# 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

Category board: https://isitsota.com/c/healthcare

## Top 10 ranked

| Rank | Model | Lab | Status | Score | Open weights | Price |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Claude Opus 5](https://isitsota.com/m/claude-opus-5) | Anthropic | #1 in Healthcare | — | No | $10 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 2 | [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://isitsota.com/m/gemini-3-1-pro-preview) | Google DeepMind | #2 in Healthcare | — | No | $4.5 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 3 | [Gemini 4 Argon](https://isitsota.com/m/gemini-4-argon) | Google DeepMind | #3 in Healthcare | — | No | $4 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 4 | [Claude Fable 5](https://isitsota.com/m/claude-fable-5) | Anthropic | #4 in Healthcare | — | No | $20 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 5 | [Gemini 3 Flash Preview](https://isitsota.com/m/gemini-3-flash-preview) | Google DeepMind | #5 in Healthcare | — | No | $1.13 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 6 | [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://isitsota.com/m/gemini-3-5-flash) | Google DeepMind | #6 in Healthcare | — | No | $3.38 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 7 | [Claude Opus 4.7](https://isitsota.com/m/claude-opus-4-7) | Anthropic | #7 in Healthcare | — | No | $10 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 9 | [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://isitsota.com/m/gemini-3-7-flash) | Google DeepMind | #9 in Healthcare | — | No | $1.5 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 10 | [Claude Opus 4.8](https://isitsota.com/m/claude-opus-4-8) | Anthropic | #10 in Healthcare | — | No | $10 / 1M tokens (blended) |
| 11 | [Gemini 3.6 Flash](https://isitsota.com/m/gemini-3-6-flash) | Google DeepMind | #11 in Healthcare | — | No | $1.5 / 1M tokens (blended) |

## 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).
- Best to run locally (≤32B): Mistral Large 4. #1 among models at or under 32B, 2B parameters.

## Top 10

- #1 Claude Opus 5
- #2 Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
- #3 Gemini 4 Argon
- #4 Claude Fable 5
- #5 Gemini 3 Flash Preview
- #6 Gemini 3.5 Flash
- #7 Claude Opus 4.7
- #9 Gemini 3.7 Flash
- #10 Claude Opus 4.8
- #11 Gemini 3.6 Flash

## Crown changes


## Weights

- MedCode: primary, weight 1
- MedScribe: secondary, weight 0.5

## 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.
Methodology: https://isitsota.com/methodology

## Popular comparisons

- [Claude Fable 5 vs Gemini 4 Argon](https://isitsota.com/compare/claude-fable-5-vs-gemini-4-argon)
- [Claude Opus 5 vs Gemini 4 Argon](https://isitsota.com/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-gemini-4-argon)
- [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Gemini 4 Argon](https://isitsota.com/compare/gemini-3-1-pro-preview-vs-gemini-4-argon)
- [Claude Opus 4.7 vs Gemini 4 Argon](https://isitsota.com/compare/claude-opus-4-7-vs-gemini-4-argon)
- [Claude Fable 5 vs Claude Opus 5](https://isitsota.com/compare/claude-fable-5-vs-claude-opus-5)
- [Claude Opus 4.8 vs Gemini 4 Argon](https://isitsota.com/compare/claude-opus-4-8-vs-gemini-4-argon)

## FAQ

### 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.