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What is benchmark?

Short answer

A fixed set of test questions with known answers, used to compare models with a single score.

For example

MMLU, a set of multiple-choice questions across dozens of school and university subjects, is a well-known benchmark for language models.

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What is benchmark in simple terms?

A fixed set of test questions with known answers, used to compare models with a single score.

What is an example of benchmark?

MMLU, a set of multiple-choice questions across dozens of school and university subjects, is a well-known benchmark for language models.

Where can I learn about benchmark for free?

AI in Bed explains it in the free lesson "How we test language models" (Intermediate level, 7 minutes), with no sign-up.