Vals AI Time Horizon Index: leaderboard

Vals AI Kerbal Space Program agent benchmark: how far a model progresses through a 30-mission space program (rocket design, orbital mechanics) in a 120-hour window; each mission rung is 3.33% progress.

Metric: Progress (%). Source: www.vals.ai. Saturation forecast: Around February 2027. 13 models tracked.

Top models

#ModelScoreOverall rank
1Claude Opus 5.5 (Max)91.33#4 (Claude Opus 5.5)
2GPT-6 Astra (Max)90.5#6 (GPT-6 Astra)
3Claude Fable 5.1 (Max)63.33#9 (Claude Fable 5.1)
4Gemini 4 Argon (High)52.5#8 (Gemini 4 Argon)
5GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)23.83#20 (GPT-5.6 Sol)
6Claude Opus 5 (Max)18.83#13 (Claude Opus 5)
7Gemini 3.8 Flash (High)18.83#24 (Gemini 3.8 Flash)
8Claude Opus 4.8 (Max)11.83#36 (Claude Opus 4.8)
9Kimi K3 (Max)10.5#32 (Kimi K3)
10GPT-5.5 (xHigh)8.33#30 (GPT-5.5)
11Grok 4.5 (High)6.33#48 (Grok 4.5)
12Grok 4.6 (High)5.83#27 (Grok 4.6)
13Muse Spark 1.1 (xHigh)1.67#55 (Muse Spark 1.1)

No result here: #7 GPT-6.1 Sol, #10 Muse Wonder Full.

Interactive version: theaggregate.ai/benchmark?slug=vals-ai-time-horizon-index · How It Works · Data refreshed daily, snapshot 2026-10-24.