Best LLMs for Science
The best LLM for science is GPT-5.6 Sol, scoring 94.1% on GPQA Diamond — graduate-level physics, chemistry and biology. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (94.1%) and Kimi K3 (93.5%) round out the top three.
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gpt-5.6-solReasoningToolsJSON+158.9 intel · $5.00/M · 51 t/s94.1%GPQA - 2
gemini-3.1-pro-previewReasoningToolsJSON+246.5 intel · $2.00/M · 136 t/s94.1%GPQA - 3
kimi-k3ReasoningToolsJSON+157.1 intel · $3.00/M · 64 t/s93.5%GPQA - 4gpt-5.5ReasoningToolsJSON+154.8 intel · $5.00/M · 1.1M ctx93.5%GPQA
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claude-opus-5ReasoningToolsJSON+160.7 intel · $5.00/M · 79 t/s93.2%GPQA - 6
grok-4.5ReasoningToolsJSON+153.8 intel · $2.00/M · 63 t/s93.1%GPQA - 7
minimax-m3ReasoningToolsJSON+144.4 intel · $0.300/M · 113 t/s92.9%GPQA - 8gemini-3.6-flashReasoningToolsJSON+250.1 intel · $1.50/M · 135 t/s92.8%GPQA
- 9claude-fable-5ReasoningToolsJSON+159.9 intel · $10.00/M · 64 t/s92.6%GPQA
- 10gpt-5.6-terraReasoningToolsJSON+155.0 intel · $1.00/M · 83 t/s92.5%GPQA
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qwen3.7-maxReasoningToolsJSON46.0 intel · $1.48/M · 45 t/s92.3%GPQA - 12gemini-3.5-flashReasoningToolsJSON+250.2 intel · $1.50/M · 275 t/s92.2%GPQA
- 13claude-opus-4.8ReasoningToolsJSON+155.7 intel · $5.00/M · 77 t/s92.0%GPQA
- 14gpt-5.4ReasoningToolsJSON+151.4 intel · $2.50/M · 1.1M ctx92.0%GPQA
- 15gpt-5.3-codexReasoningToolsJSON+144.3 intel · $1.75/M · 122 t/s91.5%GPQA
- 16claude-opus-4.7ReasoningToolsJSON+153.5 intel · $5.00/M · 1M ctx91.4%GPQA
- 17gpt-5.6-lunaReasoningToolsJSON+151.2 intel · $0.100/M · 111 t/s91.1%GPQA
- 18claude-sonnet-5ReasoningToolsJSON+153.4 intel · $2.00/M · 80 t/s91.1%GPQA
- 19kimi-k2.6ReasoningToolsJSON+144.2 intel · $0.589/M · 262K ctx91.1%GPQA
- 20grok-4.20ReasoningToolsJSON+137.0 intel · $1.25/M · 2M ctx91.1%GPQA
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deepseek-v4-flash-0731ReasoningToolsJSON49.9 intel · $0.090/M · 101 t/s90.8%GPQA - 22deepseek-v4-flashReasoningToolsJSON49.9 intel · $0.140/M · 114 t/s90.8%GPQA
- 23gpt-5.2ReasoningToolsJSON+142.2 intel · $1.75/M · 81 t/s90.3%GPQA
- 24grok-4.3ReasoningToolsJSON+137.6 intel · $1.25/M · 1M ctx90.1%GPQA
- 25qwen3.7-plusReasoningToolsJSON+139.0 intel · $0.320/M · 13 t/s90.0%GPQA
How this is ranked
AI models ranked by GPQA Diamond — graduate-level physics, chemistry and biology questions written to be un-Googleable, so the score reflects reasoning from knowledge rather than retrieval. The best large language models for scientific research and hard-science work.
Frequently asked
What is the best LLM for science?
The best LLM for science is GPT-5.6 Sol, scoring 94.1% on GPQA Diamond — graduate-level physics, chemistry and biology. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (94.1%) and Kimi K3 (93.5%) round out the top three.
Which AI is best at science?
The best AI model for science is GPT-5.6 Sol, scoring 94.1% on GPQA Diamond — graduate-level physics, chemistry and biology. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (94.1%) and Kimi K3 (93.5%) round out the top three.
What's a good alternative to GPT-5.6 Sol?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (94.1%) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Kimi K3 (93.5%). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.