![[AI Computing Power Rankings] How does the world champion from six months ago rank today? Claude Opus 5.5 continues to hold the top spot.](https://thebaseprinciple.com/uploads/cover_06f05f2869.jpg)
This week’s two champions: Intelligence ranking Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) (57.6 points), Coding ranking Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) (81.6 points). See the rise and fall arrows in the table.
With a perfect score of 100, don’t be fooled by the numbers: the tests include hellish benchmarks like Humanity's Last Exam, and a score of 57.6 is already the highest in human history.
Top Labs: Current Status + Two Measurements
3/6 months ago is the baseline; this week +1 month ago is the current status, indicating who is stagnant and who is making a leap.
Intelligence
| Lab | Current Champion | 1 Month Ago | 3 Months Ago | 6 Months Ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Champion | None | Claude Fable 5.1, 53.4 | GPT-5.5, 38.4 | Claude Opus 4.7, 30.9 |
| Anthropic | None | Claude Fable 5.1, 53.4 | Claude Sonnet 5, 38.2 | Claude Opus 4.7, 30.9 |
| OpenAI | None | GPT-6 Astra, 52.7 | GPT-5.5, 38.4 | GPT-5.2 Codex, 28.5 |
| None | Gemini 3.5 Flash, 32.6 | Same as before | Gemini 2.5 Pro, 16.1 | |
| xAI | None | Grok 4.6, 42.8 | Grok Build 0.1 0616, 27.2 | Grok 4.20 0309, 25.2 |
| Qwen | None | Qwen3.5 27B, 22.9 | Same as before | Same as before |
| Zhiyu | None | GLM-5.3-Flash, 41.8 | GLM-5, 27.9 | Same as before |
Coding
| Lab | Current Champion | 1 Month Ago | 3 Months Ago | 6 Months Ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Champion | None | Claude Fable 5.1, 81.6 | GPT-5.5, 74.9 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B, 48.2 |
| Anthropic | None | Claude Fable 5.1, 81.6 | Claude Sonnet 5, 71.5 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet, 36.4 |
| OpenAI | None | GPT-6 Astra, 76.9 | GPT-5.5, 74.9 | o1-preview, 34.0 |
| None | Gemini 3.5 Flash, 70.1 | Same as before | Gemini 2.5 Pro, 33.3 | |
| xAI | None | Grok 4.6, 74.4 | Grok Build 0.1 0616, 51.5 | None |
| Qwen | None | Qwen3.5 397B A17B, 48.2 | Same as before | Same as before |
| Zhiyu | None | GLM-5.3-Flash, 71.5 | None | Same as before |
Failing to surpass the champion from six months ago means falling behind; only surpassing the champion from three months ago indicates catching up with the times.
Qualified List: Who is Catching Up? Who Can Be Used for Free?
★ = Surpassed the 3-month strong line; ✅ = This version is free; ◐ = Free version of the same series; — = None. Free versions are mostly time-limited, based on the publication date.
Intelligence—Surpassed 6-Month Line (30.9 points) 31 Total
| Model | Score | Strong Line | OpenRouter Free | Opencode Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) (—) | 57.6 | ★ | — | — |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) (—) | 53.4 | ★ | — | — |
| GPT-6 Astra (Max) (—) | 52.7 | ★ | — | — |
| GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) (—) | 52.4 | ★ | — | — |
| GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) (—) | 51.0 | ★ | — | — |
| GPT-6.1 Sol (High) (—) | 50.2 | ★ | — | — |
| Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) (—) | 49.7 | ★ | — | — |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback) (—) | 48.9 | ★ | — | — |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) (—) | 46.8 | ★ | — | — |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) (—) | 46.8 | ★ | — | — |
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro | 46.3 | ★ | ◐ (Same series) | ◐ (Same series) |
| Grok 4.7 (High) | 46.3 | ★ | — | — |
| Step 5 Preview | 43.7 | ★ | — | — |
| Grok 4.6 (Medium) (—) | 42.8 | ★ | — | — |
| Grok 4.7 (Low) | 42.2 | ★ | — | — |
| GLM-5.3-Flash (—) | 41.8 | ★ | — | — (Originally US$0.15 very cheap) |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) | 41.2 | ★ | — | — (Originally US$0.1 very cheap) |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) | 40.8 | ★ | — | — |
| Muse Spark 1.2 (Xhigh) (—) | 39.6 | ★ | ◐ (Same series) | ◐ (Same series) |
| Claude Opus 5 (Low) | 39.4 | ★ | — | — |
| Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) | 38.9 | ★ | ◐ (Same series) | ◐ (Same series) |
| GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) (—) | 38.4 | Strong line itself | — | — |
| Mistral Large 4 Preview | 38.4 | Strong line itself | — | — |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) | 38.2 | — | — | |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | 37.9 | — | ✅ | |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) | 37.8 | — | — (Originally US$0.1 very cheap) | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) | 37.3 | — | — (Originally US$0.2 very cheap) | |
| GPT-6 Luna (Xhigh) | 34.6 | — | — (Originally US$0.1 very cheap) | |
| GPT-6 Sol (Low) | 34.2 | — | — | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) | 33.5 | — | — | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash (High) | 32.6 | — | — |
Coding—Surpassed 6-Month Line (48.2 points) 27 Total
| Model | Score | Strong Line | OpenRouter Free | Opencode Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) (—) | 81.6 | ★ | — | — |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback) (—) | 77.1 | ★ | — | — |
| Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) (—) | 77.0 | ★ | — | — |
| GPT-6 Astra (Max) (—) | 76.9 | ★ | — | — |
| GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) (—) | 75.9 | ★ | — | — |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) (—) | 75.2 | ★ | — | — |
| GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) (—) | 74.9 | Strong line itself | — | — |
| Grok 4.6 (Medium) (—) | 74.4 | — | — | |
| Muse Spark 1.2 (Xhigh) (—) | 72.2 | ◐ (Same series) | ◐ (Same series) | |
| GLM-5.3-Flash (—) | 71.5 | — | — (Originally US$0.15 very cheap) | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) | 71.5 | — | — | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) | 71.4 | — | — (Originally US$0.2 very cheap) | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash (High) | 70.1 | — | — | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) | 69.7 | — | — | |
| Claude Opus 5 (Low) | 66.9 | — | — | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) | 64.7 | — | — | |
| Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) | 61.8 | — | — | |
| Apodex 1.1 | 60.8 | — | — | |
| MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) | 60.2 | ◐ (Same series) | ◐ (Same series) | |
| Nex-N2-Pro (Based on Qwen3.5-397B-A17B) | 59.1 | — | — | |
| MiniMax-M3 | 58.6 | — | — | |
| Ling-3.0-flash-VL | 57.0 | — | — | |
| MiMo-V2.5 | 56.8 | — | ✅ | |
| Solar Pro 4 | 52.7 | — | — | |
| Inkling (Xhigh) | 52.1 | ✅ | — | |
| Grok Build 0.1 0616 | 51.5 | — | — | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | 49.3 | — | — |
Cost-Effectiveness: 6-Month Version vs 3-Month Version
The 6-month version qualifies if it surpasses the usable line and the strong line by 1.5 times; the 3-month version qualifies if it surpasses the strong line, with no additional multipliers for the same level.
6-Month Version
| Intelligence (Model/Score/Input Price/Value per Dollar) | Coding (Model/Score/Input Price/Value per Dollar) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Haiku 5.5 /41.2/US$0.1/618.0 | GLM-5.3-Flash/71.5/US$0.15/476.7 |
| 2 | GLM-5.3-Flash/41.8/US$0.15/418.0 | MiMo-V2.5/56.8/US$0.14/405.7 |
| 3 | Claude Haiku 5.5 /37.8/US$0.1/378.0 | GPT-5.6 Luna/71.4/US$0.2/357.0 |
3-Month Version
| Intelligence (Model/Score/Input Price/Value per Dollar) | Coding (Model/Score/Input Price/Value per Dollar) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Haiku 5.5 /41.2/US$0.1/412.0 | Claude Opus 5 /77/US$5/15.4 |
| 2 | GLM-5.3-Flash/41.8/US$0.15/278.7 | Claude Fable 5.1 /81.6/US$10/8.2 |
| 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro/46.3/US$0.435/106.4 | Claude Fable 5.1 /77.1/US$10/7.7 |
Best Free and Best Value
Free - 6-Month Version (All Surpassing Usable Line)
| Rank | Model | Score (Ranking) | OpenRouter | Opencode | Both? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MiMo-V2.5 | 56.8 (Coding) | — | ✅ | No overlap |
| 2 | Inkling (Xhigh) | 52.1 (Coding) | ✅ | — | No overlap |
| 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | 37.9 (Intelligence) | — | ✅ | No overlap |
Free - 3-Month Version: None. All fail to surpass the strong line, free versions do not keep up with the cutting edge, but they surpass the world champion from six months ago, sufficient for everyday use.
Best Value
| 6-Month Version Answer | 3-Month Version Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) (41.2 points/US$0.1/618.0) | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) (41.2 points/US$0.1/412.0) |
| Coding | GLM-5.3-Flash (71.5 points/US$0.15/476.7) | Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) (77 points/US$5/15.4) |
Computing Power Timeline: What Chips Are Used to Produce the Current Models?
| Chip/Architecture | Announcement | Shipping Status |
|---|---|---|
| B200 (Blackwell) | March 2024 GTC | Mature for large-scale commercial use, major cloud providers |
| B300 (Blackwell Ultra) | Specifications by end of 2024/early 2025 | Shipping ramping up, DGX B300 already available for purchase, hourly rental in the cloud |
| Vera Rubin (R100 + HBM4) | 2025/2026 GTC finalization | Production in mid-2026, partners starting delivery in the second half of the year, not widely commercialized |
Pattern: From the start of shipping, it takes 9-12 months to reach the next peak in AI computing power upgrades. B300 will only be widely deployed this year, with the next generation of models trained on it expected to be seen by the end of the year; products trained on Rubin will not be seen until 2027.
Other Updates
・Most Expensive: The most expensive input on the entire list, both costly and weak, should not be used; current flagship price US$10.
・Specialized King: Intelligence has never surpassed the line but is world-class in Coding, specializing in writing code.
Data Source: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and Coding Agent Index, publicly available data subset; free model list can be found at OpenRouter and Opencode, time-limited free access, everything based on the publication date.