long context benchmark
SQuALITY Leaderboard
SQuALITY (Summarization-format QUestion Answering with Long Input Texts, Yes!) is a long-document summarization dataset built by hiring highly-qualified contractors to read public-domain short stories (3000-6000 words) and write original summaries from scratch. Each document has five summaries: one overview and four question-focused summaries. Designed to address limitations in existing summarization datasets by providing high-quality, faithful summaries.
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Models5
Model coverage5
MetricScore
EvidenceB
SQuALITY Ranking
Higher score ranks better on this benchmark.
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Rank | Model | Score | Percentile | Participants | Evidence | Evaluated |
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| Rank01 | ModelMI | Score24.3% | Percentile100.0% | Participants5 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank02 | ModelMI | Score24.1% | Percentile75.0% | Participants5 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank03 | ModelAM Nova ProAmazon | Score19.8% | Percentile50.0% | Participants5 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank04 | ModelAMNova LiteAmazon | Score19.2% | Percentile25.0% | Participants5 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank05 | ModelAMNova MicroAmazon | Score18.8% | Percentile0.0% | Participants5 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
SQuALITY Highlights
The leading models and scores on this benchmark.
SQuALITY Score Distribution
A closer view of the leading scores on this benchmark.
The Top AI Models for SQuALITY
The first five results on this benchmark, with official price and output speed added where the model identity can be matched.
Ranking basisThis squality 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.
- 01MIPhi-3.5-mini-instructMicrosoft
- Score
- 24.3%
- Speed
- Up to 23 tok/s via Azure
Strengths
- Ranks #1 of 5 compared models
- 100th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures SQuALITY, not total model capability
- 02MIPhi-3.5-MoE-instructMicrosoft
- Score
- 24.1%
Strengths
- Ranks #2 of 5 compared models
- 75th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures SQuALITY, not total model capability
- 03AMNova ProAmazon
- Score
- 19.8%
- Price
- $0.80 input / $3.2 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 100 tok/s via Bedrock
Strengths
- Ranks #3 of 5 compared models
- 50th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures SQuALITY, not total model capability
- 04AMNova LiteAmazon
- Score
- 19.2%
- Price
- $0.06 input / $0.24 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 100 tok/s via Bedrock
Strengths
- Ranks #4 of 5 compared models
- 25th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures SQuALITY, not total model capability
- 05AMNova MicroAmazon
- Score
- 18.8%
- Price
- $0.04 input / $0.14 output per 1M tokens
- Speed
- Up to 100 tok/s via Bedrock
Strengths
- Ranks #5 of 5 compared models
- 0th percentile on this benchmark
- C evidence result
Considerations
- This result measures SQuALITY, not total model capability
Selection summary
Best AI Models for SQuALITY
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct currently leads SQuALITY with 24.3%. 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 SQuALITY?
What SQuALITY measures and how its scores work.
SQuALITY (Summarization-format QUestion Answering with Long Input Texts, Yes!) is a long-document summarization dataset built by hiring highly-qualified contractors to read public-domain short stories (3000-6000 words) and write original summaries from scratch. Each document has five summaries: one overview and four question-focused summaries. Designed to address limitations in existing summarization datasets by providing high-quality, faithful summaries.
Scores are shown in ratio. This benchmark is not independently verified and has an evidence level of B.
- Family
- SQuALITY
- Modality
- text
- Primary category
- long context
- Score direction
- higher
- LLMBoard eligible
- Yes
- Evaluation key
- squality|llm-stats-current
Benchmark scores retain their original unit. Overall score eligibility is shown separately.
FAQ
Common questions about SQuALITY.
Which model scores highest on SQuALITY?
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is currently ranked first with 24.3%.
What does SQuALITY measure?
SQuALITY (Summarization-format QUestion Answering with Long Input Texts, Yes!) is a long-document summarization dataset built by hiring highly-qualified contractors to read public-domain short stories (3000-6000 words) and write original summaries from scratch. Each document has five summaries: one overview and four question-focused summaries. Designed to address limitations in existing summarization datasets by providing high-quality, faithful summaries.
Is a higher score better?
Yes. Higher values rank better for this benchmark.
How many models are compared?
5 model results are currently shown.
Does this benchmark affect the overall score?
Yes. This benchmark can contribute to the current LLMBoard capability score.