EEBench
13 electrical-engineering circuit and PCB design tasks graded by deterministic build checks, simulation and BOM constraints. No LLM judge.
- Made by
- atopile
- Released
- September 2026
- Kind
- Electronics
- Level
- Expert
- Scored
- Checked automatically
- Answers
- Code
- 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 12th, 2026
Gemini 4 Carbon leads with 83.9%
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.
Gemini 4 Carbon leads with 83.9%, claims included
Best score per model from every source, including labs’ own numbers and claims Epoch AI collected from reports and papers. Labs pick their own settings, so a claim can beat an independent run of the same model.
- 83.9
Gemini 4 Carbon
- 77.3 Claude Fable 5.2
- 75.0 Claude Opus 5.5
- 69.3 GPT-6 Astra
- 67.2 Claude Sonnet 5.5
- 67.1
Gemini 4 Argon
- 67.1 Claude Haiku 5.5
- 64.0 Grok 4.7
- 63.6 GPT-6.1 Sol
- 62.7
Muse Wonder
- 61.6 Claude Opus 5
- 57.1 Grok 4.6
- 56.4 Claude Fable 5.1
- 56.3 GPT-6 Sol
- 55.4
Gemini 3.8 Flash
- 54.3 Claude Fable 5
- 51.4 Claude Opus 4.8
- 50.9 Grok 4.5
- 50.1
Mistral Large 4
- 49.4
Muse Spark 1.3
- 46.3
Gemini 3.1 Pro
- 42.8
Muse Ember
- 40.3 Claude Sonnet 5
- 37.4
Gemini 3.6 Flash
- 34.3
Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 31.1 GPT-6 Luna
- 20.4 Claude Sonnet 4.6
- 19.5
Gemini 3 Flash
- 18.0 Grok Build 0.1
- 3.50 Claude Haiku 4.5
- 1
Gemini 4 Carbon high 83.9%
- 2 Claude Fable 5.2 xhigh 77.3%
- 3 Claude Opus 5.5 xhigh 75%
- 4 GPT-6 Astra 69.3%
- 5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 xhigh 67.2%
- 6
Gemini 4 Argon high 67.1%
- 7 Claude Haiku 5.5 high 67.1%
- 8 Grok 4.7 64%
- 9 GPT-6.1 Sol high 63.6%
- 10
Muse Wonder high 62.7%
- 11 Claude Opus 5 61.6%
- 12 Grok 4.6 57.1%
- 13 Claude Fable 5.1 high 56.4%
- 14 GPT-6 Sol xhigh 56.3%
- 15
Gemini 3.8 Flash high 55.4%
- 16 Claude Fable 5 54.3%
- 17 Claude Opus 4.8 max 51.4%
- 18 Grok 4.5 50.9%
- 19
Mistral Large 4 high 50.1%
- 20
Muse Spark 1.3 high 49.4%
- 21
Gemini 3.1 Pro 46.3%
- 22
Muse Ember max 42.8%
- 23 Claude Sonnet 5 40.3%
- 24
Gemini 3.6 Flash 37.4%
- 25
Gemini 3.5 Flash 34.3%
- 26 GPT-6 Luna high 31.1%
- 27 Claude Sonnet 4.6 20.4%
- 28
Gemini 3 Flash 19.5%
- 29 Grok Build 0.1 18%
- 30 Claude Haiku 4.5 3.50%
Source: Official EEBench leaderboard
- 83.9
Gemini 4 Carbon
- 77.3 Claude Fable 5.2
- 75.0 Claude Opus 5.5
- 69.3 GPT-6 Astra
- 67.2 Claude Sonnet 5.5
- 67.1
Gemini 4 Argon
- 67.1 Claude Haiku 5.5
- 66.0 Grok 4.7
- 63.6 GPT-6.1 Sol
- 62.7
Muse Wonder
- 61.6 Claude Opus 5
- 60.0 Grok 4.6
- 56.4 Claude Fable 5.1
- 56.3 GPT-6 Sol
- 55.4
Gemini 3.8 Flash
- 54.3 Claude Fable 5
- 51.4 Claude Opus 4.8
- 50.9 Grok 4.5
- 50.1
Mistral Large 4
- 49.4
Muse Spark 1.3
- 46.3
Gemini 3.1 Pro
- 42.8
Muse Ember
- 40.3 Claude Sonnet 5
- 37.4
Gemini 3.6 Flash
- 34.3
Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 31.1 GPT-6 Luna
- 20.4 Claude Sonnet 4.6
- 19.5
Gemini 3 Flash
- 18.0 Grok Build 0.1
- 3.50 Claude Haiku 4.5
- 1
Gemini 4 Carbon high 83.9%
- 2 Claude Fable 5.2 xhigh 77.3%
- 3 Claude Opus 5.5 xhigh 75%
- 4 GPT-6 Astra 69.3%
- 5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 xhigh 67.2%
- 6
Gemini 4 Argon high 67.1%
- 7 Claude Haiku 5.5 high 67.1%
- 8 Grok 4.7 66%
- 9 GPT-6.1 Sol high 63.6%
- 10
Muse Wonder high 62.7%
- 11 Claude Opus 5 61.6%
- 12 Grok 4.6 60%
- 13 Claude Fable 5.1 high 56.4%
- 14 GPT-6 Sol xhigh 56.3%
- 15
Gemini 3.8 Flash high 55.4%
- 16 Claude Fable 5 54.3%
- 17 Claude Opus 4.8 max 51.4%
- 18 Grok 4.5 50.9%
- 19
Mistral Large 4 high 50.1%
- 20
Muse Spark 1.3 high 49.4%
- 21
Gemini 3.1 Pro 46.3%
- 22
Muse Ember max 42.8%
- 23 Claude Sonnet 5 40.3%
- 24
Gemini 3.6 Flash 37.4%
- 25
Gemini 3.5 Flash 34.3%
- 26 GPT-6 Luna high 31.1%
- 27 Claude Sonnet 4.6 20.4%
- 28
Gemini 3 Flash 19.5%
- 29 Grok Build 0.1 18%
- 30 Claude Haiku 4.5 3.50%
Sources: Official EEBench leaderboard and labs’ model cards
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 83.9% | high, Gemini CLI | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5.2 | 77.3% | xhigh, Claude Code | Nov 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 3 | Claude Opus 5.5 | 75% | xhigh, Claude Code | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 4 | GPT-6 Astra | 69.3% | Codex CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 5 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 67.2% | xhigh, Claude Code | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 6 | | 67.1% | high, Gemini CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 7 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | 67.1% | high, Claude Code | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 8 | Grok 4.7 | 64% | Grok CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 9 | GPT-6.1 Sol | 63.6% | high, Codex CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 10 | | 62.7% | high, Muse Code | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 11 | Claude Opus 5 | 61.6% | Claude Code | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 12 | Grok 4.6 | 57.1% | Grok CLI | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 13 | Claude Fable 5.1 | 56.4% | high, Claude Code | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 14 | GPT-6 Sol | 56.3% | xhigh, Codex CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 15 | | 55.4% | high, Gemini CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 16 | Claude Fable 5 | 54.3% | Claude Code | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 17 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 51.4% | max, Claude Code | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 18 | Grok 4.5 | 50.9% | Grok CLI | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 19 | | 50.1% | high, Mistral Vibe | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 20 | | 49.4% | high, Muse Code | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 21 | | 46.3% | Gemini CLI | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 22 | | 42.8% | max, Muse Code | Nov 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 23 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 40.3% | Claude Code | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 24 | | 37.4% | Gemini CLI | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 25 | | 34.3% | Gemini CLI | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 26 | GPT-6 Luna | 31.1% | high, Codex CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 27 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 20.4% | Claude Code | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 28 | | 19.5% | Gemini CLI | Dec 2025 | Official leaderboard |
| 29 | Grok Build 0.1 | 18% | Grok CLI | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 30 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3.50% | Claude Code | Oct 2025 | Official leaderboard |
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 83.9% | high, Gemini CLI | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5.2 | 77.3% | xhigh, Claude Code | Nov 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 3 | Claude Opus 5.5 | 75% | xhigh, Claude Code | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 4 | GPT-6 Astra | 69.3% | Codex CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 5 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 67.2% | xhigh, Claude Code | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 6 | | 67.1% | high, Gemini CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 7 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | 67.1% | high, Claude Code | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 8 | Grok 4.7 | 66% | Sep 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 9 | GPT-6.1 Sol | 63.6% | high, Codex CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 10 | | 62.7% | high, Muse Code | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 11 | Claude Opus 5 | 61.6% | Claude Code | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 12 | Grok 4.6 | 60% | Aug 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 13 | Claude Fable 5.1 | 56.4% | high, Claude Code | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 14 | GPT-6 Sol | 56.3% | xhigh, Codex CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 15 | | 55.4% | high, Gemini CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 16 | Claude Fable 5 | 54.3% | Claude Code | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 17 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 51.4% | max, Claude Code | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 18 | Grok 4.5 | 50.9% | Grok CLI | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 19 | | 50.1% | high, Mistral Vibe | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 20 | | 49.4% | high, Muse Code | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 21 | | 46.3% | Gemini CLI | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 22 | | 42.8% | max, Muse Code | Nov 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 23 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 40.3% | Claude Code | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 24 | | 37.4% | Gemini CLI | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 25 | | 34.3% | Gemini CLI | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 26 | GPT-6 Luna | 31.1% | high, Codex CLI | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 27 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 20.4% | Claude Code | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 28 | | 19.5% | Gemini CLI | Dec 2025 | Official leaderboard |
| 29 | Grok Build 0.1 | 18% | Grok CLI | May 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 30 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3.50% | Claude Code | Oct 2025 | Official leaderboard |
Labs report scores for 2 models in their cards. Switch the scores above to rank them together.
Benchmark score versus per-task metrics
The board switches the x-axis between cost, tokens, steps and time. This is its Time view: mean seconds per attempt. 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 | Score | Time per attempt |
|---|---|---|---|
| | high, Gemini CLI | 83.9% | 2,987 s |
| Claude Fable 5.2 | xhigh, Claude Code | 77.3% | 1,772 s |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | xhigh, Claude Code | 75% | 802 s |
| GPT-6 Astra | Codex CLI | 69.3% | 106 s |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | high, Claude Code | 68.9% | 247 s |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | xhigh, Claude Code | 67.2% | 455 s |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | high, Claude Code | 67.1% | 917 s |
| | high, Gemini CLI | 67.1% | 1,136 s |
| Grok 4.7 | Grok CLI | 64% | 1,234 s |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | high, Codex CLI | 63.6% | 317 s |
| | high, Muse Code | 62.7% | 245 s |
| Claude Opus 5 | Claude Code | 61.6% | 781 s |
| Grok 4.6 | Grok CLI | 57.1% | 2,126 s |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | high, Claude Code | 56.4% | 652 s |
| GPT-6 Sol | xhigh, Codex CLI | 56.3% | 359 s |
| | high, Gemini CLI | 55.4% | 587 s |
| Claude Fable 5 | Claude Code | 54.3% | 564 s |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | max, Claude Code | 51.4% | 2,159 s |
| Grok 4.5 | Grok CLI | 50.9% | 372 s |
| | high, Mistral Vibe | 50.1% | 2,019 s |
| | high, Muse Code | 49.4% | 423 s |
| | Gemini CLI | 46.3% | 339 s |
| | max, Muse Code | 42.8% | 317 s |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Claude Code | 40.3% | 1,198 s |
| | Gemini CLI | 37.4% | 797 s |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | high, Claude Code | 35.2% | 512 s |
| | Gemini CLI | 34.3% | 452 s |
| GPT-6 Luna | high, Codex CLI | 31.1% | 388 s |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Code | 20.4% | 1,439 s |
| | Gemini CLI | 19.5% | 437 s |
| Grok Build 0.1 | Grok CLI | 18% | 669 s |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude Code | 3.5% | 344 s |
The best score, 83.9%, costs $6.11 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 EEBench leaderboard
| Model | Effort | Harness | Score | Cost per task | Output tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | high | Gemini CLI | 83.9% | $6.11 | 124,587 |
| Claude Fable 5.2 | xhigh | Claude Code | 77.3% | $8.87 | 139,765 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | xhigh | Claude Code | 75% | $2.37 | 65,077 |
| GPT-6 Astra | Codex CLI | 69.3% | $0.83 | 5,967 | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | high | Claude Code | 68.9% | $0.65 | 20,320 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | xhigh | Claude Code | 67.2% | $0.83 | 44,780 |
| | high | Gemini CLI | 67.1% | $1.90 | 73,041 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | high | Claude Code | 67.1% | $0.71 | 150,156 |
| Grok 4.7 | Grok CLI | 64% | $3.55 | 81,243 | |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | high | Codex CLI | 63.6% | $0.30 | 17,181 |
| | high | Muse Code | 62.7% | $1.14 | 27,725 |
| Claude Opus 5 | Claude Code | 61.6% | $2.38 | 49,030 | |
| Grok 4.6 | Grok CLI | 57.1% | $2.11 | 126,635 | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | high | Claude Code | 56.4% | $2.92 | 40,465 |
| GPT-6 Sol | xhigh | Codex CLI | 56.3% | $0.65 | 26,759 |
| | high | Gemini CLI | 55.4% | $1.38 | 68,165 |
| Claude Fable 5 | Claude Code | 54.3% | $3.19 | 33,224 | |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | max | Claude Code | 51.4% | $5.73 | 126,821 |
| Grok 4.5 | Grok CLI | 50.9% | $1.14 | 27,806 | |
| | high | Mistral Vibe | 50.1% | $1.43 | 129,780 |
| | high | Muse Code | 49.4% | $0.84 | 48,389 |
| | Gemini CLI | 46.3% | $0.84 | 28,279 | |
| | max | Muse Code | 42.8% | $0.12 | 86,712 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Claude Code | 40.3% | $4.21 | 85,208 | |
| | Gemini CLI | 37.4% | $1.92 | 47,303 | |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | high | Claude Code | 35.2% | $1.44 | 34,450 |
| | Gemini CLI | 34.3% | $1.11 | 41,102 | |
| GPT-6 Luna | high | Codex CLI | 31.1% | $0.04 | 33,945 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Code | 20.4% | $1.89 | 80,080 | |
| | Gemini CLI | 19.5% | $0.40 | 53,382 | |
| Grok Build 0.1 | Grok CLI | 18% | $1.66 | 56,810 | |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude Code | 3.50% | $0.41 | 31,601 |
4 models have held number one on the official leaderboard since its release in September 2026 4 models have held number one with claims included 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.
Sources: Official EEBench 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.
Sources: Official EEBench leaderboard and labs’ model cards
One lab 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.
| Date | Launch post | Score | As the post writes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Grok 4.7 | 64 | EEBench (Electrical engineering) |
3 system cards report it, from 1 lab
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.
| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Grok 4.7 model card | 66 | EEBench V1 core corpus, reward, xhigh, Grok Build harness, run by Atopile (4.1) | Capabilities |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Grok 4.6 model card | 60 | EEBench V1 core corpus, reward, xhigh, Grok Build harness, run by Atopile (4.1). High = 53.0% | Capabilities |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Grok 4.5 model card | EEBench V1 core corpus, score vs output tokens scatter, no printed value for Grok 4.5 (3.1) | Capabilities |
The lab's number comes out ahead in 2 of 2 pairs that differ
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. Every benchmark.
| Model | Lab says | Board says | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.6 | 60% EEBench V1 core corpus, reward, xhigh, Grok Build harness, run by Atopile (4.1). High = 53.0% | 57.1% Leaderboard, Grok CLI | +2.9 pts |
| Grok 4.7 | 66% EEBench V1 core corpus, reward, xhigh, Grok Build harness, run by Atopile (4.1) | 64% Leaderboard, Grok CLI | +2.0 pts |
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