V*
We show this table for reference; we do not rank on it.
A vision-centric benchmark for high-level multimodal reasoning and perception quality.
Benchmark score on V* — November 13, 2026
We compile the V* rows from provider self-reports and secondary reports. Kimi K2.6 leads the table at 96.9%, followed by Qwen3.6 Plus (96.9%) and Qwen3.5 397B (95.8%). We do not use these results to rank models overall.
Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI
Reported by Moonshot AIQwen3.6 Plus
Alibaba
Reported by AlibabaQwen3.5 397B
Alibaba
Reported by Alibaba14 modelsMultimodal & GroundedCurrentDisplay onlyUpdated November 13, 2026
Benchmark score table (14 models)
None of the 14 results on this page has a documented run by the benchmark or an independent evaluator: 11 reported by the labs that built the models and 3 reported in another publisher’s document.
| Rank | Model / configuration | Score | Who ran it | Parameters (B) | Open / closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi K2.6Moonshot AIReported by Moonshot AI | 96.9% | Reported by Moonshot AI | Not reported | Open |
| 2 | Qwen3.6 PlusAlibabaReported by Alibaba | 96.9% | Reported by Alibaba | Not reported | Closed |
| 3 | Qwen3.5 397BAlibabaReported by Alibaba | 95.8% | Reported by Alibaba | Not reported | Open |
| 4 | Step 3.7 FlashStepFunReported by StepFun | 95.3% | Reported by StepFun | Not reported | Open |
| 5 | Qwen3.6-27BAlibabaReported by Alibaba | 94.7% | Reported by Alibaba | Not reported | Open |
| 6 | Qwen3.5-27BAlibabaReported by Alibaba | 93.7% | Reported by Alibaba | Not reported | Open |
| 7 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10BAlibabaReported by Alibaba | 93.2% | Reported by Alibaba | Not reported | Open |
| 8 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3BAlibabaReported by Alibaba | 92.7% | Reported by Alibaba | Not reported | Open |
| 9 | Gemini 3 ProGoogleAnother lab’s comparison table | 88.0% | Another lab’s comparison table | Not reported | Closed |
| 10 | LFM3-VL-2BLiquidAIReported by LiquidAI | 86.4% | Reported by LiquidAI | Not reported | Open |
| 11 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4NVIDIAReported by NVIDIA | 86.0% | Reported by NVIDIA | Not reported | Open |
| 12 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNVIDIAReported by NVIDIA | 85.6% | Reported by NVIDIA | Not reported | Open |
| 13 | GPT-5.2OpenAIAnother lab’s comparison table | 75.9% | Another lab’s comparison table | Not reported | Closed |
| 14 | Claude Opus 4.5AnthropicAnother lab’s comparison table | 67.0% | Another lab’s comparison table | Not reported | Closed |
- Lab-reported
- Benchmark-run
- Independent
Among the reported V* rows, Kimi K2.6 is first at 96.9%. The third row is 1.1 points behind. The broader top-10 range is 10.5 points, so the table still separates the published systems.
14 models have been evaluated on V*. The benchmark falls in the Multimodal & Grounded category. V* is currently displayed for reference but excluded from the scoring formula, so it does not directly affect overall rankings.
About V*
Year
2026
Tasks
Frontier multimodal reasoning tasks
Format
Vision-centric reasoning benchmark
Difficulty
Frontier multimodal
BenchLM tracks V* as a display-only frontier multimodal benchmark reference outside the current weighted schema.
Freshness and provenance
Version
V* 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.
Questions
What does V* measure?
A vision-centric benchmark for high-level multimodal reasoning and perception quality.
Which model scores highest on V*?
Kimi K2.6 by Moonshot AI currently leads with a score of 96.9% on V*.
How many models are evaluated on V*?
14 AI models have published results on V* in the BenchLM catalog.
Know when it’s worth switching models
The model to choose, the cheaper alternative, and the release we would wait on.
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