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Which AI model writes the most error-handling bugs?

As of Nov 14, 2026, Claude Opus 5.5 had the highest rate of error-handling bugs (1.10, 10% above the all-model rate), statistically tied with Claude Sonnet 5.5. GPT-6.1 Sol had the lowest (0.64, 36% below average), statistically tied with GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Sonnet 5.5.

Models ranked by relative rate of error-handling bugs, fewest first. Lower values are better.
RankModelRate
1= (statistically tied)GPT-6.1 Sol
0.64
2= (statistically tied)GPT-6 Astra
0.83
3= (statistically tied)Claude Fable 5.1
0.83
4= (statistically tied)Claude Sonnet 5.5
0.95
5= (statistically tied)Claude Opus 5.5
1.10

1.00 = all-model rate · lower is better · = statistically tied