# Is Llama 3.1 405B Instruct SOTA?

As of Oct 14, 2026, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Aug 28, 2024; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

Was SOTA in General LLM.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Aug 28, 2024; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0). Was SOTA in General LLM from 2024-08-28 to 2024-09-17.

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.

## Science

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