# Three benchmarks name different top AI models: Gemini 4 Argon, Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol

Digest AI · Generative AI & Models · published 2026-10-14T00:05:00Z

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## Summary

Three evaluation methods produced three different leaders among new AI models released this week. On LMSYS Chatbot Arena, which aggregates human preference votes, Google's Gemini 4 Argon leads with 1,525 points, followed by Meta's Muse Wonder at 1,513 and Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 at 1,508. Arena marks Gemini 4 Argon's score as provisional with a ±9 range based on roughly 4,900 votes.

Artificial Analysis, which runs standardized test suites including Humanity's Last Exam and Terminal-Bench, ranks Claude Opus 5.5 (max settings) first with 58 points. Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Muse Wonder Full tie at 56, while Gemini 4 Argon, GPT-6 Astra, and Claude Fable 5.1 share 53 points.

On cost per test run, OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol (high settings, 50 points) costs about $0.32, far below Claude Opus 5.5's $5.98. Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.6-Pro (46 points) costs roughly $0.13 and is released under the MIT license with open weights. Gemini 4 Argon API pricing starts at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens until November 30, then rises to $4 and $20.

## Key points

- Arena human voting: Gemini 4 Argon 1,525 pts, Muse Wonder 1,513, Claude Opus 5.5 1,508
- Artificial Analysis test scores: Claude Opus 5.5 leads at 58 pts; Gemini 4 Argon ties at 53 pts
- Cost per run: GPT-6.1 Sol ~$0.32 vs Claude Opus 5.5 ~$5.98; MiMo-V2.6-Pro ~$0.13 open weights

## Why it matters

No single benchmark crowns one model; choice depends on whether users prioritize human-preferred style, raw test performance, or cost efficiency for high-volume tasks.

## Sources

1. [When measuring the 'strongest AI' with 3 yardsticks, the #1 was different for each. Gemini 4 Argon, Claude Opus 5.5, and GPT-6.1 Sol](https://note.com/ready_prawn3804/n/nb35ab6c62ba8?hl=en) (note.com, 2026-10-14)

Part of the developing story: [Gemini Argon Launch Amidst AI Code Shift](https://digestai.news/thread/gemini-4-argon-built-to-solve-your-hardest-problems) (8 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Three benchmarks name different top AI models: Gemini 4 Argon, Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol", 14 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/three-benchmarks-name-different-top-ai-models-gemini-4-argon-claude-op

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