GENERAL PUB_DATE: 2026.01.09

ARTIFICIAL ANALYSIS V4.0 SHIFTS MODEL RANKING TO REAL WORK OUTPUTS

Artificial Analysis overhauled its Intelligence Index to weigh four pillars (Agents, Coding, Scientific Reasoning, General Knowledge) and introduced GDPval-AA t...

Artificial Analysis overhauled its Intelligence Index to weigh four pillars (Agents, Coding, Scientific Reasoning, General Knowledge) and introduced GDPval-AA to score models on agentic, workflow-grade tasks across 44 occupations and nine industries. Saturated exams (MMLU-Pro, AIME 2025, LiveCodeBench) were dropped and the scale was reset so top models score ≤50; GPT-5.2 leads overall, Claude Opus 4.5 leads on SWE-Bench Verified, and Gemini 3 Pro is close, underscoring no single model wins everywhere.

[ WHY_IT_MATTERS ]
01.

Model selection should pivot to workflow-grade outputs instead of exam benchmarks.

02.

Leaders vary by task, making multi-model strategies and task-specific evals more practical.

[ WHAT_TO_TEST ]
  • terminal

    Re-score shortlisted models on repo-level coding tasks (e.g., SWE-Bench Verified) and domain deliverables (docs, spreadsheets) with agentic runs, tracking success, latency, and cost.

  • terminal

    Assemble a small GDPval-like eval from tickets/RFCs/migrations and compare models with and without extended reasoning effort.

[ BROWNFIELD_PERSPECTIVE ]

Legacy codebase integration strategies...

  • 01.

    Replace MMLU/LiveCodeBench gates with v4-style task suites and reset thresholds to the new ≤50 scale.

  • 02.

    Pilot pillar-based model routing (coding vs reasoning) by swapping APIs behind existing orchestration without touching core code.

[ GREENFIELD_PERSPECTIVE ]

Fresh architecture paradigms...

  • 01.

    Design eval-first pipelines where agents emit reviewable artifacts (PRs, docs, diagrams) and log traces for regressions.

  • 02.

    Plan for multi-model selection upfront since rankings differ by pillar and task type.