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Best AI coding models, October 2026 edition

As of Oct 31, 2026, GPT-6 Luna had the lowest relative bug rate on Bug Bench (0.34, 66% fewer counted bugs than average), among 7 ranked AI coding models. Final October 2026 ranking.

Models ranked by relative bug rate in the October 2026 edition. Lower values are better.
RankModelRate
1GPT-6 Luna
0.34
2= (statistically tied)GPT-6.1 Sol
0.86
3= (statistically tied)Claude Sonnet 5.5
0.88
4= (statistically tied)Claude Fable 5.1
1.02
5= (statistically tied)GPT-6 Astra
1.04
6= (statistically tied)Claude Opus 5.5
1.25
7= (statistically tied)Claude Opus 5
1.26

1.00 = average · lower is better · = statistically tied

Most-used models and coding agents

Share of AI-written code, week of Oct 19

Models

Claude Opus 5.5
59.7%
GPT-6.1 Sol
12.5%
GPT-6 Astra
5.9%
Claude Sonnet 5.5
4.5%
Claude Fable 5.1
4.1%

Coding agents

Claude Code
76.6%
Codex
20.3%
Cursor
1.3%