Vision & Language Benchmark

VlmsAreBlind

VlmsAreBlind - benchmark testing visual perception capabilities that reveal blind spots in VLMs.

Category

Vision & Language

Score type

percent

Scale

100%

higher is better

Models tested

8

What is VlmsAreBlind?

VlmsAreBlind is a benchmark for understanding images combined with text. The official description says: "VlmsAreBlind - benchmark testing visual perception capabilities that reveal blind spots in VLMs". Below we describe in simple words what benchmarks of this type generally examine.

What does it test?

VlmsAreBlind measures understanding images combined with text. In detail, it checks:

  • answering questions about images (figures, photos, charts, memes)
  • reading text inside images and connecting it to the question
  • visual reasoning such as counting, locating and comparing objects
  • combining what is seen with general knowledge

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.

Official methodology note: VlmsAreBlind - benchmark testing visual perception capabilities that reveal blind spots in VLMs.

Frequently asked questions

What is the VlmsAreBlind benchmark?

VlmsAreBlind is a benchmark for understanding images combined with text. The official description says: 'VlmsAreBlind - benchmark testing visual perception capabilities that reveal blind spots in VLMs'. Below we describe in simple words what benchmarks of this type generally examine.

What does VlmsAreBlind test?

VlmsAreBlind mainly measures understanding images combined with text. Concretely, it checks: answering questions about images (figures, photos, charts, memes); reading text inside images and connecting it to the question; visual reasoning such as counting, locating and comparing objects.

How is the VlmsAreBlind 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 VlmsAreBlind data and scores?

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/vlmsareblind/scores) or pull it directly from the Open LLM Radar API with any HTTP client.

Model scores 8 models tested

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# Model Score Date Source Verified
1 Qwen3.6-27B
Qwen Team (Alibaba Cloud)
97%
22.04.2026 Qwen Team (official model card) Verified
2 Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Qwen Team (Alibaba Cloud)
97%
01.02.2026 Report Unverified
3 Qwen3.5-27B
Qwen Team (Alibaba Cloud)
96.9%
22.04.2026 Qwen Team (official model card - comparison) Unverified
4 Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
Qwen Team (Alibaba Cloud)
96.7%
01.02.2026 Report Verified
5 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Qwen Team (Alibaba Cloud)
96.6%
22.04.2026 Qwen Team (official model card - comparison) Unverified
6 Qwen3.5-4B
Qwen
92.6%
01.02.2026 Report Verified
7 Gemma4-31B-it
Google
87.2%
22.04.2026 Qwen Team (official model card - comparison) Unverified
8 Qwen3-235B-A22B
Qwen Team (Alibaba Cloud)
79.5%
01.02.2026 Report Unverified

What now?

You've seen how models score on VlmsAreBlind — here's what to do next.