MRCR v2

    🏆 Leaderboard

    As of August 20, 2026, Gemini 3.7 Flash is #1 for MRCR v2 at 97%. Ranked by MRCR: can the model still find planted facts inside a long prompt. 22 models in this index have a published MRCR v2 score. MRCR v2 leaderboard with live API prices. MRCR v2 — multi-needle long-context retrieval.

    Updated August 20, 2026282 models33 providers
    Gemini 3.7 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    97%$4.50
    Qwen3.8 MaxOSS
    Qwen · Open Source
    92.9%$8.00
    Qwen3.7-Plus
    Qwen · Proprietary
    91.7%$1.60
    GPT-5.6 Sol
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    91.5%$35.00
    GPT-5.6 Terra
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    89.6%$14.00
    Claude Opus 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    76%$30.00
    GPT-5.5
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    74%$35.00
    Gemma 4 31BOSS
    Google · Open Source
    66.4%$0.54
    Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
    Google · Proprietary
    60.1%$1.75
    Gemini 3.6 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    54%$4.50
    Gemma 4 26B-A4BOSS
    Google · Open Source
    44.1%$0.53
    GPT-5.6 Luna
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    41.3%$1.40
    GPT-5.4 mini
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    33.6%$5.25
    GPT-5.4 nano
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    33.1%$1.45
    Gemini 3.5 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    26.6%$10.50
    Gemini 3.1 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    26.3%$17.50
    Gemini 3 Pro
    Google · Proprietary
    26.3%$14.00
    Gemini 3 Flash
    Google · Proprietary
    22.1%$3.50
    Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
    Google · Proprietary
    21.3%$2.80
    Gemini 2.5 Flash-LiteOSS
    Google · Open Source
    16.6%$0.50
    Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
    Google · Proprietary
    16.4%$11.25
    Gemma 3 27BOSS
    Google · Open Source
    13.5%$0.30
    ChatGPT-4o Latest
    OpenAI · Proprietary
    $12.50
    Claude 3 Haiku
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $1.50
    Claude 3 Opus
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude 3 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.5 Haiku
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $4.80
    Claude 3.5 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.5 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude 3.7 Sonnet
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Fable 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Haiku 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $6.00
    Claude Mythos 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Mythos Preview
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $60.00
    Claude Opus 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude Opus 4.1
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $90.00
    Claude Opus 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 4.7
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 4.8
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Opus 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $30.00
    Claude Sonnet 4
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 4.6
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $18.00
    Claude Sonnet 5
    Anthropic · Proprietary
    $12.00
    Command A+OSS
    Cohere · Open Source
    $12.50
    Command R+OSS
    Cohere · Open Source
    $1.25
    Composer 2
    Cursor · Proprietary
    $3.00
    Composer 2 Fast
    Cursor · Proprietary
    $9.00
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70BOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.50
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BOSS
    DeepSeek · Open Source
    $0.30
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    Which model leads MRCR v2 right now?

    As of August 20, 2026, Gemini 3.7 Flash by Google is #1 for MRCR v2 at 97%. Ranked by MRCR: can the model still find planted facts inside a long prompt. This board also tracks MRCR v2. Next on the same board: Qwen3.8 Max and Qwen3.7-Plus. This mrcr v2 leaderboard ranks models by MRCR v2. Scores come from public evals. Prices are the live API rates in the table above.

    Sources: OpenAI API pricing (https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing); Anthropic Claude API pricing (https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing); Gemini API pricing (https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing)

    Top 8 for mrcr v2. Ranked by MRCR: can the model still find planted facts inside a long prompt. Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
    RankModelMRCR v2Input /MOutput /M
    1Gemini 3.7 Flash97%$0.75$3.75
    2Qwen3.8 Max92.9%$2.00$6.00
    3Qwen3.7-Plus91.7%$0.32$1.28
    4GPT-5.6 Sol91.5%$5.00$30.00
    5GPT-5.6 Terra89.6%$2.00$12.00
    6Claude Opus 4.676%$5.00$25.00
    7GPT-5.574%$5.00$30.00
    8Gemma 4 31B66.4%$0.14$0.40

    MRCR v2 FAQ

    Who ranks #1 on the MRCR v2 leaderboard?

    As of August 20, 2026, Gemini 3.7 Flash by Google ranks #1 on MRCR v2 at 97%. API pricing is $0.75/M input and $3.75/M output.

    What are the top models on MRCR v2?

    The current MRCR v2 ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. Gemini 3.7 Flash at 97%; 2. Qwen3.8 Max at 92.9%; 3. Qwen3.7-Plus at 91.7%.

    Which mrcr v2 model is the cheapest?

    Gemma 3 27B is the cheapest scored model on this mrcr v2 leaderboard at $0.10/M input and $0.20/M output ($0.30 blended). Gemini 3.7 Flash still leads MRCR v2 at 97%.

    Should I always pick the #1 MRCR v2 model?

    Not automatically. Gemini 3.7 Flash leads MRCR v2, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh MRCR v2 against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

    How often is the MRCR v2 leaderboard updated?

    Scores and API prices on this page are refreshed from published evals and provider rates. The snapshot is labeled August 20, 2026. Treat it as a current index, not a one-off blog post.

    What is MRCR v2?

    MRCR v2 — multi-needle long-context retrieval. This page ranks models that have published a MRCR v2 score, with live API token prices on the same row.

    Where is the MRCR v2 leaderboard?

    This page is the MRCR v2 leaderboard. Models are sorted by MRCR v2, with input and output token prices on the same row so you can weigh score against cost. Official boards often omit price; that comparison is the point of this index.

    How is this MRCR v2 ranking different from the official board?

    Official eval pages own the methodology. This page keeps the published MRCR v2 score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number.