arxiv: 2605.13130 · v1 · submitted 2026-05-13 · 💻 cs.AI

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GRACE: Gradient-aligned Reasoning Data Curation for Efficient Post-training

Junjie Li , Ziao Wang , Ningxuan Ma , Jianghong Ma , Xiaofeng Zhang

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keywords reasoning data curationgradient alignmentstep-level scoringpost-training efficiencytrajectory consistencyLLM fine-tuningdata subset selectioninternal optimization signals

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GRACE scores each reasoning step by its alignment with the answer gradient and trajectory consistency to select data subsets that match or exceed full performance with 5-20 percent of the samples.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

Existing curation scores whole reasoning traces, but steps inside them contribute unequally to learning. GRACE instead treats each trace as a chain of optimization events and scores every step using two internal signals: how closely its update direction matches the gradient toward the correct answer, and how well it fits the preceding steps. A single-forward-pass proxy turns token-level signals into step-level alignment estimates without reward models or labels. When these scores select subsets for post-training Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct on MMathCoT-1M, 20 percent of the data reaches 108.8 percent of full-set performance and 5 percent retains 100.2 percent, with the same subsets transferring to other backbones.

Core claim

GRACE views each reasoning trace as a sequence of optimization events and assigns every step a score from two complementary signals: its alignment with the answer-oriented gradient direction and its consistency with the preceding trajectory. Step scores are aggregated to sample level for subset selection using only the model's internal signals. A representation-level gradient proxy computes the alignment estimate from token-level upstream activations in one forward pass, making the method scalable without external reward models or step annotations. Post-training on the resulting subsets yields performance at or above the full-data baseline with 5-20 percent of the samples.

What carries the argument

Representation-level gradient proxy that estimates step-level alignment with the answer-oriented gradient from token-level upstream signals in a single forward pass.

If this is right

Subsets selected by GRACE reach 108.8 percent of full-data performance using only 20 percent of the samples.
Five-percent subsets retain 100.2 percent of full-data performance.
The same subsets transfer effectively across different model backbones without retraining the selector.
Curation requires no external reward models or human step annotations.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

Internal gradient signals may contain enough information to guide data selection in other post-training regimes such as instruction following or tool use.
Applying the same step-level filter during synthetic data generation could reduce the volume of traces that need to be created in the first place.
The method's reliance on a single forward pass suggests it could be inserted into online data pipelines that continually filter incoming traces.

Load-bearing premise

The representation-level proxy must faithfully reflect each step's true contribution to moving the model toward the correct answer without requiring full back-propagation or external supervision.

What would settle it

Training the same model on a random 5 percent subset of MMathCoT-1M and measuring whether its accuracy on held-out math reasoning benchmarks falls significantly below the GRACE-selected 5 percent subset.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.13130 by Jianghong Ma, Junjie Li, Ningxuan Ma, Xiaofeng Zhang, Ziao Wang.

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: The GRACE curation pipeline. (1) Given an input and its reasoning trace, GRACE identifies token sets for each step and the answer. (2) A fixed scoring model extracts token-level upstream signals in one forward pass and groups them by token sets. (3) Grouped signals are averaged into gradient proxies and scored by answer and trajectory alignment. (4) Step scores are aggregated into a sample value for rankin… view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: Transferability and training efficiency across backbones [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_3.png] view at source ↗

read the original abstract

Existing reasoning data curation pipelines score whole samples, treating every intermediate step as equally valuable. In reality, steps within a trace contribute very unevenly, and selecting reasoning data well requires assessing them individually. We present GRACE, a gradient-aligned curation method that views each reasoning trace as a sequence of optimization events and scores every step by two complementary signals: its alignment with the answer-oriented gradient direction, and its consistency with the preceding reasoning trajectory. Step-level scores are aggregated into a sample-level value for subset selection, using only the model's internal optimization signals and no external reward models or step annotations. To make this scalable, GRACE introduces a representation-level gradient proxy that estimates step-level alignment from token-level upstream signals in a single forward pass. Post-training Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct on MMathCoT-1M, GRACE reaches 108.8% of the full-data performance with 20% of the data and retains 100.2% with only 5%, with subsets that transfer effectively across model backbones.

Editorial analysis

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Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

GRACE's step-level gradient proxy for reasoning data curation looks promising for efficiency but the abstract leaves the proxy accuracy and experimental controls unverified.

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The main takeaway is that GRACE scores individual reasoning steps by how well they align with the gradient toward the correct answer and how consistent they are with the trajectory so far, then uses a cheap representation proxy to estimate this at scale. The reported result is that a 20% subset selected this way outperforms the full dataset on post-training Qwen3-VL-2B, and a 5% subset matches it. The paper does a good job framing the problem as uneven value across steps in a trace and proposing internal signals to measure it without external tools. The proxy idea addresses the scalability issue directly, which is necessary for real use. The transfer across backbones is also a positive sign if it holds. The weak part is the lack of supporting details in what we have. There are no mentions of baseline comparisons, statistical significance, or experiments showing the proxy's correlation with actual gradients. Without those, it's hard to know if the gains come from the claimed mechanism or from some other selection effect. The stress-test point about the proxy fidelity is the key one to resolve. This work is aimed at people doing post-training for reasoning capabilities who care about data efficiency. It would be useful for anyone experimenting with curation methods based on model internals. The approach shows clear thinking about optimization signals. I would bring it to the next reading group to discuss the proxy implementation. I would not cite it in the next year without more evidence. But yes, a serious editor should send it for peer review to get the necessary controls and validations.

Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The paper introduces GRACE, a curation method that scores individual reasoning steps by their alignment with the answer-oriented gradient direction and their consistency with the preceding trajectory. Scores are aggregated to select high-value subsets; a representation-level proxy enables single-forward-pass computation without external rewards or step annotations. On post-training Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct with MMathCoT-1M, 20% and 5% GRACE subsets reach 108.8% and 100.2% of full-data performance, with cross-backbone transfer.

Significance. If the proxy is shown to track true gradient alignment and the empirical gains are robust, GRACE would offer a practical, annotation-free route to data-efficient reasoning post-training, reducing the data volume needed while preserving or exceeding full-data results.

major comments (2)

[Abstract] Abstract: the headline claims (108.8% of full-data performance with 20% data, 100.2% with 5%) are reported without any baseline comparison (random selection, length-based, or prior curation methods), statistical significance tests, or ablation on the two signals, so the attribution of gains specifically to gradient alignment remains unsupported.
[Method] Method (gradient proxy description): the representation-level proxy is presented as a faithful, one-pass surrogate for step-level alignment with the answer-oriented gradient, yet no correlation coefficient, rank agreement, or direct back-propagation comparison on held-out steps is supplied; this validation is load-bearing for the optimality claim.

minor comments (1)

[Abstract] Abstract: dataset name 'MMathCoT-1M' is used without stating its total size or construction details, which are needed to interpret the 5%/20% fractions.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive feedback. We address each major comment below and will revise the manuscript accordingly to strengthen the empirical support and validation.

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Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the headline claims (108.8% of full-data performance with 20% data, 100.2% with 5%) are reported without any baseline comparison (random selection, length-based, or prior curation methods), statistical significance tests, or ablation on the two signals, so the attribution of gains specifically to gradient alignment remains unsupported.

Authors: We agree that the abstract would be strengthened by explicit references to baselines and statistical tests. The full manuscript already contains comparisons to random selection and length-based curation in the experimental results, along with ablations isolating the gradient alignment and trajectory consistency signals. We will revise the abstract to mention these baselines, report statistical significance (e.g., via p-values across runs), and clarify the attribution to the proposed signals. revision: yes
Referee: [Method] Method (gradient proxy description): the representation-level proxy is presented as a faithful, one-pass surrogate for step-level alignment with the answer-oriented gradient, yet no correlation coefficient, rank agreement, or direct back-propagation comparison on held-out steps is supplied; this validation is load-bearing for the optimality claim.

Authors: We acknowledge that quantitative validation of the proxy is essential to support its use as a surrogate. While the manuscript motivates the proxy via its design as a representation-level approximation, we did not include direct correlation analysis in the initial version. In the revision we will add a dedicated validation subsection reporting Pearson correlation coefficients, rank agreement (e.g., Kendall tau), and comparisons to direct back-propagation on held-out steps to confirm the proxy's faithfulness. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: selection uses independent internal signals; performance gains are empirical

full rationale

The GRACE method scores reasoning steps via two internal signals (alignment with answer-oriented gradient direction and trajectory consistency) computed from the model's own forward-pass representations. These scores are aggregated to select subsets, which are then used for post-training; final performance numbers (e.g., 108.8% of full-data with 20% subset) are measured on external benchmarks after training. No equation reduces the reported performance to the selection criterion by construction, no parameters are fitted to the target metric, and no self-citation chain or imported uniqueness theorem carries the central claim. The proxy is an engineering approximation whose fidelity is an empirical question, not a definitional one. The derivation chain remains open and falsifiable.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

Only the abstract is available, so the ledger reflects elements directly implied by the description. The method rests on standard gradient-based optimization assumptions in LLM training rather than new postulates.

axioms (1)

domain assumption Gradient direction computed during training indicates the value of an individual reasoning step toward the final answer
This assumption underpins the alignment signal and the claim that no external reward model is needed.

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