SkillsBench

    🏆 Leaderboard

    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/).

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    Qwen3.8 MaxOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    70.2%$8.00
    Grok 4.5
    xAI · Proprietary
    66.0%$8.00
    Gemini 3.7 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    65.9%$4.50
    GPT-5.5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    62.2%$35.00
    GPT-5.6 Terra
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    60.6%$14.00
    GPT-5.6 Luna
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    60.5%$1.40
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    60.4%$30.00
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    59.2%$30.00
    Qwen3.7 Max
    Qwen · Proprietary
    59.2%$5.00
    Muse Spark 1.1
    Meta · Proprietary
    59.2%$5.50
    Grok 4.6
    xAI · Proprietary
    55.8%$8.00
    Hy3OSS
    Tencent · Open Source
    55.3%$0.66
    Qwen3.7-Plus
    Qwen · Proprietary
    54.9%$1.60
    GPT-5.6 Sol
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    54.1%$35.00
    DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    53.8%$5.28
    Muse Spark 1.2
    Meta · Proprietary
    53.0%$5.50
    Gemini 3.5 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    52.7%$10.50
    GPT-5.4
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    51.7%$17.50
    MiniMax M3OSS
    MiniMax · Open Source
    51.5%$1.50
    DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731OSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    50.7%$1.76
    Kimi K2.7 CodeOSS
    Moonshot AI · Open Source
    50.0%$4.93
    Claude Sonnet 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    49.0%$18.00
    Qwen3.6-27BOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    48.2%$4.20
    Claude Sonnet 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    46.5%$12.00
    Qwen3.6 Plus
    Qwen · Proprietary
    45.7%$3.50
    GLM-5.2OSS
    Z AI · Open Source
    45.1%$5.80
    Muse Glimmer-30BOSS
    Meta · Open Source
    44.3%$1.85
    Grok 4.3
    xAI · Proprietary
    40.6%$3.75
    Inkling-SmallOSS
    Thinking Machines · Open Source · via Thinking Machines Lab
    33.6%$1.50
    Qwen3.6-35B-A3BOSS
    Qwen · Open Source · via OpenRouter
    28.7%$1.14
    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 3.7 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
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude Opus 4.1
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude Opus 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Sonnet 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Command A+OSS
    Cohere · Open Source
    $12.50
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    Which model leads SkillsBench right now?

    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)

    Top 8 for skillsbench. Ranked by SkillsBench: can the agent actually use bundled skills and tools on multi-step tasks, not just chat about them. Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelSkillsBenchInput /MOutput /M
    1Qwen3.8 Max70.2%$2.00$6.00
    2Grok 4.566.0%$2.00$6.00
    3Gemini 3.7 Flash65.9%$0.75$3.75
    4GPT-5.562.2%$5.00$30.00
    5GPT-5.6 Terra60.6%$2.00$12.00
    6GPT-5.6 Luna60.5%$0.20$1.20
    7Claude Opus 560.4%$5.00$25.00
    8Claude Opus 4.859.2%$5.00$25.00

    SkillsBench FAQ

    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.

    What are the top models on SkillsBench?

    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%.

    Which skillsbench model is the cheapest?

    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%.

    Should I always pick the #1 SkillsBench model?

    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.

    How often is the SkillsBench 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 SkillsBench?

    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/).

    Where is the SkillsBench leaderboard?

    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.

    How is this SkillsBench ranking different from the official board?

    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/