schema string | slug string | title string | date timestamp[s] | canonical_url string | claim string | takeaway string | sources list | data dict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
modevc.chart.v1 | best-llm-for-coding | Best LLM for Coding: The Arena Coding Leaderboard | 2026-09-09T00:00:00 | https://modevc.com/charts/best-llm-for-coding/ | claude-opus-4-6-high leads Arena coding at 1535. Anthropic has held #1 for 280 days, but Z.ai and Google sit within the interval, 19 points back. | In coding, the lead has lasted 9 months. The challenger is already inside the margin of error. | [
{
"name": "Arena leaderboard dataset (lmarena-ai, CC BY 4.0)",
"url": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset"
},
{
"name": "Z.ai GLM-5.3-Flash release note",
"url": "https://docs.z.ai/guides/vlm/glm-5.3-flash"
}
] | {
"type": "hbar",
"fmt": "pts",
"labelHead": "Best model (lab)",
"valueHead": "Points above #50",
"rows": [
{
"label": "claude-opus-4-6-high (Anthropic)",
"v": 61.5,
"logo": "si-anthropic"
},
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"label": "glm-5.3-flash (Z.ai)",
"v": 42.2,
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... |
Best LLM for Coding: The Arena Coding Leaderboard
Empirical Claim: claude-opus-4-6-high leads Arena coding at 1535. Anthropic has held #1 for 280 days, but Z.ai and Google sit within the interval, 19 points back.
Best coding model from each lab in the Arena coding top 50, 2 Sept 2026. Bar = Arena points above the #50 coding model (kimi-k2.5-thinking, 1474).
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- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Endpoint:
https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-best-llm-for-coding
Key Analytical Takeaway
In coding, the lead has lasted 9 months. The challenger is already inside the margin of error.
Citation & Attribution
Published by Mode VC under CC-BY-4.0. When referencing this dataset, cite Best LLM for Coding: The Arena Coding Leaderboard (https://modevc.com/charts/best-llm-for-coding/).
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