Latest LLM chatbot benchmarks from December 2025 paint an interesting picture—hallucination rates are still all over the place, ranging from 15% to 52% across the market. Wild, right? The industry's aspirational target sits at just 1–2%, so we're talking about a massive gap between where these models actually perform and where they need to be. That's the reality check the hype cycle doesn't always highlight.
Latest LLM chatbot benchmarks from December 2025 paint an interesting picture—hallucination rates are still all over the place, ranging from 15% to 52% across the market. Wild, right? The industry's aspirational target sits at just 1–2%, so we're talking about a massive gap between where these models actually perform and where they need to be. That's the reality check the hype cycle doesn't always highlight.