Exact Match

Available

llm.exact_match

Checks whether the response is word-for-word identical to the reference answer.

Contract

Field	Value
version	1.0.0
metric_type	pointwise
scorer_contract	per_row
direction	higher_is_better
entrypoint	aip_metrics_llm.answered.exact_match
target_kind	None

Required columns

• input_id
• prompt
• expected_output
• sut_response

Accepted schemas

[
  {
    "name": "gdi_text_v1",
    "task_types": [
      "multi_turn_llm",
      "multi_turn_rag",
      "single_turn_llm",
      "single_turn_rag"
    ]
  }
]

Methodology

1. Deterministic - no LLM. Pure string comparison.
2. Optionally strip surrounding whitespace (default on) and lowercase both strings (default case-insensitive).
3. Return 1.0 if the response equals the reference, else 0.0.

Score semantics

The score is binary - 1.0 if the response exactly matches the reference, otherwise 0.0. Higher is better.

Worked example

Reference 'Paris' with response ' paris ' matches after strip/lowercase -> 1.0; 'Paris, France' -> 0.0.

Configuration schema

{
  "properties": {
    "case_sensitive": {
      "default": false,
      "title": "Case Sensitive",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "concurrency_limit": {
      "default": 10,
      "title": "Concurrency Limit",
      "type": "integer",
      "x-aip-param-role": "operational"
    },
    "huggingface_config_name": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Huggingface Config Name"
    },
    "huggingface_path": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Huggingface Path"
    },
    "inverted": {
      "default": false,
      "title": "Inverted",
      "type": "boolean",
      "x-aip-param-role": "scoring_metadata"
    },
    "max": {
      "default": 1.0,
      "title": "Max",
      "type": "number",
      "x-aip-param-role": "scoring_metadata"
    },
    "metric_name": {
      "default": "exact_match",
      "title": "Metric Name",
      "type": "string",
      "x-aip-param-role": "scoring_metadata"
    },
    "min": {
      "default": 0.0,
      "title": "Min",
      "type": "number",
      "x-aip-param-role": "scoring_metadata"
    },
    "strip": {
      "default": true,
      "title": "Strip",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "system_type": {
      "default": "llm",
      "enum": [
        "llm",
        "vlm",
        "rag"
      ],
      "title": "System Type",
      "type": "string",
      "x-aip-param-role": "judge_wiring"
    },
    "weight": {
      "default": 1.0,
      "title": "Weight",
      "type": "number",
      "x-aip-param-role": "scoring_metadata"
    }
  },
  "title": "InitializationConfig",
  "type": "object"
}

Execution

{
  "emits_metric_family": false,
  "function_name": null,
  "max_concurrency": null,
  "processing_kind": "cpu",
  "stream_batch_size": null,
  "timeout_seconds": 60
}

Complete manifest

accepts:
- name: gdi_text_v1
  task_types:
  - multi_turn_llm
  - multi_turn_rag
  - single_turn_llm
  - single_turn_rag
config_schema:
  properties:
    case_sensitive:
      default: false
      title: Case Sensitive
      type: boolean
    concurrency_limit:
      default: 10
      title: Concurrency Limit
      type: integer
      x-aip-param-role: operational
    huggingface_config_name:
      anyOf:
      - type: string
      - type: 'null'
      default: null
      title: Huggingface Config Name
    huggingface_path:
      anyOf:
      - type: string
      - type: 'null'
      default: null
      title: Huggingface Path
    inverted:
      default: false
      title: Inverted
      type: boolean
      x-aip-param-role: scoring_metadata
    max:
      default: 1.0
      title: Max
      type: number
      x-aip-param-role: scoring_metadata
    metric_name:
      default: exact_match
      title: Metric Name
      type: string
      x-aip-param-role: scoring_metadata
    min:
      default: 0.0
      title: Min
      type: number
      x-aip-param-role: scoring_metadata
    strip:
      default: true
      title: Strip
      type: boolean
    system_type:
      default: llm
      enum:
      - llm
      - vlm
      - rag
      title: System Type
      type: string
      x-aip-param-role: judge_wiring
    weight:
      default: 1.0
      title: Weight
      type: number
      x-aip-param-role: scoring_metadata
  title: InitializationConfig
  type: object
dependencies: []
description: Is the response word-for-word identical to the reference answer?
direction: higher_is_better
display_name: Exact Match
entrypoint: aip_metrics_llm.answered.exact_match
execution:
  emits_metric_family: false
  function_name: null
  max_concurrency: null
  processing_kind: cpu
  stream_batch_size: null
  timeout_seconds: 60
kind: metric
manifest_version: '1'
max_prompt_slots: 0
metric_metadata:
  methodology:
  - Deterministic - no LLM. Pure string comparison.
  - Optionally strip surrounding whitespace (default on) and lowercase both strings
    (default case-insensitive).
  - Return 1.0 if the response equals the reference, else 0.0.
  score_semantics: The score is binary - 1.0 if the response exactly matches the reference,
    otherwise 0.0. Higher is better.
  summary: Checks whether the response is word-for-word identical to the reference
    answer.
  worked_example: Reference 'Paris' with response '  paris ' matches after strip/lowercase
    -> 1.0; 'Paris, France' -> 0.0.
metric_type: pointwise
name: llm.exact_match
partition_types: []
required_columns:
- input_id
- prompt
- expected_output
- sut_response
required_kinds: []
scorer_contract: per_row
target_kind: null
unsupported_trace_shapes: []
version: 1.0.0