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PostTrainBench v1.2

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Version 1.2 of PostTrainBench, which asks an agent to post-train a base model and scores the resulting model.

Benchmark score on PostTrainBench v1.2 — October 29, 2026

We compile the PostTrainBench v1.2 rows from provider self-reports. Kimi K3.1 Pro leads the table at 36.5%. We do not use these results to rank models overall.

1 modelCodingCurrentDisplay onlyUpdated October 29, 2026

Benchmark score table (1 model)

Benchmark score results for PostTrainBench v1.2
RankModel / configurationScoreParameters (B)Open / closed
1Kimi K3.1 ProMoonshot AI
36.5%
Not reportedPending

About PostTrainBench v1.2

Year

2026

Tasks

Agent post-training tasks

Format

Post-training score

Difficulty

Autonomous ML engineering

Moonshot runs Kimi K3.1 Pro and DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on v1.2 with Claude Code on H20 GPUs instead of the official H100s, judged by DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 at max effort instead of the official GPT-5.6-Terra judge. BenchLM keeps it separate from the v1.1 key and the unversioned PostTrain Bench key.

Freshness and provenance

Version

PostTrainBench v1.2 2026

Refresh cadence

Quarterly

Staleness state

Current

Question availability

Public benchmark set

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.

Questions

What does PostTrainBench v1.2 measure?

Version 1.2 of PostTrainBench, which asks an agent to post-train a base model and scores the resulting model.

Which model scores highest on PostTrainBench v1.2?

Kimi K3.1 Pro by Moonshot AI currently leads with a score of 36.5% on PostTrainBench v1.2.

How many models are evaluated on PostTrainBench v1.2?

1 AI models have published results on PostTrainBench v1.2 in the BenchLM catalog.

Last updated: October 29, 2026 · BenchLM version PostTrainBench v1.2 2026

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