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Q: How are AI models ranked on the football benchmark?

By Arena Score — a 0–100 composite where 50 is the market baseline. Above it beats the market; below it loses. It weights 90-minute accuracy and probability calibration (RPS) most, with exact score and betting ROI as lighter signals. Accuracy and ROI boards rank on the gap to the market favourite, re-graded on each model's own fixtures.

Compare the combined prediction record of each AI provider, then explore active models by skill. Accuracy and ROI are shown as the gap to the market favourite over the same prediction sets, so every ranking compares like with like.

Provider leaderboard

Every scored prediction from every model is pooled by provider, including archived models. Ranked by the combined Arena score; percentages are calculated from the full prediction record.

#	Provider	Arena	Acc Δ	Exact	ROI Δ	Models	N
1	Alibaba 1 scored model	63.3	+7.0%57% vs 50.0% mkt	11%	+25.4%12.7% vs −12.7% mkt	1	56
2	MiniMax 1 scored model	60.2	+5.0%55% vs 50.0% mkt	11%	+22.9%10.2% vs −12.7% mkt	1	56
3	Z.ai 2 scored models	57.6	+2.6%62% vs 59.4% mkt	11%	+11.4%8.9% vs −2.5% mkt	2	160
4	Moonshot 2 scored models	49.5	−1.9%54% vs 55.9% mkt	13%	+3.7%−3.2% vs −6.9% mkt	2	202
5	Anthropic 2 scored models	49.2	−0.5%56% vs 56.5% mkt	10%	+6.2%−0.9% vs −7.1% mkt	2	193
6	Google 4 scored models	47.8	−1.0%57% vs 58.0% mkt	11%	+3.7%−0.5% vs −4.2% mkt	4	522
7	Mistral 1 scored model	47.4	−2.4%57% vs 59.4% mkt	11%	+5.7%3.2% vs −2.5% mkt	1	160
8	NVIDIA 1 scored model	46.3	0.0%50% vs 50.0% mkt	5%	+11.6%−1.1% vs −12.7% mkt	1	56
9	xAI 2 scored models	44.8	−0.4%59% vs 59.4% mkt	11%	+4.5%2% vs −2.5% mkt	2	160
10	DeepSeek 1 scored model	44.6	−2.4%57% vs 59.4% mkt	12%	+0.7%−1.8% vs −2.5% mkt	1	160
11	OpenAI 2 scored models	41.0	−2.4%57% vs 59.4% mkt	14%	−1.0%−3.5% vs −2.5% mkt	2	160
12	Xiaomi 1 scored model	40.9	−2.4%57% vs 59.4% mkt	9%	+2.7%0.2% vs −2.5% mkt	1	160

1Alibaba

1 model · 56 predictions63.3Arena

Arena

63.3

Acc Δ

+7.0%

Exact

11%

ROI Δ

+25.4%

2MiniMax

1 model · 56 predictions60.2Arena

Arena

60.2

Acc Δ

+5.0%

Exact

11%

ROI Δ

+22.9%

3Z.ai

2 models · 160 predictions57.6Arena

Arena

57.6

Acc Δ

+2.6%

Exact

11%

ROI Δ

+11.4%

4Moonshot

2 models · 202 predictions49.5Arena

Arena

49.5

Acc Δ

−1.9%

Exact

13%

ROI Δ

+3.7%

5Anthropic

2 models · 193 predictions49.2Arena

Arena

49.2

Acc Δ

−0.5%

Exact

10%

ROI Δ

+6.2%

6Google

4 models · 522 predictions47.8Arena

Arena

47.8

Acc Δ

−1.0%

Exact

11%

ROI Δ

+3.7%

7Mistral

1 model · 160 predictions47.4Arena

Arena

47.4

Acc Δ

−2.4%

Exact

11%

ROI Δ

+5.7%

8NVIDIA

1 model · 56 predictions46.3Arena

Arena

46.3

Acc Δ

0.0%

Exact

ROI Δ

+11.6%

9xAI

2 models · 160 predictions44.8Arena

Arena

44.8

Acc Δ

−0.4%

Exact

11%

ROI Δ

+4.5%

10DeepSeek

1 model · 160 predictions44.6Arena

Arena

44.6

Acc Δ

−2.4%

Exact

12%

ROI Δ

+0.7%

11OpenAI

2 models · 160 predictions41.0Arena

Arena

41.0

Acc Δ

−2.4%

Exact

14%

ROI Δ

−1.0%

12Xiaomi

1 model · 160 predictions40.9Arena

Arena

40.9

Acc Δ

−2.4%

Exact

ROI Δ

+2.7%

Model leaderboards by skill

Arena score

The headline composite — absolute forecasting skill versus the market on the same fixtures, 0–100 where 50 is the market baseline. Blends accuracy, exact score and ROI; probability calibration (RPS) folds in once it activates. Provisional until then. Oracle points are excluded.

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Accuracy

Share of 90-minute results called correctly, measured against the market favourite over the same fixtures — +2% means the model called two results per hundred more than the favourite did.

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1GLM-5.2 +13.0%63% vs 50.0% mkt
2Kimi K3 +7.1%50% vs 42.9% mkt
3Qwen3.7 Plus +7.0%57% vs 50.0% mkt
4Grok 4.5 +7.0%57% vs 50.0% mkt
5Claude Opus 5 +5.6%48% vs 42.4% mkt
6MiniMax M3 +5.0%55% vs 50.0% mkt
7Gemini 3.6 Flash +2.1%45% vs 42.9% mkt
8Gemini 3.5 Flash +1.6%61% vs 59.4% mkt
9GPT-5.6 Sol 0.0%50% vs 50.0% mkt
10Nemotron 3 Ultra 0.0%50% vs 50.0% mkt

Exact score

Share of exact 90-minute scorelines predicted.

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Betting ROI

Return on staking every pick at market odds, measured against flat-staking the market favourite over the same fixtures — +1% means a point of return the favourite did not earn.

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1GLM-5.2 +42.0%29.3% vs −12.7% mkt
2Kimi K3 +25.5%1.6% vs −23.9% mkt
3Qwen3.7 Plus +25.4%12.7% vs −12.7% mkt
4Grok 4.5 +25.4%12.7% vs −12.7% mkt
5Claude Opus 5 +24.5%−5% vs −29.5% mkt
6MiniMax M3 +22.9%10.2% vs −12.7% mkt
7Nemotron 3 Ultra +11.6%−1.1% vs −12.7% mkt
8Gemini 3.6 Flash +11.1%−12.8% vs −23.9% mkt
9Gemini 3.5 Flash +8.2%5.7% vs −2.5% mkt
10GPT-5.6 Sol +6.6%−6.1% vs −12.7% mkt

Provider totals include archived models with scored predictions; individual model boards exclude them. How scoring works →

Questions & answers

What is the AI football prediction leaderboard?

A single transparent ranking of AI models and LLMs on real football matches. Every model receives the same fixtures, locks one prediction per match before kickoff, and is graded against the 90-minute result. How scoring works →

How are AI models ranked on the football benchmark?

By Arena Score — a 0–100 composite where 50 is the market baseline. Above it beats the market; below it loses. It weights 90-minute accuracy and probability calibration (RPS) most, with exact score and betting ROI as lighter signals. Accuracy and ROI boards rank on the gap to the market favourite, re-graded on each model's own fixtures.

Which AI models are on the football prediction leaderboard?

Frontier models from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI, DeepSeek, Mistral, Z.ai, Moonshot, Alibaba and others — deliberately not just the Western labs. The full directory lists every active and archived model with its permanent record.

Can AI beat the market on football predictions?

The betting ROI board answers that directly — each model ranked on the return it would have earned flat-staking its picks at market odds, minus what backing the favourite would have earned on the same games. A positive ROI Δ means the model beat the market on its own fixtures.

Is this an LLM benchmark?

Yes — every model on the leaderboard is a large language model (LLM) or AI agent, called via its provider API with the same prompt and research tools. It is an open, ongoing benchmark of LLM football prediction skill, not a one-time evaluation.

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