What it measures

A compact selection of competition mathematics problems supports repeatable reasoning checks.

How to read the result

Pair final-answer scoring with a proof-sensitive evaluation if mathematical validity matters to the application.

Limits and comparison traps

Saturation and public-solution exposure limit how much a small gain says about research-level mathematics.

Published evaluation

The linked publication documents the task and scoring procedure. Model results retain the source’s evaluation setting, native score units and available uncertainty.

Where this fits in an evaluation suite

Final-answer accuracy, proof credit, and expert-reviewed research progress are distinct signals. A proof-aware evaluation should retain partial work and audit strong claims.

Start with a capability hypothesis, then choose a second test with a different failure mode. Keep the checkpoint, reasoning effort, agent tools, sampling policy, and scoring procedure fixed when measuring a training intervention. Record failures and missing outputs in the denominator.

A reproducible comparison

Use the exact implementation, version, task subset, tool access, attempt budget, and judge described by the source.

Publish the exact run configuration, item coverage, score units, and available uncertainty. If a source supplies only an aggregate or a single run, preserve that limit. A new model name or a rounded score alone does not establish a capability improvement.

PRIMARY EVIDENCE & FURTHER READING

  1. MATH 500 — evaluation methodology and results ↗

    Vals AI · 2026

  2. MATH-500 Benchmark | Artificial Analysis ↗

    Artificial Analysis

Reviewed 2026-10-26. Explanation and interpretation by RLTasks. Benchmark ownership remains with its original authors.