VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash state of the art?
No.Best recorded rank is #3 in Coding.
As of Oct 13, 2026, Gemini 3.5 Flash from Google DeepMind. Best recorded rank is #3 in Coding. Last listed at #3 in Coding on 2026-05-19.
General LLMNot SOTA · #8#8 · 0dReasoningNot SOTA · #20#20 · 0dMathNot SOTA · #8#8 · 0dScienceNot SOTA · #20#20 · 0dCodingNot SOTA · #3#3 · 0dCoding › Web devNot SOTA · #7#7 · 0dVisionNot SOTA · #27#27 · 0dVision · paretoNot SOTA · #27#27 · 0dFactualityNot SOTA · #9#9 · 0dAbstraction (ARC)Not SOTA · #21#21 · 0d
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #8 in General LLM on 2026-07-02.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) gemini-3.5-flash | 1479.4578740598904 1473.7–1485.2 | 2026-07-02 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| GPQA Diamond gemini-3.5-flash_high · high | 0.928030303030303 0.9–1.0 | 2026-05-19 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) gemini-3.5-flash-high · high | 1503.6748684798786 1488.8–1518.5 | 2026-09-02 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| SWE-bench Verified gemini-3.5-flash_high · high | 0.7933884297520661 0.8–0.8 | 2026-05-19 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| LMArena WebDev gemini-3.5-flash | 1506.3793096555328 1492.9–1519.9 | 2026-05-25 | INDEP. | snap_d2f3c94c88f6 |
| GDP.pdf gemini-3.5-flash_medium · medium | 0.14 | 2026-05-19 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| LMArena Text factuality gemini-3.5-flash-high · high | 1479.3178820715902 1475.6–1483.1 | 2026-09-01 | INDEP. | snap_d6425b45ea80 |
| ARC-AGI gemini-3.5-flash_high · high | 0.925 | 2026-05-19 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #8 | Last listed at #8 in General LLM on 2026-07-02. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #20 | Last listed at #20 in Reasoning on 2026-05-19. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #8 | Last listed at #8 in Math on 2026-09-02. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #20 | Last listed at #20 in Science on 2026-05-19. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #3 | Last listed at #3 in Coding on 2026-05-19. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #7 | Last listed at #7 in Coding › Web dev on 2026-05-25. |
| Vision | Not SOTA · #27 | Ranked #27 in Vision. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #9 | Last listed at #9 in Factuality on 2026-09-01. |