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Best LLM for Writing

Compare writing and instruction-following performance across LLMs. Models are ranked by IFEval score with pricing information.

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About This Leaderboard

This leaderboard ranks AI models by community votes from developers, with benchmark_ifeval and other benchmark scores shown alongside, helping you find the best llm for writing.

Pricing is shown per million tokens from OpenRouter. Compare writing and instruction-following performance across LLMs. Models are ranked by IFEval score with pricing information.

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on IFEval instruction-following scores, the top-ranked model currently leads our writing leaderboard. The best writing model depends on whether you need creative writing, technical writing, or precise instruction following.
IFEval (Instruction Following Evaluation) tests how well LLMs follow detailed formatting and content constraints in their responses. Higher scores indicate better ability to follow complex writing instructions precisely.
Creative writing performance is harder to benchmark objectively. While IFEval measures instruction following, creative quality is subjective. Community votes on this page reflect real-world writing experience from actual users.
Benchmark scores are updated when new evaluations are published. Community votes update in real-time. Pricing data is refreshed daily.