Vistra
TranslateGemma 4B 70.7 leads since January 2026 Systems translate text in natural images across multiple language directions.
- Made by
- Google Research
- Released
- September 2024
- Kind
- Translation
- Level
- University
- Scored
- Graded by a model
- Answers
- Open-ended
- Tasks
- All public
- Last in a launch post
- January 2026, dropped before it saturated
- Last model added
- January 2026
TranslateGemma 4B leads with 70.7 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:
- Claude Fable 5.2
- Gemini 4 Carbon
- GPT-6 Astra
- Claude Opus 5.5
- and 16 more
- 1 TranslateGemma 4B 70.7
- 2 TranslateGemma 12B 72.8
- 3 TranslateGemma 27B 77.7
Source: Labs’ model cards
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TranslateGemma 4B | 70.7 | Jan 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 2 | TranslateGemma 12B | 72.8 | Jan 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 3 | TranslateGemma 27B | 77.7 | Jan 2026 | Lab model card |
Number one over time
Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release.
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.
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.
| Date | Launch post | Score | As the post writes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | TranslateGemma 4B | 70.7 | TranslateGemma 4B, COMET-22, Vistra image translation, English to German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese average |
| Jan 15, 2026 | TranslateGemma 12B | 72.8 | TranslateGemma 12B, COMET-22, Vistra image translation, English to German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese average |
| Jan 15, 2026 | TranslateGemma 27B | 77.7 | TranslateGemma 27B, COMET-22, Vistra image translation, English to German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese average |
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.
| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | TranslateGemma 27B technical report | 77.7 | TranslateGemma 27B, COMET-22, Vistra image translation, English to German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese average | Other |
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