IMO 2025: 35 of 42 points (gold medal) for Gemini Deep Think (Google DeepMind), result confirmed by the IMO
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The gist
Google DeepMind announced on 21 July 2025 that Gemini Deep Think scored 35 of 42 points at IMO 2025, a gold-medal score confirmed by the IMO.
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author = {{DiscoverIA}},
title = {IMO 2025: 35 of 42 points (gold medal) for Gemini Deep Think (Google DeepMind), result confirmed by the IMO},
howpublished = {DiscoverIA registry, entry imo-2025-gold-google-deepmind},
note = {Status « Not evaluated », snapshot 1, recorded on October 11, 2026. competition},
year = {2026},
url = {https://discoveria.ai/en/fiche/imo-2025-gold-google-deepmind/#releve-1},
urldate = {2026-10-11}
}Dated link opens this snapshot in the history
Cite snapshot 2, Oct 18, 2026
APA citation with the dated link
BibTeX @misc, key discoveria-imo-2025-gold-google-deepmind-r2
@misc{discoveria-imo-2025-gold-google-deepmind-r2,
author = {{DiscoverIA}},
title = {IMO 2025: 35 of 42 points (gold medal) for Gemini Deep Think (Google DeepMind), result confirmed by the IMO},
howpublished = {DiscoverIA registry, entry imo-2025-gold-google-deepmind},
note = {Status « Peer reviewed », snapshot 2, recorded on October 18, 2026. competition},
year = {2026},
url = {https://discoveria.ai/en/fiche/imo-2025-gold-google-deepmind/#releve-2},
urldate = {2026-10-18}
}Dated link opens this snapshot in the history
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The status and its sources come from the registry; the explanatory text has been reviewed by a human.
Key facts
- Claimed by
- Google DeepMind (Gemini Deep Think)
announced on Jul 21, 2025 - Nature
- competition
- Field
- Mathematics (mathematics competition)
- Checked by
- IMO: the marking coordinators; confirmation quoted from its president, Gregor Dolinar; the review does not cover the system
- Sources (domains)
- 2 : 2 read word for word
- This entry
- Reviewed by Antoine Olivier, Oct 18, 2026
To understand
Analogy
Like an exam paper marked by the official jury, to the same scheme as every other candidate's.
What it changes
According to the graders of the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), an AI system reached gold-medal level, with solutions judged on the same criteria as students' papers. It is a competition result, not a mathematical discovery.
What remains unclear
According to Google DeepMind, the IMO's review does not extend to the system, its processes or the underlying model: it certifies the solutions, not how they were produced.
2 sources.
For experts
Sources(domains)
- primairedeepmind.googlepage read word for word · consulted on Oct 18, 2026 ·
We can confirm that Google DeepMind has reached the much-desired milestone, earning 35 out of a possible 42 points — a gold medal score.
- source-statuteuronews.compage read word for word · consulted on Oct 18, 2026 ·
The IMO confirmed DeepMind’s results
Method
IMO coordinators graded and certified the solutions using the criteria applied to students' papers, according to the Google DeepMind blog, which quotes the IMO president, Gregor Dolinar. Euronews reports that only Google had actually entered the competition. Status “peer reviewed” recorded on 18 October 2026 from euronews.com (page read, quotation checked word for word). History: 2 dated observations, oldest first.
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Like an exam paper marked by the official jury, to the same scheme as every other candidate's.
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confirmation by the organiser: the IMO marked and certified the solutions (coordinators, named president), which counts as review by named experts; the review does not cover the…
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confirmation by the organiser: the IMO marked and certified the solutions (coordinators, named president), which counts as review by named experts; the review does not cover the system
Source: euronews.comread word for word
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