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PHYSICS is a comprehensive benchmark for university-level physics problem solving, containing 1,297 expert-annotated problems covering six core areas: classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, electromagnetism, atomic physics, and optics. Each problem requires advanced physics knowledge and mathematical reasoning. Even advanced models like o3-mini achieve only 59.9% accuracy.
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Higher score ranks better on this benchmark.
Rank | Model | Score | Percentile | Participants | Evidence | Evaluated |
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| Rank01 | ModelGO | Score63.9% | Percentile100.0% | Participants2 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
| Rank02 | ModelGO | Score57.4% | Percentile0.0% | Participants2 | EvidenceC | Evaluated |
The leading models and scores on this benchmark.
A closer view of the leading scores on this benchmark.
The first five results on this benchmark, with official price and output speed added where the model identity can be matched.
Ranking basisThis physicsfinals AI model leaderboard uses descending score in the benchmark's original unit. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.
Selection summary
Gemini 1.5 Pro currently leads PhysicsFinals with 63.9%. It is the top model on this specific benchmark, while the best LLM for the broader task should also be checked against other benchmarks, price and runtime.
Use this leaderboard with the supporting benchmark results and coverage details above. A leaderboard position summarizes the selected ranking signal; it does not replace workload-specific testing.
What PhysicsFinals measures and how its scores work.
PHYSICS is a comprehensive benchmark for university-level physics problem solving, containing 1,297 expert-annotated problems covering six core areas: classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, electromagnetism, atomic physics, and optics. Each problem requires advanced physics knowledge and mathematical reasoning. Even advanced models like o3-mini achieve only 59.9% accuracy.
Scores are shown in ratio. This benchmark is not independently verified and has an evidence level of B.
Benchmark scores retain their original unit. Overall score eligibility is shown separately.
Common questions about PhysicsFinals.
Gemini 1.5 Pro is currently ranked first with 63.9%.
PHYSICS is a comprehensive benchmark for university-level physics problem solving, containing 1,297 expert-annotated problems covering six core areas: classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, electromagnetism, atomic physics, and optics. Each problem requires advanced physics knowledge and mathematical reasoning. Even advanced models like o3-mini achieve only 59.9% accuracy.
Yes. Higher values rank better for this benchmark.
2 model results are currently shown.
No. This benchmark is shown for reference but does not contribute to the overall score.