# Video-MME without subtitle (Video-MME (w/o subtitle))

> A stricter Video-MME setting that removes subtitle help and tests video understanding from visual and audio context alone.

Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/benchmarks/videommenosub

- Category: [Multimodal & Grounded](/multimodal-grounded)
- Last updated: September 27, 2026

## About Video-MME (w/o subtitle)

- Year: 2026
- Tasks: Video understanding
- Format: Video QA without subtitle context
- Difficulty: Multimodal video reasoning
- Paper: [Qwen3.6 launch benchmarks](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.6)

This row isolates raw video understanding by removing subtitle cues. It is a better proxy for whether a model can parse action, scene changes, and temporal context from the media itself.

Video-MME (w/o subtitle) is currently displayed on BenchLM for reference, but it is excluded from the weighted scoring formula.

## Leaderboard (2 models)

| Rank | Model | Creator | Score |
|------|-------|---------|-------|
| 1 | [Qwen3.6-35B-A3B](/models/qwen3-6-35b-a3b) | Alibaba | 82.5% |
| 2 | [Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B](/models/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b) | NVIDIA | 72.2% |

## FAQ

### What does Video-MME (w/o subtitle) measure?

A stricter Video-MME setting that removes subtitle help and tests video understanding from visual and audio context alone.

### Which model scores highest on Video-MME (w/o subtitle)?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B by Alibaba currently leads with a score of 82.5% on Video-MME (w/o subtitle).

### How many models are evaluated on Video-MME (w/o subtitle)?

2 AI models have been evaluated on Video-MME (w/o subtitle) on BenchLM.

### Does Video-MME (w/o subtitle) affect BenchLM's overall score?

Not directly. Video-MME (w/o subtitle) is still displayed on BenchLM for reference, but it is excluded from the weighted scoring formula.

## Compare Top Models on Video-MME (w/o subtitle)

- [Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B](/compare/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b)