SciCode

SciCode is a research coding benchmark curated by scientists that challenges language models to code solutions for scientific problems. It contains 338 subproblems decomposed from 80 challenging main problems across 16 natural science sub-fields including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science. Problems require knowledge recall, reasoning, and code synthesis skills.

Gemini 3.1 Pro from Google currently leads the SciCode leaderboard with a score of 0.590 across 11 evaluated AI models.

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GoogleGemini 3.1 Pro leads with 59.0%, followed by Moonshot AIKimi K2.6 at 52.2% and Moonshot AIKimi K2.5 at 48.7%.

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SciCode Leaderboard

11 models
ContextCostLicense
11.0M$2.50 / $15.00
2
Moonshot AI
Moonshot AI
1.0T262K$0.95 / $4.00
3
Moonshot AI
Moonshot AI
1.0T
41.0T
5120B
6
Zhipu AI
Zhipu AI
355B
7230B1.0M$0.30 / $1.20
8
Inception
Inception
128K$0.25 / $0.75
9
Zhipu AI
Zhipu AI
106B
10
MiniMax
MiniMax
230B1.0M$0.30 / $1.20
1132B262K$0.06 / $0.24
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Common questions about SciCode.

What is the SciCode benchmark?

SciCode is a research coding benchmark curated by scientists that challenges language models to code solutions for scientific problems. It contains 338 subproblems decomposed from 80 challenging main problems across 16 natural science sub-fields including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science. Problems require knowledge recall, reasoning, and code synthesis skills.

What is the SciCode leaderboard?

The SciCode leaderboard ranks 11 AI models based on their performance on this benchmark. Currently, Gemini 3.1 Pro by Google leads with a score of 0.590. The average score across all models is 0.429.

What is the highest SciCode score?

The highest SciCode score is 0.590, achieved by Gemini 3.1 Pro from Google.

How many models are evaluated on SciCode?

11 models have been evaluated on the SciCode benchmark, with 0 verified results and 11 self-reported results.

Where can I find the SciCode paper?

The SciCode paper is available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.13168. The paper details the methodology, dataset construction, and evaluation criteria.

What categories does SciCode cover?

SciCode is categorized under math, physics, reasoning, biology, chemistry, and code. The benchmark evaluates text models.

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