Reasoning benchmark

# Chess Puzzles leaderboard

> Chess Puzzles results for 129 AI models, led by GPT-6 Astra at 72%. What the benchmark measures, who runs it, and a source for every score.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Chess Puzzles Leaderboard (October 2026): Scores by Model

As of October 2026, GPT-6 Astra has the highest published Chess Puzzles score on Noometry at 72%, out of 129 models with results.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## About Chess Puzzles

Chess tactics puzzles solved from a text position, without an engine.

- **Category:** [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning)
- **Introduced:** 2025
- **Format:** Move prediction
- **Unit:** Percent (random guessing ≈ 5%)
- **Official site:** [epoch.ai](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks)

## Top 15 models

Top models on Chess Puzzles

1.  GPT-6 Astra 72%
2.  GPT-5.5 Pro 64%
3.  GPT-5.6 Sol 64%
4.  Gemini 3.8 Flash 61%
5.  GPT-6.1 Sol 61%
6.  GPT-5.4 Pro 58.6%
7.  Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 55%
8.  GPT-5.5 54%
9.  GPT-5.6 Terra 54%
10.  Gemini 3.5 Flash 50%
11.  GPT-5.2 49%
12.  Claude Fable 5.1 47%
13.  DeepSeek V4 Pro 47%
14.  Gemini 3.7 Flash 47%
15.  GPT-5.4 44%
16.  304050607080

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## All results

Chess Puzzles results by model
| # | Model | Provider | Score | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-astra) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 72% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 2 | [GPT-5.5 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-5-pro) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 64% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-05-01 |
| 3 | [GPT-5.6 Sol](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-6-sol) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 64% | promax | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-10 |
| 4 | [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-8-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 61% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-09-02 |
| 5 | [GPT-6.1 Sol](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-1-sol) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 61% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-09-29 |
| 6 | [GPT-5.4 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-4-pro) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 58.6% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-03-19 |
| 7 | [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-1-pro-preview) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 55% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-02-19 |
| 8 | [GPT-5.5](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-5) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 54% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-04-24 |
| 9 | [GPT-5.6 Terra](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-6-terra) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 54% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-09 |
| 10 | [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 50% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-05-28 |
| 11 | [GPT-5.2](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-2) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 49% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-15 |
| 12 | [Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/models/claude-fable-5-1) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 47% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-09-01 |
| 13 | [DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v4-pro) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 47% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-18 |
| 14 | [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-7-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 47% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-14 |
| 15 | [GPT-5.4](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-4) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 44% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-03-11 |
| 16 | [Gemini 3.6 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-6-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 43% | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 17 | [Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 42% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-24 |
| 18 | [Claude Fable 5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-fable-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 41% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| 19 | [Gemini 3 Flash Preview](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-flash-preview) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 40% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| 20 | [GPT-5.6 Luna](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-6-luna) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 40% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-09 |
| 21 | [Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-6) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 40% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-12 |
| 22 | [Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-max) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 40% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-09-02 |
| 23 | [Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k3) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 39% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-16 |
| 24 | [Grok 4.7](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-7) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 38% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-09-22 |
| 25 | [Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/models/muse-spark-1-3) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 38% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-09-18 |
| 26 | [o3](https://noometry.com/models/o3) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 38% | medium | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 27 | [GPT-5](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 37% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-08 |
| 28 | [Grok 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-5) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 36% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-08 |
| 29 | [Claude Sonnet 5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 35% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-06-30 |
| 30 | [Claude Opus 4.8](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-8) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 34% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-05-29 |
| 31 | [DeepSeek V4 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v4-flash) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 33% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-02 |
| 32 | [GPT-5.1](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-1) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 32% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-08 |
| 33 | [Gemini 3 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-pro) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 31% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-08 |
| 34 | [GPT-6 Luna](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-luna) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 31% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-09-22 |
| 35 | [Claude Opus 4.7](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-7) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 30% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-04-20 |
| 36 | [GPT-5.4 nano](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-4-nano) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 30% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-04-14 |
| 37 | [GPT-5 Mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 30% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 38 | [Grok 4](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 28% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-01-30 |
| 39 | [GPT-5 Nano](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-nano) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 27% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 40 | [Kimi K2.6](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-6) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 26% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-05-07 |
| 41 | [o4-mini](https://noometry.com/models/o4-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 26% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-08 |
| 42 | [Qwen3.6 35B-A3B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-35b-a3b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 26% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 43 | [Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-1-flash-lite) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 25% | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| 44 | [Grok 4.3](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-3) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 25% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-06-17 |
| 45 | [GPT-5.4 mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-4-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 24% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 46 | [Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-20) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 24% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-13 |
| 47 | [Qwen3.7 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-plus) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 24% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 48 | [Qwen3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-flash) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 23% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 49 | [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 22% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| 50 | [Qwen3.5 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-plus) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 22% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 51 | [Qwen3.6 27B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-27b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 22% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 52 | [GLM-5.2](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-2) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 21% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-06-17 |
| 53 | [GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-3) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 21% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-24 |
| 54 | [Inkling](https://noometry.com/models/inkling) | [T Thinking Machines Lab](https://noometry.com/providers/thinking-machines) | 21% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| 55 | [Kimi K2.7 Code](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-7-code) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 21% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 56 | [Qwen3.5-Flash](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-flash) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 21% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 57 | [Gemini 2.5 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-2-5-pro) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 20% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-08 |
| 58 | [gpt-oss-120b](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-oss-120b) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 20% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-11 |
| 59 | [Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-thinking-turbo) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 20% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-10 |
| 60 | [Qwen3.6 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-flash) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 20% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 61 | [Qwen3.6 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-max-preview) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 20% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 62 | [GLM-5.1](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-1) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 19% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-10 |
| 63 | [Qwen3.7 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-max) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 19% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 64 | [Inkling-Small](https://noometry.com/models/inkling-small) | [T Thinking Machines Lab](https://noometry.com/providers/thinking-machines) | 18% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-14 |
| 65 | [Claude Opus 4.6](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-6) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 17% | 32K | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-02-06 |
| 66 | [o3-mini](https://noometry.com/models/o3-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 17% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-08 |
| 67 | [Qwen3.6 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-plus) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 17% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 68 | [o1](https://noometry.com/models/o1) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 15% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 69 | [DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v3-2-exp) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 14% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-16 |
| 70 | [GLM-5.3-Flash](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-3-flash) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 14% | max | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-26 |
| 71 | [MiniMax-M3](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m3) |  [![](/logos/minimax.svg) MiniMax](https://noometry.com/providers/minimax) | 14% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-10 |
| 72 | [Claude Sonnet 4.6](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-4-6) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 13% | 32K | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-02-20 |
| 73 | [GPT-4o](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4o) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 13% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-15 |
| 74 | [Qwen3.5 397B-A17B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-397b-a17b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 13% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 75 | [Claude Opus 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 12% | 32K | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-08 |
| 76 | [Claude Sonnet 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-4-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 12% | 32K | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-08 |
| 77 | [GPT-5.5 Instant](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-5-instant) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 12% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-02 |
| 78 | [Kimi K2.5](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-5) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 12% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-01-28 |
| 79 | [Nemotron 3 Ultra](https://noometry.com/models/nemotron-3-ultra) |  [![](/logos/nvidia.svg) NVIDIA](https://noometry.com/providers/nvidia) | 12% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-10 |
| 80 | [Qwen3 235B-A22B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-235b-a22b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 12% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-11 |
| 81 | [Qwen3.5-9B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-9b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 12% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| 82 | [GLM-5](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 10% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-02-12 |
| 83 | [Qwen3.5 35B-A3B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-35b-a3b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 10% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 84 | [Claude Haiku 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-haiku-4-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 8% | 32K | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-16 |
| 85 | [Qwen3-30B-A3B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-30b-a3b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 8% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 86 | [Claude Opus 4.1](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-1) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 7% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-20 |
| 87 | [GPT-4.1 mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-1-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 7% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-15 |
| 88 | [Gemma 4 26B A4B IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 6% | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| 89 | [GLM-4.7](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-7) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 6% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-01-29 |
| 90 | [GPT-4.1](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-1) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 6% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 91 | [GPT-4 Turbo](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-turbo) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 6% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-15 |
| 92 | [Claude 3 Opus](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-opus) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 5% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-15 |
| 93 | [Gemma 4 31B IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-4-31b-it) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 5% | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| 94 | [Qwen3 32B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-32b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 5% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 95 | [Qwen3 8B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 5% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| 96 | [QwQ-32B](https://noometry.com/models/qwq-32b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 5% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 97 | [GPT-4](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 4% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 98 | [gpt-oss-20b](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-oss-20b) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 4% | medium | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| 99 | [Qwen3 14B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-14b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 4% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 100 | [Qwen3-4B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-4b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 4% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 101 | [Qwen3 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-max) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 4% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-10 |
| 102 | [Magistral Small](https://noometry.com/models/magistral-small) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 3% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 103 | [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 104 | [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 105 | [Mistral Small 3.1](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3-1) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 1% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 106 | [Mistral Small 3.2](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3-2) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 1% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 107 | [Phi-4](https://noometry.com/models/phi-4) |  [![](/logos/microsoft.svg) Microsoft](https://noometry.com/providers/microsoft) | 1% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 108 | [DeepSeek LLM 67B](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-llm-67b) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 109 | [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1-5b) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 110 | [Gemma 3 12B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3-12b) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 111 | [Gemma 3 1B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3-1b) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 112 | [Gemma 3 27B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3-27b) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| 113 | [Gemma 3 4B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3-4b) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 114 | [GLM-4.7-Flash](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-7-flash) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 115 | [GPT-3.5-turbo](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-3-5-turbo) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-07 |
| 116 | [GPT-4o mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4o-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-07-15 |
| 117 | [Granite 4.0 Micro](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-0-micro) | [IBM](https://noometry.com/providers/ibm) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 118 | [Llama 2-13B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-2-13b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 119 | [Llama 2-7B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-2-7b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 120 | [Llama 3.1-8B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-8b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| 121 | [Llama 3.2 1B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-2-1b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 122 | [Llama 3-8B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-8b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 123 | [Mistral 7B](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-7b) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 124 | [Mistral Small 3](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 125 | [Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-mini-4k-instruct) |  [![](/logos/microsoft.svg) Microsoft](https://noometry.com/providers/microsoft) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 126 | [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 127 | [Qwen2.5 7B Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-7b-instruct) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 0% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| 128 | [Qwen3-1.7B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-1-7b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 0% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| 129 | [Qwen3.5-2B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-2b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 0% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |

## Compare the leaders

-   [GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-5.5 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-5-pro-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-5.6 Sol](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-6-sol-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [GPT-6 Astra vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-6.1 Sol](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-1-sol-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [GPT-5.5 Pro vs GPT-5.6 Sol](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-5-pro-vs-gpt-5-6-sol)
-   [GPT-5.5 Pro vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-gpt-5-5-pro)

## Other reasoning benchmarks

-   [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2)
-   [SimpleBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/simplebench)
-   [Kagi LLM Benchmark](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/kagi-reasoning)
-   [NYT Connections (extended)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/nyt-connections)
-   [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1)
-   [CritPt](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/critpt)
-   [EnigmaEval](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/enigmaeval)
-   [Thematic Generalization](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/thematic-generalization)
-   [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts)
-   [EBR-Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/ebr-bench)
-   [LiveBench Reasoning](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-reasoning)
-   [Mystery Game Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mystery-game-puzzles)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does Chess Puzzles measure?

Chess tactics puzzles solved from a text position, without an engine.

### Which model has the highest Chess Puzzles score?

As of October 2026, GPT-6 Astra has the highest published Chess Puzzles score on Noometry at 72%, out of 129 models with results.

### What is the best open-weight model on Chess Puzzles?

DeepSeek V4 Pro has the highest Chess Puzzles accuracy among open-weight models at 47%, ranking 13 of 129 overall.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Chess Puzzles leaderboard. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles

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