From 80505c199abcdb69e3194168274b6ea641459c40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kartik Pradeepan <kartikspradeepan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 12:02:57 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Introduce model groups (migration and explore page
 update)

---
 benchmarks/migrations/0022_model_group.py    | 16 +++++++++++
 benchmarks/models.py                         |  6 ++++
 benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html | 23 +++++++++++++---
 benchmarks/views/explore.py                  | 29 ++++++++++++++++----
 4 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 benchmarks/migrations/0022_model_group.py

diff --git a/benchmarks/migrations/0022_model_group.py b/benchmarks/migrations/0022_model_group.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6985a9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/migrations/0022_model_group.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('benchmarks', '0021_change_meta_fields_to_foreignkey'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='model',
+            name='group',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=50, default=None, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/benchmarks/models.py b/benchmarks/models.py
index 524b870d4..be0765c59 100644
--- a/benchmarks/models.py
+++ b/benchmarks/models.py
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ class Meta:
 
 
 class Model(models.Model):
+    class Group:
+        REFERENCE = 'reference'
+        TOP10_2024 = 'top10_2024'
+        BASE = 'base'
+
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
     owner = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.PROTECT)
@@ -227,6 +232,7 @@ class Model(models.Model):
     public = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     competition = models.CharField(max_length=200, default=None, null=True)
     domain = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="vision")
+    group = models.CharField(max_length=50, default=None, null=True)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return generic_repr(self)
diff --git a/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html b/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
index e3cc4abb5..a7bcb5a89 100644
--- a/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
+++ b/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
@@ -22,13 +22,28 @@ <h2 class="title is-title-2">{{ benchmarks|length }} public Benchmarks</h2>
         </div>
         <div class="column">
             <div class="banner box model-box">
-                <h2 class="title is-title-2">{{ models|length }} public Models</h2>
+                <h2 class="title is-title-2">{{ total_model_count }} public Models</h2>
             </div>
 
+            {% if representative_models %}
+            <div class="mb-4">
+                <h3 class="title is-5">Representative Models</h3>
+                <div>
+                    {% for model in representative_models %}
+                        <a class="tag model-tag" href="{% url 'model-view' domain model.id %}">{{ model.name }}</a>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <hr>
+            {% endif %}
+
             <div>
-                {% for model in models %}
-                    <a class="tag model-tag" href="{% url 'model-view' domain model.id %}">{{ model.name }}</a>
-                {% endfor %}
+                <h3 class="title is-5">Other Models</h3>
+                <div>
+                    {% for model in other_models %}
+                        <a class="tag model-tag" href="{% url 'model-view' domain model.id %}">{{ model.name }}</a>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/benchmarks/views/explore.py b/benchmarks/views/explore.py
index 6dc92442f..9feacc4b9 100644
--- a/benchmarks/views/explore.py
+++ b/benchmarks/views/explore.py
@@ -4,14 +4,33 @@
 
 
 def view(request, domain):
-    models = (Model.objects
-              .filter(domain=domain, public=True)
-              .order_by('name')
-              .values('name', 'id'))
+    base_query = Model.objects.filter(domain=domain, public=True)
+
+    representative_groups = [Model.Group.REFERENCE, Model.Group.TOP10_2024, Model.Group.BASE]
+
+    representative_models = (base_query
+                             .filter(group__in=representative_groups)
+                             .order_by('name')
+                             .values('name', 'id'))
+
+    other_models = (base_query
+                    .filter(group__isnull=True)
+                    .order_by('name')
+                    .values('name', 'id'))
+
+    total_model_count = base_query.count()
+
     benchmarks = (BenchmarkInstance.objects
                   .filter(benchmark_type__domain=domain, benchmark_type__visible=True)
                   .order_by('benchmark_type__identifier', '-version')
                   .distinct('benchmark_type__identifier')
                   .values('id', 'benchmark_type__identifier', 'version'))
-    context = {'domain': domain, 'models': models, 'benchmarks': benchmarks}
+
+    context = {
+        'domain': domain,
+        'representative_models': representative_models,
+        'other_models': other_models,
+        'total_model_count': total_model_count,
+        'benchmarks': benchmarks,
+    }
     return render(request, 'benchmarks/explore.html', context)

From dabcf08f31307c96e740da21ca6dd842a29b815e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kartik Pradeepan <kartikspradeepan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 13:10:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Add model count and info about representative set

---
 benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html  | 11 ++++++++++-
 static/benchmarks/css/components/tooltip.sass |  5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html b/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
index a7bcb5a89..9f7497dc7 100644
--- a/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
+++ b/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ <h1>Explore Benchmarks and Models</h1>
 
 
 {% block content %}
+    <script src="{% static 'benchmarks/js/components/tooltip.js' %}"></script>
     <div class="columns">
         <div class="column">
             <div class="banner box benchmark-box">
@@ -27,7 +28,15 @@ <h2 class="title is-title-2">{{ total_model_count }} public Models</h2>
 
             {% if representative_models %}
             <div class="mb-4">
-                <h3 class="title is-5">Representative Models</h3>
+                <h3 class="title is-5">
+                    Representative Models ({{ representative_models|length }})
+                    <span class="icon is-small ml-1"
+                          data-tooltip="This curated set includes reference models (e.g., AlexNet, CORnet-S), top performers from the 2024 competition, and a diverse selection of ~75 models spanning different architectures and neural area specializations."
+                          data-tooltip-position="right"
+                          style="cursor: help; color: #5C8DB8;">
+                        <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-info"></i>
+                    </span>
+                </h3>
                 <div>
                     {% for model in representative_models %}
                         <a class="tag model-tag" href="{% url 'model-view' domain model.id %}">{{ model.name }}</a>
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/css/components/tooltip.sass b/static/benchmarks/css/components/tooltip.sass
index a1b2cc216..4ec1adb5f 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/css/components/tooltip.sass
+++ b/static/benchmarks/css/components/tooltip.sass
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
   border-radius: 4px
   font-size: 0.875rem
   font-weight: 500
-  white-space: nowrap
+  white-space: normal
+  max-width: 300px
+  line-height: 1.4
   opacity: 0
   animation: tooltipFadeIn 0.2s ease-out forwards
   position: fixed
   z-index: 10000
+  pointer-events: none
   
   // Tooltip arrow
   &::after

From d15893d1239bc61ee83d8827eee726dddb1c3e8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kartik Pradeepan <kartikspradeepan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 13:34:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update explore tooltip description

---
 benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html b/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
index 9f7497dc7..d25f0484d 100644
--- a/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
+++ b/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ <h2 class="title is-title-2">{{ total_model_count }} public Models</h2>
                 <h3 class="title is-5">
                     Representative Models ({{ representative_models|length }})
                     <span class="icon is-small ml-1"
-                          data-tooltip="This curated set includes reference models (e.g., AlexNet, CORnet-S), top performers from the 2024 competition, and a diverse selection of ~75 models spanning different architectures and neural area specializations."
+                          data-tooltip="This curated set includes reference models (e.g., AlexNet, CORnet-S), 2024 competition winners, and ~95 models selected for: top 5 per neural area (V1, V2, V4, IT), top 20 behavioral performers, and architecture diversity across 44+ model families."
                           data-tooltip-position="right"
                           style="cursor: help; color: #5C8DB8;">
                         <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-info"></i>

From 8038efaa97de7bd6c15c70dab5d60edbcb68d9ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kartik Pradeepan <kartikspradeepan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 13:37:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Remove later (csv-export.js change)

---
 .../js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js        | 18 ++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js
index fcb76a9f3..602ea8845 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ document.getElementById('exportCsvButton')?.addEventListener('click', async func
   const waybackHiddenBenchmarks = window.waybackHiddenBenchmarks || new Set();
   const allExcludedBenchmarks = new Set([...excludedBenchmarks, ...waybackHiddenBenchmarks]);
 
-  // Fixed columns
-  const fixedOrder = ['rank', 'model', 'filtered_score', 'average_vision_v0'];
+  // Fixed columns (model_id added for database cross-referencing)
+  const fixedOrder = ['rank', 'model', 'model_id', 'filtered_score', 'average_vision_v0'];
+  // model_id is derived from row data, not a real column, so always include it
   const fixedColumns = fixedOrder.filter(id =>
-    allColumns.some(col => col.colId === id)
+    id === 'model_id' || allColumns.some(col => col.colId === id)
   );
 
   // Collect benchmark columns in BFS order, excluding filtered-out ones and wayback-hidden ones
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ document.getElementById('exportCsvButton')?.addEventListener('click', async func
   // Build leaderboard CSV manually
   const rows = [];
   const headerRow = columnKeys.map(id => {
+    // Special case for model_id which is derived, not a real column
+    if (id === 'model_id') return '"Model ID"';
     const col = allColumns.find(c => c.colId === id);
     return `"${col?.headerName || id}"`;
   }).join(',');
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ document.getElementById('exportCsvButton')?.addEventListener('click', async func
     const row = columnKeys.map(colId => {
       const val = node.data?.[colId];
       if (colId === 'model') return `"${val?.name || ''}"`;
+      if (colId === 'model_id') return `"${node.data?.id || node.data?.model?.id || ''}"`;
       if (colId === 'submitter') return `"${val?.submitter || ''}"`;
       if (typeof val === 'object' && val !== null && 'value' in val)
         return val.value === 'X' ? '' : `"${val.value}"`;
@@ -108,12 +112,13 @@ document.getElementById('exportCsvButton')?.addEventListener('click', async func
   });
   const leaderboardCsv = rows.join('\n');
 
-  // Create plugins CSV
-  const pluginRows = [['plugin_name', 'plugin_type', 'metadata']];
+  // Create plugins CSV (includes model_id for database cross-referencing)
+  const pluginRows = [['plugin_name', 'plugin_type', 'model_id', 'metadata']];
 
   // Add model rows
   window.globalGridApi.forEachNodeAfterFilter(node => {
     const modelName = node.data?.model?.name;
+    const modelId = node.data?.id || node.data?.model?.id || '';
     if (!modelName) return;
     // grab per‐model metadata from the map we created
     const meta = window.modelMetadataMap[modelName] || node.data.metadata || {};
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ document.getElementById('exportCsvButton')?.addEventListener('click', async func
     pluginRows.push([
       modelName,
       'model',
+      modelId,
       modelCell
     ]);
   });
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ document.getElementById('exportCsvButton')?.addEventListener('click', async func
     const metricMeta  = (window.benchmarkMetricMetaMap  || {})[id] || {};
     const combined    = { Stimuli: stimuliMeta, Data: dataMeta, Metric: metricMeta };
     const jsonStr     = JSON.stringify(combined).replace(/"/g,'""');
-    pluginRows.push([ id, 'benchmark', `"${jsonStr}"` ]);
+    pluginRows.push([ id, 'benchmark', '', `"${jsonStr}"` ]);  // empty model_id for benchmarks
   });
 
   const pluginCsv = pluginRows

From 9dc0665f1411bb436ba547e5549955c2f57b44e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kartik Pradeepan <kartikspradeepan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:35:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] update with new list

---
 benchmarks/models.py                         | 4 +++-
 benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html | 2 +-
 benchmarks/views/explore.py                  | 8 +++++++-
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/benchmarks/models.py b/benchmarks/models.py
index be0765c59..4d0c9a618 100644
--- a/benchmarks/models.py
+++ b/benchmarks/models.py
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ class Model(models.Model):
     class Group:
         REFERENCE = 'reference'
         TOP10_2024 = 'top10_2024'
-        BASE = 'base'
+        BEST_NEURAL = 'best_neural'
+        BEST_BEHAVIORAL = 'best_behavioral'
+        GLOBAL_SCORE = 'global_score'
 
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
diff --git a/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html b/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
index d25f0484d..a15b29b19 100644
--- a/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
+++ b/benchmarks/templates/benchmarks/explore.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ <h2 class="title is-title-2">{{ total_model_count }} public Models</h2>
                 <h3 class="title is-5">
                     Representative Models ({{ representative_models|length }})
                     <span class="icon is-small ml-1"
-                          data-tooltip="This curated set includes reference models (e.g., AlexNet, CORnet-S), 2024 competition winners, and ~95 models selected for: top 5 per neural area (V1, V2, V4, IT), top 20 behavioral performers, and architecture diversity across 44+ model families."
+                          data-tooltip="This curated set of 100 models includes: 10 reference models (e.g., AlexNet, CORnet-S), 8 top 2024 competition winners, 20 best neural performers (top 5 per V1, V2, V4, IT), 20 best behavioral performers, and 42 highest-scoring models by overall Brain-Score."
                           data-tooltip-position="right"
                           style="cursor: help; color: #5C8DB8;">
                         <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-info"></i>
diff --git a/benchmarks/views/explore.py b/benchmarks/views/explore.py
index 9feacc4b9..de061da33 100644
--- a/benchmarks/views/explore.py
+++ b/benchmarks/views/explore.py
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@
 def view(request, domain):
     base_query = Model.objects.filter(domain=domain, public=True)
 
-    representative_groups = [Model.Group.REFERENCE, Model.Group.TOP10_2024, Model.Group.BASE]
+    representative_groups = [
+        Model.Group.REFERENCE,
+        Model.Group.TOP10_2024,
+        Model.Group.BEST_NEURAL,
+        Model.Group.BEST_BEHAVIORAL,
+        Model.Group.GLOBAL_SCORE,
+    ]
 
     representative_models = (base_query
                              .filter(group__in=representative_groups)

From e2af7e63351df47eb64f1a82a1c5f06a716cb929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kartik Pradeepan <kartikspradeepan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 15:55:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Introduce group status and move runnable next to model
 name

---
 benchmarks/views/leaderboard.py               | 13 ++-
 .../css/leaderboard/components/_cells.sass    | 49 ++++++++--
 static/benchmarks/js/ag-grid-leaderboard.js   | 96 +++++++++++--------
 .../js/leaderboard/core/constants.js          | 23 ++++-
 .../leaderboard/core/grid-initialization.js   | 20 ++--
 .../js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js       |  2 +-
 .../leaderboard/renderers/cell-renderers.js   | 90 +++++++++--------
 .../renderers/header-components.js            |  4 +-
 .../js/leaderboard/utilities/color-utils.js   |  2 +-
 .../js/tour-configs/basic-tour-steps.js       |  6 +-
 10 files changed, 197 insertions(+), 108 deletions(-)

diff --git a/benchmarks/views/leaderboard.py b/benchmarks/views/leaderboard.py
index 5018b40a3..ee1860287 100644
--- a/benchmarks/views/leaderboard.py
+++ b/benchmarks/views/leaderboard.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 from django.shortcuts import render
 
+from ..models import Model
 from ..utils import cache_get_context, cache_page_for_public_only
 from .index import get_context, get_datetime_range
 
@@ -235,6 +236,12 @@ def get_ag_grid_context(user=None, domain="vision", benchmark_filter=None, model
 
         benchmark_metadata_list.append(metadata_entry)
 
+    # Build a lookup for model group membership (group field lives on brainscore_model)
+    model_ids = [m.model_id for m in context['models']]
+    group_lookup = dict(
+        Model.objects.filter(id__in=model_ids).values_list('id', 'group')
+    )
+
     # Build `row_data` from materialized-view models WITH metadata
     row_data = []
     for model in context['models']:
@@ -273,7 +280,8 @@ def get_ag_grid_context(user=None, domain="vision", benchmark_filter=None, model
                 'model_size_mb': meta.get('model_size_mb', 0),
                 'runnable': meta.get('runnable', False),
                 'training_dataset': meta.get('training_dataset', ''),
-                'task_specialization': meta.get('task_specialization', '')
+                'task_specialization': meta.get('task_specialization', ''),
+                'group': group_lookup.get(model.model_id)
             }
 
             # Collect values for filter options
@@ -349,7 +357,8 @@ def get_ag_grid_context(user=None, domain="vision", benchmark_filter=None, model
                 'model_size_mb': 0,
                 'runnable': False,
                 'training_dataset': '',
-                'task_specialization': ''
+                'task_specialization': '',
+                'group': group_lookup.get(model.model_id)
             }
 
         # Add metadata to row data
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/css/leaderboard/components/_cells.sass b/static/benchmarks/css/leaderboard/components/_cells.sass
index 2dcfad7ee..596c92d73 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/css/leaderboard/components/_cells.sass
+++ b/static/benchmarks/css/leaderboard/components/_cells.sass
@@ -47,22 +47,54 @@
     font-style: italic
 
 // ======================
-// RUNNABLE STATUS CELL
+// INLINE RUNNABLE ICON (in model cell)
 // ======================
-.ag-cell[col-id="runnable_status"]
+.model-name-row
+  display: flex
+  align-items: center
+  gap: 6px
+  max-width: 100%
+
+  a
+    white-space: nowrap
+    overflow: hidden
+    text-overflow: ellipsis
+    flex-shrink: 1
+    min-width: 0
+
+.runnable-inline-icon
+  display: inline-block
+  width: 8px
+  height: 8px
+  border-radius: 50%
+  flex-shrink: 0
+
+  &.runnable-inline-green
+    background-color: #28a745
+
+  &.runnable-inline-red
+    background-color: #dc3545
+
+  &.runnable-inline-grey
+    background-color: #6c757d
+
+// ======================
+// GROUP STATUS CELL
+// ======================
+.ag-cell[col-id="group_status"]
   display: flex
   justify-content: center
   align-items: center
   height: 100%
 
-.runnable-status-cell
+.group-status-cell
   display: flex
   justify-content: center
   align-items: center
   height: 100%
   pointer-events: auto
 
-.runnable-status-icon
+.group-status-icon
   width: 12px
   height: 12px
   border-radius: 50%
@@ -71,13 +103,10 @@
   z-index: 1
   pointer-events: auto
 
-  &.runnable-green
-    background-color: #28a745
-
-  &.runnable-red
-    background-color: #dc3545
+  &.group-blue
+    background-color: $brainscore_blue
 
-  &.runnable-grey
+  &.group-grey
     background-color: #6c757d
 
 // ======================
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/ag-grid-leaderboard.js b/static/benchmarks/js/ag-grid-leaderboard.js
index 153cde308..fd2dfd854 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/ag-grid-leaderboard.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/ag-grid-leaderboard.js
@@ -32,11 +32,32 @@ function ModelCellRenderer() {}
 ModelCellRenderer.prototype.init = function(params) {
   this.eGui = document.createElement('div');
   this.eGui.className = 'model-cell';
+
+  const nameRow = document.createElement('div');
+  nameRow.className = 'model-name-row';
+
   const a = document.createElement('a');
   const domain = (window.DJANGO_DATA && window.DJANGO_DATA.domain) || 'vision';
   a.href = `/model/${domain}/${params.value.id}`;
   a.textContent = params.value.name;
-  this.eGui.appendChild(a);
+  nameRow.appendChild(a);
+
+  const runnable = params.data?.metadata?.runnable;
+  const runnableIcon = document.createElement('span');
+  runnableIcon.className = 'runnable-inline-icon';
+  if (runnable === true) {
+    runnableIcon.classList.add('runnable-inline-green');
+    runnableIcon.title = 'Model code is functional and runnable';
+  } else if (runnable === false) {
+    runnableIcon.classList.add('runnable-inline-red');
+    runnableIcon.title = 'Model code has known issues or is non-functional';
+  } else {
+    runnableIcon.classList.add('runnable-inline-grey');
+    runnableIcon.title = 'Model code status unknown';
+  }
+  nameRow.appendChild(runnableIcon);
+
+  this.eGui.appendChild(nameRow);
 
   // add submitter
   if (params.value.submitter) {
@@ -51,59 +72,54 @@ ModelCellRenderer.prototype.getGui = function() {
 };
 
 // =====================================
-// RUNNABLE STATUS FUNCTIONALITY
+// GROUP STATUS FUNCTIONALITY
 // =====================================
 
-// RunnableStatusCellRenderer - displays colored status circles with tooltips
-function RunnableStatusCellRenderer() {}
-RunnableStatusCellRenderer.prototype.init = function(params) {
+// GroupStatusCellRenderer - displays colored circle for group membership
+function GroupStatusCellRenderer() {}
+GroupStatusCellRenderer.prototype.init = function(params) {
   this.eGui = document.createElement('div');
-  this.eGui.className = 'runnable-status-cell';
-  
-  const runnable = params.data?.metadata?.runnable;
+  this.eGui.className = 'group-status-cell';
+
+  const group = params.data?.metadata?.group;
   const statusIcon = document.createElement('div');
-  statusIcon.className = 'runnable-status-icon';
-  
-  if (runnable === true) {
-    statusIcon.classList.add('runnable-green');
-  } else if (runnable === false) {
-    statusIcon.classList.add('runnable-red');
+  statusIcon.className = 'group-status-icon';
+
+  if (group) {
+    statusIcon.classList.add('group-blue');
   } else {
-    statusIcon.classList.add('runnable-grey');
+    statusIcon.classList.add('group-grey');
   }
-  
+
   this.eGui.appendChild(statusIcon);
 };
-RunnableStatusCellRenderer.prototype.getGui = function() {
+GroupStatusCellRenderer.prototype.getGui = function() {
   return this.eGui;
 };
 
-// Helper function to create runnable status column definition
-function createRunnableStatusColumn() {
+// Helper function to create group status column definition
+function createGroupStatusColumn() {
   return {
     headerName: '',
-    field: 'runnable_status',
-    colId: 'runnable_status',
+    field: 'group_status',
+    colId: 'group_status',
     lockPosition: true,
     suppressMovable: true,
     width: 60,
-    cellRenderer: 'runnableStatusCellRenderer',
+    cellRenderer: 'groupStatusCellRenderer',
     sortable: true,
     filter: false,
     headerClass: 'centered-header',
     valueGetter: params => {
-      const runnable = params.data?.metadata?.runnable;
-      return runnable === true ? 2 : runnable === false ? 1 : 0; // For sorting: green > red > grey
+      const group = params.data?.metadata?.group;
+      return group ? 1 : 0;
     },
     tooltipValueGetter: params => {
-      const runnable = params.data?.metadata?.runnable;
-      if (runnable === true) {
-        return 'Model code is functional and runnable';
-      } else if (runnable === false) {
-        return 'Model code has known issues or is non-functional';
-      } else {
-        return 'Model code status unknown';
+      const group = params.data?.metadata?.group;
+      if (group) {
+        return 'Curated model (part of a benchmark group)';
       }
+      return 'Community-submitted model';
     }
   };
 }
@@ -333,8 +349,8 @@ function initializeGrid(rowData, columnDefs, benchmarkGroups) {
     }
   });
 
-  // Add the runnable status column
-  const runnableStatusColumn = createRunnableStatusColumn();
+  // Add the group status column
+  const groupStatusColumn = createGroupStatusColumn();
 
   // Add the filtered score column
   const filteredScoreColumn = {
@@ -390,12 +406,12 @@ function initializeGrid(rowData, columnDefs, benchmarkGroups) {
     
     // Insert pinned columns at the beginning in correct order: Rank, Model, Status, Filtered Score
     columnDefs.unshift(filteredScoreColumn);
-    columnDefs.unshift(runnableStatusColumn);
+    columnDefs.unshift(groupStatusColumn);
     columnDefs.unshift(modelColumn);
     columnDefs.unshift(rankColumn);
   } else {
     // Fallback: just append the new columns
-    columnDefs.push(runnableStatusColumn, filteredScoreColumn);
+    columnDefs.push(groupStatusColumn, filteredScoreColumn);
   }
 
   const gridOptions = {
@@ -409,8 +425,8 @@ function initializeGrid(rowData, columnDefs, benchmarkGroups) {
       modelCellRenderer: ModelCellRenderer,
       scoreCellRenderer: ScoreCellRenderer,
 
-      // Runnable status functionality
-      runnableStatusCellRenderer: RunnableStatusCellRenderer,
+      // Group status functionality
+      groupStatusCellRenderer: GroupStatusCellRenderer,
       
       // Public toggle functionality
       publicToggleCellRenderer: window.LeaderboardRenderers?.PublicToggleCellRenderer,
@@ -454,7 +470,7 @@ function initializeGrid(rowData, columnDefs, benchmarkGroups) {
       // Ensure filtered score column starts hidden and global score is sorted descending
       params.api.applyColumnState({
         state: [
-          { colId: 'runnable_status', hide: false },
+          { colId: 'group_status', hide: false },
           { colId: 'filtered_score', hide: true },
           { colId: `average_${(window.DJANGO_DATA && window.DJANGO_DATA.domain) || 'vision'}_v0`, hide: false, sort: 'desc' }
         ]
@@ -537,8 +553,8 @@ function setInitialColumnState() {
   allColumns.forEach(column => {
     const colId = column.getColId();
     
-    // Always show these columns (including runnable status)
-    if (['model', 'rank', 'runnable_status', 'filtered_score'].includes(colId)) {
+    // Always show these columns (including group status)
+    if (['model', 'rank', 'group_status', 'filtered_score'].includes(colId)) {
       initialColumnState.push({ colId: colId, hide: false });
       return;
     }
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/core/constants.js b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/core/constants.js
index 0deb34396..001add75d 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/core/constants.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/core/constants.js
@@ -25,9 +25,27 @@ const RUNNABLE_TOOLTIPS = {
   UNKNOWN: 'Model code status unknown'
 };
 
+// Group membership status (for the circle column)
+const GROUP_STATUS = {
+  MEMBER: 'group-blue',
+  NON_MEMBER: 'group-grey'
+};
+
+// Sort values for group membership
+const GROUP_SORT_VALUES = {
+  MEMBER: 1,
+  NON_MEMBER: 0
+};
+
+// Tooltip messages for group membership
+const GROUP_TOOLTIPS = {
+  MEMBER: 'Curated model (part of a benchmark group)',
+  NON_MEMBER: 'Community-submitted model'
+};
+
 // Column width constants
 const COLUMN_WIDTHS = {
-  RUNNABLE_STATUS: 80,
+  GROUP_STATUS: 80,
   MODEL_COLUMN: 200,
   SCORE_COLUMN: 100
 };
@@ -66,6 +84,9 @@ window.LeaderboardConstants = {
   RUNNABLE_STATUS,
   RUNNABLE_SORT_VALUES,
   RUNNABLE_TOOLTIPS,
+  GROUP_STATUS,
+  GROUP_SORT_VALUES,
+  GROUP_TOOLTIPS,
   COLUMN_WIDTHS,
   NAVIGATION_CLICK_AREA,
   SORT_CLICK_AREA,
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/core/grid-initialization.js b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/core/grid-initialization.js
index 05485700f..006ddc525 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/core/grid-initialization.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/core/grid-initialization.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ function setInitialColumnState() {
   allColumns.forEach(column => {
     const colId = column.getColId();
     
-    // Always show model, rank, runnable_status
-    if (['model', 'rank', 'runnable_status'].includes(colId)) {
+    // Always show model, rank, group_status
+    if (['model', 'rank', 'group_status'].includes(colId)) {
       initialColumnState.push({ colId: colId, hide: false });
       return;
     }
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ function initializeGrid(rowData, columnDefs, benchmarkGroups) {
     }
   });
 
-  // Add the runnable status column
-  const runnableStatusColumn = window.LeaderboardRenderers?.createRunnableStatusColumn ? 
-    window.LeaderboardRenderers.createRunnableStatusColumn() : 
-    { headerName: 'Status', field: 'status', width: 80 };
+  // Add the group status column
+  const groupStatusColumn = window.LeaderboardRenderers?.createGroupStatusColumn ?
+    window.LeaderboardRenderers.createGroupStatusColumn() :
+    { headerName: 'Group', field: 'group_status', width: 80 };
 
   // Add the filtered score column
   const filteredScoreColumn = {
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ function initializeGrid(rowData, columnDefs, benchmarkGroups) {
     
     // Insert pinned columns at the beginning in correct order: Rank, Model, Status, Filtered Score
     columnDefs.unshift(filteredScoreColumn);
-    columnDefs.unshift(runnableStatusColumn);
+    columnDefs.unshift(groupStatusColumn);
     columnDefs.unshift(modelColumn);
     columnDefs.unshift(rankColumn);
   } else {
     // Fallback: just append the new columns
-    columnDefs.push(runnableStatusColumn, filteredScoreColumn);
+    columnDefs.push(groupStatusColumn, filteredScoreColumn);
   }
 
   const gridOptions = {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function initializeGrid(rowData, columnDefs, benchmarkGroups) {
     components: {
       modelCellRenderer: window.LeaderboardRenderers?.ModelCellRenderer,
       scoreCellRenderer: window.LeaderboardRenderers?.ScoreCellRenderer,
-      runnableStatusCellRenderer: window.LeaderboardRenderers?.RunnableStatusCellRenderer,
+      groupStatusCellRenderer: window.LeaderboardRenderers?.GroupStatusCellRenderer,
       publicToggleCellRenderer: window.LeaderboardRenderers?.PublicToggleCellRenderer,
       expandableHeaderComponent: window.LeaderboardHeaderComponents?.ExpandableHeaderComponent,
       leafComponent: window.LeaderboardHeaderComponents?.LeafHeaderComponent,
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function initializeGrid(rowData, columnDefs, benchmarkGroups) {
       // Set column visibility
       params.api.applyColumnState({
         state: [
-          { colId: 'runnable_status', hide: false },
+          { colId: 'group_status', hide: false },
           { colId: 'filtered_score', hide: true },
           { colId: 'average_vision_v0', hide: false, sort: 'desc' }
         ]
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js
index 602ea8845..399a84413 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/export/csv-export.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ document.getElementById('exportCsvButton')?.addEventListener('click', async func
     queue.push(...children);
   }
 
-  const columnKeys = [...fixedColumns, ...benchmarkColumns].filter(id => id !== 'runnable_status');
+  const columnKeys = [...fixedColumns, ...benchmarkColumns].filter(id => id !== 'group_status');
 
   // Build leaderboard CSV manually
   const rows = [];
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/renderers/cell-renderers.js b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/renderers/cell-renderers.js
index 6550ffc46..aaa42edf4 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/renderers/cell-renderers.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/renderers/cell-renderers.js
@@ -1,15 +1,36 @@
 // Cell renderers for leaderboard grid
 
-// ModelCellRenderer - displays model name with link and submitter info
+// ModelCellRenderer - displays model name with link, inline runnable icon, and submitter info
 function ModelCellRenderer() {}
 ModelCellRenderer.prototype.init = function(params) {
   this.eGui = document.createElement('div');
   this.eGui.className = 'model-cell';
+
+  const nameRow = document.createElement('div');
+  nameRow.className = 'model-name-row';
+
   const a = document.createElement('a');
   const domain = (window.DJANGO_DATA && window.DJANGO_DATA.domain) || 'vision';
   a.href = `/model/${domain}/${params.value.id}`;
   a.textContent = params.value.name;
-  this.eGui.appendChild(a);
+  nameRow.appendChild(a);
+
+  const runnable = params.data?.metadata?.runnable;
+  const runnableIcon = document.createElement('span');
+  runnableIcon.className = 'runnable-inline-icon';
+  if (runnable === true) {
+    runnableIcon.classList.add('runnable-inline-green');
+    runnableIcon.title = window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_TOOLTIPS.FUNCTIONAL;
+  } else if (runnable === false) {
+    runnableIcon.classList.add('runnable-inline-red');
+    runnableIcon.title = window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_TOOLTIPS.ISSUES;
+  } else {
+    runnableIcon.classList.add('runnable-inline-grey');
+    runnableIcon.title = window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_TOOLTIPS.UNKNOWN;
+  }
+  nameRow.appendChild(runnableIcon);
+
+  this.eGui.appendChild(nameRow);
 
   if (params.value.submitter) {
     const contributor = document.createElement('div');
@@ -22,27 +43,25 @@ ModelCellRenderer.prototype.getGui = function() {
   return this.eGui;
 };
 
-// RunnableStatusCellRenderer - displays colored status circles
-function RunnableStatusCellRenderer() {}
-RunnableStatusCellRenderer.prototype.init = function(params) {
+// GroupStatusCellRenderer - displays colored circle for group membership
+function GroupStatusCellRenderer() {}
+GroupStatusCellRenderer.prototype.init = function(params) {
   this.eGui = document.createElement('div');
-  this.eGui.className = 'runnable-status-cell';
-  
-  const runnable = params.data?.metadata?.runnable;
+  this.eGui.className = 'group-status-cell';
+
+  const group = params.data?.metadata?.group;
   const statusIcon = document.createElement('div');
-  statusIcon.className = 'runnable-status-icon';
-  
-  if (runnable === true) {
-    statusIcon.classList.add(window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_STATUS.FUNCTIONAL);
-  } else if (runnable === false) {
-    statusIcon.classList.add(window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_STATUS.ISSUES);
+  statusIcon.className = 'group-status-icon';
+
+  if (group) {
+    statusIcon.classList.add(window.LeaderboardConstants.GROUP_STATUS.MEMBER);
   } else {
-    statusIcon.classList.add(window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_STATUS.UNKNOWN);
+    statusIcon.classList.add(window.LeaderboardConstants.GROUP_STATUS.NON_MEMBER);
   }
-  
+
   this.eGui.appendChild(statusIcon);
 };
-RunnableStatusCellRenderer.prototype.getGui = function() {
+GroupStatusCellRenderer.prototype.getGui = function() {
   return this.eGui;
 };
 
@@ -110,36 +129,31 @@ ScoreCellRenderer.prototype.getGui = function() {
   return this.eGui;
 };
 
-// Helper function to create runnable status column definition
-function createRunnableStatusColumn() {
+// Helper function to create group status column definition
+function createGroupStatusColumn() {
   return {
     headerName: '',
-    field: 'runnable_status',
-    colId: 'runnable_status',
+    field: 'group_status',
+    colId: 'group_status',
     lockPosition: true,
     suppressMovable: true,
-    width: window.LeaderboardConstants.COLUMN_WIDTHS.RUNNABLE_STATUS,
-    cellRenderer: 'runnableStatusCellRenderer',
+    width: window.LeaderboardConstants.COLUMN_WIDTHS.GROUP_STATUS,
+    cellRenderer: 'groupStatusCellRenderer',
     sortable: true,
     filter: false,
     headerClass: 'centered-header',
     valueGetter: params => {
-      const runnable = params.data?.metadata?.runnable;
-      return runnable === true ? 
-        window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_SORT_VALUES.FUNCTIONAL : 
-        runnable === false ? 
-          window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_SORT_VALUES.ISSUES : 
-          window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_SORT_VALUES.UNKNOWN;
+      const group = params.data?.metadata?.group;
+      return group ?
+        window.LeaderboardConstants.GROUP_SORT_VALUES.MEMBER :
+        window.LeaderboardConstants.GROUP_SORT_VALUES.NON_MEMBER;
     },
     tooltipValueGetter: params => {
-      const runnable = params.data?.metadata?.runnable;
-      if (runnable === true) {
-        return window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_TOOLTIPS.FUNCTIONAL;
-      } else if (runnable === false) {
-        return window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_TOOLTIPS.ISSUES;
-      } else {
-        return window.LeaderboardConstants.RUNNABLE_TOOLTIPS.UNKNOWN;
+      const group = params.data?.metadata?.group;
+      if (group) {
+        return window.LeaderboardConstants.GROUP_TOOLTIPS.MEMBER;
       }
+      return window.LeaderboardConstants.GROUP_TOOLTIPS.NON_MEMBER;
     }
   };
 }
@@ -275,9 +289,9 @@ function modelComparator(a, b) {
 // Export functions for use by other modules
 window.LeaderboardRenderers = {
   ModelCellRenderer,
-  RunnableStatusCellRenderer,
+  GroupStatusCellRenderer,
   ScoreCellRenderer,
   PublicToggleCellRenderer,
-  createRunnableStatusColumn,
+  createGroupStatusColumn,
   modelComparator
 };
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/renderers/header-components.js b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/renderers/header-components.js
index 2c5bbcbd3..4a3c9eda0 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/renderers/header-components.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/renderers/header-components.js
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ function updateColumnVisibility() {
   allColumns.forEach(column => {
     const colId = column.getColId();
 
-    // Skip non-benchmark columns (including runnable status)
-    if (['model', 'rank', 'runnable_status', 'filtered_score'].includes(colId)) {
+    // Skip non-benchmark columns (including group status)
+    if (['model', 'rank', 'group_status', 'filtered_score'].includes(colId)) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/utilities/color-utils.js b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/utilities/color-utils.js
index 0e9c48dff..bd25edd7e 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/utilities/color-utils.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/leaderboard/utilities/color-utils.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ function computeBenchmarkMinMax(rowData, columnDefs) {
 
   // Get all benchmark column IDs (exclude rank, model, etc.)
   const benchmarkIds = columnDefs
-    .filter(col => col.field !== 'rank' && col.field !== 'model' && col.field !== 'runnable_status' && col.field !== 'filtered_score' && col.field !== 'public_toggle')
+    .filter(col => col.field !== 'rank' && col.field !== 'model' && col.field !== 'group_status' && col.field !== 'filtered_score' && col.field !== 'public_toggle')
     .map(col => col.field);
 
   benchmarkIds.forEach(benchmarkId => {
diff --git a/static/benchmarks/js/tour-configs/basic-tour-steps.js b/static/benchmarks/js/tour-configs/basic-tour-steps.js
index bd2774485..d4716d98f 100644
--- a/static/benchmarks/js/tour-configs/basic-tour-steps.js
+++ b/static/benchmarks/js/tour-configs/basic-tour-steps.js
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ window.tourConfigs.defaultTour = {
       }
     },
     {
-      element: '.ag-cell[col-id="runnable_status"]',
+      element: '.ag-cell[col-id="group_status"]',
       popover: {
-        title: 'Model Status',
-        description: 'Models become deprecated over time. Green status indicates the model has been recently tested and is runnable. Red status indicates the model has confirmed to be not longer runnable. Grey status indicates the model has not been tested in a while.',
+        title: 'Model Group',
+        description: 'Blue indicates a curated model that is part of a benchmark group (e.g., reference, top-10). Grey indicates a community-submitted model. The small circle next to the model name shows runnable status: green = runnable, red = issues, grey = unknown.',
         position: 'right'
       }
     },