GPT-5.1
OpenAIProprietary
GPT-5.1 is a vision-language model from OpenAI. It ranks 77 of 167 on LMArena’s overall vision board with 1235±8 from 10,801 votes. Its best category is Creative writing (#41 of 104). License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- OpenAI
- License
- Proprietary
- First seen (our snapshots)
- 2026-10-26
Who it suits
- Overall #77 of 167: upper half.
- Strongest category: Creative writing (#41 of 104).
- Proprietary; used through OpenAI’s apps or API.
Neighbours on the overall board
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License | Δ vs this model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | GPT-6 Sol (Max) OpenAI | 1240 | 3,221 | Proprietary | +5 |
| 75 | TInkling-Small Thinking Machines | 1237 | 8,074 | Apache 2.0 | +2 |
| 76 |  Gemini 2.5 Flash Google | 1235 | 60,087 | Proprietary | +0 |
| 77 | GPT-5.1 OpenAI | 1235 | 10,801 | Proprietary | |
| 78 | GPT-5 Chat OpenAI | 1232 | 39,894 | Proprietary | -3 |
| 79 |  Grok 4.7 (xHigh) xAI | 1231 | 3,736 | Proprietary | -4 |
| 80 | Grok 4.3 xAI | 1229 | 27,901 | Proprietary | -6 |
Alternatives · More from OpenAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GPT-5.4 (High) OpenAI | 1303 | 30,747 | Proprietary |
| 21 | GPT-5.5 OpenAI | 1297 | 28,781 | Proprietary |
| 25 | GPT-5.5 (High) OpenAI | 1293 | 27,067 | Proprietary |
| 27 | GPT-5.4 OpenAI | 1292 | 22,804 | Proprietary |
| 29 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) OpenAI | 1288 | 2,330 | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai | 1294 | 16,254 | MIT |
| 34 |  Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT |
| 38 |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT |
| 39 | Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 |
| 44 |  Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba | 1269 | 7,614 | Apache 2.0 |
How to read these scores
- If two scores differ by less than their ± intervals, the models are statistically close.
- Each category board is computed independently; do not compare scores across categories.
- Models with few votes move more; ranks of new entries may change.
FAQ
Where does GPT-5.1 rank among vision models?
Overall rank 77 (1235); OCR rank 78 (1241); Diagrams rank 82 (1244); Homework rank 81 (1243); Captioning rank 28 (1165); Entity recognition rank 46 (1182); Creative writing rank 41 (1266); Humor rank 40 (1263); English rank 82 (1230); Chinese rank 67 (1270) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
How good is GPT-5.1 at OCR?
GPT-5.1 ranks 78 of 123 on LMArena’s OCR board with 1241 (6,725 votes).
Is GPT-5.1 better with Chinese or English prompts?
Chinese board: #67 of 128 (1270); English board: #82 of 167 (1230). The boards are computed separately, so compare ranks rather than scores.
Is GPT-5.1 open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available through OpenAI’s apps or API.
How far is GPT-5.1 from #1?
#1 overall is Claude Fable 5 (High) (1325); GPT-5.1 has 1235, 90 points behind.
Sources
LMArena data published Oct 19, 2026.
Synced here Oct 26, 2026.
Price, context length and release date have no reliable public data here and are not shown; all figures come from snapshots, blanks are –.