Public Benefits Bench
Models answer SNAP benefit questions across seven lifecycle phases and 25 topics. A judge grades each answer against rubrics validated by SNAP policy experts.
459 scenarios with a 230-question test set. v1 tested four conditions with and without web search and multi-turn. The live board is v1.1, with v1 archived at /benchmarks/public-benefits-bench-v1.
- Made by
- Vals AI
- Released
- June 2026
- Kind
- Other professions
- Level
- Expert
- Scored
- Graded by a model
- Answers
- Open-ended
- Tasks
- Kept private
- Strongest model tested
- Claude Opus 5.5 #4 on the capability index
- Last model added
- October 2026
- Scores refreshed
- November 12th, 2026
Claude Opus 5 leads with 76.9%
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.
- 76.9 Claude Opus 5
- 74.9 Claude Fable 5.1
- 73.8
Muse Wonder Full
- 70.6 Claude Opus 5.5
- 70.4 Claude Fable 5
- 70.2
Muse Wonder
- 69.8
Gemini 4 Argon
- 68.9 MiMo-V2.6 Pro
- 68.6
Tencent Hy4 preview
- 68.5 GLM-5.3
- 68.5
Muse Spark 1.2
- 68.2 Kimi K3
- 68.1 Claude Opus 4.8
- 67.6 MiMo-V2.6 Flash
- 67.2 Claude Sonnet 5.5
- 67.1
Qwen 3.8 Max
- 66.8 Grok 4.6
- 66.5 GPT-5.6 Sol
- 66.2
Ember-1
- 66.0 Claude Sonnet 5
- 65.6 Grok 4.7
- 65.3
Gemini 3.8 Flash
- 64.3
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- 64.1
MiniMax-M3
- 63.2 Claude Haiku 5.5
- 62.9
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
- 62.5 Claude Sonnet 4.6
- 62.4 GPT-5.6 Terra
- 61.8 GLM-5.1
- 61.3
Muse Spark 1.1
- 61.2 GPT-5.6 Luna
- 60.9 GPT-5.5
- 59.5
Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 59.4
Inkling-Small
- 59.3 GPT-6.1 Sol
- 58.5
Inkling
- 58.1
Step 5 Preview
- 57.6 GPT-6 Luna
- 56.6 Kimi K2.6
- 56.6 GPT-6 Sol
- 56.6
Gemini 3.6 Flash
- 54.3 Claude Haiku 4.5
- 53.8
Gemini 3.1 Pro
- 51.8
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- 51.7 Grok 4.3
- 50.7
Ling-3.0-flash
- 45.3 Mercury 2.5
- 44.8 Grok 4.1 Fast
- 43.8
Laguna M.1
- 41.4
Laguna XS.2
- 1 Claude Opus 5 76.9%
- 2 Claude Fable 5.1 74.9%
- 3
Muse Wonder Full 73.8%
- 4 Claude Opus 5.5 70.6%
- 5 Claude Fable 5 70.4%
- 6
Muse Wonder 70.2%
- 7
Gemini 4 Argon 69.8%
- 8 MiMo-V2.6 Pro 68.9%
- 9
Tencent Hy4 preview 68.6%
- 10 GLM-5.3 68.5%
- 11
Muse Spark 1.2 68.5%
- 12 Kimi K3 68.2%
- 13 Claude Opus 4.8 68.1%
- 14 MiMo-V2.6 Flash 67.6%
- 15 Claude Sonnet 5.5 67.2%
- 16
Qwen 3.8 Max 67.1%
- 17 Grok 4.6 66.8%
- 18 GPT-5.6 Sol 66.5%
- 19
Ember-1 66.2%
- 20 Claude Sonnet 5 66%
- 21 Grok 4.7 65.6%
- 22
Gemini 3.8 Flash 65.3%
- 23
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 64.3%
- 24
MiniMax-M3 64.1%
- 25 Claude Haiku 5.5 63.2%
- 26
DeepSeek-V4-Pro 62.9%
- 27 Claude Sonnet 4.6 62.5%
- 28 GPT-5.6 Terra 62.4%
- 29 GLM-5.1 61.8%
- 30
Muse Spark 1.1 61.3%
- 31 GPT-5.6 Luna 61.2%
- 32 GPT-5.5 60.9%
- 33
Gemini 3.5 Flash 59.5%
- 34
Inkling-Small 59.4%
- 35 GPT-6.1 Sol 59.3%
- 36
Inkling 58.5%
- 37
Step 5 Preview 58.1%
- 38 GPT-6 Luna 57.6%
- 39 Kimi K2.6 56.6%
- 40 GPT-6 Sol 56.6%
- 41
Gemini 3.6 Flash 56.6%
- 42 Claude Haiku 4.5 non-thinking 54.3%
- 43
Gemini 3.1 Pro 53.8%
- 44
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite 51.8%
- 45 Grok 4.3 51.7%
- 46
Ling-3.0-flash 50.7%
- 47 Mercury 2.5 45.3%
- 48 Grok 4.1 Fast reasoning 44.8%
- 49
Laguna M.1 43.8%
- 50
Laguna XS.2 41.4%
Source: Official Public Benefits Bench leaderboard
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Opus 5 | 76.9% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5.1 | 74.9% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 3 | | 73.8% | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 4 | Claude Opus 5.5 | 70.6% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 5 | Claude Fable 5 | 70.4% | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 6 | | 70.2% | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 7 | | 69.8% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 8 | MiMo-V2.6 Pro | 68.9% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 9 | | 68.6% | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 10 | GLM-5.3 | 68.5% | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 11 | | 68.5% | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 12 | Kimi K3 | 68.2% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 13 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 68.1% | May 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 14 | MiMo-V2.6 Flash | 67.6% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 15 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 67.2% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 16 | | 67.1% | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 17 | Grok 4.6 | 66.8% | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 18 | GPT-5.6 Sol | 66.5% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 19 | | 66.2% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 20 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 66% | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 21 | Grok 4.7 | 65.6% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 22 | | 65.3% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 23 | | 64.3% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 24 | | 64.1% | Jun 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 25 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | 63.2% | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 26 | | 62.9% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 27 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 62.5% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 28 | GPT-5.6 Terra | 62.4% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 29 | GLM-5.1 | 61.8% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 30 | | 61.3% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 31 | GPT-5.6 Luna | 61.2% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 32 | GPT-5.5 | 60.9% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 33 | | 59.5% | May 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 34 | | 59.4% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 35 | GPT-6.1 Sol | 59.3% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 36 | | 58.5% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 37 | | 58.1% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 38 | GPT-6 Luna | 57.6% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 39 | Kimi K2.6 | 56.6% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 40 | GPT-6 Sol | 56.6% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 41 | | 56.6% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 42 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | 54.3% | non-thinking | Oct 2025 | Official leaderboard |
| 43 | | 53.8% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 44 | | 51.8% | Jul 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 45 | Grok 4.3 | 51.7% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 46 | | 50.7% | Aug 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 47 | Mercury 2.5 | 45.3% | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 48 | Grok 4.1 Fast | 44.8% | reasoning | Nov 2025 | Official leaderboard |
| 49 | | 43.8% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 50 | | 41.4% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard |
Accuracy against latency
The Vals scatter chart with its x axis switched from Cost to Latency: mean time per test against accuracy, on a log scale. 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 | Accuracy | Latency (mean per test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 | 76.9% | 1,809 s | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 74.9% | 2,882 s | |
| | 73.8% | 4,365 s | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 70.6% | 4,772 s | |
| Claude Fable 5 | 70.4% | 1,277 s | |
| | 70.2% | 1,185 s | |
| | 69.8% | 1,567 s | |
| MiMo-V2.6 Pro | 68.9% | 2,234 s | |
| | 68.6% | 3,755 s | |
| GLM-5.3 | 68.5% | 2,151 s | |
| | 68.5% | 535.16 s | |
| Kimi K3 | 68.2% | 438.67 s | |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | 68.1% | 767.85 s | |
| MiMo-V2.6 Flash | 67.6% | 1,256 s | |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 67.2% | 4,528 s | |
| | 67.1% | 2,444 s | |
| Grok 4.6 | 66.9% | 1,553 s | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | 66.5% | 3,678 s | |
| | 66.2% | 801.41 s | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 66% | 1,269 s | |
| Grok 4.7 | 65.6% | 1,017 s | |
| | 65.3% | 201.42 s | |
| | 64.3% | 598.96 s | |
| | 64.1% | 691.44 s | |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 63.2% | 2,193 s | |
| | 62.9% | 922.39 s | |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 62.5% | 883 s | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 62.4% | 1,172 s | |
| GLM-5.1 | 61.8% | 580.38 s | |
| | 61.3% | 395.05 s | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 61.2% | 2,320 s | |
| GPT-5.5 | 60.9% | 2,377 s | |
| | 59.5% | 338.87 s | |
| | 59.4% | 521.34 s | |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 59.3% | 3,025 s | |
| | 58.5% | 810.83 s | |
| | 58.1% | 1,639 s | |
| GPT-6 Luna | 57.7% | 3,179 s | |
| Kimi K2.6 | 56.6% | 595.3 s | |
| GPT-6 Sol | 56.6% | 1,863 s | |
| | 56.6% | 121.52 s | |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | non-thinking | 54.3% | 177.66 s |
| | 53.8% | 185.55 s | |
| | 51.8% | 69.26 s | |
| Grok 4.3 | 51.7% | 205.01 s | |
| | 50.7% | 275.25 s | |
| Mercury 2.5 | 45.3% | 68.33 s | |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | reasoning | 44.8% | 116.82 s |
| | 43.8% | 334.83 s | |
| | 41.4% | 305.41 s |
The best score, 76.9%, costs $3.95 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 Public Benefits Bench leaderboard
| Model | Effort | Harness | Score | Cost per task | Output tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 | 76.9% | $3.95 | 54,388 | ||
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 74.9% | $7.48 | 49,079 | ||
| | 73.8% | $4.64 | 41,617 | ||
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 70.6% | $5.29 | 79,648 | ||
| Claude Fable 5 | 70.4% | $4.59 | 42,384 | ||
| | 70.2% | $2.46 | 31,883 | ||
| | 69.8% | $2.79 | 29,464 | ||
| MiMo-V2.6 Pro | 68.9% | $0.08 | 44,452 | ||
| | 68.6% | $0.25 | 35,390 | ||
| GLM-5.3 | 68.5% | $0.95 | 54,089 | ||
| | 68.5% | $0.59 | 24,957 | ||
| Kimi K3 | 68.2% | $0.91 | 26,118 | ||
| Claude Opus 4.8 | 68.1% | $1.89 | 40,305 | ||
| MiMo-V2.6 Flash | 67.6% | $0.03 | 43,258 | ||
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 67.2% | $3.76 | 126,103 | ||
| | 67.1% | $0.99 | 36,046 | ||
| Grok 4.6 | 66.8% | $0.92 | 13,846 | ||
| GPT-5.6 Sol | 66.5% | $8.85 | 34,790 | ||
| | 66.2% | $1.02 | 20,552 | ||
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 66% | $1.29 | 55,215 | ||
| Grok 4.7 | 65.6% | $2.25 | 30,109 | ||
| | 65.3% | $1.01 | 22,990 | ||
| | 64.3% | $0.07 | 34,045 | ||
| | 64.1% | $0.25 | 19,754 | ||
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 63.2% | $0.53 | 161,566 | ||
| | 62.9% | $0.46 | 15,647 | ||
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 62.5% | $1.11 | 24,904 | ||
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 62.4% | $1.20 | 23,017 | ||
| GLM-5.1 | 61.8% | $0.34 | 9,522 | ||
| | 61.3% | $0.28 | 17,500 | ||
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 61.2% | $0.27 | 37,326 | ||
| GPT-5.5 | 60.9% | $3.97 | 25,217 | ||
| | 59.5% | $1.11 | 26,838 | ||
| | 59.4% | $0.10 | 19,832 | ||
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 59.3% | $0.69 | 33,413 | ||
| | 58.5% | $0.37 | 19,727 | ||
| | 58.1% | $0.50 | 52,211 | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | 57.6% | $0.22 | 77,346 | ||
| Kimi K2.6 | 56.6% | $0.91 | 9,804 | ||
| GPT-6 Sol | 56.6% | $2.49 | 30,497 | ||
| | 56.6% | $0.39 | 14,273 | ||
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | non-thinking | 54.3% | $0.22 | 11,164 | |
| | 53.8% | $0.38 | 10,421 | ||
| | 51.8% | $0.10 | 8,509 | ||
| Grok 4.3 | 51.7% | $0.26 | 14,935 | ||
| | 50.7% | $0.05 | 20,246 | ||
| Mercury 2.5 | 45.3% | $0.07 | 10,293 | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | reasoning | 44.8% | $0.03 | 10,321 | |
| | 43.8% | 8,832 | |||
| | 41.4% | 8,411 |
3 models have held number one on the official leaderboard since its release in June 2026
Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release.
Source: Official Public Benefits Bench leaderboard
Scores over time
All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.
Source: Official Public Benefits Bench 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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