MathVista#

Overview#

MathVista is a comprehensive benchmark for mathematical reasoning in visual contexts. It combines newly created datasets with existing benchmarks to evaluate models on diverse visual mathematical reasoning tasks across multiple domains.

Task Description#

Task Type: Visual Mathematical Reasoning
Input: Image with mathematical question (multiple-choice or free-form)
Output: Numerical answer or answer choice
Domains: Geometry, algebra, statistics, scientific reasoning

Key Features#

6,141 examples from 31 different datasets
Includes IQTest, FunctionQA, and PaperQA (newly created)
9 MathQA and 19 VQA datasets from literature
Tests logical reasoning on puzzle figures
Tests algebraic reasoning over functional plots
Tests scientific reasoning with academic paper figures

Evaluation Notes#

Default configuration uses 0-shot evaluation on testmini split
Supports both multiple-choice and free-form questions
Answers should be in \boxed{} format without units
Uses numeric equivalence checking for answer comparison
Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting for multiple-choice questions

Properties#

Property	Value
Benchmark Name	`math_vista`
Dataset ID	evalscope/MathVista
Paper	N/A
Tags	`MCQ`, `Math`, `MultiModal`, `Reasoning`
Metrics	`acc`
Default Shots	0-shot
Evaluation Split	`testmini`

Data Statistics#

Metric	Value
Total Samples	1,000
Prompt Length (Mean)	261.48 chars
Prompt Length (Min/Max)	106 / 1391 chars

Image Statistics:

Metric	Value
Total Images	1,000
Images per Sample	min: 1, max: 1, mean: 1
Resolution Range	187x18 - 5236x3491
Formats	jpeg, mpo, png, webp

Sample Example#

Subset: default

{
  "input": [
    {
      "id": "93ec4f16",
      "content": [
        {
          "text": "When a spring does work on an object, we cannot find the work by simply multiplying the spring force by the object's displacement. The reason is that there is no one value for the force-it changes. However, we can split the displacement up in ... [TRUNCATED] ... g of spring constant $k=750 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{m}$. When the canister is momentarily stopped by the spring, by what distance $d$ is the spring compressed?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{} without units."
        },
        {
          "image": "[BASE64_IMAGE: jpg, ~185.7KB]"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "target": "1.2",
  "id": 0,
  "group_id": 0,
  "metadata": {
    "precision": 1.0,
    "question_type": "free_form",
    "answer_type": "float",
    "category": "math-targeted-vqa",
    "context": "scientific figure",
    "grade": "college",
    "img_height": 720,
    "img_width": 1514,
    "language": "english",
    "skills": [
      "scientific reasoning"
    ],
    "source": "SciBench",
    "split": "testmini",
    "task": "textbook question answering"
  }
}

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Prompt Template#

Prompt Template:

{question}
Please reason step by step, and put your final answer within \boxed{{}} without units.

Usage#

Using CLI#

evalscope eval \
    --model YOUR_MODEL \
    --api-url OPENAI_API_COMPAT_URL \
    --api-key EMPTY_TOKEN \
    --datasets math_vista \
    --limit 10  # Remove this line for formal evaluation

Using Python#

from evalscope import run_task
from evalscope.config import TaskConfig

task_cfg = TaskConfig(
    model='YOUR_MODEL',
    api_url='OPENAI_API_COMPAT_URL',
    api_key='EMPTY_TOKEN',
    datasets=['math_vista'],
    limit=10,  # Remove this line for formal evaluation
)

run_task(task_cfg=task_cfg)