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EVM-QuestBench: An Execution-Grounded Benchmark for Natural-Language Transaction Code Generation

Computation and Language 2026-04-08 v6

Abstract

Large language models are increasingly applied to various development scenarios. However, in on-chain transaction scenarios, even a minor error can cause irreversible loss for users. Existing evaluations often overlook execution accuracy and safety. We introduce EVM-QuestBench, an execution-grounded benchmark for natural-language transaction-script generation on EVM-compatible chains. The benchmark employs dynamic evaluation: instructions are sampled from template pools, numeric parameters are drawn from predefined intervals, and validators verify outcomes against these instantiated values. EVM-QuestBench contains 107 tasks (62 atomic, 45 composite). Its modular architecture enables rapid task development. The runner executes scripts on a forked EVM chain with snapshot isolation; composite tasks apply step-efficiency decay. We evaluate 20 models and find large performance gaps, with split scores revealing persistent asymmetry between single-action precision and multi-step workflow completion. Code: https://anonymous.4open.science/r/bsc_quest_bench-A9CF/.

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@article{arxiv.2601.06565,
  title  = {EVM-QuestBench: An Execution-Grounded Benchmark for Natural-Language Transaction Code Generation},
  author = {Pei Yang and Wanyi Chen and Ke Wang and Lynn Ai and Eric Yang and Tianyu Shi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.06565},
  year   = {2026}
}

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10 pages, 13 figures

R2 v1 2026-07-01T08:58:58.668Z