Internal API instruction following (hard)

Internal API instruction following (hard) benchmark - specific documentation not found in official sources

GPT-5 from OpenAI currently leads the Internal API instruction following (hard) leaderboard with a score of 0.640 across 7 evaluated AI models.

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What Internal API instruction following (hard) measures

Internal API instruction following (hard) is a text benchmark that evaluates large language models on structured output and general tasks. LLM Stats tracks 7 models on this benchmark, with a maximum possible score of 1. Current average across reported models is 0.5, with the leader reaching 0.6.

Compare leaders on the best AI for structured output and best AI for general leaderboards.

OpenAIGPT-5 leads with 64.0%, followed by OpenAIGPT-4.5 at 54.0% and OpenAIo3-mini at 50.0%.

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Internal API instruction following (hard) Leaderboard

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What is the Internal API instruction following (hard) benchmark?

Internal API instruction following (hard) benchmark - specific documentation not found in official sources

What is the Internal API instruction following (hard) leaderboard?

The Internal API instruction following (hard) leaderboard ranks 7 AI models based on their performance on this benchmark. Currently, GPT-5 by OpenAI leads with a score of 0.640. The average score across all models is 0.461.

What is the highest Internal API instruction following (hard) score?

The highest Internal API instruction following (hard) score is 0.640, achieved by GPT-5 from OpenAI.

How many models are evaluated on Internal API instruction following (hard)?

7 models have been evaluated on the Internal API instruction following (hard) benchmark, with 0 verified results and 7 self-reported results.

What categories does Internal API instruction following (hard) cover?

Internal API instruction following (hard) is categorized under structured output and general. The benchmark evaluates text models.

How recent are the Internal API instruction following (hard) leaderboard results?

The Internal API instruction following (hard) leaderboard was last updated in June 2026 and currently includes 7 evaluated models.

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