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LM Arena Search Leaderboard
LM Arena Search model ratings and results.
Updated Aug 17, 2026. Data as of 2026-08-17
Models24
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Search Ranking
Models are ordered by their Arena rank.
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Rank | Model | Organization | Rating / score | Votes | Observations | Result date |
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| Rank01 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1252.8 | Votes112,201 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank02 | ModelOP | Organizationopenai | Rating / score1240.3 | Votes67,573 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank03 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1236.8 | Votes20,630 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank04 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1232.7 | Votes68,515 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank06 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1220.8 | Votes111,959 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank07 | ModelGO | Organizationgoogle | Rating / score1212.4 | Votes89,973 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank08 | ModelGO | Organizationgoogle | Rating / score1207.0 | Votes37,255 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank09 | ModelOP | Organizationopenai | Rating / score1205.8 | Votes52,718 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank10 | ModelXA | Organizationxai | Rating / score1205.5 | Votes87,118 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank11 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1204.9 | Votes48,610 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank12 | ModelOP | Organizationopenai | Rating / score1199.4 | Votes60,019 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank13 | ModelGO | Organizationgoogle | Rating / score1197.3 | Votes125,928 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank14 | ModelOP | Organizationopenai | Rating / score1195.9 | Votes87,364 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank16 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1188.5 | Votes17,604 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank17 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1179.0 | Votes61,611 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank20 | ModelXA | Organizationxai | Rating / score1170.3 | Votes42,981 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank21 | ModelXA | Organizationxai | Rating / score1163.2 | Votes68,373 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank22 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1158.5 | Votes105,762 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank23 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1147.6 | Votes77,222 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank24 | ModelOP | Organizationopenai | Rating / score1143.5 | Votes20,785 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank25 | ModelGO | Organizationgoogle | Rating / score1142.1 | Votes83,608 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank26 | ModelXA | Organizationxai | Rating / score1141.3 | Votes19,379 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank28 | ModelOP | Organizationopenai | Rating / score1132.3 | Votes20,913 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Rank30 | ModelAN | Organizationanthropic | Rating / score1126.4 | Votes31,205 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
Search Rating Distribution
A closer view of the leading model ratings.
The Top AI Models for Search
The first five models in this source ranking, with price and output speed included when a canonical model match is available.
Ranking basisThis search AI model leaderboard uses the source rating and Arena rank. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.
- 01ANClaude Opus 4.6Anthropic
- rating
- 1,253
- Price
- $5.0 input / $25 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 17 tok/s via Anthropic
Strengths
- Ranks #1 on Search
- 112,201 votes support the result
- Matched official PAYG token pricing is available
Considerations
- Arena results are independent from the LLMBoard capability score
- 02OPGPT-5.5OpenAI
- rating
- 1,240
- Price
- $5.0 input / $30 output per 1M tokens
Strengths
- Ranks #2 on Search
- 67,573 votes support the result
- Matched official PAYG token pricing is available
Considerations
- Arena results are independent from the LLMBoard capability score
- 03ANClaude Fable 5Anthropic
- rating
- 1,237
- Price
- $10 input / $50 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 9.1 tok/s via Anthropic
Strengths
- Ranks #3 on Search
- 20,630 votes support the result
- Matched official PAYG token pricing is available
Considerations
- Arena results are independent from the LLMBoard capability score
- 04ANClaude Opus 4.7Anthropic
- rating
- 1,233
- Price
- $5.0 input / $25 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 42 tok/s via Anthropic
Strengths
- Ranks #4 on Search
- 68,515 votes support the result
- Matched official PAYG token pricing is available
Considerations
- Arena results are independent from the LLMBoard capability score
- 06ANClaude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic
- rating
- 1,221
- Price
- $3.0 input / $15 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 15 tok/s via Anthropic
Strengths
- Ranks #6 on Search
- 111,959 votes support the result
- Matched official PAYG token pricing is available
Considerations
- Arena results are independent from the LLMBoard capability score
Selection summary
Best AI Models for Search
Claude Opus 4.6 currently leads Search at 1,253. The best AI model for this use case may change when price, speed and independent benchmark capability are considered.
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 the Search Arena?
What Search measures and how to read its results.
Search reports rating values and currently defines 1 evaluation category.
Arena results are preference or task-outcome signals. They are not automatically equivalent to capability benchmark scores.
FAQ
Common questions about Search.
Which model leads Search?
Claude Opus 4.6 is currently ranked first.
What does Search measure?
This Arena reports rating values across 1 configured evaluation category.
Does this result affect the LLMBoard score?
No. Arena results remain a separate preference or task-outcome signal.
How many models are included?
24 model results are currently shown.