Who ranks #1 on the Vqav2 Val leaderboard?
As of August 20, 2026, Gemma 3 12B by Google ranks #1 on Vqav2 Val at 71.6%. API pricing is $0.05/M input and $0.10/M output.
As of August 20, 2026, Gemma 3 12B is #1 for Vqav2 Val at 71.6%. Ranked by the Vqav2 Val score 3 models in this index have a published Vqav2 Val score. Vqav2 Val leaderboard: rank models by Vqav2 Val next to live API token prices.
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As of August 20, 2026, Gemma 3 12B by Google is #1 for Vqav2 Val at 71.6%. Ranked by the Vqav2 Val score This board also tracks Vqav2 Val. Next on the same board: Gemma 3 27B and Gemma 3 4B. This vqav2 val leaderboard ranks models by Vqav2 Val. 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)
| Rank | Model | Vqav2 Val | Input /M | Output /M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemma 3 12B | 71.6% | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| 2 | Gemma 3 27B | 71% | $0.10 | $0.20 |
| 3 | Gemma 3 4B | 62.4% | $0.02 | $0.04 |
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As of August 20, 2026, Gemma 3 12B by Google ranks #1 on Vqav2 Val at 71.6%. API pricing is $0.05/M input and $0.10/M output.
The current Vqav2 Val ranking as of August 20, 2026 is 1. Gemma 3 12B at 71.6%; 2. Gemma 3 27B at 71%; 3. Gemma 3 4B at 62.4%.
Gemma 3 4B is the cheapest scored model on this vqav2 val leaderboard at $0.02/M input and $0.04/M output ($0.06 blended). Gemma 3 12B still leads Vqav2 Val at 71.6%.
Not automatically. Gemma 3 12B leads Vqav2 Val, but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh Vqav2 Val against input/output price, context window, and related evals.
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.
Vqav2 Val is a public LLM eval (the Vqav2 Val score). This page ranks models that have published a score, next to live API prices.
This page is the Vqav2 Val leaderboard. Models are sorted by Vqav2 Val, 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.
Official eval pages own the methodology. This page keeps the published Vqav2 Val score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number.