ArXivMath
Final-answer research-level math problems extracted monthly from recent arXiv papers and filtered to be self-contained.
MathArena adds a new problem set each month from that month's arXiv papers. From the August 2026 set, models run in their own harnesses with Python and SageMath, and problems center on resolved conjectures. Scores before and after that change do not compare.
- Made by
- MathArena (ETH Zurich SRI Lab)
- Released
- February 2026
- Kind
- Research mathematics
- Level
- Research frontier
- Scored
- Checked automatically
- Answers
- Short answer
- Tasks
- All public
- Strongest model tested
- Claude Opus 5.5 #4 on the capability index
- Last in a launch post
- August 2026
- Last model added
- October 2026
- Scores refreshed
- November 12th, 2026
In the authors’ words
Large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly capable mathematical collaborators, but static benchmarks are no longer sufficient for evaluating progress: they are often narrow in scope, quickly saturated, and rarely updated. This makes it hard to compare models reliably and track progress over time. Instead, we need evaluation platforms: continuously maintained systems that run, aggregate, and analyze evaluations across many benchmarks to give a comprehensive picture of model performance within a broad domain. In this work, we build on the original MathArena benchmark by substantially broadening its scope from final-answer olympiad problems to a continuously maintained evaluation platform for mathematical reasoning with LLMs. MathArena now covers a much wider range of tasks, including proof-based competitions, research-level arXiv problems, and formal proof generation in Lean. Additionally, we maintain a clear evaluation protocol for all models and regularly design new benchmarks as model capabilities improve to ensure that MathArena remains challenging. Notably, the strongest model, GPT-5.5, now reaches 98% on the 2026 USA Math Olympiad and 74% on research-level questions, showing that frontier models can now comfortably solve extremely challenging mathematical problems. This highlights the importance of continuously maintained evaluation platforms like MathArena to track the rapid progress of LLMs in mathematical reasoning.
GPT-6.1 Sol leads with 92.8%
Best score per entry from the benchmark's own leaderboard, read on November 12th, 2026. Where a model ran with several settings or harnesses, we keep its best. Names in gray aren't in our model list: fine-tunes, agent systems, products and older models. They don't count toward leaders.
GPT-6.1 Sol leads with 92.8%, claims included
Best score per model from every source, including labs’ own numbers and claims Epoch AI collected from reports and papers. Labs pick their own settings, so a claim can beat an independent run of the same model.
- 1 GPT-6.1 Sol max 92.8%
- 2
Gemini 4 Argon high 84.4%
- 3 Claude Opus 5.5 high 82.6%
- 4 Kimi K3.1 Pro max 58.3%
- 5
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 max, dsh 42.5%
- 6 Inkling 2 Small (0.99) 31.9%
- 7
Muse Spark Open xhigh 27%
Source: Official ArXivMath leaderboard
- 1 GPT-6.1 Sol max 92.8%
- 2 Claude Fable 5.1 91.3%
- 3 Claude Opus 5.5 91.2%
- 4 Claude Opus 5 90.8%
- 5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 86.8%
- 6
Gemini 4 Argon high 84.4%
- 7 Claude Fable 5 78.5%
- 8 Claude Opus 4.8 71.8%
- 9
Tencent Hy4 preview 66.6%
- 10 Claude Sonnet 5 65.7%
- 11 Kimi K3.1 Pro max 58.3%
- 12
Tencent Hy3 52.2%
- 13
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 max, dsh 42.5%
- 14
Muse Spark Open xhigh 27%
Sources: Official ArXivMath leaderboard and labs’ model cards
| # | Entry | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-6.1 Sol | 92.8% | max | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 2 | | 84.4% | high | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 3 | Claude Opus 5.5 | 82.6% | high | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 4 | Kimi K3.1 Pro | 58.3% | max | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 5 | | 42.5% | max, dsh | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 6 | Inkling 2 Small (0.99) | 31.9% | Official leaderboard | ||
| 7 | | 27% | xhigh | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-6.1 Sol | 92.8% | max | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5.1 | 91.3% | Sep 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 3 | Claude Opus 5.5 | 91.2% | Sep 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 4 | Claude Opus 5 | 90.8% | Jul 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 5 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 86.8% | Sep 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 6 | | 84.4% | high | Sep 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 7 | Claude Fable 5 | 78.5% | Jun 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 8 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 71.8% | May 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 9 | | 66.6% | Aug 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 10 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 65.7% | Jun 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 11 | Kimi K3.1 Pro | 58.3% | max | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 12 | | 52.2% | Jul 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 13 | | 42.5% | max, dsh | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 14 | | 27% | xhigh | Oct 2026 | Official leaderboard |
Labs report scores for 9 models in their cards. Switch the scores above to rank them together.
2 models have held number one on the official leaderboard since its release in February 2026 5 models have held number one with claims included since its release in February 2026
Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release. We draw one row each for the benchmark’s own leaderboard and what labs claim in their cards.
Sources: Official ArXivMath leaderboard and labs’ model cards
Anthropic’s own number for Claude Opus 5 passed 85% in July 2026
All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.
Sources: Official ArXivMath leaderboard and labs’ model cards
2 labs put it in a launch post in the last six months
Launch posts from every lab that has listed it, one tick per post. Tall colored ticks include it, and short gray ones leave it out.
| Date | Launch post | Score | As the post writes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 66.6 | ArXivMath | |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 52.2 | ArxivMath | |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Claude Fable 5 | 78.5 | ArxivMath |
6 system cards report it, from 1 lab
Besides launch posts, we read the system cards, model cards and technical reports labs publish with a release. They report far more, including safety and frontier-risk tests.
| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 system card | 86.8 | ArXivMath August 2026 release, max effort without tools (95.2% with tools), four attempts per problem (8.9, Figure 8.9.A) | Capabilities |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Claude Opus 5.5 system card | 91.2 | ArXivMath August 2026 release (57 problems), max effort without tools (96.9% with tools), four attempts per problem (8.9, Figures 8.9.A and B) | Capabilities |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Claude Fable 5.1 system card | 91.3 | ArXivMath, 91.33% without tools | Capabilities |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Claude Opus 5 system card | 90.8 | ArXivMath June 2026 release (49 problems), max effort without tools (91.3% with tools), four runs per problem (8.8) | Capabilities |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Claude Sonnet 5 system card | 65.7 | ArXivMath April and May 2026 releases (81 problems), extended thinking, without tools (72.2% with tools), four attempts per problem (8.7, Figure 8.7.A) | Capabilities |
| May 28, 2026 | Claude Opus 4.8 system card | 71.8 | ArXivMath March and April 2026 releases, 71 problems, extended thinking (8.8) | Capabilities |
One lab claim next to the leaderboard
Each score a lab reported for its own model, beside the same model's best score on the leaderboard. Gaps mostly come from different harnesses, effort levels and task subsets. Every benchmark.
| Model | Lab says | Board says | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 91.2% ArXivMath August 2026 release (57 problems), max effort without tools (96.9% with tools), four attempts per problem (8.9, Figures 8.9.A and B) | 82.6% Leaderboard, high | +8.6 pts |
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