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Best LLM for Code Generation
Benchmark-backed ranking of models for generating correct, secure code from requirements.
#1 Recommendation
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
Strong on OpenHands Issue Resolution issue_resolution_score_pct (72%) and OpenHands Index issue_resolution_score_pct (72%)
external/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6
19.7%
Score
33.8%
Confidence
26
Evidence
Ranked Models
18
Evidence Quality
82%
Scoring
Benchmark-backed
Top Signal
OpenHands Issue Resolution: issue_resolution_score_pct
All Ranked Models
| Rank | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 | 19.7% |
| #10 | Kimi K2 Thinking | 16.3% |
| #11 | minimax/minimax-m2.1 | 15.8% |
| #12 | kimi/kimi-k2.5-thinking | 14.1% |
| #13 | deepseek/deepseek-r1 | 14.1% |
| #14 | z-ai/glm-4.7 | 13.6% |
| #17 | gemini-3-pro-preview | 11.3% |
| #18 | GLM-5 | 11.1% |
| #24 | gpt-4.1-20250414 | 9.7% |
| #25 | gpt-4o-2024-08-06 | 9.3% |
| #26 | gpt-4o | 9.1% |
| #29 | Grok-4-0709 | 9.0% |
| #31 | gpt-4o-2024-05-13 | 8.9% |
| #35 | claude-sonnet-4-20250514 | 8.7% |
| #43 | gpt-4o-20241120 | 8.2% |
| #50 | GLM-4.7 | 7.6% |
| #58 | gemini-2.5-pro | 6.7% |
| #76 | openai/gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | 3.1% |
Head-to-Head: #1 vs #2
#7
Top Pickanthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
Strong on OpenHands Issue Resolution issue_resolution_score_pct (72%) and OpenHands Index issue_resolution_score_pct (72%)
Conf 33.8%
#10
Kimi K2 Thinking
Strong on Sonar Java Quality Leaderboard functional_skill_pct (88%) and Sonar Java Quality Leaderboard issue_density_error_per_kloc (67%)
Conf 43.5%
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