VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is GPT-4O Mini state of the art?
No.Best recorded rank is #7 in General LLM.
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4O Mini from OpenAI. Best recorded rank is #7 in General LLM. Last listed at #7 in General LLM on 2024-09-15.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #7 in General LLM on 2024-09-15.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | 1230.4590603811903 1227.3–1233.7 | 2024-09-15 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| GPQA Diamond gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | 0.37720959595959597 0.3–0.4 | 2024-07-18 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | 1242.6994864580456 1232.8–1251.3 | 2024-09-27 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| LMArena Vision (style-controlled) gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | 1099.8284753787698 1094.0–1104.6 | 2025-02-06 | INDEP. | snap_ae2e1c2545e6 |
| SimpleQA Verified gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | 0.083 0.1–0.1 | 2024-07-18 | 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 · #7 | Last listed at #7 in General LLM on 2024-09-15. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #186 | Last listed at #186 in Reasoning on 2024-07-18. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #186 | Last listed at #186 in Science on 2024-07-18. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #8 | Last listed at #8 in Coding on 2024-09-27. |
| Vision | Not SOTA · #8 | Last listed at #8 in Vision on 2025-02-06. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #82 | Last listed at #82 in Factuality on 2024-07-18. |