The 2026-11-01 YZ Index Smoke test covered 13 models, with Claude Opus 4.7 taking the top spot for the day at 98.79 points. The Smoke test is a daily 10-question quick assessment intended for short-term signals, not for final conclusions about model capability.
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GPT-6 Sol's main leaderboard score in the Smoke evaluation fell from 90.51 to 74.14, a 16.4-point drop driven primarily by code execution plunging from 100.00 to 66.80. The decline is most likely due to question-draw variance rather than genuine model degradation, though multi-day data is needed to confirm.
In today's Smoke evaluation, GPT-6 Luna's material constraints score fell 15.9 points while code execution rose 19.7 points, lifting its main leaderboard score by 3.7 points. The shift is more likely due to daily question sampling variation than genuine model degradation.
