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NIH/Multi-needle
Multi-needle in a haystack benchmark for evaluating long-context comprehension capabilities of language models by testing retrieval of multiple target pieces of information from extended documents
Evaluation context and evidence
- Source
- LLM Stats
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Benchmark release
- Not recorded
- Collected
- 2026-08-17
- Modality
- text
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Original sources
Reported results 1
Shown in source observation order, not ranked. Dates retain the precision provided by the source.
| Model | Value | Unit | Protocol | Reported date and basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | 0.847 | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2024-09-25 · model_announcement | LLM Stats |