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VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is GPT-5 Mini state of the art?
Yes.Yes on Math (best per dollar). Not the overall leader.

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5 Mini from OpenAI. Yes on Math (best per dollar). Not the overall leader. Was SOTA in Math from 2025-09-29 to 2025-11-13. Currently ranked #19.

Computed automaticallyas of Oct 14, 2026methodology v1.0confidence: medium
General LLMNot SOTA · #127#127 · 0dGeneral LLM · paretoNot SOTA · #165#165 · 0dReasoningNot SOTA · #130#130 · 0dReasoning · paretoNot SOTA · #170#170 · 0dMathWas SOTA#19 · 380dMath · paretoPareto#19 · 0dScienceNot SOTA · #101#101 · 0dCodingNot SOTA · #26#26 · 0dLong contextNot SOTA · #145#145 · 0dLong context · paretoNot SOTA · #187#187 · 0d
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Why

The ruling, in plain English

Ranked #127 in General LLM.

Receipts

Evidence

Scores come from the latest ingested snapshot
SourceScoreDateTypeReceipt
LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall)
gpt-5-mini-high · high
1389.8862509578603 1385.2–1394.52026-10-08INDEP.snap_368d64825bf4
LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts)
gpt-5-mini-high · high
1404.1494271340664 1398.1–1410.22026-10-08INDEP.snap_368d64825bf4
Humanity's Last Exam
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07_unknown
0.19440000000000002 0.2–0.22025-08-07INDEP.snap_fee7890b5dd0
GPQA Diamond
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07_high · high
0.75 0.7–0.82025-08-07INDEP.snap_fee7890b5dd0
SWE-bench Verified
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07_medium · medium
0.6466942148760331 0.6–0.72025-08-07INDEP.snap_fee7890b5dd0
LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query)
gpt-5-mini-high · high
1370.3991224086774 1362.2–1378.62026-10-08INDEP.snap_368d64825bf4
LMArena Vision (style-controlled)
gpt-5-mini-high · high
1183.3739909147898 1175.3–1191.52026-10-09INDEP.snap_44d0155ee751
LMArena Text factuality
gpt-5-mini-high · high
1393.9955535923582 1387.1–1400.92026-10-08INDEP.snap_f051faf18005
ARC-AGI
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07_high · high
0.54332025-08-07INDEP.snap_fee7890b5dd0
Reign history

Where it sits in the succession

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Math
Gemini 1.5 Pro 002
Gemini 2.5 Pro Exp 03.25
Gemini 2.5 Pro Exp 03.25
O3
O4 Mini
Gemini 2.5 Pro Exp 03.25
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05.06
O3
O4 Mini
Gemini 2.5 Pro Exp 03.25
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05.06
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06.05
O3
O4 Mini
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06.05
GPT-5
GPT-5 Mini
O3
GPT-5
GPT-5 Pro
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
GPT-5 Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
GPT-5.4 Pro
Muse Spark
Honest about the gaps

Where it is not the crown

CategoryThis modelWhy
General LLMNot SOTA · #127Ranked #127 in General LLM.
ReasoningNot SOTA · #130Ranked #130 in Reasoning.
MathWas SOTAWas SOTA in Math from 2025-09-29 to 2025-11-13. Currently ranked #19.
ScienceNot SOTA · #101Last listed at #101 in Science on 2025-08-07. That board does not award a crown.
CodingNot SOTA · #26Last listed at #26 in Coding on 2025-08-07.
Long contextNot SOTA · #145Ranked #145 in Long context.
VisionNot SOTA · #76Ranked #76 in Vision.
FactualityNot SOTA · #110Ranked #110 in Factuality.