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Also known as: American Invitational Mathematics Examination
A mathematics competition used as a challenging benchmark to assess problem-solving abilities of AI models.
DESCRIPTION
The American Invitational Mathematics Examination is a 15-question, integer-answer contest used to qualify for advanced competitions. In AI, AIME-style problems evaluate mathematical reasoning and chain-of-thought quality. Its difficulty and format reveal model robustness to multi-step logic. Researchers use AIME subsets to benchmark LLM progress on challenging math.
ALTERNATIVE DEFINITIONS
Mathematical Association of America
The AIME is a 15-question, 3-hour examination with integer answers administered to high-scoring students from the AMC 10/12.
Specifies format, duration, and qualification pathway.
Wikipedia
The American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) is a competitive mathematics examination open to high school students who have performed well on the AMC 10 or AMC 12.
Highlights eligibility and relation to AMC exams.
RELATED TERMS
AMC 10 AMC 12 IMO Mathematical Olympiad Chain-of-Thought Mathematics Reasoning Benchmark Problem Solving
COMPETING TERMS
MATH (Hendrycks) GSM8K
RELATIONS
- References: Chain-of-Thought
KNOWLEDGE AREAS
Mathematics AI Data Science Testing & Validation
TARGET AUDIENCE
Data Scientist AI Engineer MLOps Engineer AI Product Manager
EXTERNAL SOURCES
- Wikipedia - American Invitational Mathematics Examination
- MAA - Official AIME information
- AoPS - Community wiki and resources
TOP QUESTIONS
How is AIME used to evaluate AI models?
AIME-style problems test multi-step reasoning, precision, and mathematical knowledge. Benchmarks measure accuracy on integer answers and sensitivity to reasoning errors.
Category: Overview
Why is AIME a strong benchmark for LLMs?
Its problems require careful logic and computation, exposing hallucinations and fragile chains of thought in models.
Category: Relevancy
What are common mistakes when benchmarking on AIME?
Leaking solutions into training data, ignoring integer-answer format, and failing to control for chain-of-thought prompting effects.
Category: Mistakes
What risks arise from using only AIME benchmarks?
It emphasizes math and may not reflect general reasoning. Overfitting to AIME can mislead true capabilities.
Category: Risk
Which datasets compete with AIME in math evaluation?
MATH (Hendrycks) and GSM8K offer complementary difficulty and formats for reasoning assessment.
Category: Alternatives
How should I start leveraging AIME-style tasks?
Select a clean subset, define evaluation protocols, and analyze step-by-step reasoning errors in outputs.
Category: HowTo
What’s a hot topic around AIME benchmarks?
Evaluating the impact of chain-of-thought disclosure and verification techniques on math reasoning performance.
Category: Topic
When was AIME introduced and by whom?
AIME was established by the MAA to bridge AMC exams and higher competitions like USAMO.
Category: Origin
How do teams prevent data contamination for AIME?
Keep test years private, audit training corpora, and implement robust data governance for benchmark content.
Category: Management