Benchmark Almanac

CursorBench 4.0

Gemini 4 Carbon 60.4% leads since October 2026
In use

Ambiguous multi-file coding tasks from real Cursor sessions in Cursor's production harness. Agentic graders score correctness, with cost reported.

Added long-horizon problems: investigation, intent understanding, managing jobs and design adherence. Scores do not compare with 3.x.

Made by
Cursor
Released
September 2026
Kind
Fixing real repositories
Level
Expert
Scored
Graded by a model
Answers
Code
Tasks
Kept private
Strongest model tested
Claude Fable 5.2 #1 on the capability index
Last in a launch post
September 2026
Last model added
November 2026
Scores refreshed
November 13th, 2026
21
Models scored on its own leaderboard
3
Launch posts list it, from 2 labs
4
System cards report it, from 2 labs

Gemini 4 Carbon leads with 60.4%

Best score per model from the benchmark's own leaderboard, read on November 13th, 2026. Where a model ran with several settings or harnesses, we keep its best. Every run is in the next chart.

  1. 1 Gemini 4 Carbon high 60.4%
  2. 2 Claude Fable 5.2 max 60%
  3. 3 Claude Opus 5.5 max 57.8%
  4. 4 Claude Sonnet 5.5 max 55.5%
  5. 5 Gemini 4 Hydrogen high 54.3%
  6. 6 Gemini 4 Argon high 52.9%
  7. 7 Claude Fable 5.1 max 51.8%
  8. 8 Muse Wonder max 50.4%
  9. 9 Claude Haiku 5.5 max 48.4%
  10. 10 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 max 47.7%
  11. 11 Claude Opus 5 max 46.6%
  12. 12 Grok 4.7 xhigh 46.3%
  13. 13 GLM-5.3 max 42.6%
  14. 14 GPT-5.6 Sol max 41.7%
  15. 15 Muse Spark 1.3 max 41.6%
  16. 16 Grok 4.6 xhigh 41.4%
  17. 17 GPT-5.6 Terra max 41.3%
  18. 18 GLM-5.3-Flash max 36.8%
  19. 19 GPT-5.6 Luna max 35.9%
  20. 20 Claude Sonnet 5 max 34.1%
  21. 21 Composer 2.5 27.7%

Source: Official CursorBench 4.0 leaderboard

#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 Gemini 4 Carbon 60.4% high, Cursor Oct 2026 Official leaderboard
2 Claude Fable 5.2 60% max, Cursor Nov 2026 Official leaderboard
3 Claude Opus 5.5 57.8% max, Cursor Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
4 Claude Sonnet 5.5 55.5% max, Cursor Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
5 Gemini 4 Hydrogen 54.3% high, Cursor Nov 2026 Official leaderboard
6 Gemini 4 Argon 52.9% high, Cursor Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
7 Claude Fable 5.1 51.8% max, Cursor Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
8 Muse Wonder 50.4% max, Cursor Oct 2026 Official leaderboard
9 Claude Haiku 5.5 48.4% max, Cursor Oct 2026 Official leaderboard
10 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 47.7% max, Cursor Oct 2026 Official leaderboard
11 Claude Opus 5 46.6% max, Cursor Jul 2026 Official leaderboard
12 Grok 4.7 46.3% xhigh, Cursor Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
13 GLM-5.3 42.6% max, Cursor Aug 2026 Official leaderboard
14 GPT-5.6 Sol 41.7% max, Cursor Jul 2026 Official leaderboard
15 Muse Spark 1.3 41.6% max, Cursor Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
16 Grok 4.6 41.4% xhigh, Cursor Aug 2026 Official leaderboard
17 GPT-5.6 Terra 41.3% max, Cursor Jul 2026 Official leaderboard
18 GLM-5.3-Flash 36.8% max, Cursor Aug 2026 Official leaderboard
19 GPT-5.6 Luna 35.9% max, Cursor Jul 2026 Official leaderboard
20 Claude Sonnet 5 34.1% max, Cursor Jun 2026 Official leaderboard
21 Composer 2.5 27.7% Cursor May 2026 Official leaderboard

Labs report scores for 4 models in their cards. We plot every source in the charts below.

CursorBench score by average cost per task

The line joins the runs that no other run beats on both measures. We redrew this chart from the numbers on the official leaderboard.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% $0$10$20$30$40 Average cost per task ($), lower is better CursorBench score Composer 2.5: CursorBench score 27.7%, average cost per task $0.68 Claude Sonnet 5 (max): CursorBench score 34.1%, average cost per task $7.17 Claude Sonnet 5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 32%, average cost per task $4.55 Claude Sonnet 5 (high): CursorBench score 30.8%, average cost per task $3.48 Claude Sonnet 5 (medium): CursorBench score 28%, average cost per task $2.31 Claude Sonnet 5 (low): CursorBench score 24.1%, average cost per task $1.39 GPT-5.6 Luna (max): CursorBench score 35.9%, average cost per task $1.03 GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh): CursorBench score 33%, average cost per task $0.44 GPT-5.6 Luna (high): CursorBench score 29.4%, average cost per task $0.25 GPT-5.6 Luna (medium): CursorBench score 22.2%, average cost per task $0.08 GPT-5.6 Sol (max): CursorBench score 41.7%, average cost per task $8.23 GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh): CursorBench score 37.7%, average cost per task $4.4 GPT-5.6 Sol (high): CursorBench score 35.7%, average cost per task $2.85 GPT-5.6 Sol (medium): CursorBench score 31.1%, average cost per task $1.77 GPT-5.6 Sol (low): CursorBench score 24.6%, average cost per task $0.87 GPT-5.6 Terra (max): CursorBench score 41.3%, average cost per task $5.14 GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh): CursorBench score 33.6%, average cost per task $1.81 GPT-5.6 Terra (high): CursorBench score 30.7%, average cost per task $1.11 GPT-5.6 Terra (medium): CursorBench score 27.6%, average cost per task $0.64 GPT-5.6 Terra (low): CursorBench score 25.2%, average cost per task $0.52 Claude Opus 5 (max): CursorBench score 46.6%, average cost per task $11.9 Claude Opus 5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 46.1%, average cost per task $11.4 Claude Opus 5 (high): CursorBench score 44.7%, average cost per task $9 Claude Opus 5 (medium): CursorBench score 43.3%, average cost per task $6.94 Claude Opus 5 (low): CursorBench score 40.7%, average cost per task $4.87 Grok 4.6 (xhigh): CursorBench score 41.4%, average cost per task $6.1 Grok 4.6 (high): CursorBench score 40.4%, average cost per task $5.2 Grok 4.6 (medium): CursorBench score 36.1%, average cost per task $3.48 Grok 4.6 (low): CursorBench score 33.4%, average cost per task $2.25 GLM-5.3 (max): CursorBench score 42.6%, average cost per task $5.05 GLM-5.3 (high): CursorBench score 38%, average cost per task $3.24 GLM-5.3 (low): CursorBench score 33.3%, average cost per task $2.04 GLM-5.3-Flash (max): CursorBench score 36.8%, average cost per task $0.39 GLM-5.3-Flash (high): CursorBench score 31.1%, average cost per task $0.25 GLM-5.3-Flash (low): CursorBench score 26.9%, average cost per task $0.15 Claude Fable 5.1 (max): CursorBench score 51.8%, average cost per task $17.3 Claude Fable 5.1 (xhigh): CursorBench score 51.6%, average cost per task $13 Claude Fable 5.1 (high): CursorBench score 49.2%, average cost per task $9.08 Claude Fable 5.1 (medium): CursorBench score 46.8%, average cost per task $7.05 Claude Fable 5.1 (low): CursorBench score 45.1%, average cost per task $5.44 Muse Spark 1.3 (max): CursorBench score 41.6%, average cost per task $2.64 Muse Spark 1.3 (xhigh): CursorBench score 37.5%, average cost per task $2.1 Muse Spark 1.3 (high): CursorBench score 33.4%, average cost per task $1.66 Muse Spark 1.3 (medium): CursorBench score 32.6%, average cost per task $1.49 Muse Spark 1.3 (low): CursorBench score 29.3%, average cost per task $0.93 Muse Spark 1.3 (minimal): CursorBench score 24.3%, average cost per task $0.56 Grok 4.7 (xhigh): CursorBench score 46.3%, average cost per task $6.01 Grok 4.7 (high): CursorBench score 43.9%, average cost per task $4.69 Grok 4.7 (medium): CursorBench score 41.6%, average cost per task $3.49 Grok 4.7 (low): CursorBench score 33.1%, average cost per task $1.58 Claude Opus 5.5 (max): CursorBench score 57.8%, average cost per task $13.4 Claude Opus 5.5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 56%, average cost per task $6.98 Claude Opus 5.5 (medium): CursorBench score 52.5%, average cost per task $2.91 Claude Opus 5.5 (low): CursorBench score 43.7%, average cost per task $1.17 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max): CursorBench score 55.5%, average cost per task $7.05 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high): CursorBench score 47.8%, average cost per task $1.2 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (medium): CursorBench score 39.2%, average cost per task $0.52 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (low): CursorBench score 35.8%, average cost per task $0.37 Gemini 4 Argon (high): CursorBench score 52.9%, average cost per task $4.57 Gemini 4 Argon (medium): CursorBench score 52.8%, average cost per task $4.39 Gemini 4 Argon (low): CursorBench score 50.6%, average cost per task $4.09 Muse Wonder (max): CursorBench score 50.4%, average cost per task $5.25 Muse Wonder (xhigh): CursorBench score 48.2%, average cost per task $4.24 Muse Wonder (high): CursorBench score 46.1%, average cost per task $3.51 Muse Wonder (medium): CursorBench score 45.2%, average cost per task $2.82 Muse Wonder (low): CursorBench score 41.7%, average cost per task $1.91 Muse Wonder (minimal): CursorBench score 34.2%, average cost per task $0.84 Gemini 4 Carbon (low): CursorBench score 58.6%, average cost per task $11.9 Claude Fable 5.2 (max): CursorBench score 60%, average cost per task $32.8 Claude Fable 5.2 (xhigh): CursorBench score 56.3%, average cost per task $15.5 Claude Fable 5.2 (high): CursorBench score 56.9%, average cost per task $9.7 Claude Fable 5.2 (medium): CursorBench score 54.8%, average cost per task $4.66 Gemini 4 Hydrogen (high): CursorBench score 54.3%, average cost per task $5.59 Gemini 4 Hydrogen (medium): CursorBench score 46.7%, average cost per task $1.76 Gemini 4 Hydrogen (low): CursorBench score 27.9%, average cost per task $0.28 GPT-5.6 Luna (low): CursorBench score 16%, average cost per task $0.03 Claude Opus 5.5 (high): CursorBench score 56%, average cost per task $3.97 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 53.1%, average cost per task $2.81 Claude Haiku 5.5 (max): CursorBench score 48.4%, average cost per task $1.12 Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 44.3%, average cost per task $0.56 Claude Haiku 5.5 (high): CursorBench score 42.3%, average cost per task $0.32 Claude Haiku 5.5 (medium): CursorBench score 36.9%, average cost per task $0.17 Claude Haiku 5.5 (low): CursorBench score 30.9%, average cost per task $0.08 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (max): CursorBench score 47.7%, average cost per task $0.98 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (high): CursorBench score 45.6%, average cost per task $0.77 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (medium): CursorBench score 46.3%, average cost per task $0.8 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (low): CursorBench score 44.9%, average cost per task $0.6 Gemini 4 Carbon (high): CursorBench score 60.4%, average cost per task $9.22 Gemini 4 Carbon (medium): CursorBench score 60.1%, average cost per task $8.49 Claude Fable 5.2 (low): CursorBench score 53.2%, average cost per task $3.94 Gemini 4 Carbon (high)Gemini 4 Carbon (medium)Claude Opus 5.5 (high)Claude Fable 5.2 (low)Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)Claude Haiku 5.5 (max)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (max)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (medium)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (high)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (low)Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh)Claude Haiku 5.5 (high)Claude Haiku 5.5 (medium)Claude Haiku 5.5 (low)GPT-5.6 Luna (low) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% $0$10$20$30$40 Average cost per task ($), lower is better CursorBench score Composer 2.5: CursorBench score 27.7%, average cost per task $0.68 Claude Sonnet 5 (max): CursorBench score 34.1%, average cost per task $7.17 Claude Sonnet 5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 32%, average cost per task $4.55 Claude Sonnet 5 (high): CursorBench score 30.8%, average cost per task $3.48 Claude Sonnet 5 (medium): CursorBench score 28%, average cost per task $2.31 Claude Sonnet 5 (low): CursorBench score 24.1%, average cost per task $1.39 GPT-5.6 Luna (max): CursorBench score 35.9%, average cost per task $1.03 GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh): CursorBench score 33%, average cost per task $0.44 GPT-5.6 Luna (high): CursorBench score 29.4%, average cost per task $0.25 GPT-5.6 Luna (medium): CursorBench score 22.2%, average cost per task $0.08 GPT-5.6 Sol (max): CursorBench score 41.7%, average cost per task $8.23 GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh): CursorBench score 37.7%, average cost per task $4.4 GPT-5.6 Sol (high): CursorBench score 35.7%, average cost per task $2.85 GPT-5.6 Sol (medium): CursorBench score 31.1%, average cost per task $1.77 GPT-5.6 Sol (low): CursorBench score 24.6%, average cost per task $0.87 GPT-5.6 Terra (max): CursorBench score 41.3%, average cost per task $5.14 GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh): CursorBench score 33.6%, average cost per task $1.81 GPT-5.6 Terra (high): CursorBench score 30.7%, average cost per task $1.11 GPT-5.6 Terra (medium): CursorBench score 27.6%, average cost per task $0.64 GPT-5.6 Terra (low): CursorBench score 25.2%, average cost per task $0.52 Claude Opus 5 (max): CursorBench score 46.6%, average cost per task $11.9 Claude Opus 5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 46.1%, average cost per task $11.4 Claude Opus 5 (high): CursorBench score 44.7%, average cost per task $9 Claude Opus 5 (medium): CursorBench score 43.3%, average cost per task $6.94 Claude Opus 5 (low): CursorBench score 40.7%, average cost per task $4.87 Grok 4.6 (xhigh): CursorBench score 41.4%, average cost per task $6.1 Grok 4.6 (high): CursorBench score 40.4%, average cost per task $5.2 Grok 4.6 (medium): CursorBench score 36.1%, average cost per task $3.48 Grok 4.6 (low): CursorBench score 33.4%, average cost per task $2.25 GLM-5.3 (max): CursorBench score 42.6%, average cost per task $5.05 GLM-5.3 (high): CursorBench score 38%, average cost per task $3.24 GLM-5.3 (low): CursorBench score 33.3%, average cost per task $2.04 GLM-5.3-Flash (max): CursorBench score 36.8%, average cost per task $0.39 GLM-5.3-Flash (high): CursorBench score 31.1%, average cost per task $0.25 GLM-5.3-Flash (low): CursorBench score 26.9%, average cost per task $0.15 Claude Fable 5.1 (max): CursorBench score 51.8%, average cost per task $17.3 Claude Fable 5.1 (xhigh): CursorBench score 51.6%, average cost per task $13 Claude Fable 5.1 (high): CursorBench score 49.2%, average cost per task $9.08 Claude Fable 5.1 (medium): CursorBench score 46.8%, average cost per task $7.05 Claude Fable 5.1 (low): CursorBench score 45.1%, average cost per task $5.44 Muse Spark 1.3 (max): CursorBench score 41.6%, average cost per task $2.64 Muse Spark 1.3 (xhigh): CursorBench score 37.5%, average cost per task $2.1 Muse Spark 1.3 (high): CursorBench score 33.4%, average cost per task $1.66 Muse Spark 1.3 (medium): CursorBench score 32.6%, average cost per task $1.49 Muse Spark 1.3 (low): CursorBench score 29.3%, average cost per task $0.93 Muse Spark 1.3 (minimal): CursorBench score 24.3%, average cost per task $0.56 Grok 4.7 (xhigh): CursorBench score 46.3%, average cost per task $6.01 Grok 4.7 (high): CursorBench score 43.9%, average cost per task $4.69 Grok 4.7 (medium): CursorBench score 41.6%, average cost per task $3.49 Grok 4.7 (low): CursorBench score 33.1%, average cost per task $1.58 Claude Opus 5.5 (max): CursorBench score 57.8%, average cost per task $13.4 Claude Opus 5.5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 56%, average cost per task $6.98 Claude Opus 5.5 (medium): CursorBench score 52.5%, average cost per task $2.91 Claude Opus 5.5 (low): CursorBench score 43.7%, average cost per task $1.17 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max): CursorBench score 55.5%, average cost per task $7.05 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high): CursorBench score 47.8%, average cost per task $1.2 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (medium): CursorBench score 39.2%, average cost per task $0.52 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (low): CursorBench score 35.8%, average cost per task $0.37 Gemini 4 Argon (high): CursorBench score 52.9%, average cost per task $4.57 Gemini 4 Argon (medium): CursorBench score 52.8%, average cost per task $4.39 Gemini 4 Argon (low): CursorBench score 50.6%, average cost per task $4.09 Muse Wonder (max): CursorBench score 50.4%, average cost per task $5.25 Muse Wonder (xhigh): CursorBench score 48.2%, average cost per task $4.24 Muse Wonder (high): CursorBench score 46.1%, average cost per task $3.51 Muse Wonder (medium): CursorBench score 45.2%, average cost per task $2.82 Muse Wonder (low): CursorBench score 41.7%, average cost per task $1.91 Muse Wonder (minimal): CursorBench score 34.2%, average cost per task $0.84 Gemini 4 Carbon (low): CursorBench score 58.6%, average cost per task $11.9 Claude Fable 5.2 (max): CursorBench score 60%, average cost per task $32.8 Claude Fable 5.2 (xhigh): CursorBench score 56.3%, average cost per task $15.5 Claude Fable 5.2 (high): CursorBench score 56.9%, average cost per task $9.7 Claude Fable 5.2 (medium): CursorBench score 54.8%, average cost per task $4.66 Gemini 4 Hydrogen (high): CursorBench score 54.3%, average cost per task $5.59 Gemini 4 Hydrogen (medium): CursorBench score 46.7%, average cost per task $1.76 Gemini 4 Hydrogen (low): CursorBench score 27.9%, average cost per task $0.28 GPT-5.6 Luna (low): CursorBench score 16%, average cost per task $0.03 Claude Opus 5.5 (high): CursorBench score 56%, average cost per task $3.97 Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 53.1%, average cost per task $2.81 Claude Haiku 5.5 (max): CursorBench score 48.4%, average cost per task $1.12 Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh): CursorBench score 44.3%, average cost per task $0.56 Claude Haiku 5.5 (high): CursorBench score 42.3%, average cost per task $0.32 Claude Haiku 5.5 (medium): CursorBench score 36.9%, average cost per task $0.17 Claude Haiku 5.5 (low): CursorBench score 30.9%, average cost per task $0.08 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (max): CursorBench score 47.7%, average cost per task $0.98 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (high): CursorBench score 45.6%, average cost per task $0.77 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (medium): CursorBench score 46.3%, average cost per task $0.8 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (low): CursorBench score 44.9%, average cost per task $0.6 Gemini 4 Carbon (high): CursorBench score 60.4%, average cost per task $9.22 Gemini 4 Carbon (medium): CursorBench score 60.1%, average cost per task $8.49 Claude Fable 5.2 (low): CursorBench score 53.2%, average cost per task $3.94 Gemini 4 Carbon (high)Gemini 4 Carbon (medium)Claude Opus 5.5 (high)Claude Fable 5.2 (low)Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)Claude Haiku 5.5 (max)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (max)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (medium)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (high)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (low)Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh)Claude Haiku 5.5 (high)Claude Haiku 5.5 (medium)Claude Haiku 5.5 (low)GPT-5.6 Luna (low)
ModelSettingCursorBench scoreAverage cost per task
Gemini 4 Carbon high, Cursor 60.4% $9.22
Gemini 4 Carbon medium, Cursor 60.1% $8.49
Claude Fable 5.2 max, Cursor 60% $32.79
Gemini 4 Carbon low, Cursor 58.6% $11.89
Claude Opus 5.5 max, Cursor 57.8% $13.43
Claude Fable 5.2 high, Cursor 56.9% $9.7
Claude Fable 5.2 xhigh, Cursor 56.3% $15.48
Claude Opus 5.5 high, Cursor 56% $3.97
Claude Opus 5.5 xhigh, Cursor 56% $6.98
Claude Sonnet 5.5 max, Cursor 55.5% $7.05
Claude Fable 5.2 medium, Cursor 54.8% $4.66
Gemini 4 Hydrogen high, Cursor 54.3% $5.59
Claude Fable 5.2 low, Cursor 53.2% $3.94
Claude Sonnet 5.5 xhigh, Cursor 53.1% $2.81
Gemini 4 Argon high, Cursor 52.9% $4.57
Gemini 4 Argon medium, Cursor 52.8% $4.39
Claude Opus 5.5 medium, Cursor 52.5% $2.91
Claude Fable 5.1 max, Cursor 51.8% $17.28
Claude Fable 5.1 xhigh, Cursor 51.6% $13.01
Gemini 4 Argon low, Cursor 50.6% $4.09
Muse Wonder max, Cursor 50.4% $5.25
Claude Fable 5.1 high, Cursor 49.2% $9.08
Claude Haiku 5.5 max, Cursor 48.4% $1.12
Muse Wonder xhigh, Cursor 48.2% $4.24
Claude Sonnet 5.5 high, Cursor 47.8% $1.2
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 max, Cursor 47.7% $0.98
Claude Fable 5.1 medium, Cursor 46.8% $7.05
Gemini 4 Hydrogen medium, Cursor 46.7% $1.76
Claude Opus 5 max, Cursor 46.6% $11.95
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 medium, Cursor 46.3% $0.8
Grok 4.7 xhigh, Cursor 46.3% $6.01
Muse Wonder high, Cursor 46.1% $3.51
Claude Opus 5 xhigh, Cursor 46.1% $11.43
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 high, Cursor 45.6% $0.77
Muse Wonder medium, Cursor 45.2% $2.82
Claude Fable 5.1 low, Cursor 45.1% $5.44
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 low, Cursor 44.9% $0.6
Claude Opus 5 high, Cursor 44.7% $9
Claude Haiku 5.5 xhigh, Cursor 44.3% $0.56
Grok 4.7 high, Cursor 43.9% $4.69
Claude Opus 5.5 low, Cursor 43.7% $1.17
Claude Opus 5 medium, Cursor 43.3% $6.94
GLM-5.3 max, Cursor 42.6% $5.05
Claude Haiku 5.5 high, Cursor 42.3% $0.32
Muse Wonder low, Cursor 41.7% $1.91
GPT-5.6 Sol max, Cursor 41.7% $8.23
Muse Spark 1.3 max, Cursor 41.6% $2.64
Grok 4.7 medium, Cursor 41.6% $3.49
Grok 4.6 xhigh, Cursor 41.4% $6.1
GPT-5.6 Terra max, Cursor 41.3% $5.14
Claude Opus 5 low, Cursor 40.7% $4.87
Grok 4.6 high, Cursor 40.4% $5.2
Claude Sonnet 5.5 medium, Cursor 39.2% $0.52
GLM-5.3 high, Cursor 38% $3.24
GPT-5.6 Sol xhigh, Cursor 37.7% $4.4
Muse Spark 1.3 xhigh, Cursor 37.5% $2.1
Claude Haiku 5.5 medium, Cursor 36.9% $0.17
GLM-5.3-Flash max, Cursor 36.8% $0.39
Grok 4.6 medium, Cursor 36.1% $3.48
GPT-5.6 Luna max, Cursor 35.9% $1.03
Claude Sonnet 5.5 low, Cursor 35.8% $0.37
GPT-5.6 Sol high, Cursor 35.7% $2.85
Muse Wonder minimal, Cursor 34.2% $0.84
Claude Sonnet 5 max, Cursor 34.1% $7.17
GPT-5.6 Terra xhigh, Cursor 33.6% $1.81
Muse Spark 1.3 high, Cursor 33.4% $1.66
Grok 4.6 low, Cursor 33.4% $2.25
GLM-5.3 low, Cursor 33.3% $2.04
Grok 4.7 low, Cursor 33.1% $1.58
GPT-5.6 Luna xhigh, Cursor 33% $0.44
Muse Spark 1.3 medium, Cursor 32.6% $1.49
Claude Sonnet 5 xhigh, Cursor 32% $4.55
GLM-5.3-Flash high, Cursor 31.1% $0.25
GPT-5.6 Sol medium, Cursor 31.1% $1.77
Claude Haiku 5.5 low, Cursor 30.9% $0.08
Claude Sonnet 5 high, Cursor 30.8% $3.48
GPT-5.6 Terra high, Cursor 30.7% $1.11
GPT-5.6 Luna high, Cursor 29.4% $0.25
Muse Spark 1.3 low, Cursor 29.3% $0.93
Claude Sonnet 5 medium, Cursor 28% $2.31
Gemini 4 Hydrogen low, Cursor 27.9% $0.28
Composer 2.5 Cursor 27.7% $0.68
GPT-5.6 Terra medium, Cursor 27.6% $0.64
GLM-5.3-Flash low, Cursor 26.9% $0.15
GPT-5.6 Terra low, Cursor 25.2% $0.52
GPT-5.6 Sol low, Cursor 24.6% $0.87
Muse Spark 1.3 minimal, Cursor 24.3% $0.56
Claude Sonnet 5 low, Cursor 24.1% $1.39
GPT-5.6 Luna medium, Cursor 22.2% $0.08
GPT-5.6 Luna low, Cursor 16% $0.03

The best score, 60.4%, costs $9.22 a task

Runs on the cost frontier score higher than any run that's cheaper. Claude Opus 5.5 at high comes within 4.4 points of the best for $3.97 a task, about half the cost. The costs are the leaderboard's own estimates, so compare them only within this benchmark.

OpenAI Anthropic DeepSeek Google DeepMind Cost frontier One model at each effort level
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% $0.01 $0.10 $1.00 $10 $100 Cost per task, log scale Gemini 4 Carbon, high Claude Opus 5.5, high Claude Haiku 5.5, max DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, low Claude Haiku 5.5, medium Claude Haiku 5.5, low GPT-5.6 Luna, low 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% $0.01 $0.10 $1.00 $10 $100 Cost per task, log scale Gemini 4 Carbon, high Claude Opus 5.5, high

Source: Official CursorBench 4.0 leaderboard

ModelEffortHarnessScoreCost per taskOutput tokens
Gemini 4 Carbon high Cursor 60.4% $9.22 39,960
Gemini 4 Carbon medium Cursor 60.1% $8.49 37,067
Claude Fable 5.2 max Cursor 60% $33 352,794
Gemini 4 Carbon low Cursor 58.6% $12 42,663
Claude Opus 5.5 max Cursor 57.8% $13 218,363
Claude Fable 5.2 high Cursor 56.9% $9.70 99,259
Claude Fable 5.2 xhigh Cursor 56.3% $15 161,251
Claude Opus 5.5 xhigh Cursor 56% $6.98 101,083
Claude Opus 5.5 high Cursor 56% $3.97 53,078
Claude Sonnet 5.5 max Cursor 55.5% $7.05 271,920
Claude Fable 5.2 medium Cursor 54.8% $4.66 44,103
Gemini 4 Hydrogen high Cursor 54.3% $5.59 88,682
Claude Fable 5.2 low Cursor 53.2% $3.94 36,616
Claude Sonnet 5.5 xhigh Cursor 53.1% $2.81 100,158
Gemini 4 Argon high Cursor 52.9% $4.57 109,500
Gemini 4 Argon medium Cursor 52.8% $4.39 103,600
Claude Opus 5.5 medium Cursor 52.5% $2.91 37,954
Claude Fable 5.1 max Cursor 51.8% $17 117,236
Claude Fable 5.1 xhigh Cursor 51.6% $13 87,294
Gemini 4 Argon low Cursor 50.6% $4.09 94,200
Muse Wonder max Cursor 50.4% $5.25 49,692
Claude Fable 5.1 high Cursor 49.2% $9.08 58,438
Claude Haiku 5.5 max Cursor 48.4% $1.12 325,934
Muse Wonder xhigh Cursor 48.2% $4.24 39,564
Claude Sonnet 5.5 high Cursor 47.8% $1.20 37,391
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 max Cursor 47.7% $0.98 537,047
Claude Fable 5.1 medium Cursor 46.8% $7.05 45,411
Gemini 4 Hydrogen medium Cursor 46.7% $1.76 36,781
Claude Opus 5 max Cursor 46.6% $12 85,384
Grok 4.7 xhigh Cursor 46.3% $6.01 70,141
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 medium Cursor 46.3% $0.80 398,255
Claude Opus 5 xhigh Cursor 46.1% $11 80,094
Muse Wonder high Cursor 46.1% $3.51 33,612
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 high Cursor 45.6% $0.77 385,196
Muse Wonder medium Cursor 45.2% $2.82 27,124
Claude Fable 5.1 low Cursor 45.1% $5.44 34,795
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 low Cursor 44.9% $0.60 290,651
Claude Opus 5 high Cursor 44.7% $9.00 61,405
Claude Haiku 5.5 xhigh Cursor 44.3% $0.56 143,813
Grok 4.7 high Cursor 43.9% $4.69 56,382
Claude Opus 5.5 low Cursor 43.7% $1.17 15,811
Claude Opus 5 medium Cursor 43.3% $6.94 45,272
GLM-5.3 max Cursor 42.6% $5.05 96,387
Claude Haiku 5.5 high Cursor 42.3% $0.32 77,057
GPT-5.6 Sol max Cursor 41.7% $8.23 42,944
Muse Wonder low Cursor 41.7% $1.91 18,880
Muse Spark 1.3 max Cursor 41.6% $2.64 52,005
Grok 4.7 medium Cursor 41.6% $3.49 36,683
Grok 4.6 xhigh Cursor 41.4% $6.10 49,814
GPT-5.6 Terra max Cursor 41.3% $5.14 60,814
Claude Opus 5 low Cursor 40.7% $4.87 31,995
Grok 4.6 high Cursor 40.4% $5.20 41,387
Claude Sonnet 5.5 medium Cursor 39.2% $0.52 16,036
GLM-5.3 high Cursor 38% $3.24 60,031
GPT-5.6 Sol xhigh Cursor 37.7% $4.40 24,729
Muse Spark 1.3 xhigh Cursor 37.5% $2.10 40,891
Claude Haiku 5.5 medium Cursor 36.9% $0.17 42,659
GLM-5.3-Flash max Cursor 36.8% $0.39 56,410
Grok 4.6 medium Cursor 36.1% $3.48 24,893
GPT-5.6 Luna max Cursor 35.9% $1.03 87,284
Claude Sonnet 5.5 low Cursor 35.8% $0.37 11,668
GPT-5.6 Sol high Cursor 35.7% $2.85 16,174
Muse Wonder minimal Cursor 34.2% $0.84 9,761
Claude Sonnet 5 max Cursor 34.1% $7.17 149,257
GPT-5.6 Terra xhigh Cursor 33.6% $1.81 23,436
Grok 4.6 low Cursor 33.4% $2.25 16,307
Muse Spark 1.3 high Cursor 33.4% $1.66 30,654
GLM-5.3 low Cursor 33.3% $2.04 31,983
Grok 4.7 low Cursor 33.1% $1.58 15,677
GPT-5.6 Luna xhigh Cursor 33% $0.44 40,598
Muse Spark 1.3 medium Cursor 32.6% $1.49 27,255
Claude Sonnet 5 xhigh Cursor 32% $4.55 83,373
GPT-5.6 Sol medium Cursor 31.1% $1.77 10,111
GLM-5.3-Flash high Cursor 31.1% $0.25 35,104
Claude Haiku 5.5 low Cursor 30.9% $0.08 23,382
Claude Sonnet 5 high Cursor 30.8% $3.48 61,146
GPT-5.6 Terra high Cursor 30.7% $1.11 13,162
GPT-5.6 Luna high Cursor 29.4% $0.25 23,368
Muse Spark 1.3 low Cursor 29.3% $0.93 17,483
Claude Sonnet 5 medium Cursor 28% $2.31 39,114
Gemini 4 Hydrogen low Cursor 27.9% $0.28 8,975
Composer 2.5 Cursor 27.7% $0.68 17,347
GPT-5.6 Terra medium Cursor 27.6% $0.64 7,307
GLM-5.3-Flash low Cursor 26.9% $0.15 17,831
GPT-5.6 Terra low Cursor 25.2% $0.52 5,914
GPT-5.6 Sol low Cursor 24.6% $0.87 4,885
Muse Spark 1.3 minimal Cursor 24.3% $0.56 10,620
Claude Sonnet 5 low Cursor 24.1% $1.39 23,772
GPT-5.6 Luna medium Cursor 22.2% $0.08 7,642
GPT-5.6 Luna low Cursor 16% $0.03 3,288

3 models have held number one on the official leaderboard since its release in September 2026

Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release. We draw one row each for the benchmark’s own leaderboard and what labs claim in their cards.

Anthropic Google DeepMind xAI
Own leaderboard 3 leaders
Lab claims 3 leaders

Sources: Official CursorBench 4.0 leaderboard and labs’ model cards

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 Reported by the lab in its model card Best so far
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2026 2027 Near the ceiling (85%) Gemini 4 Carbon Claude Fable 5.1 Claude Opus 5 GPT-5.6 Sol Claude Sonnet 5 Composer 2.5 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2026 2027 Near the ceiling (85%) Gemini 4 Carbon Claude Fable 5.1

Sources: Official CursorBench 4.0 leaderboard and labs’ model cards

2 labs put it in a launch post in the last six months

Launch posts from every lab that has listed it, one tick per post. Tall colored ticks include it, and short gray ones leave it out.

xAI
Anthropic
DateLaunch postScoreAs the post writes it
Sep 28, 2026 Claude Sonnet 5.5 55.5 Agentic coding CursorBench 4.0
Sep 22, 2026 Claude Opus 5.5 57.8 Agentic coding CursorBench 4.0
Sep 21, 2026 Grok 4.7 46.3 CursorBench 4.0 (Software engineering)

4 system cards report it, from 2 labs

Besides launch posts, we read the system cards, model cards and technical reports labs publish with a release. They report far more, including safety and frontier-risk tests.

DateDocumentScoreAs the document writes itSection
Nov 9, 2026 Claude Fable 5.2 system card 60 CursorBench 4.0, max effort, independently run by Cursor. Additional prompt and harness improvements may prevent comparisons with earlier system cards (Section 8.8) Capabilities
Sep 28, 2026 Claude Sonnet 5.5 system card 55.5 CursorBench 4.0 at max effort, measured by Cursor (8.8, Figure 8.8.A) Capabilities
Sep 22, 2026 Claude Opus 5.5 system card 57.8 CursorBench 4.0 at max effort, measured by Cursor (56.0% at xhigh and high, 52.5% at medium) (8.8, Figure 8.8.A) Capabilities
Sep 21, 2026 Grok 4.7 model card 46.3 CursorBench 4.0, xhigh, value from text (2.1). High = 43.9%. Charts have no printed values Capabilities

4 lab claims next to the leaderboard

Each score a lab reported for its own model, beside the same model's best score on the leaderboard. Gaps mostly come from different harnesses, effort levels and task subsets. 4 of them match, which usually means one side copied the other. Every benchmark.

Model Lab says Board says Gap
Grok 4.7 46.3% CursorBench 4.0 (Software engineering) 46.3% Leaderboard, xhigh, Cursor Same
Claude Opus 5.5 57.8% Agentic coding CursorBench 4.0 57.8% Leaderboard, max, Cursor Same
Claude Sonnet 5.5 55.5% Agentic coding CursorBench 4.0 55.5% Leaderboard, max, Cursor Same
Claude Fable 5.2 60% CursorBench 4.0, max effort, independently run by Cursor. Additional prompt and harness improvements may prevent comparisons with earlier system cards (Section 8.8) 60% Leaderboard, max, Cursor Same

Versions

We switch the top row to each new version when it comes out. Open it for one row per version. An old version stays in play while people still test it, so whoever first takes it past 85% gets credit for closing it out.

Cursor Anthropic OpenAI Google DeepMind xAI
CursorBench 4.0 12 leaders
CursorBench 7 leaders
CursorBench 3.2 Replaced by 4.0, Sep 2026

Sources: Official leaderboards, boards copied by Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0) and labs’ model cards

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