Benchmarks › EQ-Bench
EQ-Bench
By Independent project (Samuel J. Paech) ↗Results by EQ-Bench
Plan, revise and write a story over eight writing turns
86.3top score · Claude Opus 5
95models ranked
56open-weights models
0–100 average chapter and final-piece rubric scorehigher is better
Oct 20, 2026last updated
How the test works
1
Task
Plan, revise and write a story over eight writing turns
- Kinds of tasksStory planning, revision, longform writing
- In → outText → Story
2
Run
EQ-Bench longform-writing-bench; min_p=0.1
- Temperature0.7
3
Score
0–100 average chapter and final-piece rubric score
- Graded byClaude Sonnet 4.6 rubric judge
- Better isHigher
Sources: eqbench.com
EQ-Bench Longform leaderboardtop 10 of 95
Full leaderboard with filters →| Model | EQ-Bench Longform | Per task | Price | Speed | Supports | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
86.3unstated | — | $5 / $25 | — | 1M | ||
85.3unstated | — | $10 / $50 | — | 1M | ||
84.6unstated | — | $4 / $20 | — | 1M | ||
83unstated | — | $10 / $50 | — | 1M | ||
83unstated | — | $2 / $6 | — | 500K | ||
82.8unstated | — | $1.25 / $4.25 | — | 1M | ||
82.8unstated | — | $10 / $50 | — | 1.05M | ||
82.8unstated | — | $2 / $10 | — | 1.05M | ||
82.1unstated | — | $3 / $6 | — | 262K | ||
81.8unstated | — | $5 / $25 | — | 1M |
Versions and boards on Model Menu
| Board | Models |
|---|---|
EQ-Bench LongformShown above | 95 |
| 91 | |
| 50 | |
| 1 |
EQ-Bench questions
What is EQ-Bench?›
Plan, revise and write a story over eight writing turns. Created by Independent project (Samuel J. Paech).
Which model is best on EQ-Bench?›
Claude Opus 5 leads EQ-Bench Longform with 86.3, ahead of Claude Fable 5.1 (85.3) and Claude Opus 5.5 (84.6).
What is the best open-weights model on EQ-Bench?›
GLM 5.3 with 81.8, then Kimi K3 (79.6).
How is EQ-Bench scored?›
0–100 average chapter and final-piece rubric score; claude sonnet 4.6 rubric judge.
Which versions of EQ-Bench are there?›
EQ-Bench Longform (95 models), EQ-Bench Creative v3 (91 models), EQ-Bench 3 (50 models), EQ-Bench 4 (1 models).