Benchmark Almanac

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Gemini 4 Argon 64.1% leads since Oct 2026 Not in model cards

Models write government status reports in Word from working files and a template, across 20 expert-written Department of Defense style assignments. Expert rubrics score each decision.

Nine models ran each task three times for 540 graded reports. Judgment and synthesis caused most lost points.

Made by micro1 Released Oct 2026 Documents and spreadsheets All tasks public Last model added Oct 2026 Scores refreshed 2 Nov 2026
Level
Expert Specialists with years of training, often over hours of work
Scored
Graded by a model A language model scores each response, usually against a rubric.
Answers
Open-ended Free-form text, documents, designs or media judged as a whole.
9
Models scored on its own leaderboard

Gemini 4 Argon leads with 64.1%

Best score per model from the benchmark's own leaderboard, read on 2 Nov 2026. Where a model ran with several settings or harnesses, we keep its best.

  1. 1 Gemini 4 Argon 64.1%
  2. 2 Claude Sonnet 5.5 63.8%
  3. 3 Claude Opus 5.5 63.5%
  4. 4 Claude Fable 5.1 63.3%
  5. 5 Muse Wonder 62.1%
  6. 6 GPT-6 Astra 61.8%
  7. 7 GPT-6.1 Sol 61%
  8. 8 Grok 4.7 59.5%
  9. 9 Gemini 3.8 Flash 54.3%
#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 Gemini 4 Argon 64.1% Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
2 Claude Sonnet 5.5 63.8% Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
3 Claude Opus 5.5 63.5% Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
4 Claude Fable 5.1 63.3% Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
5 Muse Wonder 62.1% Oct 2026 Official leaderboard
6 GPT-6 Astra 61.8% Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
7 GPT-6.1 Sol 61% Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
8 Grok 4.7 59.5% Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
9 Gemini 3.8 Flash 54.3% Sep 2026 Official leaderboard

Number one over time

Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release.

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Own leaderboard 1 leader

Scores over time

All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.

On the benchmark’s own leaderboard Best so far
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near the ceiling (85%) Gemini 4 Argon 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near the ceiling (85%) Gemini 4 Argon

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