Best AI Models for Web Research in 2026

This reporting page isolates the web research slice of agentic performance. It prioritizes sourced benchmarks for browsing, evidence gathering, and multi-step web task completion rather than generic overall agent scores.

This page ranks models using only sourced web research benchmarks in the reporting family.

According to BenchLM.ai, GPT-5.4 Pro leads this ranking with a score of 89.3, followed by Claude Mythos Preview (86.9) and Claude Opus 4.6 (83.7). There is meaningful separation between the top models, suggesting genuine performance differences.

The best open-weight option is GLM-5.1 (ranked #5 with a score of 68). While proprietary models lead, open-weight options are within striking distance for teams willing to trade a few points of performance for full model control.

This ranking is based on provisional overall weighted scores across BenchLM.ai's scoring formula tracked by BenchLM.ai. For detailed model profiles, click any model name below. To compare two specific models head-to-head, use the "vs #" links.

Full Rankings (13 models)

GPT-5.4 Pro
OpenAI·Proprietary·1.05M

89.3

sourced avg

Claude Mythos Preview
Anthropic·Proprietary·1M

86.9

sourced avg

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic·Proprietary·1M

83.7

sourced avg

4
GPT-5.4
OpenAI·Proprietary·1.05M

82.7

sourced avg

5
GLM-5.1
Z.AI·Open Weight·203K

68

sourced avg

6
GPT-5.2
OpenAI·Proprietary·400K

65.8

sourced avg

7
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
Alibaba·Open Weight·262K

63.8

sourced avg

8
Qwen3.5 397B
Alibaba·Open Weight·128K

62

sourced avg

9
Qwen3.5-27B
Alibaba·Open Weight·262K

61

sourced avg

10
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Alibaba·Open Weight·262K

61

sourced avg

11
Kimi K2.5
Moonshot AI·Open Weight·128K

60.6

sourced avg

12
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)
Moonshot AI·Proprietary·128K

60.6

sourced avg

13
GLM-4.7
Z.AI·Open Weight·200K

52

sourced avg

Key Takeaways

The top model on this sourced reporting-family slice is GPT-5.4 Pro by OpenAI with an average of 89.3.

The best open-weight model is GLM-5.1 at position #5.

13 models are listed with sourced benchmark coverage in this reporting family.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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