Benchmark Almanac

IPhO 2025

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Models solve the theory problems of the 2025 International Physics Olympiad. Answers are graded against the official marking scheme.

Labs grade it themselves, so scores across labs may use different graders. Seed reports it for Seed2.1 Pro and Deep Think.

Released
July 2025
Kind
Science olympiads
Level
Competition
Scored
Graded by people
Answers
Written proof
Tasks
All public
Last in a launch post
February 2026, dropped before it saturated
Last model added
June 2026
1
Model scored in lab cards
1
Launch post lists it, from 1 lab
1
System card reports it, from 1 lab

Seed2.1 Pro leads with 79.3%

Best score per model as labs report them in their own cards. Labs pick their own settings, so these compare less cleanly than independent runs.

  1. 1 Seed2.1 Pro 79.3%

Source: Labs’ model cards

#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 Seed2.1 Pro 79.3% Jun 2026 Lab model card

Scores over time

All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.

Reported by the lab in its model card
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2026 Near the ceiling (85%) Seed2.1 Pro 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2026 Near the ceiling (85%) Seed2.1 Pro

Source: Labs’ model cards

Labs headline it less often now, last in February 2026

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.

Google DeepMind
DateLaunch postScoreAs the post writes it
Feb 12, 2026 Gemini 3 Deep Think 2025 International Physics Olympiad written sections, gold medal-level

One system card reports it

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.

DateDocumentScoreAs the document writes itSection
Jun 23, 2026 Seed2.1 Pro model card 79.3 IPho 2025, Seed2.1 Pro column (Table 7). Deep Think 89.0 Capabilities

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