VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is Longcat Flash Chat state of the art?
No.Best current rank is #86 in Coding.
As of Oct 14, 2026, Longcat Flash Chat from meituan. Best current rank is #86 in Coding. Ranked #86 in Coding.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #114 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) longcat-flash-chat | 1400.9727117231992 1394.6–1407.4 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) longcat-flash-chat | 1426.0448361282847 1417.8–1434.3 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) longcat-flash-chat | 1415.14778572472 1393.4–1436.9 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) longcat-flash-chat | 1471.8207802430002 1459.2–1484.4 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) longcat-flash-chat | 1385.372446383652 1373.3–1397.5 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
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 · #114 | Ranked #114 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #107 | Ranked #107 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #91 | Ranked #91 in Math. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #86 | Ranked #86 in Coding. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #132 | Ranked #132 in Long context. |