HealthBench Professional raw score (HealthBench Professional (raw))
We show this table for reference; we do not rank on it.
Raw score on physician-authored clinical consult, documentation, and research conversations.
Benchmark score on HealthBench Professional (raw) — September 27, 2026
We compile the HealthBench Professional (raw) rows from provider self-reports. Claude Opus 5.5 leads the table at 77.1%, followed by Claude Opus 5 (73.4%) and GPT-6 Astra (68.2%). We do not use these results to rank models overall.
Claude Opus 5.5
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5
Anthropic
GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI
5 modelsKnowledgeCurrentDisplay onlyUpdated September 27, 2026
Benchmark score table (5 models)
ScoreAmong the reported HealthBench Professional (raw) rows, Claude Opus 5.5 is first at 77.1%. The third row is 8.9 points behind. The broader top-10 range is 17.6 points, so the table still separates the published systems.
5 models have been evaluated on HealthBench Professional (raw). The benchmark falls in the Knowledge category. HealthBench Professional (raw) is currently displayed for reference but excluded from the scoring formula, so it does not directly affect overall rankings.
About HealthBench Professional (raw)
Year
2026
Tasks
525 physician-authored conversations
Format
Raw rubric score
Difficulty
Professional clinical tasks
Section 8.15.2 reports this unadjusted score separately from the length-adjusted HealthBench Professional result.
Freshness and provenance
Version
HealthBench Professional (raw) 2026
Refresh cadence
Quarterly
Staleness state
Current
Question availability
Public benchmark set
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.
Questions
What does HealthBench Professional (raw) measure?
Raw score on physician-authored clinical consult, documentation, and research conversations.
Which model scores highest on HealthBench Professional (raw)?
Claude Opus 5.5 by Anthropic currently leads with a score of 77.1% on HealthBench Professional (raw).
How many models are evaluated on HealthBench Professional (raw)?
5 AI models have been evaluated on HealthBench Professional (raw) on BenchLM.
Compare top models on HealthBench Professional (raw)
Know when it’s worth switching models
The model to choose, the cheaper alternative, and the release we would wait on.
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