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Creative Writing v3 Leaderboard
EQ-Bench Creative Writing v3 is an LLM-judged creative writing benchmark that evaluates models across 32 writing prompts with 3 iterations per prompt. Uses a hybrid scoring system combining rubric assessment and Elo ratings through pairwise comparisons. Challenges models in areas like humor, romance, spatial awareness, and unique perspectives to assess emotional intelligence and creative writing capabilities.
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Models13
Model coverage13
MetricScore
EvidenceB
Creative Writing v3 Ranking
Higher score ranks better on this benchmark.
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Rank | Model | Score | Percentile | Participants | Evidence | Evaluated |
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| Rank01 | ModelAC | Score87.5% | Percentile100.0% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank02 | ModelAC | Score86.5% | Percentile91.7% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank03 | ModelAC | Score86.1% | Percentile83.3% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank04 | ModelXA | Score86.1% | Percentile75.0% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank05 | ModelAC | Score85.7% | Percentile66.7% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank06 | ModelAC | Score85.6% | Percentile58.3% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank07 | ModelXA | Score85.4% | Percentile50.0% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank08 | ModelAC | Score85.3% | Percentile41.7% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank09 | ModelAC | Score84.6% | Percentile33.3% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank10 | ModelAC | Score83.3% | Percentile25.0% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank11 | ModelAC | Score82.5% | Percentile16.7% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank12 | ModelAC | Score82.4% | Percentile8.3% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank13 | ModelAC | Score76.1% | Percentile0.0% | Participants13 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
Creative Writing v3 Highlights
The leading models and scores on this benchmark.
Creative Writing v3 Score Distribution
A closer view of the leading scores on this benchmark.
The Top AI Models for Creative Writing v3
The first five results on this benchmark, with official price and output speed added where the model identity can be matched.
Ranking basisThis creative writing v3 AI model leaderboard uses descending score in the benchmark's original unit. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.
- 01ACQwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
- Score
- 87.5%
- Price
- $0.70 input / $2.8 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 68 tok/s via Fireworks
Strengths
- Ranks #1 of 13 compared models
- 100th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures Creative Writing v3, not total model capability
- 02ACQwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
- Score
- 86.5%
Strengths
- Ranks #2 of 13 compared models
- 92th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures Creative Writing v3, not total model capability
- 03ACQwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
- Score
- 86.1%
Strengths
- Ranks #3 of 13 compared models
- 83th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures Creative Writing v3, not total model capability
- 04XA
- Score
- 86.1%
- Speed
- Up to 80 tok/s via xAI
Strengths
- Ranks #4 of 13 compared models
- 75th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures Creative Writing v3, not total model capability
- 05ACQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
- Score
- 85.7%
Strengths
- Ranks #5 of 13 compared models
- 67th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures Creative Writing v3, not total model capability
Selection summary
Best AI Models for Creative Writing v3
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 currently leads Creative Writing v3 with 87.5%. It is the top model on this specific benchmark, while the best LLM for the broader task should also be checked against other benchmarks, price and runtime.
Use this leaderboard with the supporting benchmark results and coverage details above. A leaderboard position summarizes the selected ranking signal; it does not replace workload-specific testing.
What is Creative Writing v3?
What Creative Writing v3 measures and how its scores work.
EQ-Bench Creative Writing v3 is an LLM-judged creative writing benchmark that evaluates models across 32 writing prompts with 3 iterations per prompt. Uses a hybrid scoring system combining rubric assessment and Elo ratings through pairwise comparisons. Challenges models in areas like humor, romance, spatial awareness, and unique perspectives to assess emotional intelligence and creative writing capabilities.
Scores are shown in ratio. This benchmark is not independently verified and has an evidence level of B.
- Family
- Creative Writing v3
- Modality
- text
- Primary category
- creativity
- Score direction
- higher
- LLMBoard eligible
- Yes
- Evaluation key
- creative-writing-v3|llm-stats-current
Benchmark scores retain their original unit. Overall score eligibility is shown separately.
FAQ
Common questions about Creative Writing v3.
Which model scores highest on Creative Writing v3?
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is currently ranked first with 87.5%.
What does Creative Writing v3 measure?
EQ-Bench Creative Writing v3 is an LLM-judged creative writing benchmark that evaluates models across 32 writing prompts with 3 iterations per prompt. Uses a hybrid scoring system combining rubric assessment and Elo ratings through pairwise comparisons. Challenges models in areas like humor, romance, spatial awareness, and unique perspectives to assess emotional intelligence and creative writing capabilities.
Is a higher score better?
Yes. Higher values rank better for this benchmark.
How many models are compared?
13 model results are currently shown.
Does this benchmark affect the overall score?
Yes. This benchmark can contribute to the current LLMBoard capability score.