Multilingual Benchmark

Global-MMLU-Lite

Global-MMLU-Lite - multilingual MMLU subset by Cohere For AI.

Category

Multilingual

Score type

percent

Scale

100%

higher is better

Models tested

4

What is Global-MMLU-Lite?

Global MMLU Lite (from Cohere For AI) is a multilingual variant of MMLU: a compact question set in many languages evaluated with human- and machine-verified translations. It shows broad knowledge in each language at a fraction of the compute cost.

What does it test?

Global-MMLU-Lite measures performance in languages other than english. In detail, it checks:

  • multilingual knowledge breadth
  • quality across many languages with verified translations
  • cultural sensitivity of the question sets
  • efficient comparisons across many languages

How to read the score

The score is accuracy: the percentage of tasks answered or solved correctly. 100% means every task was solved perfectly; higher is better.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Global-MMLU-Lite benchmark?

Global MMLU Lite (from Cohere For AI) is a multilingual variant of MMLU: a compact question set in many languages evaluated with human- and machine-verified translations. It shows broad knowledge in each language at a fraction of the compute cost.

What does Global-MMLU-Lite test?

Global-MMLU-Lite mainly measures performance in languages other than English. Concretely, it checks: multilingual knowledge breadth; quality across many languages with verified translations; cultural sensitivity of the question sets.

How is the Global-MMLU-Lite score calculated?

The score is accuracy: the percentage of tasks answered or solved correctly. 100% means every task was solved perfectly; higher is better. The declared maximum score of this benchmark is 100.0.

Where do I get Global-MMLU-Lite data and scores?

The official source is https://huggingface.co/datasets/CohereForAI/Global-MMLU-Lite. The official benchmark page/reference is linked on this page. Every score on Open LLM Radar is also available as open data: download the scores JSON (http://open-llm-radar-api:8000/api/v1/benchmarks/global-mmlu-lite/scores) or pull it directly from the Open LLM Radar API with any HTTP client.

Model scores 4 models tested

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# Model Score Date Source Verified
1 Gemma 3 27B PT
Google DeepMind
75.7%
27.02.2025 Report Verified
2 Gemma 3 12B PT
Google DeepMind
69.4%
27.02.2025 Report Verified
3 Gemma 3 4B PT
Google DeepMind
57%
27.02.2025 Report Verified
4 Gemma 3 1B PT
Google DeepMind
24.9%
27.02.2025 Report Verified

What now?

You've seen how models score on Global-MMLU-Lite — here's what to do next.