HotpotQA A
AI benchmark · Knowledge
What is HotpotQA?
HotpotQA: Evaluates broad language-model knowledge, reasoning, commonsense, instruction following, or exam-style accuracy.
Tier A
Widely used: a lab reports it, or 50 or more models are scored on it.
How much stands behind a tier: usage, who backs it, a confirmed line from its own site or paper, and a clear read on X. High with three of the four, medium with two, low otherwise.
- 129 models scored
- in curated RL directories (1 pt)
On X · well regarded, low buzz, from 6 posts about HotpotQA in the last month
HotpotQA keeps appearing as a standard multi-hop retrieval test in new papers on RAG, agent search, and small models, with little discussion of the benchmark itself.
How we got to tier A
- Adoption: 129 models scored. Tier A.
- On X: well regarded, low buzz. “HotpotQA keeps appearing as a standard multi-hop retrieval test in new papers on RAG, agent search, and small models, with little discussion of the benchmark itself.” No move.
- In curated RL directories: 1 point, a floor of none.
- Not yet confirmed by a line from its own site or paper.
A clear view on X moves a tier one step up or down; most entries don't move. How tiers work.
Not on the map yet: no line from its own site or paper places it in a domain.
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