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Which AI model writes the most performance bugs?

As of Nov 14, 2026, GPT-6 Astra had the highest rate of performance bugs (1.26, 26% above the all-model rate), statistically tied with GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5.5, and Claude Opus 5.5. Claude Fable 5.1 had the lowest (0.72, 28% below average), statistically tied with GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5.

Models ranked by relative rate of performance bugs, fewest first. Lower values are better.
RankModelRate
1= (statistically tied)Claude Fable 5.1
0.72
2= (statistically tied)GPT-6.1 Sol
0.98
3= (statistically tied)Claude Sonnet 5.5
1.05
4= (statistically tied)Claude Opus 5.5
1.19
5= (statistically tied)GPT-6 Astra
1.26

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