VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus state of the art?
No.Best current rank is #98 in General LLM.
As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus from DeepSeek. Best current rank is #98 in General LLM. Ranked #98 in General LLM.
General LLM#98 in this category#98 · 0dGeneral LLM · pareto#128 in this category#128 · 0dReasoning#107 in this category#107 · 0dReasoning · pareto#142 in this category#142 · 0dCodingNot enough dataINSUFFICIENT_DATA · 0dLong context#98 in this category#98 · 0dLong context · pareto#133 in this category#133 · 0d
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #98 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) deepseek-v3.1-terminus | 1414.9303051325933 1405.2–1424.6 | 2026-10-13 | INDEP. | snap_7d2d37f2ecb4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) deepseek-v3.1-terminus | 1423.8783667188056 1410.6–1437.1 | 2026-10-13 | INDEP. | snap_7d2d37f2ecb4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) deepseek-v3.1-terminus | 1439.9745735155566 1419.4–1460.6 | 2026-10-13 | INDEP. | snap_7d2d37f2ecb4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) deepseek-v3.1-terminus | 1419.0164219788412 1399.3–1438.7 | 2026-10-13 | INDEP. | snap_7d2d37f2ecb4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #98 in this category | Ranked #98 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | #107 in this category | Ranked #107 in Reasoning. |
| Coding | Not enough data | #120 on LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding); missing Terminal-Bench 4.0 and SWE-bench Pro V2 HARD |
| Long context | #98 in this category | Ranked #98 in Long context. |