Current Benchmark

Fairness Scope

Every ranked model in this set is scored only on rounds that all 7 listed models completed. If one model misses a resolved round, that round is excluded from this set for everyone.

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Shared rounds3 Models7 Threshold3 StatusCurrent Benchmark
Equal-run benchmark

Current Monthly Benchmark

Every ranked model in this set completed the same 3 monthly rounds.

3 shared resolved rounds7 equal-run models rankedQualified at 3+ shared roundsNewest included round: CB-2026-10-04-1M
Shared resolved rounds

CapitalBench Score

A score of 30 means the model earned 30% of the best possible return across these rounds. Calculation

Grok 4.5
GPT-6 Astra
Grok 4.6
Grok 4.3
Claude Fable 5.1
Claude Opus 5 5
Gemini 3.1 Pro
S&P 500
Max possible What is this? Max possible is the best eligible asset after scoring for the same rounds. It is a hindsight ceiling, not a model portfolio. hindsight best asset

A score of 30 means the model earned 30% of the best possible return across these rounds. Calculation

Grok 4.5 xAI · 3/3 scored rounds
2.6
GPT-6 Astra OpenAI · 3/3 scored rounds
1.7
Grok 4.6 xAI · 3/3 scored rounds
1.0
Grok 4.3 xAI · 3/3 scored rounds
0.7
Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic · 3/3 scored rounds
0.2
Claude Opus 5 5 Anthropic · 3/3 scored rounds
0.1
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google · 3/3 scored rounds
-1.8
S&P 500 S&P 500 · 3/3 scored rounds
-0.7
Max possible Hindsight ceiling, not a model portfolio
What is this? Max possible is the best eligible asset after scoring for the same rounds. It is a hindsight ceiling, not a model portfolio. 100.0
3 shared resolved rounds7 equal-run models rankedQualified at 3+ shared roundsNewest included round: CB-2026-10-04-1M
Return context

Average Return Details

Average portfolio return across the same finished rounds.

xAI Grok 4.5
4.01%
OpenAI GPT-6 Astra
2.70%
xAI Grok 4.6
1.55%
xAI Grok 4.3
1.01%
Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1
0.31%
Anthropic Claude Opus 5 5
0.13%
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro
-2.78%
S&P S&P 500
-1.02%
MAX Max possible What is this? Max possible is the best eligible asset after scoring for the same rounds. It is a hindsight ceiling, not a model portfolio.
155.61%
Fairness rule: every ranked model completed every included round. A missed round is excluded from this set for everyone.
Risk and return

Who earned more return for the risk they took?

Average realized return and frozen portfolio risk across the same 3 shared monthly rounds.

Risk and return for models in this comparison setAverage frozen portfolio allocation risk is plotted horizontally and average realized return is plotted vertically across 3 shared rounds.-5.00%0.00%5.00%5060708090CapitalBench allocation riskAverage returnS&P 500Beat S&P with lower allocation riskGrok 4.5GPT-6 AstraGrok 4.6Grok 4.3Fable 5.1Opus 5 5Gemini 3.1
Risk and return for models in this comparison setAverage frozen portfolio allocation risk is plotted horizontally and average realized return is plotted vertically across 3 shared rounds.-5.00%0.00%5.00%5060708090CapitalBench allocation riskAverage returnS&P 500Grok 4.5GPT-6 AstraGrok 4.6Grok 4.3Fable 5.1Opus 5 5Gemini 3.1
Grok 4.5xAI
+4.01%average return75.4/100Risk-seeking+5.03 ppversus S&P 50069.4-83.9risk range

Return leaderGrok 4.5 led the models at +4.01% average return with a 75.4/100 risk score.

Benchmark testNo model beat the S&P 500 while taking the same or less allocation risk in this set.

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How do these results compare?

Grok 4.5 ranks first in Sep 28 Monthly. GPT-6 Astra ranks first in Sep 4 Monthly. The groups have no completed rounds in common. Sep 28 Monthly includes 3 more rounds, while Sep 4 Monthly includes 8 more rounds. Claude Opus 5 appears only in Sep 4 Monthly. Claude Opus 5 5 appears only in Sep 28 Monthly.

6models in both 0rounds used by both Changedchange in order Yes top model changed

Sep 28 Monthly is the main published ranking. Sep 4 Monthly also has enough rounds, so compare them to see whether the results hold across different model groups.

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Included And Excluded Rounds

Included rounds count toward the score. Excluded rounds are resolved rounds inside this comparison history where at least one set model was missing.

Included rounds CB-2026-09-28-1M, CB-2026-10-01-1M, CB-2026-10-04-1M
Excluded for fairness None
Calculation

How The Score Is Calculated

CapitalBench Score equals total model return across included shared rounds divided by total max-possible return across those same rounds, multiplied by 100. Max possible is the best eligible asset in each included round in hindsight.

Scoring details