Text Arena✍️Creative Writing

View overall rankings across various AI models in text-to-text tasks across math, coding, creative writing, and other open-ended domains.

May 14, 2026
909,643 votes
202 open source models
Rank Spread
112
Z.ai · MIT
1455±14
436
1,863$1.40 / $4.40202.8K
219
Z.ai · MIT
1446±11
844
3,281$1 / $3.20202.8K
323
DeepSeek · MIT
1444±16
749
1,318$0.43 / $0.871M
431
1437±17
954
1,236$0.43 / $0.871M
540
Moonshot · Modified MIT
1424±17
1672
1,247$0.95 / $4262.1K
643
Xiaomi · MIT
1423±17
1674
1,204$1 / $31M
745
Google · Apache 2.0
1422±19
1480
934$0.14 / $0.40262.1K
848
Moonshot · Modified MIT
1416±9
2872
4,396$0.60 / $3N/A
951
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1412±10
3581
3,832$0.39 / $2.34262.1K
1053
DeepSeek · MIT
1410±15
2991
1,631$0.27 / $0.41163.8K
1154
DeepSeek · MIT
1408±27
20107
457$0.27 / $0.95163.8K
1257
Z.ai · MIT
1406±13
3892
1,924$0.40 / $1.75202.8K
1359
DeepSeek · MIT
1404±15
3898
1,647$1.23 / $4.94N/A
1460
1403±16
38100
1,303$0.11 / $0.221M
1561
Z.ai · MIT
1403±9
4391
5,088$0.43 / $1.74202.8K
1662
Google · Apache 2.0
1403±19
34106
945N/AN/A
1766
Xiaomi · MIT
1400±17
38106
1,242$0.40 / $21M
1868
DeepSeek · MIT
1399±8
4796
6,395$0.25 / $0.38131.1K
1972
1395±17
43112
1,204$0.27 / $0.41163.8K
2073
DeepSeek · MIT
1395±13
47107
2,435$0.50 / $2.15163.8K
2174
DeepSeek · MIT
1394±16
43111
1,269$0.11 / $0.221M
2277
Moonshot · Modified MIT
1393±7
53100
8,221$1.15 / $8262.1K
2378
DeepSeek · MIT
1392±8
53106
5,923$0.25 / $0.38131.1K
2481
Moonshot · Modified MIT
1390±16
48118
1,276$0.40 / $1.90262.1K
2583
DeepSeek · MIT
1389±8
53107
6,040$3 / $4.5032.8K
2684
DeepSeek · MIT
1389±13
51114
2,008$1.23 / $4.94N/A
2789
1385±28
42137
441$0.27 / $0.95163.8K
2895
Moonshot · Modified MIT
1381±15
53125
1,509$0.60 / $2.50262.1K
2997
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1380±6
68115
12,639$0.26 / $1.06N/A
3099
Mistral · Apache 2.0
1376±8
70122
6,357$0.50 / $1.50N/A
31103
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1375±11
69127
3,274$0.26 / $2.08262.1K
32104
Z.ai · MIT
1375±11
69127
3,135$0.60 / $2.20131.1K
33105
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1374±18
60139
1,080$0.15 / $1.50131.1K
34106
DeepSeek · MIT
1374±10
70127
3,289$0.70 / $2.5064K
35108
Moonshot · Modified MIT
1370±10
81129
3,445$0.60 / $2.50131.1K
36109
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1368±9
84129
4,624$0.46 / $1.82131.1K
37111
Tencent
Tencent · tencent-hunyuan-community
1367±21
65148
769$0.29 / $1.17262.1K
38112
MiniMax · Modified MIT
1366±9
88137
4,285$0.15 / $1.15196.6K
39113
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1365±11
86140
3,280$0.40 / $1.60262.1K
40116
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1363±17
81148
1,386$0.20 / $0.88262.1K
41118
1361±8
95142
5,974$0.10 / $0.30262.1K
42122
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1357±11
96148
3,140$0.20 / $1.56262.1K
43125
MiniMax · Modified MIT
1354±13
96152
2,103$0.28 / $1.20196.6K
44126
Arcee AI · Apache 2.0
1350±10
105152
3,556$0.15 / $0.45131K
45127
DeepSeek · DeepSeek
1349±10
107152
3,623$1.14 / $4.56N/A
46129
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1349±10
107153
3,454$0.14 / $1262.1K
47130
Google · Gemma
1348±8
109152
6,402$0.08 / $0.16131.1K
48132
MiniMax · MIT
1346±12
107159
2,717$0.29 / $0.95196.6K
49134
Stepfun
StepFun · Apache 2.0
1346±10
110158
4,036$0.10 / $0.30262.1K
50136
Z.ai · MIT
1344±29
93182
418$0.30 / $0.90131.1K
51140
Arcee AI · Apache 2.0
1339±13
116172
2,312$0.22 / $0.85262.1K
52141
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1339±18
109182
1,030$0.26 / $2.60131.1K
53144
1337±14
116179
1,709$0.10 / $0.30262.1K
54147
Cohere
Cohere · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1336±7
123167
7,628$2.50 / $10256K
55149
Google · Gemma
1334±23
107187
600$0.04 / $0.13131.1K
56150
Nvidia · Nvidia Open Model
1332±27
107196
444$0.60 / $1.80131.1K
57151
Meituan · MIT
1331±16
118183
1,379$0.20 / $0.80131.1K
58153
Z.ai · MIT
1329±10
130182
4,030$0.13 / $0.85131.1K
59156
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1324±14
129188
1,798$0.10 / $0.78131.1K
60157
Mistral · Apache 2.0
1324±13
131186
2,174$0.10 / $0.3032K
61158
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1323±10
135185
3,582$0.46 / $1.82131.1K
62161
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1321±11
136187
2,989$0.09 / $0.30262.1K
63162
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1317±11
140196
3,031$0.09 / $1.10262.1K
64163
MiniMax · Apache 2.0
1317±9
142189
4,547$0.40 / $2.201M
65167
Z.ai · MIT
1312±14
142201
1,816$0.06 / $0.40202.8K
66169
Prime Intellect · MIT
1311±22
136214
802$0.20 / $1.10131.1K
67170
Z.ai · MIT
1310±23
135218
642$0.60 / $1.8065.5K
68171
DeepSeek · DeepSeek
1310±17
140213
1,090N/AN/A
69172
1309±30
130227
367$0.10 / $0.40131.1K
70173
Stepfun
StepFun · Apache 2.0
1308±21
139219
786$0.57 / $1.4265.5K
71174
1307±9
151202
5,187$0.63 / $1.80131.1K
72176
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1305±23
140223
616$0.08 / $0.2841K
73178
Meta
Meta · Llama 3.1 Community
1304±8
157207
8,948$4 / $432.8K
74179
Nvidia · NVIDIA Open Model
1303±18
144221
1,051N/AN/A
75186
Meta
Meta · Llama 3.1 Community
1301±8
163212
6,512$4 / $432.8K
76187
Google · Gemma
1300±11
158217
2,886$0.06 / $0.1232.8K
77190
1298±27
142233
428N/AN/A
78193
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1295±10
165222
3,683$0.50 / $116.4K
79195
Ai2 · Apache 2.0
1292±15
163228
1,725$0.20 / $0.6065.5K
80196
Google · Gemma license
1291±7
169222
11,429$0.65 / $0.658.2K
81197
1289±10
166226
3,789$0.40 / $0.708.2K
82200
MiniMax · Apache 2.0
1287±20
163234
897$0.26 / $1196.6K
83202
Mistral · Mistral Research
1286±9
172228
6,692$2 / $6131.1K
84203
Meta
Meta · Llama-3.3
1286±7
176227
8,068$0.10 / $0.32131.1K
85205
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1285±10
173230
3,366$0.09 / $0.4541K
86207
Alibaba · Qwen
1284±12
171231
2,358$1.60 / $6.4032.8K
87208
Princeton · MIT
1283±15
170234
1,671$0.03 / $0.098.2K
88213
OpenAI · Apache 2.0
1279±10
179233
3,957$0.04 / $0.18131.1K
89214
1277±19
172245
1,001$1.20 / $1.20131.1K
90216
Mistral · MRL
1276±9
186234
4,439$2 / $6131.1K
91217
Google · Gemma
1276±22
169247
666$0.04 / $0.08131.1K
92221
1271±10
189242
4,179$0.10 / $0.3032K
93222
NexusFlow · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1270±11
189245
3,097N/AN/A
94223
Ant Group · MIT
1270±20
177249
843N/AN/A
95225
DeepSeek · DeepSeek
1265±11
201247
3,450N/AN/A
96227
Cohere
Cohere · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1263±15
195250
1,474$2.50 / $10128K
97229
Ai2 · Apache 2.0
1262±21
188254
868$0.15 / $0.5065.5K
98230
1261±26
185256
482N/AN/A
99231
AI21 Labs · Jamba Open
1260±16
200253
1,379$2 / $8256K
100232
Ant Group · MIT
1260±20
189254
888N/AN/A
101233
Google · Gemma license
1257±7
213248
8,340$0.03 / $0.098.2K
102234
Meta
Meta · Llama 3.1 Community
1257±8
213249
8,250$0.40 / $0.40131.1K
103235
Alibaba · Qwen
1254±8
214252
5,684$1.20 / $1.20N/A
104236
NexusFlow · NexusFlow
1253±10
214253
3,713N/AN/A
105237
Meta
Meta · Llama 3 Community
1253±8
216252
22,753$0.51 / $0.748.2K
106239
Nvidia · NVIDIA Open Model
1250±13
214256
2,351$0.06 / $0.24262.1K
107241
Ai2 · Llama 3.1
1247±25
205263
441N/AN/A
108242
Ai2 · Apache 2.0
1246±17
214258
1,372$0.15 / $0.5065.5K
109245
IBM · Apache 2.0
1242±24
212266
712N/AN/A
110247
OpenAI · Apache 2.0
1238±18
222266
1,245$0.03 / $0.14131.1K
111249
Nvidia · NVIDIA Open Model
1238±12
227259
3,152N/AN/A
112251
Cohere
Cohere · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1236±9
233258
11,012$2.50 / $10128K
113252
Cohere
Cohere · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1227±10
238266
3,853N/AN/A
114253
Mistral · Apache 2.0
1227±12
238268
2,415$0.05 / $0.0832.8K
115254
Ai2 · Apache-2.0
1224±25
230277
567$0.05 / $0.20128K
116255
Alibaba · Qianwen LICENSE
1222±10
241269
5,504$0.90 / $0.9032.8K
117258
Mistral · MRL
1221±22
236278
678$0.10 / $0.10131.1K
118260
AI21 Labs · Jamba Open
1210±16
246282
1,399$0.20 / $0.40256K
119262
Microsoft · MIT
1210±10
250277
4,062$0.07 / $0.1416.4K
120263
Cohere
Cohere · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1209±16
249282
1,421$0.15 / $0.60128K
121264
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1206±19
247285
836$0.87 / $0.8732K
122265
DeepSeek · DeepSeek License
1203±13
253284
2,271$0.14 / $0.28128K
123268
Microsoft · Llama 2 Community
1197±17
254288
1,779N/AN/A
124269
Ai2 · Llama 3.1
1197±25
249291
472N/AN/A
125270
Meta
Meta · Llama 3 Community
1196±8
257285
15,365$0.04 / $0.048.2K
126271
Cohere
Cohere · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1194±10
257287
7,836$0.15 / $0.60128K
127274
Alibaba · Qianwen LICENSE
1192±12
257288
3,677N/AN/A
128275
Mistral · Apache 2.0
1189±9
260288
7,447$0.90 / $0.9065.5K
129276
Cohere
Cohere · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1189±15
257291
1,528N/AN/A
130278
Alibaba · Qianwen LICENSE
1187±10
261289
5,888N/AN/A
131279
OpenChat · Apache-2.0
1183±18
257296
1,454$0.20 / $0.20N/A
132281
Google · Gemma license
1183±8
263290
7,094N/AN/A
133283
Meta
Meta · Llama 3.1 Community
1177±8
268292
7,346$0.02 / $0.0516.4K
134285
LMSYS · Non-commercial
1171±12
269303
4,010$0 / $02K
135286
IBM · Apache 2.0
1170±27
261315
450N/AN/A
136287
HuggingFace · Apache 2.0
1168±23
263315
635N/AN/A
137288
Databricks · DBRX LICENSE
1162±12
277311
4,808$0.60 / $0.6032.8K
138289
01.AI
01 AI · Apache-2.0
1159±11
279312
3,602N/AN/A
139290
Mistral · Apache 2.0
1158±9
280312
11,172$0.63 / $0.6332K
140291
NousResearch · Apache-2.0
1156±22
275318
811$0.17 / $0.17N/A
141292
01.AI
01 AI · Yi License
1153±14
280316
2,379$0.90 / $0.904.1K
142293
TII · Falcon-180B TII License
1152±37
264325
270N/AN/A
143295
Microsoft · MIT
1149±11
285316
3,735$0.17 / $0.68N/A
144296
IBM · Apache 2.0
1147±29
276323
442N/AN/A
145297
Google · Gemma license
1147±12
286318
3,409$0.03 / $0.098.2K
146298
OpenChat · Apache-2.0
1146±15
285318
1,858N/AN/A
147299
AllenAI/UW · AI2 ImpACT Low-risk
1145±19
283319
1,126N/AN/A
148300
Meta
Meta · Llama 3.2
1144±20
283319
1,070$0.05 / $0.3480K
149301
Snowflake · Apache 2.0
1141±12
286319
4,777N/AN/A
150302
Microsoft · Llama 2 Community
1140±18
286320
1,375$0.30 / $0.30N/A
151303
Upstage AI · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1137±24
285325
698$0.30 / $0.30N/A
152304
Alibaba · Qianwen LICENSE
1136±14
287320
2,391$0.30 / $0.30N/A
153305
HuggingFace · MIT
1135±16
286323
1,993$0.15 / $0.1516.4K
154306
UC Berkeley · CC-BY-NC-4.0
1135±16
286323
1,701N/AN/A
155307
IBM · Apache 2.0
1135±21
286325
895N/AN/A
156308
NousResearch · Apache-2.0
1134±23
286327
616$0.90 / $0.90N/A
157309
UW · Non-commercial
1134±28
283331
515N/AN/A
158310
Cognitive Computations · Apache-2.0
1134±34
280337
291$0.50 / $0.5016.4K
159311
DeepSeek · DeepSeek License
1134±22
286326
789N/AN/A
160312
Microsoft · MIT
1132±13
289323
2,400$0.15 / $0.60N/A
161313
InternLM · Other
1131±16
289325
1,432$0 / $032.8K
162314
MosaicML · CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
1131±29
285337
452N/AN/A
163315
Alibaba · Qianwen LICENSE
1131±13
291323
3,022N/AN/A
164316
LMSYS · Llama 2 Community
1125±13
293326
3,346$0.30 / $0.30N/A
165317
Nvidia · Llama 2 Community
1119±25
289340
604N/AN/A
166318
Meta
Meta · Llama 2 Community
1111±10
302337
6,376$0.70 / $2.804.1K
167319
Nexusflow · Apache-2.0
1108±15
300340
2,376N/AN/A
168320
Alibaba · Apache 2.0
1107±29
294342
454$0.50 / $116.4K
169321
Mistral · Apache-2.0
1104±13
307340
2,952$0.20 / $0.2032.8K
170322
Alibaba · Qianwen LICENSE
1100±21
302342
898N/AN/A
171323
HuggingFace · MIT
1100±30
297343
399N/AN/A
172324
Google · Gemma license
1099±18
307342
1,345$0.05 / $0.088.2K
173325
IBM · Apache 2.0
1099±22
302342
916N/AN/A
174326
1095±15
314342
1,955$0.13 / $0.524.1K
175327
Meta
Meta · Llama 2 Community
1091±13
315342
3,296$0.25 / $0.254.1K
176328
Google · Gemma license
1091±17
314343
1,486N/AN/A
177329
Mistral · Apache 2.0
1090±17
314343
1,689$0.07 / $0.284.1K
178330
Stanford · Non-commercial
1089±22
313343
954N/AN/A
179331
LMSYS · Llama 2 Community
1088±18
315343
1,323$0.20 / $0.20N/A
180332
Together AI · Apache 2.0
1088±21
314343
869$0.20 / $0.20N/A
181333
Meta
Meta · Llama 2 Community
1086±17
315343
1,507$0.35 / $1.4016.4K
182335
Microsoft · MIT
1084±14
318343
2,949$0.13 / $0.52N/A
183336
Meta
Meta · Llama 3.2
1082±21
315346
1,091$0.03 / $0.2060K
184337
Alibaba · Qianwen LICENSE
1080±23
315346
701$0.20 / $0.20N/A
185338
HuggingFace · Apache 2.0
1079±35
311346
341N/AN/A
186339
Google · Gemma license
1076±23
318346
696$0.10 / $0.10N/A
187340
Microsoft · MIT
1073±13
321346
2,812$0.13 / $0.52N/A
188341
Meta
Meta · Llama 2 Community
1072±14
321346
2,341$0.15 / $0.154.1K
189342
Nomic AI · Non-commercial
1061±38
318349
250N/AN/A
190343
MosaicML · CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
1050±24
327348
683N/AN/A
191344
Alibaba · Qianwen LICENSE
1048±19
336348
1,080$0.10 / $0.10N/A
192345
UC Berkeley · Non-commercial
1044±21
336349
1,200N/AN/A
193346
Tsinghua · Apache-2.0
1039±23
336350
816N/AN/A
194347
OpenAssistant · Apache 2.0
1010±21
342352
1,094N/AN/A
195348
Ai2 · Apache-2.0
1003±20
346352
1,019$0.20 / $0.20N/A
196349
Tsinghua · Apache-2.0
1003±26
342352
566N/AN/A
197350
RWKV · Apache 2.0
1003±23
344352
874N/AN/A
198351
LMSYS · Apache 2.0
990±24
347353
744N/AN/A
199352
Databricks · MIT
967±28
347355
565N/AN/A
200353
Tsinghua · Non-commercial
951±25
351355
771N/AN/A
201354
Meta
Meta · Non-commercial
931±34
352355
431$0.23 / $0.23N/A
202355
Stability
Stability AI · CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
931±29
352355
536N/AN/A

Default Leaderboard Plots

Confidence Intervals on Model Strength (via Bootstrapping)

Average Win Rate Against All Other Models (Uniform Sampling and No Ties)

Fraction of Model A Wins for All Non-tied A vs. B Battles

Battle Count for Each Combination of Models (without Ties)