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From Benchmarks to Gold: How LLMs Cracked IMO 2025 and What Comes Next for Math AI

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In July 2025, AI models from Google DeepMind and OpenAI achieved a historic milestone: for the first time, large language models (LLMs) reached gold medal status at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), solving 5 out of 6 problems and surpassing the 35-point threshold. Unlike previous systems, these models produced rigorous proofs in natural language, under the same 4.5-hour time limit as human contestants. The article explores how this breakthrough was made possible through a combination of test-time compute, parallel ideation, self-verification, and consensus voting.

It also compares DeepMind’s officially certified model (Gamma Deep Think) with OpenAI’s approach, which relied on human IMO medalists for validation. Beyond the competition itself, the article dives into what this means for the future of mathematical AI—from solving open problems to reshaping education and research. It also touches on the ethical and computational challenges of training models at this level of complexity.

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