VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is Claude Sonnet 4.5 20250929 state of the art?
No.Best recorded rank is #47 in Abstraction (ARC).
As of Oct 13, 2026, Claude Sonnet 4.5 20250929 from Anthropic. Best recorded rank is #47 in Abstraction (ARC). Last listed at #47 in Abstraction (ARC) on 2025-09-29. That board does not award a crown.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #81 in Reasoning on 2025-09-29.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_59K | 0.8232323232323232 0.8–0.9 | 2025-09-29 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| SimpleQA Verified claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_59K | 0.307 0.3–0.3 | 2025-09-29 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| ARC-AGI claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K | 0.6367 | 2025-09-29 | 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 · #81 | Last listed at #81 in Reasoning on 2025-09-29. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #81 | Last listed at #81 in Science on 2025-09-29. That board does not award a crown. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #61 | Last listed at #61 in Factuality on 2025-09-29. |
| Abstraction (ARC) | Not SOTA · #47 | Last listed at #47 in Abstraction (ARC) on 2025-09-29. That board does not award a crown. |