NYT Connections Older Models — leaderboard
Metric: Score (%). Source: github.com. 109 models tracked.
Top models
| # | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | 92.2 |
| 2 | Grok 4 | 91.8 |
| 3 | GPT-5 Pro | 83.9 |
| 4 | O3 (High) | 78.6 |
| 5 | GPT-5 (High) | 77.1 |
| 6 | O4 Mini (High) | 73.6 |
| 7 | O3 (Medium) | 73 |
| 8 | GPT-5 (Medium) | 72.2 |
| 9 | Median Human | 71 |
| 10 | O1 | 70.9 |
| 11 | GPT-5.1 (High) | 70 |
| 12 | O4 Mini (Medium) | 68.8 |
| 13 | GPT-5 Mini (Medium) | 67 |
| 14 | GPT-5 (Low) | 65.4 |
| 15 | GPT-5.1 (Medium) | 62.7 |
Interactive version: theaggregate.ai/benchmark?slug=nyt-connections-older-models · How the rankings work · Data refreshed daily, snapshot 2026-07-22.