lab
    32.7%$1.50
    Claude Opus 4.1
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    31.4%$90.00
    Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning
    xAI · Proprietary
    31.3%$0.70
    GPT-5 nano
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    30.4%$0.45
    Grok-4 Fast Reasoning
    xAI · Proprietary
    29.8%$0.70
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    Which model leads SAGE right now?

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Opus 4.7 by Anthropic is #1 for SAGE at 56.1%. Ranked by the SAGE score This board also tracks SAGE. Next on the same board: Gemma 4 31B and Claude Opus 4.8. This sage leaderboard ranks models by SAGE. 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 sage. Ranked by the SAGE score Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelSAGEInput /MOutput /M
    1Claude Opus 4.756.1%$5.00$25.00
    2Gemma 4 31B55.0%$0.14$0.40
    3Claude Opus 4.854.8%$5.00$25.00
    4Kimi K354.3%$3.00$15.00
    5GPT-5.6 Sol52.6%$5.00$30.00
    6Claude Fable 551.9%$10.00$50.00
    7Gemini 3 Flash51.9%$0.50$3.00
    8GPT-5.551.5%$5.00$30.00

    SAGE FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the SAGE leaderboard?

    As of August 20, 2026, Claude Opus 4.7 by Anthropic ranks #1 on SAGE at 56.1%. API pricing is $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output.

    What are the top models on SAGE?

    The current SAGE ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. Claude Opus 4.7 at 56.1%; 2. Gemma 4 31B at 55.0%; 3. Claude Opus 4.8 at 54.8%.

    Which sage model is the cheapest?

    GPT-5 nano is the cheapest scored model on this sage leaderboard at $0.05/M input and $0.40/M output ($0.45 blended). Claude Opus 4.7 still leads SAGE at 56.1%.

    Should I always pick the #1 SAGE model?

    Not automatically. Claude Opus 4.7 leads SAGE, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh SAGE against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the SAGE 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 SAGE?

    SAGE — Vals.ai safety and generalized evaluation suite. This page ranks models that have published a SAGE score, with live API token prices on the same row.

    Where is the SAGE leaderboard?

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

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