VisualNeedle - Without Tools: leaderboard
Metric: Accuracy (%) on the 300 VisualNeedle questions when the model answers from the full image without the Crop tool, mean of three runs at the generation settings of Table 4; higher is better. Source: arxiv.org. Saturation forecast: Around 2030. 9 models tracked.
Top models
| # | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) (High) | 16.34 |
| 2 | Gemini 3 Flash (High) | 15.12 |
| 3 | Qwen 3.5 Plus (Thinking) | 15 |
| 4 | GPT-5.4 (xHigh) | 14.32 |
| 5 | Seed 2.0 Pro (High) | 13.11 |
| 6 | Kimi K2.5 (Thinking) | 10.78 |
| 7 | GPT-5.2 (xHigh) | 10.56 |
| 8 | Qwen 3 VL 235B A22B (Thinking) | 8.34 |
Interactive version: theaggregate.ai/benchmark?slug=visualneedle-without-tools · How It Works · Data refreshed daily, snapshot 2026-10-07.