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Maths and reasoning, fastest

Find an active text model whose offering streams output fastest, among models within 1.0 of the strongest maths estimate.

Worked example as of 2026-09-23, from the public data image.

The fastest of the strong; only models within 1.0 of the strongest maths estimate compete, and speed decides among them.

Requirements

• model.class = text-generator: The answer must be generated as text.
• model.lifecycle = active: An active model is still supported by its lab or provider.
• maths >= best(1.0): Keep only models whose maths estimate is within 1.0 of the strongest eligible model's; speed decides among them. A gap of 1.0 can be measurable but is not decisive.

Preferences

• offering.speed.throughput: Among the models the floor keeps, prefer the offering that produces output tokens fastest.

Worked answer

Decision status: no_feasible.

No recommendation: the public image has no answer with enough evidence.

Unknown requirements

Some candidates may qualify. Missing facts:

• maths
• offering.speed.throughput

Missing evidence and possible changes

• no model that meets the requirements has a value for offering.speed.throughput

Decision dec_7ee2a4b63b4472f97cad1d89 on public snapshot snap_745a6b4354bbc69a.

What this template teaches

Strength is a floor relative to the strongest eligible model, so speed can never buy it back. Speed is a Prefer, not a gate. An offering without a measured speed may qualify but is not ranked, so this tier answers only once speeds are published.

The live board uses current data. Its answer can change as evidence changes.

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