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Professional work · Models tested: 8 · Score publishers: Vals AI ## Model results | # | Model | Score | ± | Cost | Latency | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Claude Fable 5](https://benchize.com/models/claude-fable-5-max.md)Max | 67.73% | SE ±1.22 pp | $0.73 | 792.68source duration | | | ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `accuracy` \| 67.727 \| percent \| reported \| Higher is better \| \| `cost_per_test` \| 0.729545 \| USD \| per_test \| Lower is better \| \| `latency` \| 792.684 \| source_duration \| reported_duration \| Lower is better \| ### Configuration computeEffort max harness Not reported maxOutputTokens 128000 provider Anthropic reasoning Not reported Reasoning effort max Temperature 1 topP Not reported verbosity Not reported ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Standard error: ±1.22 pp sourcePopulation 13 stderr 1.216 tokenTotals Not reported ### Source [Original source](https://www.vals.ai/_astro/benchmark_view_snap_v1.BPa0Hrre.json) Source Vals AI Original model label anthropic/claude-fable-5 Source version 1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:46:18.363Z Evidence SHA-256 `b85e2b3cbdf03e13e2ffdb27ce4f108003a548d705a24ae26a0a115e2027475d` Source locator `/tasks/web_search/anthropic~1claude-fable-5` | | | | | | | | 2 | [Claude Opus 4.8](https://benchize.com/models/claude-opus-4-8-max.md)Max | 58.93% | SE ±1.28 pp | $0.75 | 397.3source duration | | | ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `accuracy` \| 58.931 \| percent \| reported \| Higher is better \| \| `cost_per_test` \| 0.749876 \| USD \| per_test \| Lower is better \| \| `latency` \| 397.297 \| source_duration \| reported_duration \| Lower is better \| ### Configuration computeEffort max harness Not reported maxOutputTokens 128000 provider Anthropic reasoning Not reported Reasoning effort max Temperature 1 topP Not reported verbosity Not reported ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Standard error: ±1.28 pp sourcePopulation 13 stderr 1.28 tokenTotals Not reported ### Source [Original source](https://www.vals.ai/_astro/benchmark_view_snap_v1.BPa0Hrre.json) Source Vals AI Original model label anthropic/claude-opus-4-8 Source version 1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:46:18.363Z Evidence SHA-256 `b85e2b3cbdf03e13e2ffdb27ce4f108003a548d705a24ae26a0a115e2027475d` Source locator `/tasks/web_search/anthropic~1claude-opus-4-8` | | | | | | | | 3 | [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://benchize.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash-high.md)High | 54.13% | SE ±1.3 pp | $0.6 | 155.22source duration | | | ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `accuracy` \| 54.127 \| percent \| reported \| Higher is better \| \| `cost_per_test` \| 0.603029 \| USD \| per_test \| Lower is better \| \| `latency` \| 155.22 \| source_duration \| reported_duration \| Lower is better \| ### Configuration computeEffort Not reported harness Not reported maxOutputTokens 65536 provider Google reasoning Not reported Reasoning effort high Temperature 1 topP Not reported verbosity Not reported ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Standard error: ±1.3 pp sourcePopulation 13 stderr 1.296 tokenTotals Not reported ### Source [Original source](https://www.vals.ai/_astro/benchmark_view_snap_v1.BPa0Hrre.json) Source Vals AI Original model label google/gemini-3.5-flash Source version 1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:46:18.363Z Evidence SHA-256 `b85e2b3cbdf03e13e2ffdb27ce4f108003a548d705a24ae26a0a115e2027475d` Source locator `/tasks/web_search/google~1gemini-3.5-flash` | | | | | | | | 4 | [DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://benchize.com/models/deepseek-v4-pro-max.md)Max | 53.99% | SE ±1.3 pp | $0.21 | 658.98source duration | | | ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `accuracy` \| 53.992 \| percent \| reported \| Higher is better \| \| `cost_per_test` \| 0.212826 \| USD \| per_test \| Lower is better \| \| `latency` \| 658.98 \| source_duration \| reported_duration \| Lower is better \| ### Configuration computeEffort Not reported harness Not reported maxOutputTokens 384000 provider DeepSeek reasoning Not reported Reasoning effort max Temperature Not reported topP Not reported verbosity Not reported ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Standard error: ±1.3 pp sourcePopulation 13 stderr 1.296 tokenTotals Not reported ### Source [Original source](https://www.vals.ai/_astro/benchmark_view_snap_v1.BPa0Hrre.json) Source Vals AI Original model label deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro Source version 1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:46:18.363Z Evidence SHA-256 `b85e2b3cbdf03e13e2ffdb27ce4f108003a548d705a24ae26a0a115e2027475d` Source locator `/tasks/web_search/deepseek~1deepseek-v4-pro` | | | | | | | | 5 | [GPT-5.5](https://benchize.com/models/gpt-5-5-xhigh.md)Extra high | 53.86% | SE ±1.3 pp | $1.3 | 1,325.89source duration | | | ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `accuracy` \| 53.857 \| percent \| reported \| Higher is better \| \| `cost_per_test` \| 1.301837 \| USD \| per_test \| Lower is better \| \| `latency` \| 1325.885 \| source_duration \| reported_duration \| Lower is better \| ### Configuration computeEffort Not reported harness Not reported maxOutputTokens 128000 provider OpenAI reasoning Not reported Reasoning effort xhigh Temperature Not reported topP Not reported verbosity Not reported ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Standard error: ±1.3 pp sourcePopulation 13 stderr 1.297 tokenTotals Not reported ### Source [Original source](https://www.vals.ai/_astro/benchmark_view_snap_v1.BPa0Hrre.json) Source Vals AI Original model label openai/gpt-5.5 Source version 1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:46:18.363Z Evidence SHA-256 `b85e2b3cbdf03e13e2ffdb27ce4f108003a548d705a24ae26a0a115e2027475d` Source locator `/tasks/web_search/openai~1gpt-5.5` | | | | | | | | 6 | [MiniMax M3](https://benchize.com/models/minimax-m3.md) | 53.59% | SE ±1.3 pp | $0.08 | 436.03source duration | | | ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `accuracy` \| 53.586 \| percent \| reported \| Higher is better \| \| `cost_per_test` \| 0.078653 \| USD \| per_test \| Lower is better \| \| `latency` \| 436.032 \| source_duration \| reported_duration \| Lower is better \| ### Configuration computeEffort Not reported harness Not reported maxOutputTokens 512000 provider MiniMax reasoning Not reported Reasoning effort unknown Temperature 1 topP 0.95 verbosity Not reported ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Standard error: ±1.3 pp sourcePopulation 13 stderr 1.297 tokenTotals Not reported ### Source [Original source](https://www.vals.ai/_astro/benchmark_view_snap_v1.BPa0Hrre.json) Source Vals AI Original model label minimax/MiniMax-M3 Source version 1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:46:18.363Z Evidence SHA-256 `b85e2b3cbdf03e13e2ffdb27ce4f108003a548d705a24ae26a0a115e2027475d` Source locator `/tasks/web_search/minimax~1MiniMax-M3` | | | | | | | | 7 | [Claude Sonnet 4.6](https://benchize.com/models/claude-sonnet-4-6-max.md)Max | 52.37% | SE ±1.3 pp | $0.42 | 485.7source duration | | | ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `accuracy` \| 52.368 \| percent \| reported \| Higher is better \| \| `cost_per_test` \| 0.418844 \| USD \| per_test \| Lower is better \| \| `latency` \| 485.702 \| source_duration \| reported_duration \| Lower is better \| ### Configuration computeEffort max harness Not reported maxOutputTokens 128000 provider Anthropic reasoning true Reasoning effort max Temperature 1 topP Not reported verbosity Not reported ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Standard error: ±1.3 pp sourcePopulation 13 stderr 1.299 tokenTotals Not reported ### Source [Original source](https://www.vals.ai/_astro/benchmark_view_snap_v1.BPa0Hrre.json) Source Vals AI Original model label anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 Source version 1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:46:18.363Z Evidence SHA-256 `b85e2b3cbdf03e13e2ffdb27ce4f108003a548d705a24ae26a0a115e2027475d` Source locator `/tasks/web_search/anthropic~1claude-sonnet-4-6` | | | | | | | | 8 | [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://benchize.com/models/gemini-3-1-pro-preview-high.md)High | 41.81% | SE ±1.28 pp | $0.14 | 73.76source duration | | | ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `accuracy` \| 41.813 \| percent \| reported \| Higher is better \| \| `cost_per_test` \| 0.143993 \| USD \| per_test \| Lower is better \| \| `latency` \| 73.762 \| source_duration \| reported_duration \| Lower is better \| ### Configuration computeEffort Not reported harness Not reported maxOutputTokens 65536 provider Google reasoning Not reported Reasoning effort high Temperature 1 topP Not reported verbosity Not reported ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Standard error: ±1.28 pp sourcePopulation 13 stderr 1.283 tokenTotals Not reported ### Source [Original source](https://www.vals.ai/_astro/benchmark_view_snap_v1.BPa0Hrre.json) Source Vals AI Original model label google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview Source version 1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:46:18.363Z Evidence SHA-256 `b85e2b3cbdf03e13e2ffdb27ce4f108003a548d705a24ae26a0a115e2027475d` Source locator `/tasks/web_search/google~1gemini-3.1-pro-preview` | | | | | | | --- Cite as: Public Benefits Bench v1 / web search — Benchize, https://benchize.com/benchmarks/vals-ai%3Apublic-benefits-bench-v1%3Aweb_search (retrieved 2026-10-21)