AI Models on the IQ Bell Curve
Each model's estimated IQ plotted on a standard normal IQ distribution
AI Models on the IQ Bell Curve
AI Models on the IQ Bell Curve
Each model's estimated IQ plotted on a standard normal IQ distribution
How to read this chart
Models are placed on a standard IQ-style distribution using IQ. Higher scores appear farther to the right.
Data sources
ARC PrizeEpoch AI FrontierMathVals.aiArtificial AnalysisMathArenaManual source capturevals-model-pageArtificial Analysis model leaderboardVals.ai IOIArtificial Analysis Terminal-Bench v2.1Vals.ai Terminal-Bench 2.1Vals.ai ProgramBenchFrontierSWESWE-rebenchLLM StatsOSWorldLLM Stats OSWorld-VerifiedToolathlonLLM Stats ToolathlonScale LabsScale Labs MCP AtlasArena.ai Agent ArenaAgents' Last ExamEpoch AI SimpleQA VerifiedBullshitBench v2Scale Labs MultiChallengeKaggle FACTS Grounding leaderboard
IQ vs Effective Cost
IQ vs Effective Cost
Each model's estimated IQ plotted against effective cost per 1M I/O Tokens (sticker price × measured or imputed usage multiplier).
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How to read this chart
Each point is a public model. The chart compares IQ against Effective Cost (per 1M I/O Tokens), with color showing the model provider.
Data sources
IQ DimensionsAbstract Reasoning IQEach model's Abstract Reasoning IQ plotted on a standard normal IQ distributionData: ARC PrizeOpen chartIQ DimensionsMathematical Reasoning IQEach model's Mathematical Reasoning IQ plotted on a standard normal IQ distributionData: Epoch AI FrontierMath, Vals.ai, Artificial Analysis +1 moreOpen chartIQ DimensionsAcademic Reasoning IQEach model's Academic Reasoning IQ plotted on a standard normal IQ distributionData: Artificial Analysis, Manual source capture, vals-model-page +1 moreOpen chartIQ DimensionsProgrammatic Reasoning IQEach model's Programmatic Reasoning IQ plotted on a standard normal IQ distributionData: Vals.ai, Vals.ai IOI, Artificial Analysis Terminal-Bench v2.1 +4 moreOpen chartIQ DimensionsComputer Use IQEach model's Computer Use IQ plotted on a standard normal IQ distributionData: LLM Stats, OSWorld, LLM Stats OSWorld-Verified +6 moreOpen chartIQ DimensionsReliability IQEach model's Reliability IQ plotted on a standard normal IQ distributionData: Epoch AI SimpleQA Verified, Artificial Analysis, BullshitBench v2 +2 moreOpen chart