GPT-6 Astra (Max) tops Code Arena at 1797 pts, opens +35pt lead over Claude Fable 5.1
jxnlco · x · 2026-09-06
What happened
Code Arena (LMArena's WebDev leaderboard) reports that OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra (Max) is now #1 with 1797 pts, a +35pt lead over #2 Claude Fable 5.1 (Max) at 1762 and #3 Claude Opus 5 (Max) at 1688.
Key points
- Priced at $40/Mtoken, matching the latest Claude models, it reshapes the Pareto frontier as the best-performing model at that price.
- A jump of roughly +180 pts over GPT-5.6 Sol (xHigh), which sits at #13.
- Already #1 in Data & Analytics, Consumer Product, and Content Creation Tools; #2 in Gaming and Simulations. More category votes pending.
> Note: model name and scores come from a third-party arena post; official confirmation pending.
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