The isobaric vapor-liquid equilibrium data for the binary system methyl caprylate (1) + methyl caprate (2) at 2, 6 and 10 kPa were measured with a modified Othmer still. All the experimental data were verified to be thermodynamically consistent according to the Van Ness test method. Two activity coefficient models (Wilson and NRTL) were applied to regress the experimental values. Furthermore, the group contribution method (UNIFAC) and the COSMO-SAC model were also employed to predict vapor-liquid equilibrium data. The four models reproduced the experimental values very well, while the NRTL model provided a slightly better result than the other three models, with the root mean square deviations of temperature and vapor-phase mole fraction less than 0.36 K and 0.0042, respectively. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd.