# Multi-hop Question Answering on HotpotQA (F1, EM)

Source: [Multi-hop Question Answering on HotpotQA (F1, EM)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/multi-hop-question-answering-on-hotpotqa-f1-em>)

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

Data updated: 2026-04-28T10:26:54.089Z

Evaluation of model performance on the HotpotQA dataset for multi-hop question answering, reporting standard F1 score and Exact Match (EM).

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 | Multi-hop Question Answering |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | HotpotQA |
| Metric | F1 Score |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 12 of 12 |
| 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

- [F1 Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/multi-hop-question-answering-on-hotpotqa-f1-em.md?metric=F1%20Score>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [EM Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/multi-hop-question-answering-on-hotpotqa-f1-em.md?metric=EM%20Score>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | F1 Score | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEARCH-R | 61.63 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| SEARCH-R | 60.06 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| ChainRAG | 59.13 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| Iter-RetGen | 57.77 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| NativeRAG | 56.92 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| HippoRAG | 56.12 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| ChainRAG | 53.99 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| SEARCH-R | 49.09 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| NativeRAG | 47 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| NativeRAG | 46.19 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| ChainRAG | 45.21 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |
| Search-R1 | 43.52 | Not recorded | 69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4 |

### SEARCH-R

F1 Score: 61.63. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a7d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B+DeepSeek-V3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SEARCH-R

F1 Score: 60.06. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a82.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B+GPT-4o-mini"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ChainRAG

F1 Score: 59.13. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a81.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa78d41e209131cea7aa0b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"GPT-4o-mini"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Iter-RetGen

F1 Score: 57.77. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a7f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa70f21e209131cea4e48a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"GPT-4o-mini"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### NativeRAG

F1 Score: 56.92. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a7e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"GPT-4o-mini"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### HippoRAG

F1 Score: 56.12. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a80.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa76981e209131cea6dff9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"GPT-4o-mini"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ChainRAG

F1 Score: 53.99. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a7c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa78d41e209131cea7aa0b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"DeepSeek-V3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SEARCH-R

F1 Score: 49.09. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a7a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### NativeRAG

F1 Score: 47. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a77.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### NativeRAG

F1 Score: 46.19. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a7b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"DeepSeek-V3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ChainRAG

F1 Score: 45.21. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a79.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa78d41e209131cea7aa0b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Search-R1

F1 Score: 43.52. Result ID: 69f08b5a47f34ce924d72a78.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7f55a3c32af89fa5b4.md>)

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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