creativity benchmark
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 11, 2026
Higher score ranks better on this benchmark.
| 01 | AC | 87.5% | 100.0% | 13 | C | |
| 02 | AC | 86.5% | 91.7% | 13 | C | |
| 03 | AC | 86.1% | 83.3% | 13 | C | |
| 04 | XA | 86.1% | 75.0% | 13 | C | |
| 05 | AC | 85.7% | 66.7% | 13 | C | |
| 06 | AC | 85.6% | 58.3% | 13 | C | |
| 07 | XA | 85.4% | 50.0% | 13 | C | |
| 08 | AC | 85.3% | 41.7% | 13 | C | |
| 09 | AC | 84.6% | 33.3% | 13 | C | |
| 10 | AC | 83.3% | 25.0% | 13 | C | |
| 11 | AC | 82.5% | 16.7% | 13 | C | |
| 12 | AC | 82.4% | 8.3% | 13 | C | |
| 13 | AC | 76.1% | 0.0% | 13 | C |
A closer view of the leading scores on this benchmark.
The leading models and scores on this benchmark.
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.
Benchmark scores retain their original unit. Overall score eligibility is shown separately.
Common questions about Creative Writing v3.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is currently ranked first with 87.5%.
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.
Yes. Higher values rank better for this benchmark.
13 model results are currently shown.
Yes. This benchmark can contribute to the current LLMBoard capability score.