MathGen: Revealing the Illusion of Mathematical Competence through Text-to-Image Generation

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Display score: 4/10
Last proof check: 2026-03-31
Score updated: 2026-04-02
Score fresh until: 2026-05-02
References: 49
Source count: 3
Coverage: 50%

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Claims: 8

References: 49

Proof: Verification pending

Freshness state: computing

Source paper: MathGen: Revealing the Illusion of Mathematical Competence through Text-to-Image Generation

PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.27959v1

Source count: 3

Coverage: 50%

Last proof check: 2026-03-31T20:21:50.685Z

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Subject: MathGen: Revealing the Illusion of Mathematical Competence through Text-to-Image Generation

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We presentMathGen, the first comprehensive benchmark dedicated to testing mathematical correctness for text-to-image models
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even the best closed-source model reaches only 42.0% overall accuracy
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open-source models achieve just ~ 1-11%, often near 0% on structured tasks
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These metrics are therefore insufficient for assessing mathematical generation tasks that require deterministic correctness.
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each paired with an executable verifier under a Script-as-a-Judge protocol for deterministic and objective evaluation
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mathematical fidelity remains a major bottleneck
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This design isolates whether failures arise from mathematical execution itself or from interference introduced by compositional scene generation.
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