Virology Capabilities Test (text-only)
Models answer the text-only questions of the SecureBio Virology Capabilities Test. Scored as accuracy.
Third-party SecureBio evaluation reported in OpenAI system cards.
- Made by
- SecureBio
- Kind
- Lab protocols
- Level
- Expert
- Scored
- Checked automatically
- Answers
- Multiple choice
- Strongest model tested
- GPT-5 #70 on the capability index
- Last in a system card
- August 2025
- Last model added
- August 2025
GPT-5 leads with 46%
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 GPT-5 46%
Source: Labs’ model cards
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5 | 46% | Aug 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | GPT-5 system card | 46 | SecureBio Virology Capabilities Test (text-only), mean of n=10 (Table 15) | Bio and chem risk |
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