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Best AI Model for SQL Generation (2026)

Writing correct, performant SQL from natural-language prompts.

Writing correct, performant SQL from natural-language prompts. Scored by capability match + benchmark data + pricing.

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1Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (batch)159
2Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch)155
3Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6154
4OpenAI: GPT-5 (batch)153
5OpenAI: o3 (batch)152

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