For the first time, an Artificial Intelligence model has achieved a perfect score at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) – and it was developed by Chinese social giant RedNote.The model, dots-note-3.0, solved all six puzzles and secured a perfect score of 42 at this year’s IMO, which concluded in Shanghai on Monday.The note variant, still in beta phase, is currently the lightest model in the dots3 family, which includes two larger versions – jazz and aria – tailored for different use cases and compute costs.
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World’s first AI model to earn perfect score at maths Olympiad comes from China’s RedNote
Chinese social giant RedNote has developed the first artificial intelligence model to achieve a perfect score at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The model, named dots-note-3.0, successfully solved all six puzzles, earning a perfect score of 42 at this year's IMO, which concluded in Shanghai.
Richard ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-22 · 12:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese social giant RedNote has developed the first artificial intelligence model to achieve a perfect score at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The model, named dots-note-3.0, successfully solved all six puzzles, earning a perfect score of 42 at this year's IMO, which concluded in Shanghai. This note variant is currently in beta and is the lightest model within the dots3 family, which also includes larger versions named jazz and aria designed for different applications.
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dots-note-3.0 is currently the lightest model in the dots3 family, which includes larger versions jazz and aria.
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The IMO concluded in Shanghai on Monday.
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The model solved all six puzzles and secured a perfect score of 42 at this year’s IMO.
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The AI model, dots-note-3.0, was developed by Chinese social giant RedNote.
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