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FrontierCode 1.1 Extended

Cognition's 150-task Extended subset of the FrontierCode 1.1 software-engineering benchmark.

Data verified

Benchmark score on FrontierCode 1.1 Extended — July 29, 2026

BenchLM mirrors the published score view for FrontierCode 1.1 Extended. Claude Opus 5 leads the public snapshot at 63.6% , followed by GPT-5.6 Sol (60.6%) and GPT-5.6 Terra (55.8%). BenchLM does not use these results to rank models overall.

4 modelsCodingCurrentDisplay onlyUpdated July 29, 2026

Benchmark score table (4 models)

Score
1
Claude Opus 5Anthropic · Closed
63.6%
2
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI · Closed
60.6%
3
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI · Closed
55.8%
4
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI · Closed
55.1%

The published FrontierCode 1.1 Extended snapshot places Claude Opus 5 first at 63.6%. The third row is 7.8 points behind. The broader top-10 range is 8.5 points, so many of the published results sit in a relatively narrow band.

4 models have been evaluated on FrontierCode 1.1 Extended. The benchmark falls in the Coding category. This category carries a 20% weight in BenchLM.ai's overall scoring system. FrontierCode 1.1 Extended is currently displayed for reference but excluded from the scoring formula, so it does not directly affect overall rankings.

About FrontierCode 1.1 Extended

Year

2026

Tasks

150 private software-engineering tasks

Format

Repository task completion with maintainer rubrics

Difficulty

Frontier coding-agent quality

BenchLM stores Cognition's published GPT-5.6 scores on FrontierCode 1.1 Extended as display-only evidence. The tasks are private and the results combine a model with the Devin harness, so they are excluded from weighted rankings.

BenchLM freshness & provenance

Version

FrontierCode 1.1 Extended

Refresh cadence

Static

Staleness state

Current

Question availability

Private tasks with public aggregate results

CurrentDisplay only

BenchLM uses freshness metadata to decide whether a benchmark should still be treated as a strong differentiator, a benchmark to watch, or a display-only reference. For the full scoring policy, see the BenchLM methodology page.

FAQ

What does FrontierCode 1.1 Extended measure?

Cognition's 150-task Extended subset of the FrontierCode 1.1 software-engineering benchmark.

Which model scores highest on FrontierCode 1.1 Extended?

Claude Opus 5 by Anthropic currently leads with a score of 63.6% on FrontierCode 1.1 Extended.

How many models are evaluated on FrontierCode 1.1 Extended?

4 AI models have been evaluated on FrontierCode 1.1 Extended on BenchLM.

Last updated: July 29, 2026 · BenchLM version FrontierCode 1.1 Extended

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