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DeepResearch RewardBench: Evaluating Reward Models for Deep Research Report
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Empowered by Large Language Models (LLMs), deep research systems integrate online information into research reports through multi-step web searching and information synthesis. Evaluating these reports presents a significant challenge due to their long context, high information density, and domain specificity, necessitating the use of AI evaluation as a substitute for prohibitively expensive human assessment. However, few studies have examined the effectiveness of existing reward models or LLMs in understanding and evaluating such research reports. To bridge this gap, we introduce DeepResearch RewardBench, the first benchmark dedicated to evaluating reward modeling for research reports. We collect diverse report candidates from multiple agents or tool-augmented LLMs. These candidates are scored using query-specific golden rubrics, and we ensure data quality and difficulty through a combination of multi-round filtering and human verification. Our benchmark comprises preference datasets formatted as pairs, triplets, and quadruplets to test ranking capabilities across varying levels of difficulty. Extensive experiments demonstrate that while current reward models handle general coherence effectively, their performance significantly degrades when evaluating research reports. Generative LLMs acting as judges demonstrate comprehensive superiority in this domain, with comparative evaluation proving more effective than direct scoring methods. We anticipate that this benchmark will serve as a vital testbed for the evaluation and advancement of research agents.
作者备注：Accepted by EMNLP 2026 Findings
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DeepResearch RewardBench: Evaluating Reward Models for Deep Research Report
Empowered by Large Language Models (LLMs), deep research systems integrate online information into research reports through multi-step web searching and information synthesis. Evaluating these reports presents a significant challenge due to their long context, high information density, and domain specificity, necessitating the use of AI evaluation as a substitute for prohibitively expensive human assessment. However, few studies have examined the effectiveness of existing reward models or LLMs in understanding and evaluating such research reports. To bridge this gap, we introduce DeepResearch RewardBench, the first benchmark dedicated to evaluating reward modeling for research reports. We collect diverse report candidates from multiple agents or tool-augmented LLMs. These candidates are scored using query-specific golden rubrics, and we ensure data quality and difficulty through a combination of multi-round filtering and human verification. Our benchmark comprises preference datasets formatted as pairs, triplets, and quadruplets to test ranking capabilities across varying levels of difficulty. Extensive experiments demonstrate that while current reward models handle general coherence effectively, their performance significantly degrades when evaluating research reports. Generative LLMs acting as judges demonstrate comprehensive superiority in this domain, with comparative evaluation proving more effective than direct scoring methods. We anticipate that this benchmark will serve as a vital testbed for the evaluation and advancement of research agents.
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