Evaluating vision-capable chatbots in interpreting kinematics graphs: a comparative study of free and subscription-based models

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author Polverini, Giulia
Gregorcic, Bor
author_facet Polverini, Giulia
Gregorcic, Bor
contents This study investigates the performance of eight large multimodal model (LMM)-based chatbots on the Test of Understanding Graphs in Kinematics (TUG-K), a research-based concept inventory. Graphs are a widely used representation in STEM and medical fields, making them a relevant topic for exploring LMM-based chatbots' visual interpretation abilities. We evaluated both freely available chatbots (Gemini 1.0 Pro, Claude 3 Sonnet, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT-4o) and subscription-based ones (Gemini 1.0 Ultra, Gemini 1.5 Pro API, Claude 3 Opus, and ChatGPT-4). We found that OpenAI's chatbots outperform all the others, with ChatGPT-4o showing the overall best performance. Contrary to expectations, we found no notable differences in the overall performance between freely available and subscription-based versions of Gemini and Claude 3 chatbots, with the exception of Gemini 1.5 Pro, available via API. In addition, we found that tasks relying more heavily on linguistic input were generally easier for chatbots than those requiring visual interpretation. The study provides a basis for considerations of LMM-based chatbot applications in STEM and medical education, and suggests directions for future research.
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spellingShingle Evaluating vision-capable chatbots in interpreting kinematics graphs: a comparative study of free and subscription-based models
Polverini, Giulia
Gregorcic, Bor
Physics Education
This study investigates the performance of eight large multimodal model (LMM)-based chatbots on the Test of Understanding Graphs in Kinematics (TUG-K), a research-based concept inventory. Graphs are a widely used representation in STEM and medical fields, making them a relevant topic for exploring LMM-based chatbots' visual interpretation abilities. We evaluated both freely available chatbots (Gemini 1.0 Pro, Claude 3 Sonnet, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT-4o) and subscription-based ones (Gemini 1.0 Ultra, Gemini 1.5 Pro API, Claude 3 Opus, and ChatGPT-4). We found that OpenAI's chatbots outperform all the others, with ChatGPT-4o showing the overall best performance. Contrary to expectations, we found no notable differences in the overall performance between freely available and subscription-based versions of Gemini and Claude 3 chatbots, with the exception of Gemini 1.5 Pro, available via API. In addition, we found that tasks relying more heavily on linguistic input were generally easier for chatbots than those requiring visual interpretation. The study provides a basis for considerations of LMM-based chatbot applications in STEM and medical education, and suggests directions for future research.
title Evaluating vision-capable chatbots in interpreting kinematics graphs: a comparative study of free and subscription-based models
topic Physics Education
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14685