BabaIsBench
Agents play levels of the puzzle game Baba Is You through a text interface and win by rewriting the rules. Models are compared on pass rate, speed and cost.
23 levels in 2 stages and 32 models as of September 5th, 2026. Tasks never name the game. Quesma says OpenAI mentioned it with its ARC-AGI-3 results.
- Made by
- Quesma
- Released
- June 2026
- Kind
- Puzzles and chess
- Level
- Expert
- Scored
- Checked automatically
- Answers
- Agent task
- Tasks
- All public
- Strongest model tested
- GPT-6 Astra #3 on the capability index
- Last model added
- September 2026
- Scores refreshed
- November 12th, 2026
8 models share the top score of 100% among models released by September 2026
Best score per model from the benchmark's own leaderboard, read on November 12th, 2026. Where a model ran with several settings or harnesses, we keep its best. Every run is in the next chart.
The newest model with a score here came out in September 2026, and nobody has tested a newer one. Among the 20 highest-ranked models on the capability index, these have no score yet:
- 100.0 GPT-5.5
- 100.0 Claude Fable 5
- 100.0 GPT-5.6 Sol
- 100.0 Claude Opus 5
- 100.0
Gemini 3.7 Flash
- 100.0 Claude Fable 5.1
- 100.0
Gemini 3.8 Flash
- 100.0 GPT-6 Astra
- 96.0 Claude Opus 4.8
- 96.0 GLM-5.2
- 96.0 Kimi K3
- 96.0 Grok 4.6
- 96.0 GLM-5.3
- 92.0
Gemini 3.1 Pro
- 88.0
Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 88.0 GPT-5.6 Terra
- 88.0
Gemini 3.6 Flash
- 75.0
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
- 75.0 Grok 4.5
- 75.0
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
- 75.0
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
- 67.0 Claude Sonnet 5
- 67.0 GLM-5.3-Flash
- 63.0 GPT-5.6 Luna
- 58.0
Qwen 3.8 Max
- 54.0
Tencent Hy3
- 46.0
MiniMax-M3
- 46.0
Muse Spark 1.3
- 29.0
Qwen3.6 27B
- 29.0
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
- 25.0
Qwen3.7-Max
- 21.0
Qwen 3.8 27B
- 1 GPT-5.5 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 100%
- 2 Claude Fable 5 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 100%
- 3 GPT-5.6 Sol Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 100%
- 4 Claude Opus 5 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 100%
- 5
Gemini 3.7 Flash Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 100%
- 6 Claude Fable 5.1 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 100%
- 7
Gemini 3.8 Flash Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 100%
- 8 GPT-6 Astra Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 100%
- 9 Claude Opus 4.8 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 96%
- 10 GLM-5.2 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 96%
- 11 Kimi K3 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 96%
- 12 Grok 4.6 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 96%
- 13 GLM-5.3 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 96%
- 14
Gemini 3.1 Pro Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 92%
- 15
Gemini 3.5 Flash Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 88%
- 16 GPT-5.6 Terra Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 88%
- 17
Gemini 3.6 Flash Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 88%
- 18
DeepSeek-V4-Flash Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 75%
- 19 Grok 4.5 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 75%
- 20
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 75%
- 21
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 75%
- 22 Claude Sonnet 5 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 67%
- 23 GLM-5.3-Flash Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 67%
- 24 GPT-5.6 Luna Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 63%
- 25
Qwen 3.8 Max Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 58%
- 26
Tencent Hy3 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 54%
- 27
MiniMax-M3 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 46%
- 28
Muse Spark 1.3 Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 46%
- 29
Qwen3.6 27B Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 29%
- 30
DeepSeek-V4-Pro Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 29%
- 31
Qwen3.7-Max Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 25%
- 32
Qwen 3.8 27B Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts 21%
Source: Official BabaIsBench leaderboard
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.5 | 100% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5 | 100% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 3 | GPT-5.6 Sol | 100% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 4 | Claude Opus 5 | 100% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 5 | | 100% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 6 | Claude Fable 5.1 | 100% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 7 | | 100% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 8 | GPT-6 Astra | 100% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 9 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 96% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 10 | GLM-5.2 | 96% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 11 | Kimi K3 | 96% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 12 | Grok 4.6 | 96% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 13 | GLM-5.3 | 96% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 14 | | 92% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 15 | | 88% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 16 | GPT-5.6 Terra | 88% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 17 | | 88% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 18 | | 75% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 19 | Grok 4.5 | 75% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 20 | | 75% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 21 | | 75% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 22 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 67% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 23 | GLM-5.3-Flash | 67% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 24 | GPT-5.6 Luna | 63% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 25 | | 58% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 26 | | 54% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 27 | | 46% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 28 | | 46% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 29 | | 29% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 30 | | 29% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 31 | | 25% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 32 | | 21% | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard |
Intro levels cost frontier
The line joins the runs that no other run beats on both measures. We redrew this chart from the numbers on the official leaderboard.
| Model | Setting | pass@1 | Total cost of 24 attempts |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 Astra | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $5.33 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $5.38 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $5.93 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $11.91 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $13.18 |
| GPT-5.5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $13.62 |
| Claude Opus 5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $17.15 |
| Claude Fable 5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $40.98 |
| GLM-5.2 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $6.2 |
| GLM-5.3 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $6.2 |
| Kimi K3 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $12.56 |
| Grok 4.6 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $14.01 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $63.14 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 92% | $12.41 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 88% | $34.28 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 88% | $98.31 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 88% | $124.31 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 75% | $1.16 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 75% | $2.82 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 75% | $2.94 |
| Grok 4.5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 75% | $50.66 |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 67% | $0.32 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 67% | $42.21 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 63% | $59.32 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 58% | $10.75 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 54% | $3.23 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 46% | $30.9 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 46% | $34.43 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 29% | $5.59 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 29% | $11.49 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 25% | $16.98 |
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 21% | $9.07 |
The best score, 100%, costs $0.22 a task
Runs on the cost frontier score higher than any run that's cheaper. The costs are the leaderboard's own estimates, so compare them only within this benchmark.
Source: Official BabaIsBench leaderboard
| Model | Effort | Harness | Score | Cost per task | Output tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $0.57 | ||
| Claude Fable 5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $1.71 | ||
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $0.50 | ||
| Claude Opus 5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $0.71 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $0.22 | ||
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $0.55 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $0.25 | ||
| GPT-6 Astra | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 100% | $0.22 | ||
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $2.63 | ||
| GLM-5.2 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $0.26 | ||
| Kimi K3 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $0.52 | ||
| Grok 4.6 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $0.58 | ||
| GLM-5.3 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 96% | $0.26 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 92% | $0.52 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 88% | $4.10 | ||
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 88% | $1.43 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 88% | $5.18 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 75% | $0.12 | ||
| Grok 4.5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 75% | $2.11 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 75% | $0.05 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 75% | $0.12 | ||
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 67% | $1.76 | ||
| GLM-5.3-Flash | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 67% | $0.01 | ||
| GPT-5.6 Luna | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 63% | $2.47 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 58% | $0.45 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 54% | $0.13 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 46% | $1.44 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 46% | $1.29 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 29% | $0.23 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 29% | $0.48 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 25% | $0.71 | ||
| | Stage 0; 8 levels; 3 attempts | 21% | $0.38 |
Number one over time
Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release.
Source: Official BabaIsBench leaderboard
Gemini 3.1 Pro on the official leaderboard passed 85% in February 2026
All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.
Source: Official BabaIsBench leaderboard
No lab model card reports it yet
We read the headline results of 522 launch posts from 52 labs, and none of them list this benchmark.
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