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V*

A vision-centric benchmark for high-level multimodal reasoning and perception quality.

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Benchmark score on V* — July 23, 2026

BenchLM mirrors the published score view for V*. Kimi K2.6 leads the public snapshot at 96.9% , followed by Qwen3.6 Plus (96.9%) and Qwen3.5 397B (95.8%). BenchLM does not use these results to rank models overall.

1Open

Kimi K2.6

Moonshot AI

kimi-2-6

96.9%
Overall 56.79Context 256K
2Closed

Qwen3.6 Plus

Alibaba

qwen3-6-plus

96.9%
Overall 65.2Context 1M
3Open

Qwen3.5 397B

Alibaba

qwen3-5-397b

95.8%
Overall 57.01Context 128K
11 modelsMultimodal & GroundedCurrentDisplay onlyUpdated July 23, 2026

Benchmark score table (11 models)

Score
1
Kimi K2.6Moonshot AI · Open weight
96.9%
2
Qwen3.6 PlusAlibaba · Closed
96.9%
3
Qwen3.5 397BAlibaba · Open weight
95.8%
4
Step 3.7 FlashStepFun · Open weight
95.3%
5
Qwen3.6-27BAlibaba · Open weight
94.7%
6
Qwen3.5-27BAlibaba · Open weight
93.7%
7
Qwen3.5-122B-A10BAlibaba · Open weight
93.2%
8
Qwen3.5-35B-A3BAlibaba · Open weight
92.7%
9
Gemini 3 ProGoogle · Closed
88.0%
10
GPT-5.2OpenAI · Closed
75.9%
11
Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic · Closed
67.0%

The published V* snapshot places Kimi K2.6 first at 96.9%. The third row is 1.1 points behind. The broader top-10 range is 21.0 points, so the table still separates the published systems.

11 models have been evaluated on V*. The benchmark falls in the Multimodal & Grounded category. This category carries a 12% weight in BenchLM.ai's overall scoring system. 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.

GLM-5V-Turbo

BenchLM freshness & provenance

Version

V* 2026

Refresh cadence

Quarterly

Staleness state

Current

Question availability

Public benchmark set

CurrentDisplay only

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.

FAQ

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*?

11 AI models have been evaluated on V* on BenchLM.

Compare Top Models on V*

Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen3.6 PlusQwen3.6 Plus vs Qwen3.5 397BQwen3.5 397B vs Step 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash vs Qwen3.6-27B
Last updated: July 23, 2026 · BenchLM version V* 2026

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