Benchmark Almanac

Epoch Automation Reports

Claude Fable 5.1 65.3% leads since October 2026
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Agents in coding harnesses do real Epoch AI work tasks such as graphic design, data insights and research design. Epoch staff grade outputs against the rubric they use for employees.

Six systems in the first release on October 8th, 2026. The board reports mean rubric score.

Made by
Epoch AI
Released
October 2026
Kind
Simulated companies
Level
Expert
Scored
Graded by people
Answers
Agent task
Tasks
Kept private
Strongest model tested
GPT-6 Astra #3 on the capability index
Last model added
September 2026
Scores refreshed
November 12th, 2026
6
Models scored on its own leaderboard

Claude Fable 5.1 leads with 65.3% 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.

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:

  1. 65.3 Claude Fable 5.1
  2. 65.1 GPT-6 Astra
  3. 59.1 Grok 4.6
  4. 53.0 Qwen 3.8 Max
  5. 52.4 Kimi K3
  6. 42.3 Gemini 3.8 Flash
  1. 1 Claude Fable 5.1 65.3%
  2. 2 GPT-6 Astra 65.1%
  3. 3 Grok 4.6 59.1%
  4. 4 Qwen 3.8 Max 53%
  5. 5 Kimi K3 52.4%
  6. 6 Gemini 3.8 Flash 42.3%

Source: Official Epoch Automation Reports leaderboard

#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 Claude Fable 5.1 65.3% Claude Code Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
2 GPT-6 Astra 65.1% Codex Sep 2026 Official leaderboard
3 Grok 4.6 59.1% Grok Build Aug 2026 Official leaderboard
4 Qwen 3.8 Max 53% Qwen Code Aug 2026 Official leaderboard
5 Kimi K3 52.4% Kimi Code Jul 2026 Official leaderboard
6 Gemini 3.8 Flash 42.3% Antigravity Sep 2026 Official leaderboard

Number one over time

Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release.

Anthropic
Own leaderboard 1 leader
Claude Fable 5.1 65.3%

Source: Official Epoch Automation Reports leaderboard

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 Best so far
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near the ceiling (85%) Claude Fable 5.1 Grok 4.6 Qwen 3.8 Max 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near the ceiling (85%) Claude Fable 5.1 Qwen 3.8 Max

Source: Official Epoch Automation Reports 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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