USMLE Step 1 (sample questions)
Models answer the official USMLE Step 1 multiple choice sample questions. Scored by accuracy.
Uses the official USMLE practice questions, not the MedQA question bank.
- Made by
- USMLE (FSMB and NBME)
- Kind
- Medicine
- Level
- Expert
- Scored
- Checked automatically
- Answers
- Multiple choice
- Tasks
- All public
- Strongest model tested
- Claude 2 #191 on the capability index
- Last in a system card
- July 2023
- Last model added
- July 2023
Claude 2 leads with 68.9%
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 Claude 2 68.9%
Source: Labs’ model cards
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude 2 | 68.9% | Jul 2023 | 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.
Source: Labs’ model cards
Labs report it only in system cards
We read the headline results of 522 launch posts from 52 labs, and none of them list this benchmark. Some system cards do, below.
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.
| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2023 | Claude 2 model card | 68.9 | USMLE Step 1 (5-shot, no CoT), images removed (4.3.3) | Capabilities |
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