# Long-form research on ResearchRubrics

Source: [Long-form research on ResearchRubrics](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/long-form-research-on-researchrubrics>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-05-12T17:00:06.421Z

Evaluation of model performance on the Long-form research task using the ResearchRubrics dataset, measured by the primary Score metric.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Long-form research |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | ResearchRubrics |
| Metric | Score |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 16 of 16 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/long-form-research-on-researchrubrics.md?metric=Score>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Score | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gemini Deep Research | 61.5 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| GPT-5 + Search | 60.5 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| OpenAI Deep Research | 59.7 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| RubricEM-8B (RL, 1400 steps) | 50.3 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| Tongyi DeepResearch-30B-A3B | 49.5 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro + Search | 49.1 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| Perplexity Deep Research | 48.7 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| DR Tulu-8B (RL, 1900 steps) | 46.4 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| RubricEM-8B (SFT) | 42.8 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| WebThinker QwQ-32B | 42.2 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| WebThinker-32B-DPO | 41.9 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| DR Tulu-8B (SFT) | 38.4 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| Ai2 ScholarQA – Claude Sonnet | 38.1 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| WebExplorer-8B | 33.4 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| Qwen3-8B + Our Search | 24.5 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |
| Search-R1-7B | 0 | Not recorded | 6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab |

### Gemini Deep Research

Score: 61.5. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90281.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Closed Deep Research"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GPT-5 + Search

Score: 60.5. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90283.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Closed Deep Research"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### OpenAI Deep Research

Score: 59.7. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90284.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Closed Deep Research"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### RubricEM-8B (RL, 1400 steps)

Score: 50.3. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e9028f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"8B","Training":"RL","Steps":"1400"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Tongyi DeepResearch-30B-A3B

Score: 49.5. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e9028a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f853ef7ccd74e5e3b7f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Open Deep Research Models","Backbone":"30B-A3B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Gemini 3.1 Pro + Search

Score: 49.1. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90282.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Closed Deep Research"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Perplexity Deep Research

Score: 48.7. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90280.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Closed Deep Research"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DR Tulu-8B (RL, 1900 steps)

Score: 46.4. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e9028c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69253885d6b0dd334292f936.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/rlresearch/dr-tulu>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Open Deep Research Models","Backbone":"8B","Training":"RL","Steps":"1900"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### RubricEM-8B (SFT)

Score: 42.8. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e9028e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"8B","Training":"SFT"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### WebThinker QwQ-32B

Score: 42.2. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90285.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c191e209131cea8c4d7.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Fixed Pipeline Deep Research","Backbone":"QwQ-32B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### WebThinker-32B-DPO

Score: 41.9. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90286.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c191e209131cea8c4d7.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Fixed Pipeline Deep Research","Backbone":"32B","Alignment":"DPO"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DR Tulu-8B (SFT)

Score: 38.4. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e9028b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69253885d6b0dd334292f936.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/rlresearch/dr-tulu>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Open Deep Research Models","Backbone":"8B","Training":"SFT"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Ai2 ScholarQA – Claude Sonnet

Score: 38.1. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90287.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a4d1e209131cea824d9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Fixed Pipeline Deep Research","Backbone":"Claude Sonnet"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### WebExplorer-8B

Score: 33.4. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90289.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7ba71e209131cea89abb.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Open Deep Research Models","Backbone":"8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Qwen3-8B + Our Search

Score: 24.5. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e9028d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen3-8B","Search":"Our Search"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Search-R1-7B

Score: 0. Result ID: 6a035c7b47f34ce924e90288.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a02b4b3dbc836b87d824fab.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a651e209131cea82e7b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Category":"Open Deep Research Models","Backbone":"R1-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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