What is the best solver for semidefinite programming?

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Apr 5, 2013
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What is the best solver for semidefinite programming in terms of speed and reliability?

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I’m afraid there is no one right answer. In my experience, when all three produce good results, MOSEK 7 is faster than SeDuMI, which is in turn faster than SDTP3. (MOSEK 6 and earlier do not do SDP). But no one solver produces good results for every model. You will have to try them all to be sure.