--- title: AI models get better at math but still get low marks description: The ORCA Benchmark, consisting of 500 practical math questions, evaluated a new round of leading LLMs including ChatGPT 5.2, Gemini 3 Flash, Grok 4.1, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-models-get-better-at-math-but-still-get-low-marks-bugdv2bcl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI models get better at math but still get low marks | daily.dev og:description: The ORCA Benchmark, consisting of 500 practical math questions, evaluated a new round of leading LLMs including ChatGPT 5.2, Gemini 3 Flash, Grok 4.1, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-models-get-better-at-math-but-still-get-low-marks-bugdv2bcl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bugDV2bCL.png og:image:alt: AI models get better at math but still get low marks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI models get better at math but still get low marks **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The ORCA Benchmark, consisting of 500 practical math questions, evaluated a new round of leading LLMs including ChatGPT 5.2, Gemini 3 Flash, Grok 4.1, and DeepSeek V3.2. Gemini 3 Flash led with 72.8% accuracy, while others scored between 54–60%. All models improved except Grok 4.1, which regressed. A key finding is that calculation errors now account for 39.8% of all mistakes, up from 33.4%, while models have gotten better at making math look correct through formatting. Researchers attribute the persistent failures to LLMs being prediction engines rather than logic engines, essentially pattern-matching rather than truly calculating. Potential mitigations include function calling to offload arithmetic to deterministic systems, and formal proof verification using tools like Lean. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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