Which AI model scores highest on LiveCodeBench?

DeepSeek-V4-Pro by DeepSeek holds the best LiveCodeBench result among tracked models, at 93.5% (released Apr 24 2026). Higher scores are better on this benchmark.

What are the top 5 models on LiveCodeBench?

1. DeepSeek-V4-Pro (DeepSeek) — 93.5%; 2. Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (Qwen) — 91.9%; 3. DeepSeek-V4-Flash (DeepSeek) — 91.6%; 3. Qwen3.7-Max (Qwen) — 91.6%; 5. Qwen3.8-27B (Qwen) — 90.3%.

How many models have a published LiveCodeBench score?

12 tracked models have a published LiveCodeBench score. Scores are collected from published lab reports and benchmark sources, with recorded sources credited alongside the results. We do not re-run the evaluations.

What is the best open model on LiveCodeBench?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next by Qwen is the highest-ranked model with downloadable weights on LiveCodeBench, scoring 91.9% at rank 2 overall.

Competitive coding

LiveCodeBench

Coding problems published so recently the AI can't have seen them in training — a contamination-free test of raw programming skill. Higher is better.

Rankings

Higher is better

DeepSeek-V4-Provia BenchLM

DeepSeek-V4-Flashvia BenchLM

via BenchLM

91.6%

Qwen3.7-Maxvia BenchLM

Qwen3.7-Plusvia BenchLM

Llama Nemotron Ultra 253BOW

66.3%

Scores marked “via” above are quoted with attribution from BenchLM, retrieved 24 August 2026.

LiveCodeBench — frequently asked questions

: Coding problems published so recently the AI can't have seen them in training — a contamination-free test of raw programming skill. Higher is better.
: DeepSeek-V4-Pro by DeepSeek holds the best LiveCodeBench result among tracked models, at 93.5% (released Apr 24 2026). Higher scores are better on this benchmark.
: 1. DeepSeek-V4-Pro (DeepSeek) — 93.5%; 2. Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (Qwen) — 91.9%; 3. DeepSeek-V4-Flash (DeepSeek) — 91.6%; 3. Qwen3.7-Max (Qwen) — 91.6%; 5. Qwen3.8-27B (Qwen) — 90.3%.
: 12 tracked models have a published LiveCodeBench score. Scores are collected from published lab reports and benchmark sources, with recorded sources credited alongside the results. We do not re-run the evaluations.
: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next by Qwen is the highest-ranked model with downloadable weights on LiveCodeBench, scoring 91.9% at rank 2 overall.