NYT Connections Older Models: leaderboard
Metric: Score (%). Source: github.com. 111 models tracked.
Top models
| # | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | 88 |
| 2 | Grok 4 | 87.8 |
| 3 | GPT-5 Pro | 77 |
| 4 | Median Human | 71 |
| 5 | O3 (High) | 70.5 |
| 6 | GPT-5 (High) | 67.8 |
| 7 | O4 Mini (High) | 64 |
| 8 | O3 (Medium) | 63 |
| 9 | GPT-5 (Medium) | 61.8 |
| 10 | O1 | 60.1 |
| 11 | GPT-5.1 (High) | 59.7 |
| 12 | O4 Mini (Medium) | 58.4 |
| 13 | GPT-5 Mini (Medium) | 54.9 |
| 14 | GPT-5 (Low) | 53.2 |
| 15 | GPT-5.1 (Medium) | 51.2 |
Interactive version: theaggregate.ai/benchmark?slug=nyt-connections-older-models · How It Works · Data refreshed daily, snapshot 2026-09-05.