--- title: "GSM-IC vs academic-research-skills" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/google-research-datasets-gsm-ic-vs-imbad0202-academic-research-skills" tools: ["google-research-datasets-gsm-ic", "imbad0202-academic-research-skills"] --- # GSM-IC vs academic-research-skills *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick GSM-IC when also covers Evaluation & Observability; pick academic-research-skills when tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude. [GSM-IC](https://github.com/google-research-datasets/GSM-IC) reports 67 GitHub stars, 2 forks, and 1 open issues, last pushed Feb 13, 2023. [academic-research-skills](https://buymeacoffee.com/crucify020v) has 37k stars, 3.0k forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [GSM-IC's repository](https://github.com/google-research-datasets/GSM-IC) and [academic-research-skills's repository](https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills). | | [GSM-IC](/tools/google-research-datasets-gsm-ic.md) | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Grade-School Math with Irrelevant Context (GSM-IC) benchmark is an arithmetic reasoning dataset built upon GSM8K, by adding irrelevant sentences in problem descriptions. GSM-IC is constructed to evalu | Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | | Stars | 67 | 37,300 | | Forks | 2 | 3,043 | | Open issues | 1 | 9 | | Language | - | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | - | Other | | Categories | LLM Frameworks, Evaluation & Observability | LLM Frameworks, Data & Retrieval | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [GSM-IC](/tools/google-research-datasets-gsm-ic.md) | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Archived (8%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 1244d | 0d | | Archived on GitHub | Yes | No | | Open issues (now) | 1 | 9 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/google-research-datasets-gsm-ic/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose GSM-IC if… - Also covers Evaluation & Observability. - Leaner open-issue backlog (1). ### Choose academic-research-skills if… - Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. - More GitHub stars (37k vs 67) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use GSM-IC - GSM-IC is archived on GitHub. Prefer an active alternative unless you maintain a private fork or need a frozen dependency. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. ## When NOT to use academic-research-skills - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between GSM-IC and academic-research-skills? GSM-IC: Grade-School Math with Irrelevant Context (GSM-IC) benchmark is an arithmetic reasoning dataset built upon GSM8K, by adding irrelevant sentences in problem descriptions. GSM-IC is constructed to evalu. academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose GSM-IC over academic-research-skills? Choose GSM-IC over academic-research-skills when Also covers Evaluation & Observability; Leaner open-issue backlog (1). ### When should I choose academic-research-skills over GSM-IC? Choose academic-research-skills over GSM-IC when Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval; More GitHub stars (37k vs 67) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid GSM-IC? GSM-IC is archived on GitHub. Prefer an active alternative unless you maintain a private fork or need a frozen dependency. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. ### When should I avoid academic-research-skills? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ### Is GSM-IC or academic-research-skills more popular on GitHub? academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 67). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are GSM-IC and academic-research-skills open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub. ### Where can I find alternatives to GSM-IC or academic-research-skills? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [GSM-IC alternatives](/tools/google-research-datasets-gsm-ic/alternatives) and [academic-research-skills alternatives](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives) ([GSM-IC markdown twin](/tools/google-research-datasets-gsm-ic/alternatives.md), [academic-research-skills markdown twin](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/google-research-datasets-gsm-ic-vs-imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, GSM-IC or academic-research-skills? GSM-IC: Archived. academic-research-skills: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for GSM-IC and academic-research-skills? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [GSM-IC trust report](/tools/google-research-datasets-gsm-ic/trust); [academic-research-skills trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=google-research-datasets-gsm-ic`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=google-research-datasets-gsm-ic) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_