GRE Analytical Writing
Models write GRE issue and argument essays graded by trained contractors. Scored on the 0 to 6 scale.
OpenAI ran this as a simulated exam in the GPT-4 Technical Report.
- Level
- University Undergraduates and entry-level professionals
- Scored
- Graded by people Human experts grade or compare the outputs.
- Answers
- Open-ended Free-form text, documents, designs or media judged as a whole.
2 models share the top score of 5.00 among models released by Feb 2024
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.
The newest model with a score here came out in Feb 2024, and nobody has reported a newer one. Among the 20 highest-ranked models on the capability index, these have no score yet:
- GPT-6 Astra
- Claude Opus 5.5
- GPT-6.1 Terra
- GPT-6.1 Sol
- and 16 more
- 1 Claude 2 5.00
- 2 Claude 3 Opus 5.00
- 3 GPT-4 Mar 2023 4.00
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude 2 | 5.00 | Jul 2023 | Model card | |
| 2 | Claude 3 Opus | 5.00 | Mar 2024 | Model card | |
| 3 | GPT-4 Mar 2023 | 4.00 | Mar 2023 | Model card |
2 models have held number one since 2023
Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release.
Scores over time
All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.
Labs report it only in system cards
We read the headline results of 479 launch posts from 51 labs, and none of them list this benchmark. Some system cards do, below.
3 system cards report it, from 2 labs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2024 | Claude 3 Opus model card | 5 | GRE (Writing), 2-shot CoT, 5.0 / 6 (Table 2) | Capabilities |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Claude 2 model card | 5 | GRE Analytical writing (2-shot), 5.0 (~91st percentile) (4.3.1) | Capabilities |
| 14 Mar 2023 | GPT-4 technical report | 4 | Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Writing, 4 / 6 (~54th percentile) (Table 1, GPT-4 with vision) | Capabilities |
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