# Ornith-1.5-9B vs Sage-A1.5

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ornith-1.5-9B and Sage-A1.5 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ornith-1-5-9b-vs-sage-a1-5
- Last updated: October 20, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Sage-A1.5 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Sage-A1.5 has the higher overall point estimate 62.95 to 31.32. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 22.7 for Ornith-1.5-9B and 57.7 for Sage-A1.5.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is BrowseComp in Agentic, with scores of 56.4% and 81.7%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ornith-1.5-9B | Sage-A1.5 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Ornith AI | InternScience |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 31.32 | 62.95 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 16 | 12 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 22.7 (Estimated · #110/132)
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: 57.7 (Estimated · #36/132)

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-9B | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 46.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 30.5% | 55.1% | Sage-A1.5 |
| MCP Atlas | 54.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 41.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 59.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 56.4% | 81.7% | Sage-A1.5 |
| Claw-Eval | 66.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GAIA | Coming soon | 95.1% | Coming soon |
| MLE-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 65.2% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 45.4% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: 54 (Estimated · #34/153)

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-9B | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 46.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 70.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 47.5% | 61.2% | Sage-A1.5 |
| SWE Multilingual | 54.4% | 72.7% | Sage-A1.5 |
| NL2Repo | 32.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-9B | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 20.0% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 35.1 (Estimated · #137/187)
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-9B | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 86.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 86.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 20.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 20.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierScience Research | Coming soon | 48.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: 91.9 (#22/152)

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-9B | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 81.6% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ornith-1.5-9B or Sage-A1.5?

Sage-A1.5 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Ornith-1.5-9B and Sage-A1.5?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 22.7 for Ornith-1.5-9B and 57.7 for Sage-A1.5.

### How many benchmarks does Ornith-1.5-9B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-9B currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Sage-A1.5 cover on BenchLM?

Sage-A1.5 currently has 12 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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