VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is Qwen3 8 Max 0902 state of the art?
Yes.Yes on Coding › Web dev (best per dollar). Not the overall leader.
As of Oct 13, 2026, Qwen3 8 Max 0902 from Alibaba / Qwen. Yes on Coding › Web dev (best per dollar). Not the overall leader. Ranked #9 in Coding › Web dev.
ReasoningNot SOTA · #24#24 · 0dScienceNot SOTA · #24#24 · 0dCodingNot SOTA · #46#46 · 0dCoding · paretoNot SOTA · #46#46 · 0dCoding › AgenticNot SOTA · #13#13 · 0dCoding › Agentic · paretoNot SOTA · #13#13 · 0dCoding › Web devNot SOTA · #9#9 · 0dCoding › Web dev · paretoPareto#9 · 0dFactualityNot SOTA · #32#32 · 0d
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #24 in Reasoning on 2026-09-01.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond qwen3.8-max-0902_xhigh · xhigh | 0.922979797979798 0.9–1.0 | 2026-09-01 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 Qwen3.8-Max-0902 max · max | 26.97 23.2–30.8 | 2026-10-06 | INDEP. | snap_13678220dcf7 |
| LMArena WebDev qwen3.8-max-0902 | 1673.5014803771517 1666.0–1681.0 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_6c327280fd30 |
| SimpleQA Verified qwen3.8-max-0902_xhigh · xhigh | 0.473 0.4–0.5 | 2026-09-01 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #24 | Last listed at #24 in Reasoning on 2026-09-01. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #24 | Last listed at #24 in Science on 2026-09-01. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #46 | Ranked #46 in Coding. |
| Coding › Agentic | Not SOTA · #13 | Ranked #13 in Coding › Agentic. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #9 | Ranked #9 in Coding › Web dev. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #32 | Last listed at #32 in Factuality on 2026-09-01. |