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Google's Android Bench adds new LLMs; Fable 5 leads, Gemini lags

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Google has updated its Android Bench benchmark for evaluating large language models (LLMs) in Android development tasks. The updated leaderboard includes eight new models, such as Claude Fable 5, Claude Sonnet 5, and Qwen 3.7 Max. Notably, Claude Fable 5 leads in accuracy at 84.5 percent, while Google's own Gemini 3.1 Pro ranks fifth. The benchmark also highlights significant cost differences between models, with Fable 5 and GPT 5.5 being the most expensive to run. AI

IMPACT Provides developers with updated performance data to select the best LLMs for Android coding tasks.

RANK_REASON Update to an existing benchmark tool for LLMs in software development.

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  1. Ars Technica — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Ryan Whitwam ·

    Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

    Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.

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