# Question Answering on SQuAD 2.0 (Factual Accuracy & Relevance)

Source: [Question Answering on SQuAD 2.0 (Factual Accuracy & Relevance)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-on-squad-2-0-factual-accuracy-and-relevance>)

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

Data updated: 2026-05-20T08:34:08.848Z

Evaluation of model performance on the SQuAD 2.0 Question Answering dataset, focusing on custom qualitative metrics such as Factual Accuracy, Completeness, Relevance, and Clarity.

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 | Question Answering Evaluation |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | SQuAD 2.0 |
| Metric | Factual Accuracy |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 10 of 10 |
| 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

- [Factual Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-on-squad-2-0-factual-accuracy-and-relevance.md?metric=Factual%20Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Completeness](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-on-squad-2-0-factual-accuracy-and-relevance.md?metric=Completeness>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Relevance](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-on-squad-2-0-factual-accuracy-and-relevance.md?metric=Relevance>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Clarity](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-on-squad-2-0-factual-accuracy-and-relevance.md?metric=Clarity>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Binary Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/question-answering-on-squad-2-0-factual-accuracy-and-relevance.md?metric=Binary%20Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Factual Accuracy | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EmbGen | 1.66 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| InstructLab | 1.65 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| InstructLab | 1.65 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| EmbGen | 1.6 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| Knowledge-Instruct | 1.4 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| Knowledge-Instruct | 1.39 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| EntiGraph | 1.37 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| EntiGraph Squad 5M | 1.29 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| Baseline: llama 8B Instruct | 1.28 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |
| Baseline: llama 8B Instruct | 1.28 | Not recorded | 6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9 |

### EmbGen

Factual Accuracy: 1.66. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d48.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"20M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### InstructLab

Factual Accuracy: 1.65. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d41.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73081e209131cea59f6c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"5M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### InstructLab

Factual Accuracy: 1.65. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d46.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73081e209131cea59f6c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"20M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### EmbGen

Factual Accuracy: 1.6. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d43.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"5M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Knowledge-Instruct

Factual Accuracy: 1.4. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d47.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77da1e209131cea7590a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"20M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Knowledge-Instruct

Factual Accuracy: 1.39. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d42.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77da1e209131cea7590a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"5M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### EntiGraph

Factual Accuracy: 1.37. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d45.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75141e209131cea6595c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"20M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### EntiGraph Squad 5M

Factual Accuracy: 1.29. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d40.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75141e209131cea6595c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"5M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Baseline: llama 8B Instruct

Factual Accuracy: 1.28. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d3f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"5M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Baseline: llama 8B Instruct

Factual Accuracy: 1.28. Result ID: 6a0d71f5fbc373592c057d44.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a0d4045f984739ed67379f9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Size":"20M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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