Benchmark Almanac

ReMI

STEP3-VL-10B 67.3% leads since January 2026
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Models reason over several images per question in math, physics, logic, code, charts, and spatial or temporal tasks. Scored by accuracy.

Made by
Google DeepMind
Released
June 2024
Kind
General visual questions
Level
School
Scored
Checked automatically
Answers
Short answer
Tasks
All public
Strongest model tested
Gemma 3 27B #164 on the capability index
Last in a launch post
January 2026, dropped before it saturated
Last model added
January 2026

In the authors’ words

With the continuous advancement of large language models (LLMs), it is essential to create new benchmarks to effectively evaluate their expanding capabilities and identify areas for improvement. This work focuses on multi-image reasoning, an emerging capability in state-of-the-art LLMs. We introduce ReMI, a dataset designed to assess LLMs' ability to Reason with Multiple Images. This dataset encompasses a diverse range of tasks, spanning various reasoning domains such as math, physics, logic, code, table/chart understanding, and spatial and temporal reasoning. It also covers a broad spectrum of characteristics found in multi-image reasoning scenarios. We have benchmarked several cutting-edge LLMs using ReMI and found a substantial gap between their performance and human-level proficiency. This highlights the challenges in multi-image reasoning and the need for further research. Our analysis also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of different models, shedding light on the types of reasoning that are currently attainable and areas where future models require improvement. To foster further research in this area, we are releasing ReMI publicly: https://huggingface.co/datasets/mehrankazemi/ReMI.

Abstract of ReMI: A Dataset for Reasoning with Multiple Images (arXiv:2406.09175, CC0)
4
Models scored in lab cards
2
Launch posts list it, from 2 labs
4
System cards report it, from 2 labs

STEP3-VL-10B leads with 67.3% among models released by January 2026

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.

The newest model with a score here came out in January 2026, and nobody has reported a newer one. Among the 20 highest-ranked models on the capability index, these have no score yet:

  1. 1 STEP3-VL-10B 67.3%
  2. 2 Gemma 3 27B 44.8%
  3. 3 Gemma 3 12B 38.5%
  4. 4 Gemma 3 4B 27.3%

Source: Labs’ model cards

#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 STEP3-VL-10B 67.3% Jan 2026 Lab model card
2 Gemma 3 27B 44.8% Mar 2025 Lab model card
3 Gemma 3 12B 38.5% Mar 2025 Lab model card
4 Gemma 3 4B 27.3% Mar 2025 Lab model card

2 models have held number one in labs’ own numbers since its release in June 2024

Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release.

Google DeepMind StepFun
Lab claims Not tested since Jan 2026
STEP3-VL-10B 67.3%

Source: Labs’ model cards

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 Best so far
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2025 2026 Near the ceiling (85%) STEP3-VL-10B Gemma 3 27B 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2025 2026 Near the ceiling (85%) STEP3-VL-10B Gemma 3 27B

Source: Labs’ model cards

Labs headline it less often now, last in January 2026

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.

Google DeepMind
StepFun
DateLaunch postScoreAs the post writes it
Jan 13, 2026 STEP3-VL-10B 67.3 ReMI
Mar 12, 2025 Gemma 3 27B 44.8 ReMI (PT)

4 system cards report it, from 2 labs

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
Jan 14, 2026 STEP3-VL-10B technical report 67.3 ReMI, SeRe (Tables 1 and 3). PaCoRe 69.12 Capabilities
Mar 25, 2025 Gemma 3 4B technical report 27.3 ReMI, PT, 4-shot (Table 11) Capabilities
Mar 25, 2025 Gemma 3 27B technical report 44.8 ReMI, PT, 4-shot (Table 11) Capabilities
Mar 25, 2025 Gemma 3 12B technical report 38.5 ReMI, PT, 4-shot (Table 11) Capabilities

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