VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is Claude Sonnet 4 20250514 state of the art?
No.Best recorded rank is #63 in Abstraction (ARC).
As of Oct 14, 2026, Claude Sonnet 4 20250514 from Anthropic. Best recorded rank is #63 in Abstraction (ARC). Last listed at #63 in Abstraction (ARC) on 2025-05-22. That board does not award a crown.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #92 in Reasoning on 2025-05-22.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond claude-sonnet-4-20250514_32K | 0.7828282828282829 0.7–0.8 | 2025-05-22 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| ARC-AGI claude-sonnet-4-20250514_16K | 0.4 | 2025-05-22 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #92 | Last listed at #92 in Reasoning on 2025-05-22. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #92 | Last listed at #92 in Science on 2025-05-22. That board does not award a crown. |
| Abstraction (ARC) | Not SOTA · #63 | Last listed at #63 in Abstraction (ARC) on 2025-05-22. That board does not award a crown. |