# LAB-Bench 2 — AI model rankings

Everyday tasks from a working biology lab — reading protocols, interpreting figures and sequence data, and answering the practical questions a researcher hits at the bench. Higher is better.

2 tracked models have a published LAB-Bench 2 score. Higher is better. Scores come from published lab reports and benchmark sources; recorded sources appear beside the scores.

## Ranking

| Rank | Model | Developer | Score | Source | Released |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Google | 86.2% | Lab | Sep 2 2026 |
| 2 | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Google | 82.1% | Lab | Aug 13 2026 |


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Canonical page: https://aireleasetracker.com/benchmark/labbench2
Site index: https://aireleasetracker.com/llms.txt
Source: AI Release Tracker (https://aireleasetracker.com). Most benchmark scores come from lab launch material; gathered results identify the leaderboard that published them.