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Cheap LLMs match frontier models in grading math proofs

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A new arXiv paper explores the cost-effectiveness of using smaller, open-weight language models for grading mathematical proofs. The study found that models like GPT-OSS 120B, DeepSeek-V4 Flash, and Gemma-4 31B can achieve grading accuracy comparable to more expensive frontier models such as Claude Opus 4.7 and Gemini 3.1 Pro. The researchers suggest that requiring unanimous agreement among three budget models offers the highest accuracy and precision, though this specific rule requires independent replication. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates that cost-effective open-weight models can serve as viable alternatives for complex evaluation tasks, potentially lowering research costs.

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Benjamin Grayzel ·

    Cost-Effective Automated Judging of Natural-Language Mathematical Proofs

    arXiv:2608.00004v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Grading natural-language mathematical proofs is a recurring cost in evaluating math-reasoning systems, and frontier LLM judges are expensive. We ask whether cheap open-weight models can serve as reliable judges given a candidate pro…

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