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HellaSwag

Metric: Accuracy (higher is better)Introduced: 2019

Commonsense sentence-completion benchmark using adversarially filtered wrong answers. Top LLMs now exceed 95% accuracy. High benchmark score alone doesn't make a model the right pick — weigh it against pricing, API availability, and release date.

Models ranked

48

tracked on this benchmark

Score band

96.4 – 78.9

best → lowest tracked

Snapshot trend

+2.06

Sep 1 → Mar 6 · 47 models

Leaderboard

Tracked models ranked by Accuracy (higher is better).

Compare candidates
#Model variant and provenanceScore
1
GPT-4o (05-13)
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
96.4
2
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
96.2
3
Llama 3.1 405B
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
95.8
4
DeepSeek V3
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
95.7
5
Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct
Version: standardHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
95.6
6
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
94.2
7
Mistral Medium
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource: research
93.9
8
Mistral Large 2
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
93.8
9
Mixtral 8x22B v0.1
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource: research
93.8
10
Falcon 180B
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
92.7
11
Gemma 2 27B
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource: research
92.6
12
Llama 3 70B
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource: research
92.4
13
Qwen2-7B
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
92.0
14
Mistral NeMo Instruct (2407)
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
91.8
15
StarCoder2 15B
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource: research
91.7
16
DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
91.4
17
Llama 3 8B Instruct
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource: research
91.1
18
Mixtral 8x7B
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
90.9
19
Command R
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource: research
90.8
20
Phi-3 Small 128K
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
90.8
21
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
90.2
22
Phi-3 Mini 128K
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
90.2
23
DeepSeek Math 7B Instruct
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
90.1
24
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.1
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource
89.4
25
OpenChat 3.5 (0106)
Version: 10-shotHarness: Not recordedEvaluator: Not recordedObserved: Mar 6, 2026Confidence: Not recordedSource: research
89.3
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How to read this benchmark

This benchmark scores models where higher is better. Scores are useful for directional filtering and shortlisting — not for universal quality ranking. Prefer benchmarks closest to your workload, then validate the linked model pages for pricing, context window, and provider availability.

Trust this score when

  • There is a fresh timestamped snapshot (or multiple snapshots) for this benchmark.
  • The model list covers the same version family you can actually deploy today.
  • Top candidates overlap with your required routing and feature requirements.

Be cautious when

  • There is only one benchmark snapshot or the dataset appears stale.
  • The benchmark metric direction is opposite of your decision objective.
  • The score difference between options is narrow and likely within implementation variance.

FAQ

What does the HellaSwag benchmark measure?

Commonsense sentence-completion benchmark using adversarially filtered wrong answers. Top LLMs now exceed 95% accuracy. On this page it lists 48 tracked model variants where higher is better.

Is a higher HellaSwag score always better?

For this benchmark, higher is better. A high score helps you shortlist, but confirm pricing, context window, and provider availability on each model page before committing — the top scorer is not always the right pick for your workload or budget.

How current is this HellaSwag data?

This benchmark was last reviewed on Apr 15, 2026. The tracked score average moved +2.06 points across the last 2 snapshots.

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Last reviewed: Apr 15, 2026