Putnam-like dataset summary: LLMs as mathematical competition contestants

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Main Authors: Bieganowski, Bartosz, Strzelecki, Daniel, Skiba, Robert, Topolewski, Mateusz
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author Bieganowski, Bartosz
Strzelecki, Daniel
Skiba, Robert
Topolewski, Mateusz
author_facet Bieganowski, Bartosz
Strzelecki, Daniel
Skiba, Robert
Topolewski, Mateusz
contents In this paper we summarize the results of the Putnam-like benchmark published by Google DeepMind. This dataset consists of 96 original problems in the spirit of the Putnam Competition and 576 solutions generated by LLMs. We analyze the performance of models on this set of problems to verify their ability to solve problems from mathematical contests. We find that top models, particularly Gemini 2.5 Pro, achieve high scores, demonstrating strong mathematical reasoning capabilities, although their performance was lower on problems from the 2024 Putnam competition. The analysis highlights distinct behavioral patterns among models, including bimodal scoring distributions and challenges in providing fully rigorous justifications.
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spellingShingle Putnam-like dataset summary: LLMs as mathematical competition contestants
Bieganowski, Bartosz
Strzelecki, Daniel
Skiba, Robert
Topolewski, Mateusz
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
In this paper we summarize the results of the Putnam-like benchmark published by Google DeepMind. This dataset consists of 96 original problems in the spirit of the Putnam Competition and 576 solutions generated by LLMs. We analyze the performance of models on this set of problems to verify their ability to solve problems from mathematical contests. We find that top models, particularly Gemini 2.5 Pro, achieve high scores, demonstrating strong mathematical reasoning capabilities, although their performance was lower on problems from the 2024 Putnam competition. The analysis highlights distinct behavioral patterns among models, including bimodal scoring distributions and challenges in providing fully rigorous justifications.
title Putnam-like dataset summary: LLMs as mathematical competition contestants
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24827