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Best AI Models for Legal Work

Rankings across 19 legal benchmarks — including LegalBench, bar exam performance, and contract analysis. Data sourced from llm-stats.com.

75 models evaluated · Last updated June 22, 2026

Current Top Performers

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# Model Maker Legal Score Strengths
1 Claude Fable 5 51.5
2 Qwen3.7 Max Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team 50.8
Excellent multilingual coverage (50+ languages)
3 MiniMax M2.1 MiniMax 48.1
1M+ context window with usable recall
4 Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic 46.5
Long-form coherence — voice and structure stay consistent over thousands of tokens
5 Kimi K2.5 Moonshot AI 46
Consistently top-5 on research and long-context retrieval

Scores represent aggregate performance across all 19 legal benchmarks. Maximum possible score: 100. Data from llm-stats.com as of June 22, 2026.

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What These Benchmarks Test

llm-stats evaluates models across 19 tasks designed specifically for legal work. Here are the primary categories:

LegalBench
162-task suite covering legal reasoning, statute interpretation, contract analysis, and issue spotting.
Bar Exam (MBE)
Multiple-choice section of the Multistate Bar Examination — tests foundational legal knowledge across 7 subject areas.
Bar Exam (Essay)
Written analysis tasks drawn from bar exam essay prompts. Tests structured legal argument construction.
Contract Analysis
Accuracy on extracting obligations, identifying risk clauses, and summarizing commercial agreements.
Legal Knowledge (MMLU subset)
International law, professional responsibility, jurisprudence, and applied legal reasoning.

Why This Matters for Your Firm

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Not all AI is equal for legal work

General benchmark rankings (coding, math) don't predict legal performance. A model that tops HumanEval may underperform on contract analysis or bar exam tasks.

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Use case determines the right model

Drafting intake emails, analyzing contracts, and answering legal research questions each favor different model strengths. The leaderboard helps identify the right tool for each task.

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Rankings change fast

New models release monthly. A model that was best-in-class 6 months ago may have been surpassed. Check llm-stats regularly or talk to us about AI implementation for your firm.