# Visual Question Answering on VQA v2 (Probing Refusal Metrics)

Source: [Visual Question Answering on VQA v2 (Probing Refusal Metrics)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/visual-question-answering-on-vqa-v2-probing-refusal-metrics>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-04-13T08:39:55.436Z

Evaluation of model performance on the VQA v2 dataset for visual question answering, focusing specifically on refusal rates across different types of probing questions (Exact, Similar, General).

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Visual Question Answering |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | VQA v2 |
| Metric | Refusal Rate (Exact) |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 5 of 5 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Refusal Rate (Exact)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/visual-question-answering-on-vqa-v2-probing-refusal-metrics.md?metric=Refusal%20Rate%20(Exact)>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Refusal Rate (Similar)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/visual-question-answering-on-vqa-v2-probing-refusal-metrics.md?metric=Refusal%20Rate%20(Similar)>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Refusal Rate (General)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/visual-question-answering-on-vqa-v2-probing-refusal-metrics.md?metric=Refusal%20Rate%20(General)>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Refusal Rate (Exact) | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| No Perturbation | 0 | Not recorded | 69dc78627d0172140ec7891f |
| Qi et al. | 2 | Not recorded | 69dc78627d0172140ec7891f |
| Bagdasaryan et al. | 65 | Not recorded | 69dc78627d0172140ec7891f |
| ImageProtector+PGD | 94 | Not recorded | 69dc78627d0172140ec7891f |
| ImageProtector | 94 | Not recorded | 69dc78627d0172140ec7891f |

### No Perturbation

Refusal Rate (Exact): 0. Result ID: 69dcaac147f34ce924c3a181.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69dc78627d0172140ec7891f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target MLLM":"LLaVA-1.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Qi et al.

Refusal Rate (Exact): 2. Result ID: 69dcaac147f34ce924c3a182.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69dc78627d0172140ec7891f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa70541e209131cea4a4bd.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target MLLM":"LLaVA-1.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Bagdasaryan et al.

Refusal Rate (Exact): 65. Result ID: 69dcaac147f34ce924c3a183.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69dc78627d0172140ec7891f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa70cd1e209131cea4d463.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target MLLM":"LLaVA-1.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ImageProtector+PGD

Refusal Rate (Exact): 94. Result ID: 69dcaac147f34ce924c3a184.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69dc78627d0172140ec7891f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69dc78627d0172140ec7891f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target MLLM":"LLaVA-1.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ImageProtector

Refusal Rate (Exact): 94. Result ID: 69dcaac147f34ce924c3a185.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69dc78627d0172140ec7891f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69dc78627d0172140ec7891f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target MLLM":"LLaVA-1.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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