# Multi-hop Question Answering on HotpotQA l1

Source: [Multi-hop Question Answering on HotpotQA l1](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/multi-hop-question-answering-on-hotpotqa-l1>)

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

Data updated: 2026-06-23T11:14:03.821Z

Evaluation of model performance on the HotpotQA l1 subset for multi-hop question answering, focusing on accuracy, token usage, and operational cost.

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 l1 |
| Metric | Cost per Pass |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 7 of 7 |
| 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

- [Cost per Pass](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/multi-hop-question-answering-on-hotpotqa-l1.md?metric=Cost%20per%20Pass>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/multi-hop-question-answering-on-hotpotqa-l1.md?metric=Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Cost (cents)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/multi-hop-question-answering-on-hotpotqa-l1.md?metric=Cost%20(cents)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Token Count](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/multi-hop-question-answering-on-hotpotqa-l1.md?metric=Token%20Count>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Cost per Pass | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Standard RAG | 0.05 | Not recorded | 6a3a1362206542251d7c7406 |
| IRCoT | 0.07 | Not recorded | 6a3a1362206542251d7c7406 |
| GDP-RAG | 0.25 | Not recorded | 6a3a1362206542251d7c7406 |
| Search-o1 | 0.3 | Not recorded | 6a3a1362206542251d7c7406 |
| PAR-RAG | 0.39 | Not recorded | 6a3a1362206542251d7c7406 |
| Godbole et al. | 0.54 | Not recorded | 6a3a1362206542251d7c7406 |
| KnowTrace | 0.68 | Not recorded | 6a3a1362206542251d7c7406 |

### Standard RAG

Cost per Pass: 0.05. Result ID: 6a3a6a67fbc373592c379693.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a3a1362206542251d7c7406.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa69b91e209131cea23c26.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/master/examples/rag/>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### IRCoT

Cost per Pass: 0.07. Result ID: 6a3a6a67fbc373592c379694.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a3a1362206542251d7c7406.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6fd81e209131cea4791d.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/stonybrooknlp/ircot>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GDP-RAG

Cost per Pass: 0.25. Result ID: 6a3a6a67fbc373592c379699.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a3a1362206542251d7c7406.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a3a1362206542251d7c7406.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Search-o1

Cost per Pass: 0.3. Result ID: 6a3a6a67fbc373592c379696.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a3a1362206542251d7c7406.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa76911e209131cea6dca9.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/sunnynexus/Search-o1>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PAR-RAG

Cost per Pass: 0.39. Result ID: 6a3a6a67fbc373592c379697.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a3a1362206542251d7c7406.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7a571e209131cea82984.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Godbole et al.

Cost per Pass: 0.54. Result ID: 6a3a6a67fbc373592c379698.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a3a1362206542251d7c7406.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa74831e209131cea6218d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"adaptation":"QA first planning stage only"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KnowTrace

Cost per Pass: 0.68. Result ID: 6a3a6a67fbc373592c379695.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a3a1362206542251d7c7406.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa78da1e209131cea7acd9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"mode":"inference-time KG-tracing","self-bootstrapping fine-tuning":"False"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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