Writing & Preference benchmark

# EQ-Bench Creative Writing leaderboard

> EQ-Bench Creative Writing results for 115 AI models, led by GPT-6 Astra at 2173. What the benchmark measures, who runs it, and a source for every score.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/benchmarks/eqbench-creative-writing
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: EQ-Bench Creative Writing Leaderboard (October 2026): Scores by Model

As of October 2026, GPT-6 Astra has the highest published EQ-Bench Creative Writing score on Noometry at 2173, out of 115 models with results.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## About EQ-Bench Creative Writing

Elo ratings from pairwise comparisons of short stories written to creative prompts, judged by an LLM against a detailed rubric (v3).

- **Category:** [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing)
- **Introduced:** 2025
- **Format:** Pairwise LLM-judged stories
- **Unit:** Arena rating (Bradley–Terry)
- **Official site:** [eqbench.com](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html)

## Top 15 models

Top models on EQ-Bench Creative Writing

1.  GPT-6 Astra 2173
2.  Claude Fable 5.1 2162
3.  Claude Opus 5 2133
4.  GPT-6 Sol 2125
5.  Kimi K3 2082
6.  GLM-5.3 2075
7.  Claude Opus 5.5 2050
8.  Grok 4.7 2007
9.  GPT-5.6 Sol 1972
10.  Claude Fable 5 1943
11.  Aion 3.5 1929
12.  Muse Spark 1.1 1927
13.  Claude Opus 4.7 1914
14.  Muse Spark 1.3 1906
15.  GPT-5.6 Terra 1855
16.  170018001900200021002200

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## All results

EQ-Bench Creative Writing results by model
| # | Model | Provider | Rating | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-astra) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 2173 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 2 | [Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/models/claude-fable-5-1) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 2162 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 3 | [Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 2133 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 4 | [GPT-6 Sol](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-sol) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 2125 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 5 | [Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k3) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 2082 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 6 | [GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-3) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 2075 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 7 | [Claude Opus 5.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-5-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 2050 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 8 | [Grok 4.7](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-7) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 2007 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 9 | [GPT-5.6 Sol](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-6-sol) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1972 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 10 | [Claude Fable 5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-fable-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1943 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 11 | [Aion 3.5](https://noometry.com/models/aion-3-5) | [AionLabs](https://noometry.com/providers/aion-labs) | 1929 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 12 | [Muse Spark 1.1](https://noometry.com/models/muse-spark-1-1) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 1927 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 13 | [Claude Opus 4.7](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-7) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1914 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 14 | [Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/models/muse-spark-1-3) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 1906 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 15 | [GPT-5.6 Terra](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-6-terra) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1855 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 16 | [GPT-5.5](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-5) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1844 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 17 | [Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-2-4t-a95b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 1843 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 18 | [Muse Spark 1.2](https://noometry.com/models/muse-spark-1-2) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 1840 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 19 | [Claude Opus 4.8](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-8) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1840 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 20 | [GPT-5.4](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-4) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1840 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 21 | [GPT-5.6 Luna](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-6-luna) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1829 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 22 | [Claude Sonnet 4.6](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-4-6) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1810 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 23 | [Claude Opus 4.6](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-6) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1809 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 24 | [Muse Glimmer 30B](https://noometry.com/models/muse-glimmer-30b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 1798 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 25 | [Claude Sonnet 5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1794 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 26 | [GLM-5.2](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-2) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 1757 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 27 | [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-8-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1748 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 28 | [Kimi K2.6](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-6) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 1725 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 29 | [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-7-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1723 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 30 | [GPT-5.2](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-2) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1703 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 31 | [Nemotron 3 Ultra](https://noometry.com/models/nemotron-3-ultra) |  [![](/logos/nvidia.svg) NVIDIA](https://noometry.com/providers/nvidia) | 1692 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 32 | [GPT-5.3 Chat](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-3-chat) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1690 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 33 | [Claude Opus 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1687 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 34 | [Claude Sonnet 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-4-5) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1678 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 35 | [o3](https://noometry.com/models/o3) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1676 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 36 | [Qwen3.8 27B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-27b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 1671 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 37 | [Kimi K2 (Jul 2025)](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 1666 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 38 | [GPT-5.4 mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-4-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1665 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 39 | [GPT-5](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1627 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 40 | [Inkling](https://noometry.com/models/inkling) | [T Thinking Machines Lab](https://noometry.com/providers/thinking-machines) | 1611 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 41 | [Gemini 3.6 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-6-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1604 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 42 | [GLM-5](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 1601 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 43 | [GLM-5.1](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-1) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 1592 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 44 | [Claude Opus 4](https://noometry.com/models/claude-opus-4) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1580 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 45 | [Grok 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-5) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 1579 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 46 | [Kimi K2.5](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-5) | [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot) | 1579 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 47 | [Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-20) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 1574 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 48 | [DeepSeek V4 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v4-flash) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1559 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 49 | [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1559 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 50 | [DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v4-pro) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1553 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 51 | [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1540 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 52 | [Gemini 3 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-pro) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1525 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 53 | [DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v3-2-exp) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1515 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 54 | [Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326](https://noometry.com/models/chatgpt-4o) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1501 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 55 | [DeepSeek-R1](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-r1) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1500 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 56 | [MiMo-V2.5-Pro](https://noometry.com/models/mimo-v2-5-pro) | [Xiaomi](https://noometry.com/providers/xiaomi) | 1493 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 57 | [Inkling-Small](https://noometry.com/models/inkling-small) | [T Thinking Machines Lab](https://noometry.com/providers/thinking-machines) | 1491 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 58 | [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-1-pro-preview) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1491 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 59 | [Claude Sonnet 4](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-4) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1483 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 60 | [Qwen3.5 397B-A17B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-397b-a17b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 1478 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 61 | [Mistral Medium 3.1](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-medium-3-1) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 1476 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 62 | [DeepSeek-V3](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v3) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1472 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 63 | [Claude 3.5 Sonnet](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-5-sonnet) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1451 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 64 | [DeepSeek-V3.1](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v3-1) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1436 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 65 | [Gemini 2.5 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-2-5-pro) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1421 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 66 | [Hermes 4 405B](https://noometry.com/models/hermes-4-405b) | [Nous Research](https://noometry.com/providers/nous-research) | 1421 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 67 | [GPT-4.1](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-1) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1420 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 68 | [GLM-4.7](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-7) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 1413 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 69 | [Mistral Large 3](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-large-3) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 1412 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 70 | [Claude 3.7 Sonnet](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-7-sonnet) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1412 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 71 | [GLM-4.6](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-6) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 1411 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 72 | [Gemma 4 31B IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-4-31b-it) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1368 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 73 | [Qwen3 235B-A22B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-235b-a22b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 1366 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 74 | [MiniMax-M2.5](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-5) |  [![](/logos/minimax.svg) MiniMax](https://noometry.com/providers/minimax) | 1361 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 75 | [GLM-4.5](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-5) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 1343 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 76 | [Grok 4.1 Fast](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-1-fast) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 1327 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 77 | [GPT-5 Mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1313 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 78 | [Gemma 4 26B A4B IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1305 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 79 | [Nemotron 3.5 Lightning](https://noometry.com/models/nemotron-3-5-lightning) |  [![](/logos/nvidia.svg) NVIDIA](https://noometry.com/providers/nvidia) | 1280 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 80 | [DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v3-2-speciale) |  [![](/logos/deepseek.svg) DeepSeek](https://noometry.com/providers/deepseek) | 1276 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 81 | [Gemma 3 27B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3-27b) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1266 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 82 | [GPT-4.5](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-5) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1258 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 83 | [QwQ-32B](https://noometry.com/models/qwq-32b) |  [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba) | 1257 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 84 | [Mistral Small 3.2](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3-2) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 1255 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 85 | [Reka Flash 3](https://noometry.com/models/reka-flash-3) | [Reka](https://noometry.com/providers/reka) | 1228 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 86 | [Grok 3](https://noometry.com/models/grok-3) | [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai) | 1186 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 87 | [GPT-4.1 mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-1-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 1147 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 88 | [Claude 3.5 Haiku](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-5-haiku) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 1146 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 89 | [Command A](https://noometry.com/models/command-a) |  [![](/logos/cohere.svg) Cohere](https://noometry.com/providers/cohere) | 1145 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 90 | [Gemini 2.5 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-2-5-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1137 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 91 | [Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb 2025)](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-2-0-flash) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1128 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 92 | [Gemma 3 12B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3-12b) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1126 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 93 | [GLM-4.7-Flash](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-7-flash) | [Z.ai (Zhipu)](https://noometry.com/providers/zai) | 1125 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 94 | [Gemma 3 4B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3-4b) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 1068 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 95 | [Pixtral Large](https://noometry.com/models/pixtral-large) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 988 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 96 | [Mistral Large](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-large) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 985 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 97 | [gpt-oss-120b](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-oss-120b) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 961 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 98 | [GPT-4.1 nano](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-1-nano) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 946 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 99 | [Mistral Nemo](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-nemo) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 881 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 100 | [GPT-4o mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4o-mini) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 873 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 101 | [Llama 3.1-405B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-405b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 870 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 102 | [Llama 4 Maverick](https://noometry.com/models/llama-4-maverick) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 860 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 103 | [Gemma 2 9B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-2-9b) |  [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google) | 841 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 104 | [Llama 3.1-70B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-70b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 784 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 105 | [Llama 4 Scout](https://noometry.com/models/llama-4-scout) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 783 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 106 | [Mistral Small 3.1](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3-1) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 761 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 107 | [GPT-4](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 752 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 108 | [Claude 3 Haiku](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-haiku) | [Anthropic](https://noometry.com/providers/anthropic) | 717 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 109 | [Llama 3.1-8B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-8b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 713 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 110 | [Mistral Small 3](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3) |  [![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | 707 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 111 | [GPT-5 Nano](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-nano) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 705 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 112 | [gpt-oss-20b](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-oss-20b) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 666 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 113 | [Llama 3.2 3B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-2-3b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 595 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 114 | [GPT-3.5-turbo](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-3-5-turbo) | [OpenAI](https://noometry.com/providers/openai) | 451 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| 115 | [Llama 3.2 1B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-2-1b) |  [![](/logos/meta.svg) Meta](https://noometry.com/providers/meta) | 200 |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |

## Compare the leaders

-   [GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-6 Sol](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-gpt-6-sol)
-   [GPT-6 Astra vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-claude-opus-5)
-   [Claude Fable 5.1 vs GPT-6 Sol](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gpt-6-sol)

## Other writing & preference benchmarks

-   [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text)
-   [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing)
-   [Short-Story Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/lech-mazur-writing)
-   [WildBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/wildbench)
-   [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn)
-   [EQ-Bench 4](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/eqbench-4)
-   [LiveBench Language](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-language)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does EQ-Bench Creative Writing measure?

Elo ratings from pairwise comparisons of short stories written to creative prompts, judged by an LLM against a detailed rubric (v3).

### Which model has the highest EQ-Bench Creative Writing score?

As of October 2026, GPT-6 Astra has the highest published EQ-Bench Creative Writing score on Noometry at 2173, out of 115 models with results.

### What is the best open-weight model on EQ-Bench Creative Writing?

Kimi K3 has the highest EQ-Bench Creative Writing rating among open-weight models at 2082, ranking 5 of 115 overall.

### Cite this page

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