Virology Capabilities Test (text-only)
GPT-5 46% Only in system cards
Models answer the text-only questions of the SecureBio Virology Capabilities Test. Scored as accuracy.
Third-party SecureBio evaluation reported in OpenAI system cards.
- Level
- Expert Specialists with years of training, often over hours of work
- Scored
- Checked automatically A program checks the result against an answer key, unit tests or the expected final state.
- Answers
- Multiple choice
1
Model scored in lab cards
1
System card reports it, from 1 lab
GPT-5 leads with 46%
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.
- 1 GPT-5 46%
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5 | 46% | Aug 2025 | Model card |
Scores over time
All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.
Reported by the lab in its model card
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.
One system card reports it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2025 | GPT-5 system card | 46 | SecureBio Virology Capabilities Test (text-only), mean of n=10 (Table 15) | Bio and chem risk |
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