A multi-task video understanding benchmark averaged across MLVU categories.
As of March 2026, Qwen3.6 Plus leads the MLVU (M-Avg) leaderboard with 86.7% , followed by Qwen3.5 397B (86.7%) and GPT-5.2 (85.6%).
Qwen3.6 Plus
Alibaba
Qwen3.5 397B
Alibaba
GPT-5.2
OpenAI
According to BenchLM.ai, Qwen3.6 Plus leads the MLVU (M-Avg) benchmark with a score of 86.7%, followed by Qwen3.5 397B (86.7%) and GPT-5.2 (85.6%). The top models are clustered within 1.1 points, suggesting this benchmark is nearing saturation for frontier models.
6 models have been evaluated on MLVU (M-Avg). The benchmark falls in the Multimodal & Grounded category. This category carries a 12% weight in BenchLM.ai's overall scoring system. MLVU (M-Avg) is currently displayed for reference but excluded from the scoring formula, so it does not directly affect overall rankings.
Year
2026
Tasks
General video understanding
Format
Video QA and understanding
Difficulty
Broad multimodal video reasoning
MLVU captures general-purpose video understanding rather than a single narrow skill. BenchLM tracks the mean-average summary row so provider comparison tables can be compared directly.
Qwen3.6 launch benchmarksVersion
MLVU (M-Avg) 2026
Refresh cadence
Quarterly
Staleness state
Current
Question availability
Public benchmark set
BenchLM uses freshness metadata to decide whether a benchmark should still be treated as a strong differentiator, a benchmark to watch, or a display-only reference. For the full scoring policy, see the BenchLM methodology page.
A multi-task video understanding benchmark averaged across MLVU categories.
Qwen3.6 Plus by Alibaba currently leads with a score of 86.7% on MLVU (M-Avg).
6 AI models have been evaluated on MLVU (M-Avg) on BenchLM.
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