为孟加拉语构建首个标准化大模型评测基准,揭示现有模型性能短板。
Evaluating LLMs' Multilingual Capabilities for Bengali: Benchmark Creation and Performance Analysis
- 创建8个孟加拉语数据集并评测10个开源大模型
- 小模型与Mistral系列在孟加拉语上表现显著低于英语
- 发现分词效率与准确率呈反比,适合关注多语言公平性的研究者
孟加拉语在自然语言处理研究中仍属低资源语言,其独特语言结构与计算约束带来挑战。本文系统分析阻碍孟加拉语NLP发展的原因,聚焦于缺乏标准化评估基准的问题。我们评估了10个近期开源大语言模型(LLMs)在8个翻译数据集上的表现,并进行了全面错误分析以定位主要失败模式。结果表明,相较于英语,所有模型在孟加拉语上均存在一致性能差距,尤其小模型和Mistral系列更为明显。部分架构如DeepSeek展现出更强鲁棒性,在多语言场景下表现更稳定。分析还发现,输入过度分词会降低模型准确性,而更高效紧凑的分词方式则提升性能。研究揭示当前模型在低资源语言上的不足,强调需改进针对多语言场景的数据集质量与评估方法。相关代码与数据集已公开于https://github.com/BengaliAI/bn-llm-benchmark。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Bengali is an underrepresented language in NLP research. However, it remains a challenge due to its unique linguistic structure and computational constraints. In this work, we systematically investigate the challenges that hinder Bengali NLP performance by focusing on the absence of standardized evaluation benchmarks. We then evaluated 10 recent open source Large Language Models (LLMs) in 8 of the translated datasets and performed a comprehensive error analysis to pinpoint their primary failure modes. Our findings reveal consistent performance gaps for Bengali compared to English, particularly for smaller models and specific model families like Mistral. We also identified promising robustness in certain architectures, such as DeepSeek, that maintain more stable performance across languages. Our analysis reveals an inverse relationship between tokenization efficiency and LLM accuracy where models tend to perform worse when inputs are excessively tokenized, whereas more efficient \& concise tokenization results in improved performance. These findings highlight critical areas where current models fall short and underscore the need for improved dataset quality and evaluation methodologies tailored to multilingual contexts. This work will catalyze further research on NLP for underrepresented languages, helping to democratize access to advanced language technologies worldwide. The code and dataset used in this research is publicly available at https://github.com/BengaliAI/bn-llm-benchmark.
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