VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is Qwen2 5 state of the art?
No.Best recorded rank is #8 in Coding.
As of Oct 14, 2026, Qwen2 5 from Alibaba / Qwen. Best recorded rank is #8 in Coding. Last listed at #8 in Coding on 2025-03-26.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #140 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) qwen2.5-max · max | 1373.8628954032047 1369.7–1378.0 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) qwen2.5-max · max | 1385.17053810863 1378.9–1391.4 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) qwen2.5-max · max | 1288.8186706956708 1275.7–1304.3 | 2025-03-25 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) qwen2.5-max · max | 1295.9150611257642 1283.0–1306.4 | 2025-03-26 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) qwen2.5-max · max | 1384.9412981092426 1376.3–1393.6 | 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 · #140 | Ranked #140 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #142 | Ranked #142 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #9 | Last listed at #9 in Math on 2025-03-25. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #8 | Last listed at #8 in Coding on 2025-03-26. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #133 | Ranked #133 in Long context. |