Benchmark Almanac

MSQA

Seed2.1 Pro 50.2%
In use

Models answer culture-specific knowledge questions in 11 major languages.

In-house Seed benchmark. The blog gives no format or grader, so those fields are guesses.

Made by
ByteDance Seed
Released
June 2026
Kind
Knowledge in many languages
Level
University
Scored
Checked automatically
Answers
Short answer
Tasks
Kept private
Last in a launch post
June 2026
Last model added
June 2026
1
Model scored in lab cards
1
Launch post lists it, from 1 lab
1
System card reports it, from 1 lab

Seed2.1 Pro leads with 50.2%

Best score per model as labs report them in their own cards. Labs pick their own settings, so these compare less cleanly than independent runs.

  1. 50.2 Seed2.1 Pro
  1. 1 Seed2.1 Pro 50.2%

Source: Labs’ model cards

#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 Seed2.1 Pro 50.2% Jun 2026 Lab model card

Scores over time

All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.

Reported by the lab in its model card
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2026 Near the ceiling (85%) Seed2.1 Pro 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2026 Near the ceiling (85%) Seed2.1 Pro

Source: Labs’ model cards

One lab put it in a launch post in the last six months

Launch posts from every lab that has listed it, one tick per post. Tall colored ticks include it, and short gray ones leave it out.

ByteDance Seed
DateLaunch postScoreAs the post writes it
Jun 23, 2026 Seed2.1 Pro 50.2 MSQA

One system card reports it

Besides launch posts, we read the system cards, model cards and technical reports labs publish with a release. They report far more, including safety and frontier-risk tests.

DateDocumentScoreAs the document writes itSection
Jun 23, 2026 Seed2.1 Pro model card 50.2 MSQA (Multicultural SimpleQA) (Table 11) Capabilities

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