finance benchmark
YC-Bench Leaderboard
YC-Bench evaluates agents on long-horizon, open-ended business and investment decision-making. The reported metric is the final assets (fund value, in US dollars) accumulated by the agent over the course of the simulation.
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Models1
Model coverage1
MetricScore
EvidenceB
YC-Bench Ranking
Higher score ranks better on this benchmark.
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Rank | Model | Score | Percentile | Participants | Evidence | Evaluated |
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| Rank01 | ModelMI | Score2,100,000 points | Percentile100.0% | Participants1 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
YC-Bench Highlights
The leading models and scores on this benchmark.
The Top AI Models for YC-Bench
The first five results on this benchmark, with official price and output speed added where the model identity can be matched.
Ranking basisThis yc-bench 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.
- 01MIMiniMax M3MiniMax
- Score
- 2,100,000 points
- Price
- $0.30 input / $1.2 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 214 tok/s via Together
Strengths
- Ranks #1 of 1 compared models
- 100th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures YC-Bench, not total model capability
Selection summary
Best AI Models for YC-Bench
MiniMax M3 currently leads YC-Bench with 2,100,000 points. 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 YC-Bench?
What YC-Bench measures and how its scores work.
YC-Bench evaluates agents on long-horizon, open-ended business and investment decision-making. The reported metric is the final assets (fund value, in US dollars) accumulated by the agent over the course of the simulation.
Scores are shown in points. This benchmark is not independently verified and has an evidence level of B.
- Family
- YC-Bench
- Modality
- text
- Primary category
- finance
- Score direction
- higher
- LLMBoard eligible
- No
- Evaluation key
- yc-bench|llm-stats-current
Benchmark scores retain their original unit. Overall score eligibility is shown separately.
FAQ
Common questions about YC-Bench.
Which model scores highest on YC-Bench?
MiniMax M3 is currently ranked first with 2,100,000 points.
What does YC-Bench measure?
YC-Bench evaluates agents on long-horizon, open-ended business and investment decision-making. The reported metric is the final assets (fund value, in US dollars) accumulated by the agent over the course of the simulation.
Is a higher score better?
Yes. Higher values rank better for this benchmark.
How many models are compared?
1 model results are currently shown.
Does this benchmark affect the overall score?
No. This benchmark is shown for reference but does not contribute to the overall score.