VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is YI Lightning state of the art?
No.Best recorded rank is #9 in General LLM.
As of Oct 14, 2026, YI Lightning from 01 AI. Best recorded rank is #9 in General LLM. Last listed at #9 in General LLM on 2024-12-22.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #9 in General LLM on 2024-12-22.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) yi-lightning | 1246.124224071858 1242.9–1249.8 | 2024-12-22 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) yi-lightning | 1252.6811816682653 1244.8–1262.5 | 2025-02-05 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) yi-lightning | 1242.1839556361922 1232.1–1251.6 | 2025-01-28 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) yi-lightning | 1261.9519624341815 1253.3–1270.3 | 2025-02-03 | 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 · #9 | Last listed at #9 in General LLM on 2024-12-22. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #11 | Last listed at #11 in Reasoning on 2025-02-05. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #9 | Last listed at #9 in Math on 2025-01-28. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #9 | Last listed at #9 in Coding on 2025-02-03. |