# LLMPodium > The definitive independent LLM leaderboard and benchmark comparison platform (2026). Aggregates LMSYS Arena Elo, Artificial Analysis quality scores, SWE-bench Pro coding evaluations, reasoning benchmarks, token pricing, and throughput latency. Data updated: 2026-09-04. 60 models ranked, 698 tracked. ## Core Resources - [Leaderboard](https://llmpodium.com/leaderboard): Comprehensive rankings of all frontier and open-source models with podium scores. - [Best Coding Models](https://llmpodium.com/best/coding): Models ranked specifically by SWE-bench Pro, LiveCodeBench, and code generation performance. - [Best Reasoning Models](https://llmpodium.com/best/reasoning): Frontier reasoning models ranked on AIME, GPQA Diamond, and ARC-AGI. - [Model Comparisons](https://llmpodium.com/vs/claude-opus-5-vs-gpt-6-astra): Head-to-head benchmark and pricing breakdowns between leading LLMs. - [Cost Per Task Calculator](https://llmpodium.com/cost-per-task): Token pricing calculator for 1M input/output tokens across API providers. - [Decision Picks](https://llmpodium.com/decision-picks): Curated top model recommendations by budget and use case. - [AI Agents Leaderboard](https://llmpodium.com/agents): Top autonomous coding and personal AI agents ranked. - [AI Wiki](https://llmpodium.com/wiki): Educational guides on LLM architectures, benchmarks, and API pricing. ## Top 20 Frontier LLMs (2026 Rankings, as of 2026-09-04) - [Claude Mythos Preview](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-mythos-preview): Rank #1 | Podium Score: 97.4 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Proprietary - [Claude Fable 5](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-fable-5): Rank #2 | Podium Score: 93.4 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Proprietary - [Claude Fable 5.1](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-fable-5-1): Rank #3 | Podium Score: 88.4 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Proprietary - [GPT-6 Astra](https://llmpodium.com/models/gpt-6-astra): Rank #4 | Podium Score: 86.2 | Developer: OpenAI | License: Proprietary - [Kimi K3](https://llmpodium.com/models/kimi-k3): Rank #5 | Podium Score: 83.3 | Developer: Moonshot AI | License: Open Weights - [Claude Opus 5](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-opus-5): Rank #6 | Podium Score: 81.4 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Proprietary - [GPT-5.6 Sol](https://llmpodium.com/models/gpt-5-6-sol): Rank #7 | Podium Score: 80.8 | Developer: OpenAI | License: Proprietary - [Qwen3.8 Max](https://llmpodium.com/models/qwen3-8-max): Rank #8 | Podium Score: 79.8 | Developer: Alibaba | License: Proprietary - [Claude Opus 4.8](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-opus-4-8): Rank #9 | Podium Score: 76.0 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Proprietary - [Claude Opus 4 6 Thinking](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-opus-4-6-thinking): Rank #10 | Podium Score: 75.0 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Unknown - [Claude Opus 4 7 Thinking](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-opus-4-7-thinking): Rank #11 | Podium Score: 75.0 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Unknown - [Claude Opus 5 Max](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-opus-5-max): Rank #12 | Podium Score: 75.0 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Unknown - [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://llmpodium.com/models/gemini-3.1-pro-preview): Rank #13 | Podium Score: 74.0 | Developer: Google | License: Unknown - [Kimi K3 Max](https://llmpodium.com/models/kimi-k3-max): Rank #14 | Podium Score: 74.0 | Developer: Moonshot AI | License: Unknown - [Claude Opus 4 8 Thinking](https://llmpodium.com/models/claude-opus-4-8-thinking): Rank #15 | Podium Score: 74.0 | Developer: Anthropic | License: Unknown - [GPT 5.6 Sol Xhigh](https://llmpodium.com/models/gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh): Rank #16 | Podium Score: 74.0 | Developer: OpenAI | License: Unknown - [GPT 5.5 High](https://llmpodium.com/models/gpt-5.5-high): Rank #17 | Podium Score: 74.0 | Developer: OpenAI | License: Unknown - [GPT 5.4 High](https://llmpodium.com/models/gpt-5.4-high): Rank #18 | Podium Score: 74.0 | Developer: OpenAI | License: Unknown - [Gemini 3.5 Flash High](https://llmpodium.com/models/gemini-3.5-flash-high): Rank #19 | Podium Score: 74.0 | Developer: Google | License: Unknown - [GPT 5.2 Chat Latest 20260210](https://llmpodium.com/models/gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210): Rank #20 | Podium Score: 74.0 | Developer: OpenAI | License: Unknown ## Top 10 Open-Weight LLMs - [Kimi K3](https://llmpodium.com/models/kimi-k3): Rank #1 | Podium Score: 83.3 | Developer: Moonshot AI | License: Open Weights - [Qwen3.8 Flash Next](https://llmpodium.com/models/qwen3-8-flash-next): Rank #2 | Podium Score: 66.8 | Developer: Alibaba | License: Open Weights - [G9v3-39A5B](https://llmpodium.com/models/g9v3-39a5b): Rank #3 | Podium Score: 65.0 | Developer: AI9Stars | License: Open Weights - [G9v3-3B](https://llmpodium.com/models/g9v3-3b): Rank #4 | Podium Score: 65.0 | Developer: AI9Stars | License: Open Weights - [HyperNova 60B](https://llmpodium.com/models/hypernova-60b): Rank #5 | Podium Score: 65.0 | Developer: Multiverse | License: Open Weights - [LFM2.5-2.6B](https://llmpodium.com/models/lfm2-5-2-6b): Rank #6 | Podium Score: 65.0 | Developer: Liquid AI | License: Open Weights - [LFM2.5-8B-A1B](https://llmpodium.com/models/lfm2-5-8b-a1b): Rank #7 | Podium Score: 65.0 | Developer: Liquid AI | License: Open Weights - [LFM2.5-VL-1.6B](https://llmpodium.com/models/lfm2-5-vl-1-6b): Rank #8 | Podium Score: 65.0 | Developer: Liquid AI | License: Open Weights - [LongCat 2.0](https://llmpodium.com/models/longcat-2-0): Rank #9 | Podium Score: 65.0 | Developer: LongCat | License: Open Weights - [Magistral Small 1.2](https://llmpodium.com/models/magistral-small-2509): Rank #10 | Podium Score: 65.0 | Developer: Mistral | License: Open Weights ## Key Benchmarks Covered - **SWE-bench Pro**: Real-world software engineering GitHub issue resolution. - **AIME & GPQA Diamond**: Elite mathematical competition and graduate-level multidisciplinary QA. - **LMSYS Chatbot Arena Elo**: Crowdsourced blind human preference battles. - **Throughput & Speed**: Measured in real tokens per second (TPS). ## Machine-Readable Endpoints - [Leaderboard JSON](https://llmpodium.com/api/data/leaderboard.json) - [Compare JSON](https://llmpodium.com/api/data/compare.json) - [Search Index JSON](https://llmpodium.com/api/data/search.json) - [Leaderboard CSV](https://llmpodium.com/api/data/leaderboard.csv) - [RSS Feed](https://llmpodium.com/rss.xml)