SimpleQA

    🏆 Leaderboard

    As of August 20, 2026, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is #1 for SimpleQA at 97.1%. Ranked by SimpleQA, which checks whether the model makes up facts. 86 models in this index have a published SimpleQA score. Methodology: SimpleQA (OpenAI) (https://openai.com/index/introducing-simpleqa/). SimpleQA leaderboard with live API prices. SimpleQA — tests factual accuracy on straightforward questions, measuring hallucination rates. Official methodology: SimpleQA (OpenAI) (https://openai.com/index/introducing-simpleqa/).

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    DeepSeek-V3.2-ExpOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    97.1%$0.68
    Grok 4 Fast
    xAI · Proprietary
    95%$0.70
    DeepSeek-V3.1OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    93.4%$1.27
    DeepSeek-R1-0528OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    92.3%$2.74
    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    77.3%$17.50
    Gemini 3 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    72.1%$14.00
    GPT-5.6 Sol
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    71.6%$35.00
    Gemini 3.7 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    71.2%$4.50
    Gemini 3.6 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    68.7%$4.50
    Gemini 3 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    68.7%$3.50
    Gemini 3.5 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    68.4%$10.50
    Claude Fable 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    68.3%$60.00
    Qwen3 Max
    Qwen · Proprietary
    67.5%$5.50
    Qwen3.7 Max
    Qwen · Proprietary
    58.5%$5.00
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-MaxOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    57.9%$5.22
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    56.7%$30.00
    Grok 4.6
    xAI · Proprietary
    54.4%$8.00
    Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507OSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    54.3%$0.95
    Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
    Google · Proprietary
    54%$11.25
    Grok 4.5
    xAI · Proprietary
    53.5%$8.00
    o3
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    53%$10.00
    Qwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    51.9%$1.79
    Gemini 2.5 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    50.8%$11.25
    GPT-5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    50.6%$11.25
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    50.6%$30.00
    Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507OSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    50.1%$3.30
    Qwen3 VL 8B ThinkingOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    49.6%$2.27
    Qwen3.6 Plus
    Qwen · Proprietary
    49.1%$3.50
    GPT-5.1
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    48.9%$11.25
    Qwen3 VL 4B InstructOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    48%$0.70
    o1
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    47%$75.00
    Qwen3.8 MaxOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    46.3%$8.00
    GPT-5.4
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    44.8%$17.50
    Qwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    44.4%$3.94
    Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
    Google · Proprietary
    43.3%$1.75
    GPT-5.6 Terra
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    43.1%$14.00
    Kimi K3OSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    42.7%$18.00
    o1-preview
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    42.4%$75.00
    Claude Opus 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    41.8%$30.00
    GPT-5.6 Luna
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    41.7%$1.40
    Claude Opus 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    41.0%$30.00
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    39.5%$30.00
    Kimi K2.7 CodeOSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    39.2%$4.93
    Kimi K2.6OSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    38.7%$4.93
    GPT-4o
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    38.2%$12.50
    GLM-5.2OSS
    Z AI · Open Source
    38.1%$5.80
    Grok 4.3
    xAI · Proprietary
    38%$3.75
    GPT-5.5 Instant
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    38%$35.00
    GLM-5.1OSS
    Z AI · Open Source
    37.3%$5.80
    GPT-5.2
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    35.4%$15.75
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    Which model leads SimpleQA right now?

    As of August 20, 2026, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp by DeepSeek is #1 for SimpleQA at 97.1%. Ranked by SimpleQA, which checks whether the model makes up facts. This board also tracks SimpleQA. Next on the same board: Grok 4 Fast and DeepSeek-V3.1. This simpleqa leaderboard ranks models by SimpleQA. Scores come from public evals. Prices are the live API rates in the table above.

    Sources: SimpleQA (OpenAI) (https://openai.com/index/introducing-simpleqa/); 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 simpleqa. Ranked by SimpleQA, which checks whether the model makes up facts. Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelSimpleQAInput /MOutput /M
    1DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp97.1%$0.27$0.41
    2Grok 4 Fast95%$0.20$0.50
    3DeepSeek-V3.193.4%$0.27$1.00
    4DeepSeek-R1-052892.3%$0.55$2.19
    5Gemini 3.1 Pro77.3%$2.50$15.00
    6Gemini 3 Pro72.1%$2.00$12.00
    7GPT-5.6 Sol71.6%$5.00$30.00
    8Gemini 3.7 Flash71.2%$0.75$3.75

    SimpleQA FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the SimpleQA leaderboard?

    As of August 20, 2026, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp by DeepSeek ranks #1 on SimpleQA at 97.1%. API pricing is $0.27/M input and $0.41/M output.

    What are the top models on SimpleQA?

    The current SimpleQA ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp at 97.1%; 2. Grok 4 Fast at 95%; 3. DeepSeek-V3.1 at 93.4%.

    Which simpleqa model is the cheapest?

    Gemma 3 4B is the cheapest scored model on this simpleqa leaderboard at $0.02/M input and $0.04/M output ($0.06 blended). DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp still leads SimpleQA at 97.1%.

    Should I always pick the #1 SimpleQA model?

    Not automatically. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads SimpleQA, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh SimpleQA against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the SimpleQA 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 SimpleQA?

    SimpleQA — tests factual accuracy on straightforward questions, measuring hallucination rates. This page ranks models that have published a SimpleQA score, with live API token prices on the same row. Official methodology: SimpleQA (OpenAI) (https://openai.com/index/introducing-simpleqa/).

    Where is the SimpleQA leaderboard?

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

    The official SimpleQA (OpenAI) page owns the methodology. This page keeps the published SimpleQA score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number. Source: https://openai.com/index/introducing-simpleqa/