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gpqa

gpqa is an open-source ai agents project by idavidrein (idavidrein/gpqa on GitHub). It has 540 GitHub stars and 58 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 30 September 2024.

A graduate-level benchmark even Google can't crack.

★ 540 stars⑂ 58 forksMITupdated 2024-09
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// project facts

Project facts

Repository
idavidrein/gpqa
GitHub stars
540
Forks
58
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
30 September 2024
Category
AI Agents
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Full install guide
// how it works

How it works

  1. Start with a use case

    Pick one concrete task so you can judge whether the project fits.

  2. Fetch the source

    Clone the repo and check the prerequisites listed in the README.

  3. Set up the environment

    Install what it needs and configure credentials or model access.

  4. Try the sample workflow

    Run a minimal example end to end before wiring it into your stack.

// features

Why people love it

Graduate-level difficulty

Questions written by domain experts.

Google-proof

Resistant to simple search-based solving.

Reasoning-focused

Tests deep understanding, not trivia.

Influential

Widely cited in frontier-model evals.

Notebook format

Explore via Jupyter.

MIT licensed

Permissive licensing.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/idavidrein/gpqa.git
    cd gpqa
  2. Step 2 — Install

    Set up a Python environment with the notebook dependencies.

    pip install -r requirements.txt
  3. Step 3 — Explore the data

    Open the notebooks and inspect the questions.

    jupyter notebook
// use cases

What you can build

  • Evaluate a model on hard science questions.
  • Stress-test reasoning beyond memorization.
  • Compare frontier models on difficulty.
  • Study benchmark design for evals.
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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains GPQA?

It is maintained by idavidrein at idavidrein/gpqa, with 58 forks. The last push was September 2024.

Is GPQA free to use?

Yes. It is released under the MIT license, which permits commercial use, modification, and redistribution. Read the LICENSE file for the exact terms.

Do I need a paid API to use it?

The dataset is free; you need model access to evaluate against it.

How does it compare to MMLU?

GPQA is deliberately harder and more reasoning-focused; MMLU is broader.

How do I get started?

Read the paper, clone the repo, and explore the notebooks.

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