# NanoBEIR Multilingual Extended (NanoBEIR Multilingual) > A display-only multilingual retrieval benchmark reported by Liquid AI for LFM2.5 retriever models, using NDCG@10 across 11 languages. Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/benchmarks/nanobeirmultilingual - Category: [Multilingual](/multilingual) - Last updated: September 27, 2026 ## About NanoBEIR Multilingual - Year: 2026 - Tasks: Multilingual document retrieval - Format: NDCG@10 average - Difficulty: Multilingual retrieval - Paper: [LFM2.5 Retrievers: Bi-directional LFMs for Fast Multilingual Search](https://www.liquid.ai/blog/lfm2-5-retrievers) Liquid reports average NanoBEIR Multilingual Extended NDCG@10 across Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish. BenchLM stores the average as a display-only retrieval signal. NanoBEIR Multilingual is currently displayed on BenchLM for reference, but it is excluded from the weighted scoring formula. ## Leaderboard (2 models) | Rank | Model | Creator | Score | |------|-------|---------|-------| | 1 | [LFM2.5-ColBERT-350M](/models/lfm2-5-colbert-350m) | LiquidAI | 60.5% | | 2 | [LFM2.5-Embedding-350M](/models/lfm2-5-embedding-350m) | LiquidAI | 57.7% | ## FAQ ### What does NanoBEIR Multilingual measure? A display-only multilingual retrieval benchmark reported by Liquid AI for LFM2.5 retriever models, using NDCG@10 across 11 languages. ### Which model scores highest on NanoBEIR Multilingual? LFM2.5-ColBERT-350M by LiquidAI currently leads with a score of 60.5% on NanoBEIR Multilingual. ### How many models are evaluated on NanoBEIR Multilingual? 2 AI models have been evaluated on NanoBEIR Multilingual on BenchLM. ### Does NanoBEIR Multilingual affect BenchLM's overall score? Not directly. NanoBEIR Multilingual is still displayed on BenchLM for reference, but it is excluded from the weighted scoring formula. ## Compare Top Models on NanoBEIR Multilingual - [LFM2.5-ColBERT-350M vs LFM2.5-Embedding-350M](/compare/lfm2-5-colbert-350m-vs-lfm2-5-embedding-350m)