# Is Llama 3.1 405B Instruct SOTA?

**It used to be.** Was SOTA in General LLM.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct from Meta. Was SOTA in General LLM. Last listed at #3 in General LLM on 2024-09-04.

As of Oct 14, 2026. Methodology v1.0. Computed automatically.

- General LLM: RANKED #3 — Last listed at #3 in General LLM on 2024-09-04.
- Reasoning: INSUFFICIENT_DATA — #3 on LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts); missing Humanity's Last Exam and GPQA Diamond
- Science: RANKED #124 — Last listed at #124 in Science on 2024-07-23. That board does not award a crown.