IFBench Leaderboard
Instruction Following Benchmark measuring LLM ability to adhere to nuanced writing constraints and formatting requirements.
Data from Artificial Analysis
As of May 20, 2026, the top-scoring model on IFBench is MiMo v2.5 Pro at 79.9%, followed by DeepSeek V4 Flash (Non-Reasoning) at 79.2% and Qwen3.5 397B A17B at 78.8%. 253 models have been evaluated on this benchmark.
Last updated: May 20, 2026
Models
253
Best Score
79.9
Average
47.9
Std Dev
15.4
Categories
Instruction Following
SourceArtificial Analysis
Provider | Model | Input $/M | Output $/M | IFBench | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$1.000 | $3.000 | 79.9 | |||
$0.112 | $0.224 | 79.2 | |||
$0.390 | $0.900 | 78.8 | |||
$0.500 | $3.000 | 78.0 | |||
$1.750 | $14.000 | 77.6 | |||
$0.250 | $1.500 | 77.2 | |||
$2.000 | $12.000 | 77.1 | |||
$0.435 | $0.870 | 76.5 | |||
$0.980 | $3.080 | 76.3 | |||
$0.730 | $3.400 | 76.0 | |||
$0.260 | $0.900 | 75.7 | |||
$0.279 | $1.200 | 75.7 | |||
$0.195 | $0.900 | 75.6 | |||
$0.120 | $0.370 | 75.6 | |||
$0.250 | $2.000 | 75.4 | |||
$10.500 | $84.000 | 75.4 | |||
$1.750 | $14.000 | 75.4 | |||
$1.250 | $10.000 | 74.2 | |||
$2.500 | $15.000 | 74.0 | |||
$1.200 | $4.000 | 73.2 | |||
$1.250 | $10.000 | 73.1 | |||
$0.625 | $5.000 | 72.9 | |||
$0.140 | $0.900 | 72.5 | |||
$0.060 | $0.300 | 72.5 | |||
$0.255 | $1.000 | 72.3 | |||
$0.600 | $1.920 | 72.3 | |||
$0.100 | $0.300 | 71.8 | |||
$0.150 | $1.150 | 71.6 | |||
$2.000 | $8.000 | 71.4 | |||
$0.250 | $2.000 | 71.2 | |||
$0.050 | $0.200 | 71.1 | |||
$0.780 | $3.900 | 70.8 | |||
$1.250 | $10.000 | 70.6 | |||
$2.000 | $12.000 | 70.4 | |||
$15.000 | $60.000 | 70.3 | |||
$0.400 | $1.900 | 70.2 | |||
$1.250 | $10.000 | 70.0 | |||
$0.290 | $0.950 | 69.9 | |||
$0.250 | $0.750 | 69.8 | |||
$0.039 | $0.180 | 69.0 | |||
$1.100 | $4.400 | 68.7 | |||
$0.207 | $0.828 | 68.4 | |||
$0.550 | $2.200 | 68.1 | |||
$0.250 | $2.000 | 67.9 | |||
$0.400 | $1.750 | 67.9 | |||
$0.050 | $0.400 | 67.5 | |||
$1.100 | $4.400 | 67.1 | |||
$0.040 | $0.150 | 66.7 | |||
$1.250 | $10.000 | 66.6 | |||
$0.100 | $0.300 | 66.5 | |||
$0.150 | $0.500 | 66.0 | |||
$0.050 | $0.400 | 65.9 | |||
$2.500 | $15.000 | 65.9 | |||
$0.875 | $7.000 | 65.2 | |||
$0.030 | $0.140 | 65.1 | |||
$0.100 | $0.300 | 64.6 | |||
$0.150 | $0.900 | 64.3 | |||
$0.100 | $0.300 | 64.2 | |||
$0.287 | $0.431 | 63.9 | |||
$1.200 | $4.000 | 61.1 | |||
$0.060 | $0.400 | 60.8 | |||
$0.098 | $0.300 | 60.7 | |||
$0.252 | $0.378 | 60.7 | |||
$0.104 | $0.416 | 59.4 | |||
$5.000 | $25.000 | 58.6 | |||
$0.039 | $0.180 | 58.3 | |||
$5.000 | $25.000 | 58.0 | |||
$0.030 | $0.140 | 57.8 | |||
$0.010 | $0.030 | 57.4 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 57.3 | |||
$0.270 | $0.950 | 57.0 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 56.6 | |||
$0.260 | $0.900 | 56.5 | |||
$15.000 | $75.000 | 55.4 | |||
$0.600 | $1.920 | 55.2 | |||
$0.500 | $3.000 | 55.1 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 54.7 | |||
$0.400 | $1.750 | 54.6 | |||
$1.000 | $5.000 | 54.3 | |||
$0.270 | $0.410 | 54.1 | |||
$0.780 | $3.900 | 53.8 | |||
$15.000 | $75.000 | 53.7 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 53.7 | |||
$0.400 | $2.000 | 53.5 | |||
$5.000 | $25.000 | 53.1 | |||
$0.200 | $0.500 | 52.7 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 52.6 | |||
$0.980 | $3.080 | 52.0 | |||
$0.390 | $0.900 | 51.6 | |||
$0.149 | $0.900 | 51.2 | |||
$0.260 | $0.900 | 50.8 | |||
$0.080 | $0.300 | 50.7 | |||
$0.200 | $0.500 | 50.5 | |||
$0.300 | $2.500 | 50.3 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 49.9 | |||
$0.200 | $0.200 | 49.8 | |||
$2.000 | $12.000 | 49.7 | |||
$0.150 | $0.500 | 49.1 | |||
$0.252 | $0.378 | 49.0 | |||
$1.000 | $10.000 | 48.7 | |||
$2.500 | $15.000 | 48.4 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 48.3 | |||
$0.780 | $3.900 | 48.0 | |||
$0.875 | $7.000 | 47.4 | |||
$0.112 | $0.224 | 47.2 | |||
$0.100 | $0.320 | 47.1 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 46.9 | |||
$0.195 | $0.900 | 46.9 | |||
$0.900 | $0.900 | 46.3 | |||
$0.060 | $0.400 | 46.3 | |||
$0.071 | $0.100 | 46.1 | |||
$0.250 | $0.500 | 45.9 | |||
$0.435 | $0.870 | 45.8 | |||
$1.250 | $10.000 | 45.6 | |||
$0.060 | $0.300 | 45.4 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 45.4 | |||
$0.130 | $0.900 | 45.1 | |||
$1.250 | $10.000 | 45.0 | |||
$5.000 | $25.000 | 44.6 | |||
$0.140 | $0.900 | 44.5 | |||
$0.730 | $3.400 | 44.3 | |||
$0.780 | $3.900 | 44.1 | |||
$0.600 | $2.200 | 44.1 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 44.0 | |||
$0.400 | $1.900 | 43.7 | |||
$5.000 | $25.000 | 43.6 | |||
$0.390 | $1.740 | 43.4 | |||
$15.000 | $75.000 | 43.3 | |||
$0.625 | $5.000 | 43.2 | |||
$0.270 | $0.410 | 43.1 | |||
$0.150 | $0.600 | 43.0 | |||
$2.000 | $8.000 | 43.0 | |||
$5.000 | $25.000 | 43.0 | |||
$0.800 | $4.000 | 42.8 | |||
$1.000 | $3.000 | 42.7 | |||
$0.200 | $0.880 | 42.6 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 42.6 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 42.4 | |||
$1.000 | $5.000 | 42.0 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 41.8 | |||
$0.400 | $2.200 | 41.8 | |||
$0.400 | $2.000 | 41.7 | |||
$0.080 | $0.280 | 41.5 | |||
$0.550 | $2.200 | 41.5 | |||
$0.210 | $0.790 | 41.5 | |||
$0.120 | $0.200 | 41.5 | |||
$0.200 | $1.500 | 41.4 | |||
$0.400 | $2.200 | 41.2 | |||
$0.270 | $0.950 | 41.2 | |||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 41.2 | |||
$0.200 | $0.770 | 41.0 | |||
$0.060 | $0.200 | 40.5 | |||
$0.300 | $2.500 | 40.5 | |||
$0.220 | $0.900 | 40.5 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 40.2 | |||
$0.100 | $0.300 | 39.9 | |||
$0.117 | $1.365 | 39.9 | |||
$0.400 | $2.000 | 39.8 | |||
$0.090 | $0.780 | 39.7 | |||
$0.500 | $2.150 | 39.6 | |||
$0.080 | $0.300 | 39.5 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 39.5 | |||
$0.400 | $2.000 | 39.3 | |||
$0.104 | $0.416 | 39.2 | |||
$0.200 | $0.600 | 39.2 | |||
$0.280 | $0.900 | 39.1 | |||
$0.900 | $0.900 | 39.1 | |||
$0.550 | $2.000 | 39.0 | |||
$0.300 | $2.500 | 39.0 | |||
$0.900 | $0.900 | 38.8 | |||
$0.455 | $0.900 | 38.7 | |||
$0.200 | $0.800 | 38.3 | |||
$0.800 | $3.200 | 38.1 | |||
$0.050 | $0.200 | 38.1 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 38.1 | |||
$0.400 | $0.900 | 38.1 | |||
$0.210 | $0.790 | 37.8 | |||
$0.040 | $0.150 | 37.8 | |||
$0.200 | $0.500 | 37.7 | |||
$0.130 | $0.850 | 37.5 | |||
$0.050 | $0.200 | 37.5 | |||
$0.510 | $0.740 | 37.1 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 37.0 | |||
$0.360 | $0.400 | 36.9 | |||
$0.040 | $0.130 | 36.7 | |||
$0.390 | $1.740 | 36.7 | |||
$0.455 | $0.900 | 36.6 | |||
$2.500 | $10.000 | 36.5 | |||
$0.200 | $0.500 | 36.5 | |||
$0.080 | $0.280 | 36.3 | |||
$2.500 | $12.500 | 36.2 | |||
$0.150 | $0.900 | 36.2 | |||
$0.250 | $1.250 | 36.1 | |||
$0.110 | $0.800 | 35.2 | |||
$2.000 | $8.000 | 35.2 | |||
$0.200 | $0.770 | 34.8 | |||
$1.000 | $3.000 | 34.8 | |||
$0.070 | $0.280 | 34.6 | |||
$2.000 | $6.000 | 34.5 | |||
$0.340 | $0.390 | 34.4 | |||
$0.600 | $1.800 | 34.2 | |||
$0.060 | $0.240 | 34.2 | |||
$0.200 | $1.100 | 34.0 | |||
$0.200 | $0.200 | 33.5 | |||
$0.050 | $0.200 | 33.5 | |||
$0.075 | $0.200 | 33.5 | |||
$0.130 | $0.520 | 33.1 | |||
$0.090 | $0.300 | 33.1 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 32.9 | |||
$0.100 | $0.200 | 32.8 | |||
$1.000 | $3.000 | 32.7 | |||
$0.070 | $0.270 | 32.6 | |||
$0.200 | $0.200 | 32.5 | |||
$0.050 | $0.400 | 32.5 | |||
$0.080 | $0.200 | 32.3 | |||
$0.050 | $0.200 | 32.0 | |||
$0.200 | $0.200 | 32.0 | |||
$0.080 | $0.280 | 31.9 | |||
$0.200 | $0.200 | 31.9 | |||
$0.080 | $0.160 | 31.8 | |||
$2.000 | $6.000 | 31.6 | |||
$0.080 | $0.280 | 31.5 | |||
$0.100 | $0.400 | 31.5 | |||
$0.130 | $0.400 | 31.3 | |||
$2.000 | $6.000 | 31.2 | |||
$0.150 | $0.600 | 30.9 | |||
$0.900 | $0.900 | 30.8 | |||
$0.060 | $0.060 | 30.4 | |||
$0.300 | $0.900 | 30.1 | |||
$0.100 | $0.300 | 29.9 | |||
$0.400 | $2.000 | 29.9 | |||
$0.035 | $0.140 | 29.4 | |||
$0.150 | $0.150 | 29.1 | |||
$0.130 | $0.400 | 29.0 | |||
$0.600 | $1.800 | 28.6 | |||
$0.020 | $0.050 | 28.6 | |||
$0.050 | $0.200 | 28.6 | |||
$0.040 | $0.080 | 28.3 | |||
$0.060 | $0.120 | 27.9 | |||
$0.300 | $0.900 | 27.9 | |||
$0.040 | $0.160 | 27.6 | |||
$0.700 | $0.800 | 27.6 | |||
$0.040 | $0.160 | 27.1 | |||
$0.200 | $0.200 | 26.9 | |||
$0.050 | $0.080 | 26.4 | |||
$0.010 | $0.020 | 26.3 | |||
$0.030 | $0.050 | 26.2 | |||
$0.200 | $0.200 | 25.9 | |||
$0.040 | $0.040 | 24.6 | |||
$0.060 | $0.200 | 23.9 | |||
$0.065 | $0.140 | 23.5 | |||
$0.290 | $0.290 | 22.9 | |||
$0.020 | $0.020 | 22.8 |
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