Qualified Comparison Set

Fairness Scope

Every ranked model in this set is scored only on rounds that all 7 listed models completed. If one model misses a resolved round, that round is excluded from this set for everyone.

All comparison sets
Shared rounds7 Models7 Threshold3 StatusQualified Comparison Set
Equal-run benchmark

Monthly Qualified Comparison Set

Every ranked model in this set completed the same 7 monthly rounds.

7 shared resolved rounds7 equal-run models rankedQualified at 3+ shared roundsNewest included round: CB-2026-07-17-1M
Shared resolved rounds

CapitalBench Score

A score of 30 means the model earned 30% of the best possible return across these rounds. Calculation

Grok 4.3
Claude Opus 4.8
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Claude Opus 4.7
Grok 4.5
Claude Fable 5
GPT-5.5
S&P 500
Max possible What is this? Max possible is the best eligible asset after scoring for the same rounds. It is a hindsight ceiling, not a model portfolio. hindsight best asset

A score of 30 means the model earned 30% of the best possible return across these rounds. Calculation

Grok 4.3 xAI · 7/7 scored rounds
28.2
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic · 7/7 scored rounds
19.9
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google · 7/7 scored rounds
18.5
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic · 7/7 scored rounds
18.0
Grok 4.5 xAI · 7/7 scored rounds
16.8
Claude Fable 5 Anthropic · 7/7 scored rounds
16.3
GPT-5.5 OpenAI · 7/7 scored rounds
15.4
S&P 500 S&P 500 · 7/7 scored rounds
22.5
Max possible Hindsight ceiling, not a model portfolio
What is this? Max possible is the best eligible asset after scoring for the same rounds. It is a hindsight ceiling, not a model portfolio. 100.0
7 shared resolved rounds7 equal-run models rankedQualified at 3+ shared roundsNewest included round: CB-2026-07-17-1M
Return context

Average Return Details

Average portfolio return across the same finished rounds.

xAI Grok 4.3
4.11%
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8
2.90%
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro
2.70%
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7
2.63%
xAI Grok 4.5
2.44%
Anthropic Claude Fable 5
2.37%
OpenAI GPT-5.5
2.24%
S&P S&P 500
3.27%
MAX Max possible What is this? Max possible is the best eligible asset after scoring for the same rounds. It is a hindsight ceiling, not a model portfolio.
14.56%
Excluded for fairness: CB-2026-07-21-1M missing anthropic-claude-opus-4-7; CB-2026-07-22-1M missing anthropic-claude-opus-4-7; CB-2026-07-23-1M missing anthropic-claude-opus-4-7 Fairness rule: every ranked model completed every included round. A missed round is excluded from this set for everyone.
Risk and return

Who earned more return for the risk they took?

Average realized return and frozen portfolio risk across the same 7 shared monthly rounds.

Risk and return for models in this comparison setAverage frozen portfolio allocation risk is plotted horizontally and average realized return is plotted vertically across 7 shared rounds.-2.00%0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%5060708090CapitalBench allocation riskAverage returnS&P 500Beat S&P with lower allocation riskGrok 4.3Opus 4.8Gemini 3.1Opus 4.7Grok 4.5Fable 5GPT-5.5
Risk and return for models in this comparison setAverage frozen portfolio allocation risk is plotted horizontally and average realized return is plotted vertically across 7 shared rounds.-2.00%0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%5060708090CapitalBench allocation riskAverage returnS&P 500Grok 4.3Opus 4.8Gemini 3.1Opus 4.7Grok 4.5Fable 5GPT-5.5
Grok 4.3xAI
+4.11%average return71.7/100Risk-seeking+0.84 ppversus S&P 50063.8-92.5risk range

Return leaderGrok 4.3 led the models at +4.11% average return with a 71.7/100 risk score.

Benchmark testNo model beat the S&P 500 while taking the same or less allocation risk in this set.

Compare model groups

How do these results compare?

Gemini 3.1 Pro ranks first in Jul 21 Monthly. Grok 4.3 ranks first in Jul 8 Monthly. The groups have no completed rounds in common. Jul 21 Monthly includes 3 more rounds, while Jul 8 Monthly includes 7 more rounds. Claude Opus 4.7 appears only in Jul 8 Monthly. GPT-5.6 Sol appears only in Jul 21 Monthly.

6models in both 0rounds used by both Changed a lotchange in order Yes top model changed

Jul 21 Monthly is the main published ranking. Jul 8 Monthly also has enough rounds, so compare them to see whether the results hold across different model groups.

Compare these groups
Round audit

Included And Excluded Rounds

Included rounds count toward the score. Excluded rounds are resolved rounds after the set started where at least one set model was missing.

Included rounds CB-2026-07-08-1M, CB-2026-07-09-1M, CB-2026-07-10-1M, CB-2026-07-13-1M, CB-2026-07-14-1M, CB-2026-07-15-1M, CB-2026-07-17-1M
Excluded for fairness
3 resolved candidate rounds CB-2026-07-21-1M missing anthropic-claude-opus-4-7; CB-2026-07-22-1M missing anthropic-claude-opus-4-7; CB-2026-07-23-1M missing anthropic-claude-opus-4-7
Calculation

How The Score Is Calculated

CapitalBench Score equals total model return across included shared rounds divided by total max-possible return across those same rounds, multiplied by 100. Max possible is the best eligible asset in each included round in hindsight.

Scoring details