reasoning benchmark
Bird-SQL (dev) is a text-to-SQL benchmark for evaluating large language models on converting natural-language questions into executable SQL queries.
Updated Sep 5, 2026
Higher score ranks better on this benchmark.
Rank | Model | Score | Percentile | Participants | Evidence | Evaluated |
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| Rank01 | ModelGO | Score57.40% | Percentile100.00% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank02 | ModelGO | Score56.90% | Percentile87.50% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank03 | ModelGO | Score54.40% | Percentile75.00% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank04 | ModelGO | Score47.90% | Percentile62.50% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank05 | ModelIB | Score41.85% | Percentile50.00% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank06 | ModelNV | Score41.80% | Percentile37.50% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank07 | ModelIB | Score41.07% | Percentile25.00% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank08 | ModelGO | Score36.30% | Percentile12.50% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank09 | ModelGO | Score6.40% | Percentile0.00% | Participants9 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
The leading models and scores on this benchmark.
A closer view of the leading scores on this benchmark.
The first five results on this benchmark, with official price and output speed added where the model identity can be matched.
What Bird-SQL (dev) measures and how its scores work.
BIRD (BIg Bench for LaRge-scale Database Grounded Text-to-SQLs) is a text-to-SQL benchmark containing 12,751 question-SQL pairs across 95 databases totaling 33.4 GB and spanning 37+ professional domains.
It measures large language models' ability to convert natural language to executable SQL queries in real-world scenarios with complex database schemas and dirty data.
Scores are shown in ratio. This benchmark is not independently verified and has an evidence level of B.
LLM Stats. Benchmark scores retain their original unit. Overall score eligibility is shown separately.
Common questions about Bird-SQL (dev).
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is currently ranked first with 57.40%.
The current leaders are Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite (57.40%), Gemini 2.0 Flash (56.90%), and Gemma 3 27B (54.40%).
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has the lowest matched official input price at $0.20 input / $0.80 output per 1M tokens.
The fastest matched records are Gemini 2.0 Flash (183.00 tok/s via Google), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite (85.00 tok/s via Google), and Gemma 3 27B (33.00 tok/s via DeepInfra).
No. This benchmark measures one defined capability or task. The overall LLMBoard score uses a separate aggregation across eligible benchmark evidence.
It measures large language models' ability to convert natural language to executable SQL queries in real-world scenarios with complex database schemas and dirty data.
Yes. Higher values rank better for this benchmark.
9 model results are currently shown.
No. This benchmark is shown for reference but does not contribute to the overall score.
Ranking basisThis bird-sql (dev) AI model leaderboard uses descending score in the benchmark original unit. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.
Selection summary
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite currently leads Bird-SQL (dev) with 57.40%. 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.