Best LLMs for Data Visualization — OpenAI
The best OpenAI model for data visualization is GPT-5.6 Sol, rated 1344 on Design Arena's dataviz board for charts, graphs and dashboards. GPT-5.5 (1281) and GPT-5 (1262) round out the top three.
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gpt-5.6-solReasoningToolsJSON+158.9 intel · $5.00/M · 49 t/s1344Elo - 2gpt-5.5ReasoningToolsJSON+154.8 intel · $5.00/M · 1.1M ctx1281Elo
- 3gpt-5ReasoningToolsJSON+134.7 intel · $1.25/M · 65 t/s1262Elo
- 4gpt-5.6-terraReasoningToolsJSON+155.0 intel · $1.00/M · 60 t/s1244Elo
- 5gpt-5.6-lunaReasoningToolsJSON+151.2 intel · $0.100/M · 86 t/s1240Elo
- 6gpt-5.1ReasoningToolsJSON+136.9 intel · $1.25/M · 51 t/s1231Elo
- 7gpt-5.4ReasoningToolsJSON+151.4 intel · $2.50/M · 1.1M ctx1223Elo
- 8gpt-5.1-codexReasoningToolsJSON+134.7 intel · $1.25/M · 66 t/s1205Elo
- 9gpt-5.3-codexReasoningToolsJSON+144.3 intel · $1.75/M · 122 t/s1190Elo
- 10gpt-5-miniReasoningToolsJSON+125.3 intel · $0.250/M · 84 t/s1157Elo
- 11gpt-4.1ToolsJSONVision19.4 intel · $2.00/M · 1.0M ctx1131Elo
- 12gpt-5.1-codex-miniReasoningToolsJSON+130.6 intel · $0.250/M · 51 t/s1124Elo
- 13gpt-5-nanoReasoningToolsJSON+119.9 intel · $0.050/M · 81 t/s1090Elo
- 14gpt-4.1-miniToolsJSONVision14.8 intel · $0.400/M · 1.0M ctx1060Elo
- 15gpt-oss-120bReasoningToolsJSON23.8 intel · $0.037/M · 490 t/s1026Elo
- 16gpt-oss-20bReasoningToolsJSON14.9 intel · $0.030/M · 274 t/s961Elo
- 17gpt-oss-20b:freeReasoningToolsJSON14.9 intel · Free/M · 17 t/s961Elo
- 18gpt-4.1-nanoToolsJSONVision9.6 intel · $0.100/M · 1.0M ctx918Elo
- 19gpt-4o-2024-11-20ToolsJSONVision11.2 intel · $2.50/M · 128K ctx884Elo
- 20gpt-4o-2024-08-06ToolsJSONVision9.6 intel · $2.50/M · 28 t/s884Elo
- 21gpt-4oToolsJSONVision11.2 intel · $2.50/M · 40 t/s884Elo
- 22gpt-4o-2024-05-13ToolsJSONVision8.6 intel · $5.00/M · 32 t/s884Elo
How this is ranked
AI models ranked by Design Arena Elo in the data-visualization category — head-to-head human preference on charts, graphs and dashboards generated from a prompt. Chart code is unusually unforgiving: axes, scales and legends are either right or obviously wrong, which makes this one of the sharper separators between models.
Frequently asked
What is the best OpenAI model for data visualization?
The best OpenAI model for data visualization is GPT-5.6 Sol, rated 1344 on Design Arena's dataviz board for charts, graphs and dashboards. GPT-5.5 (1281) and GPT-5 (1262) round out the top three.
What's a good alternative to GPT-5.6 Sol?
GPT-5.5 (1281) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by GPT-5 (1262). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.
How many OpenAI models are there?
modelgrep tracks 60 OpenAI models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by GPT-5.6 Sol. 22 of them qualify for this ranking.