safety benchmark
ProtocolQA Leaderboard
ProtocolQA is a multiple-choice benchmark on troubleshooting failed experimental outcomes from common biological laboratory protocols. It evaluates dual-use biological knowledge relevant to bioweapons development.
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Models1
Model coverage1
MetricScore
EvidenceB
ProtocolQA Ranking
Higher score ranks better on this benchmark.
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Rank | Model | Score | Percentile | Participants | Evidence | Evaluated |
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| Rank01 | ModelXA | Score79.0% | Percentile100.0% | Participants1 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
ProtocolQA Highlights
The leading models and scores on this benchmark.
The Top AI Models for ProtocolQA
The first five results on this benchmark, with official price and output speed added where the model identity can be matched.
Ranking basisThis protocolqa AI model leaderboard uses descending score in the benchmark's original unit. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.
- 01XA
- Score
- 79.0%
- Speed
- Up to 80 tok/s via xAI
Strengths
- Ranks #1 of 1 compared models
- 100th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures ProtocolQA, not total model capability
Selection summary
Best AI Models for ProtocolQA
Grok-4.1 Thinking currently leads ProtocolQA with 79.0%. It is the top model on this specific benchmark, while the best LLM for the broader task should also be checked against other benchmarks, price and runtime.
Use this leaderboard with the supporting benchmark results and coverage details above. A leaderboard position summarizes the selected ranking signal; it does not replace workload-specific testing.
What is ProtocolQA?
What ProtocolQA measures and how its scores work.
ProtocolQA is a multiple-choice benchmark on troubleshooting failed experimental outcomes from common biological laboratory protocols. It evaluates dual-use biological knowledge relevant to bioweapons development.
Scores are shown in ratio. This benchmark is not independently verified and has an evidence level of B.
- Family
- ProtocolQA
- Modality
- text
- Primary category
- safety
- Score direction
- higher
- LLMBoard eligible
- No
- Evaluation key
- protocolqa|llm-stats-current
Benchmark scores retain their original unit. Overall score eligibility is shown separately.
FAQ
Common questions about ProtocolQA.
Which model scores highest on ProtocolQA?
Grok-4.1 Thinking is currently ranked first with 79.0%.
What does ProtocolQA measure?
ProtocolQA is a multiple-choice benchmark on troubleshooting failed experimental outcomes from common biological laboratory protocols. It evaluates dual-use biological knowledge relevant to bioweapons development.
Is a higher score better?
Yes. Higher values rank better for this benchmark.
How many models are compared?
1 model results are currently shown.
Does this benchmark affect the overall score?
No. This benchmark is shown for reference but does not contribute to the overall score.