Benchmark RadarViroBench
ViroBench evaluates nucleotide foundation models on viral genomics tasks across two axes: biological understanding (taxonomy classification, host prediction) and latent biosecurity risk (genome modeling, CDS completion). It includes 18 tasks, 58,314 viral samples, multiple split strategies (genus-disjoint, temporal), and 11 metrics, with a unified evaluation protocol and leaderboard.
- Released
- 2026-05-25
- Readiness
- Runnable
- Primary field
- Health & Life Sciences
Why it matters
Viral genomics lacks a unified evaluation standard for foundation models. ViroBench provides a diagnostic benchmark that measures both task performance and biosecurity risk, enabling model comparison and guiding development of safer, more robust viral nucleotide models.
Motivation
Nucleotide sequences constitute the fundamental genetic basis of biological systems, rendering viral genomic analysis critical for biomedical advancement.
Primary resources
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