Best AI Model for Healthcare (November 2026) — Live SOTA Ranking
As of Nov 3, 2026, no model holds the Healthcare crown on isitsota. Claude Opus 5 ranks #1 on the board, but a crown needs a confirmed lead. The ranking is a weighted score over 2 benchmarks, recomputed automatically (methodology v1.0).
Last updated Oct 30, 2026 · Full Healthcare board: crown history, benchmarks and methodology
Top 10 ranked
| Rank | Model | Lab | Status | Score | Open weights | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | #1 in Healthcare | — | No | $10 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 2 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Google DeepMind | #2 in Healthcare | — | No | $4.5 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 3 | Gemini 4 Argon | Google DeepMind | #3 in Healthcare | — | No | $4 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 4 | Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | #4 in Healthcare | — | No | $20 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 5 | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Google DeepMind | #5 in Healthcare | — | No | $1.13 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 6 | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Google DeepMind | #6 in Healthcare | — | No | $3.38 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 7 | Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | #7 in Healthcare | — | No | $10 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 9 | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Google DeepMind | #9 in Healthcare | — | No | $1.5 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 10 | Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | #10 in Healthcare | — | No | $10 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 11 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Google DeepMind | #11 in Healthcare | — | No | $1.5 / 1M tokens (blended) |
Score is the weighted category score (the top model scores 100). Prices are the latest observed list prices.
Budget, open-weights and local picks
- Best on a budget: Gemini 3 Flash Preview. Cheapest of the 10 priced models in the top 10: $1.13 per 1M tokens, ranked #5.
- Best open-weights: Kimi K3. #1 on the open-weights board (license: Proprietary). See the board.
- Best to run locally (≤32B): Mistral Large 4. #1 among models at or under 32B, 2B parameters. See the board.
Ranks
Last crown changes
Crown changes for this board are still empty as of Nov 3, 2026.
Which benchmarks count
How we decide
Healthcare is ranked by a weighted score over 2 benchmarks: MedCode (primary, weight 1) and MedScribe (secondary, weight 0.5).
Only validated results count. A new #1 takes the crown once its lead is confirmed by a second signal; until then the page says the crown is pending.
The verdict engine re-checks its sources every hour and records each crown change with its date.
Popular comparisons
Who is SOTA in Healthcare?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Healthcare is uncrowned on isitsota (methodology v1.0).
Since when is the Healthcare crown current?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Healthcare has an open crown.
What is the best open-weights model for Healthcare?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Kimi K3: #1 on the open-weights board (license: Proprietary).
What is the best Healthcare model I can run locally?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Mistral Large 4: #1 among models at or under 32B, 2B parameters.
What is the cheapest top-10 model for Healthcare?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 3 Flash Preview. Cheapest of the 10 priced models in the top 10: $1.13 per 1M tokens, ranked #5.
Which benchmarks decide Healthcare?
Healthcare is ranked by a weighted score over 2 benchmarks: MedCode (primary, weight 1) and MedScribe (secondary, weight 0.5).
How often is this ranking updated?
Every hour, automatically. The board last changed on Oct 30, 2026.