Benchmark profile
FrontierScience
A benchmark for research-level scientific reasoning, designed to separate frontier models on difficult science tasks that mix domain knowledge with deep reasoning.
Data verifiedBenchmark score on FrontierScience — July 23, 2026
BenchLM mirrors the published score view for FrontierScience. GPT-5.4 Pro leads the public snapshot at 36.7%. BenchLM does not use these results to rank models overall.
Benchmark score table (1 model)
ScoreAbout FrontierScience
Year
2026
Tasks
Research-level science tasks
Format
Scientific reasoning benchmark
Difficulty
Research frontier
FrontierScience matters because GPQA-style knowledge alone is not enough for scientific copilots. It better reflects the kind of reasoning needed for research assistance and frontier technical work.
BenchLM freshness & provenance
Version
FrontierScience 2026
Refresh cadence
Quarterly
Staleness state
Current
Question availability
Public benchmark set
BenchLM uses freshness metadata to decide whether a benchmark should still be treated as a strong differentiator, a benchmark to watch, or a display-only reference. For the full scoring policy, see the BenchLM methodology page.
FAQ
What does FrontierScience measure?
A benchmark for research-level scientific reasoning, designed to separate frontier models on difficult science tasks that mix domain knowledge with deep reasoning.
Which model scores highest on FrontierScience?
GPT-5.4 Pro by OpenAI currently leads with a score of 36.7% on FrontierScience.
How many models are evaluated on FrontierScience?
1 AI models have been evaluated on FrontierScience on BenchLM.
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