Who ranks #1 on the SkillsBench leaderboard?
As of August 20, 2026, Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen ranks #1 on SkillsBench at 70.2%. API pricing is $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output.
As of August 20, 2026, Qwen3.8 Max is #1 for SkillsBench at 70.2%. Ranked by SkillsBench: can the agent actually use bundled skills and tools on multi-step tasks, not just chat about them. 30 models in this index have a published SkillsBench score. Methodology: SkillsBench (https://skillsbench.ai/). SkillsBench leaderboard with live API prices. SkillsBench — Vals.ai eval for using bundled skills and tools on realistic multi-step tasks. Official methodology: SkillsBench (https://skillsbench.ai/).
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As of August 20, 2026, Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen is #1 for SkillsBench at 70.2%. Ranked by SkillsBench: can the agent actually use bundled skills and tools on multi-step tasks, not just chat about them. This board also tracks SkillsBench. Next on the same board: Grok 4.5 and Gemini 3.7 Flash. This skillsbench leaderboard ranks models by SkillsBench. Scores come from public evals. Prices are the live API rates in the table above.
Sources: SkillsBench (https://skillsbench.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)
| Rank | Model | SkillsBench | Input /M | Output /M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.8 Max | 70.2% | $2.00 | $6.00 |
| 2 | Grok 4.5 | 66.0% | $2.00 | $6.00 |
| 3 | Gemini 3.7 Flash | 65.9% | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| 4 | GPT-5.5 | 62.2% | $5.00 | $30.00 |
| 5 | GPT-5.6 Terra | 60.6% | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| 6 | GPT-5.6 Luna | 60.5% | $0.20 | $1.20 |
| 7 | Claude Opus 5 | 60.4% | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| 8 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 59.2% | $5.00 | $25.00 |
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As of August 20, 2026, Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen ranks #1 on SkillsBench at 70.2%. API pricing is $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output.
The current SkillsBench ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. Qwen3.8 Max at 70.2%; 2. Grok 4.5 at 66.0%; 3. Gemini 3.7 Flash at 65.9%.
Hy3 is the cheapest scored model on this skillsbench leaderboard at $0.13/M input and $0.53/M output ($0.66 blended). Qwen3.8 Max still leads SkillsBench at 70.2%.
Not automatically. Qwen3.8 Max leads SkillsBench, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh SkillsBench against input/output price, context window, and related evals.
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.
SkillsBench — Vals.ai eval for using bundled skills and tools on realistic multi-step tasks. This page ranks models that have published a SkillsBench score, with live API token prices on the same row. Official methodology: SkillsBench (https://skillsbench.ai/).
This page is the SkillsBench leaderboard. Models are sorted by SkillsBench, 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.
The official SkillsBench page owns the methodology. This page keeps the published SkillsBench score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number. Source: https://skillsbench.ai/