BrowseComp-VL
Step 3.7 Flash 59% Fading Agents answer BrowseComp-style questions that need web search across both images and text. Answers are short and checked against a key.
Introduced with the WebWatcher agent paper.
Made by Alibaba Tongyi Lab Released Aug 2025 Deep research All tasks public Last in a launch post Jun 2026 , dropped before it saturated
Last model added Jun 2026
- Level
- Expert Specialists with years of training, often over hours of work
- Scored
- Checked automatically A program checks the result against an answer key, unit tests or the expected final state.
- Answers
- Short answer A number, word or short string matched to a key.
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Models scored in lab cards
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Launch posts list it, from 2 labs
Step 3.7 Flash leads with 59%
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 Step 3.7 Flash 59%
- 2
Qwen3.7-Plus 51.1%
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step 3.7 Flash | 59% | May 2026 | Model card | |
| 2 | Qwen3.7-Plus | 51.1% | Jun 2026 | 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
Labs headline it less often now, last in Jun 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.
| Date | Launch post | Score | As the post writes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | Qwen3.7-Plus | 51.1 | BC-VL (with search) |
| 29 May 2026 | Step 3.7 Flash | 59 | BC-VL |
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