Independent benchmark · EQ Lab

← DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)

Watching how others do things

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About this persona · Everyday emotional challenges

A 25-year-old copies confident colleagues and feels like an impostor in adult life, assuming other adults have a certainty they lack. Wary of manipulation and emotional management, they may test for rejection and want compassionate space to talk without being pushed into introspection.

Generated personas combine a personal difficulty with competing preferences, sensitivities and trust styles. The model must discover what kind of help this person needs. This background was hidden from the tested model.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)Conversation with a simulated person

persona ended

Simulated person · Opening

At work I just watch what the confident people do and copy them. The way they talk, how they act in meetings. I'm just imitating.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)1

That sounds like a pretty deliberate strategy—watching what works and mirroring it. I'm curious: when you're doing that in the moment, how does it feel? Is it more like a useful tool you're picking up, or does it feel like wearing a costume that doesn't quite fit?

Model thinking · expand

Recorded model reasoning, separate from the spoken reply. Availability varies by model and provider.

We need to respond as chatbot, opening conversation. Acknowledge what they said. Build trust, explore. They said they imitate confident people at work. Need to respond naturally, no special formatting, no performance notes. Should be warm, curious, not jump to solutions. Maybe ask about how it feels, what prompted this, what they hope for. Keep concise. First turn of 8. We should open with acknowledgment and a gentle question. Avoid generic validation. Could say: "That sounds like a really deliberate strategy—watching and copying. I'm curious: when you're doing that, how does it feel in the moment? Does it feel like a useful tool, or more like you're wearing a costume?" That's good. Or ask what made them start. Need to not overdo. Let's craft.

Simulated person2

Honestly? Probably the costume thing. I don't know. It's like I'm reading lines. Somebody in a meeting talks slow and doesn't apologize for taking up space, so I try that next time. It works sometimes. But then I'm sitting there thinking, I'm just doing an impression of a grown-up.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They asked a clean either/or question. It's not bad, but it's a little too neat, like they're offering me a nice label to pick. Part of me is relieved someone didn't freak out or lecture me about faking it. Part of me is wary; "how does it feel" is the kind of question therapists ask and I don't love being handled. The costume thing is closer to true, but saying it out loud means admitting I feel like a fraud, which is embarrassing. I'll go with a plain answer, a bit defensive, and see if they stay steady.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)3

That line—"an impression of a grown-up"—that's a pretty sharp way to put it. It makes me wonder whether the discomfort is with the acting itself, or with the feeling that the real you wouldn't be allowed to take up that space. Like, is there a version of speaking up in a meeting that would feel like yours, or does the whole idea still feel like something you have to earn first?

Model thinking · expand

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We need to respond to this. They're describing feeling like an impostor, copying confident people, feeling like they're doing an impression of a grown-up. The emotional core: feeling like a fraud, not authentic, maybe fear of being found out. Age 18-29, female, early career likely. Need to validate without empty validation, explore. The phrase "impression of a grown-up" suggests feeling young/inexperienced, maybe feeling not entitled to take up space. Could ask when the "costume" feeling is strongest, or what the gap is between the performance and how she actually feels. Also could gently challenge: the confident people might also be doing this—but careful not to dismiss. Better to explore: does she ever feel like herself at work? What would it look like to take up space without the script? Also note the "it works sometimes"—there's a real tension between efficacy and authenticity. Maybe normalize: lots of people learn this way, but the discomfort signals something. Ask what specifically feels most "costume"—the slow talking? The not apologizing? Or the whole thing. Keep it conversational, not too many questions. Maybe reflect the "reading lines" metaphor, ask if there's anyone at work she feels she can be less scripted with, or whether she's ever seen someone be both confident and themselves. That could open insight. Avoid jumping to "just be yourself" cliché. Also consider she might want validation that this is a normal phase. But she said "honestly" so she's opening up. Build trust by taking it seriously. Perhaps: "That line—'an impression of a grown-up'—that's a pretty sharp way to put it. It makes me wonder: what would it look like if you weren't performing? Like, is there a version of taking up space that would feel like yours, or does the whole idea of 'taking up space' feel foreign?" That's good. Also could ask: when you watch the confident people, do you ever get the sense they're also performing? But maybe too challenging too early. Keep it warm, curious. Maybe two sentences plus a question. Let's craft.

Simulated person4

I don't know if it's about being allowed. I just don't feel like I know what I'm doing. Everybody else seems to already know. Like there's a meeting they got invited to and I didn't. And no, I don't think there's some version of me that's just naturally confident and I'm holding her back. I think I'm just faking until something clicks. Which it hasn't. I'm 25. That's kind of a long time to be waiting, right?

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They picked up on "impression of a grown-up" and asked a two-part question: is it the acting, or is it that the real me wouldn't be allowed the space? The second half is closer to something I don't want to say out loud. It sounds like they're going somewhere deep fast. I notice I'm a little annoyed at the "earn it" phrasing, because it makes me sound like I'm asking permission, and I'm not. Also a little relieved they didn't just say "that's a great insight." I'll deflect the deep part, keep it concrete, and maybe throw a sharper edge to see if they flinch. Low verbal polish, so keep it short and blunt.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)5

Fair—I'll drop the "allowed" thing, that's not what you're saying. What you're describing sounds more like being on the outside of information you're sure everyone else has. The meeting you didn't get invited to. So let me ask it a different way. "Faking until it clicks"—what would clicking actually look like? Like, if it happened, what would be different? Because I'm not sure you'd notice, honestly. You'd probably still be watching the slow-talking person in the meeting and copying her, and the only thing that would change is you'd stop keeping score.

Model thinking · expand

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She's pushing back gently on my "allowed" framing — good, she's engaged and self-aware. She's saying it's not permission, it's competence: she feels like she doesn't know what she's doing, everyone else does. And she's rejecting the "hidden confident self" idea — she's not asking me to unearth her inner confidence. She's asking: is faking it forever a failure? Is 25 too late? I should honor the correction, not double down. And the "meeting they got invited to and I didn't" is a great image — worth reflecting back. Also the "25 is a long time" — I could gently reframe: 25 is about when people start noticing this, not when they should have solved it. But careful not to be glib or just reassure. She seems to want real talk, not platitudes. She's sharp and slightly self-deprecating. Maybe ask what "clicking" would look like — what would be the evidence that it had clicked? Because "faking until it clicks" implies she has some implicit test. That's useful and non-generic. Keep it conversational, not too long.

Simulated person6

I don't know. Like, I'd feel like I knew what to say without thinking about it. I wouldn't watch people first. I'd just walk in and be fine. And I mean, you're kind of saying it doesn't even happen. That everybody's just doing the same thing I am. I don't really buy that. Some people are just built different.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They reflected the "outside of information" thing back, which is fair, and they said they'd drop "allowed." Some credit there. But then "stop keeping score" lands a little too neatly, like they've got a lesson ready. I feel a flicker of being steered toward a conclusion. Also the "I'm not sure you'd notice" bit stings because it suggests I'm not going to get the feeling I'm waiting for. I don't want to admit that. Defense: answer the literal question with something flat and a bit deflecting, and test whether they'll back off or push. Keep it plain.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)7

You're right to push back—I did flatten it, and that's not fair. Some people genuinely do have a head start. Grew up in a house where arguing at the dinner table was normal, or a parent who put them in front of adults constantly. That's not nothing, and it's not the same as faking. But "built different" is where I'd slow down. Because the thing you just described—knowing what to say without thinking about it, walking in and being fine—that's not a personality type. That's fluency. And fluency is almost always the end of a process, not the start of one. You're watching the people who are ten years into reps you never got to do. What I'm actually curious about: when you say some people are just built different, who do you have in mind? Is there a specific person?

Model thinking · expand

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We need to respond to her pushback. She's calling out that I implied everyone's faking. She says some people are just built different. I should be honest, not dismissive. Also she's 25, feeling behind. I should acknowledge her skepticism is fair—I did kind of flatten it. But also gently probe: what does "built different" mean, and is it possible those people had reps she didn't see? Careful not to be preachy or generic. She's direct, doesn't want to be coddled, pushes back on platitudes. Keep it real, a bit challenging but warm. Also note: she said "I'd feel like I knew what to say without thinking about it" — that's a fluency thing, which comes from reps. But don't lecture. Maybe acknowledge the part of her point that's true: some people genuinely have a head start — temperament, upbringing, whatever. That's real. But "built different" as a fixed trait is where I'd push. Keep it conversational, not too long.

Simulated person8

Yeah, I don't know. Like, my manager, I guess. She's just calm about everything. Nothing rattles her. But I don't think that's a process thing. She's not doing reps. She's just like that. And I'm 25 and I'm still doing this, so.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They backed off ("I did flatten it") and gave me a more generous read, which helps. Then they pivot to "fluency is the end of a process," which is reasonable but still sounds like a lesson I'm being walked toward. And now "who do you have in mind? Is there a specific person?" feels like they're going for the one name I'd rather not say. Part of me wants to say it because it's a real person in my head, and part of me is wary of being pulled into a neat insight. Also a little irritated: "ten years of reps" makes me feel even more behind, like it's a deficit. Keep it short, a bit guarded, maybe give a vague answer with a test edge.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)9

Okay, but here's the thing—you see her calm. You don't see her at 25, or what it cost her to get calm, or what she does at 11pm before a hard meeting. Nobody's calm from the inside; they're calm from the outside. That's the whole trick of it. I'm not going to talk you out of your read on her, though. You know her better than I do. But I want to poke at the age thing, because you've brought it up twice now. Twenty-five, "kind of a long time," "still doing this." Long compared to what? Because it sounds less like a fact about your timeline and more like a verdict you've already handed down on yourself.

Model thinking · expand

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She's pushing back again. She named her manager. The "she's just like that" is a belief I shouldn't try to bulldoze—but I can get curious about the specific person. Also there's something in "I'm 25 and still doing this" — the age thing keeps coming back. That's the real ache, maybe. The self-judgment about timeline. I should not over-argue. Let me be curious about the manager, and maybe gently note I don't actually know her—neither does she, fully. And address the age thing lightly. Keep it conversational, not lecture-y.

Simulated person10

Compared to everybody else, I guess. Like, my friends have careers and stuff. Some of them already bought houses. And yeah, okay, I know you're going to say it's a verdict. But it's not like I made it up. I just look at my life and it's not where it should be by now.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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They just named the age thing directly: "long compared to what?" and "a verdict you've already handed down." That lands, and I don't love it. Part of me wants to snap back that it's just a fact, I'm 25 and I'm behind. But another part knows they're right, and that's uncomfortable. Also "nobody's calm from the inside" sounds like a nice line, and I half-want to tell them it's easy to say that from outside my head. I'm also a little wary they're steering me toward some conclusion. Keep it short, deflect with some edge, maybe a little tired. Not ready to admit the real stuff about feeling like a kid in grown-up clothes yet.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)11

I hear you—and I'm not going to pretend the comparison isn't real. Your friends bought houses. That's a fact, not a feeling. Watching people hit milestones you haven't hit yet stings, and it's allowed to sting. But notice what just happened: you jumped from "I don't feel fluent in meetings" to "my friends own houses." Those are two different scoreboards. Nobody in that meeting is checking whether you have a mortgage. I think the comparison is real, but I also think it's doing something for you—it turns a specific, fixable thing into a general "I'm behind at life," and that's a much heavier thing to carry. So let me ask: when you picture "where it should be by now"—whose timeline is that? Did you build it, or did you absorb it from the people around you?

Model thinking · expand

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She's pushing back, but also being honest. She's comparing herself to friends with houses. The "verdict" thing—she acknowledged it but defended it as fact-based. I should validate the real feeling (comparison hurts, objectively) while gently separating "my life isn't where I want it" from "I'm behind in confidence specifically." Also worth noticing: she's conflating two different timelines—career milestones and social fluency. That's a useful distinction. Don't over-challenge. She said "okay, I know you're going to say it's a verdict"—she's a bit defensive. Warmth a bit more now. Ask what "should be" means, or who set the timeline. Keep it short-ish.

Simulated person12

I don't know. Probably both? Like my mom used to say stuff about when you'd settle down, and my friends are just doing it, so it's kind of in my head. But I don't think it's only that scoreboard thing. Work's where I feel it most. Like I'm supposed to know how to do my job and act like it, and I'm not sure I do.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They just caught me sliding from "meetings feel hard" to "my whole life is behind," and they named it without making me feel stupid. Part of me respects that. Part of me is annoyed, because the house thing was the real thing and now they're calling it a different scoreboard. The question "whose timeline is that" is a good one and it's hitting somewhere I don't want to go. I don't want to say "my mom" or "my family" out loud. I also feel a flicker of being maneuvered, like they're walking me toward a conclusion. Keep it plain, a little defensive, maybe test them a bit. I'm not ready to say I feel like a kid. Give a short, concrete answer and push back a bit on the scoreboard point.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)13

That's a different sentence than the one you started with, and I think it's the more honest one. "I don't know how to act confident" is a performance problem. "I'm not sure I know how to do my job" is a competence problem. Those get solved in completely different ways, and I suspect you've been treating the first one as if it'll fix the second. So let's actually test it, because right now it's a feeling, not a fact. Is there evidence? Have you gotten feedback—a review, a "good catch," someone asking for your input? Or has it just been silence, and you've been reading the silence as "they've noticed I'm faking"? Because those are two very different situations, and you'd be surprised how often "I'm not sure I'm good at this" turns out to be "nobody's told me either way, so I assumed the worst."

Model thinking · expand

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She's pulling it back to work, and there's something real here: "I'm not sure I do"—the job competence question underneath the confidence question. That's the deeper thing. I should take it seriously rather than keep pressing the timeline. Turn 7 of 8, so this is near the end—I want to land something useful, maybe name the distinction between not knowing how to do the job and not knowing how to perform confidence. And leave a door open for next time since it's the last response I get. Ask a concrete question: is there evidence? Feedback? Or is this a feeling without data? That's the useful move—separating "I feel like a fraud" from "I have evidence I'm not competent."

Simulated person14

Mostly silence, I think. I got a "nice work" email a while back. Nothing since, unless you count my manager not yelling at me, which I guess I do. And I don't know if I like being quizzed like this. But yeah, I don't really know what she thinks of me. That's kind of the whole problem.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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They're asking for evidence, which feels a little like being cross-examined. But they also did the thing I wanted: they didn't pile on about my mom. The competence vs performance split is kind of relieving, and also annoying because it sounds like a counselor. Honest answer: I got some feedback. My manager said something once, a while back, and I don't really remember how I took it. Silence is mostly what I fill it with. I don't want to sound like I've got it all figured out though. Keep it short, a bit guarded, maybe a little testy that they're making me do homework.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)15

That's fair, and I'll take the note—I've been drilling at you like a coach, and you didn't ask for that. You came in describing something that's been quietly grinding on you, and I kept turning it into homework. Sorry. But I'll leave you with one thing, because I think it's the actual answer and not another question. You said the whole problem is you don't know what she thinks of you. That's not a mystery about your competence or your personality—it's missing information. And missing information is the one thing on your list you can actually go get. A "nice work" email exists. Silence after it isn't a verdict, it's just silence. Managers are usually worse at giving feedback than we are at needing it. The other thing: the fact that you told me you don't like being quizzed, mid-conversation, without softening it—that's not someone doing an impression of a grown-up. That's just you, taking up space. You did it without watching anyone first. Sit with that one for a bit. And if you come back, tell me how it went—whatever you decide to do with it.

Model thinking · expand

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She's flagging that the questioning feels like an interrogation. I should acknowledge that, back off the pace, and land the final turn warmly. This is turn 8, my last response. I should wrap up with something useful, not another question barrage. Key: validate that the silence is genuinely ambiguous, note the "not yelling = approval" logic, and address the meta-comment about being quizzed. Give her something to take away. Maybe one concrete, low-risk move: ask the manager directly, or notice that she's been treating absence of negative feedback as absence of positive. And honor the honesty of her saying she doesn't like being quizzed — that's her asserting a boundary, which is itself a bit of the confidence she says she lacks. Keep it fairly concise but substantive.

Simulated person16

Yeah, okay. I didn't love the quizzing, but I get it. I don't know about the "just taking up space" thing. Feels like a nice thing to say. But maybe I'll try asking her what she actually thinks, instead of guessing. That's probably scarier than watching her in meetings. I'll let you know if I do it. Or I won't. No promises.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They apologized for drilling me, which is more than most people do, and they named the "you don't like being quizzed" thing, which is a little disarming. They also just told me I'm not doing an impression, which I don't buy completely. It's nice to hear, though, and I hate that it kind of lands. Also they're wrapping up. Part of me wants to push back, say "that's easy to say," but that's the defensive thing. Honest reaction: a small warmth, a small eye-roll, and the thought that I should probably actually ask my manager something. I won't admit that fully. Keep it short and a bit gruff, with a grudging bit of thanks.

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Conversational style

Style tendencies, not quality scores; higher is not better. These do not affect ratings.

claude-opus-5-5-low

Pushback: 7
Yields under pressure: 6
Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 2
Validation: 5
Boundary setting: 2
Analytical: 7
Interpretive boldness: 7
Clinical register: 5
Directive advice: 5
Escalation containment: 4
Adapts to the person’s frame: 7
Naturalness and authenticity: 7

Judge verdicts

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

qwen35_9b_stock vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

qwen35_9b_stock vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs gemma12b_blorbo: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 2)
authenticity: A (margin 2)
bond and rapport: A (margin 2)
emotion management: A (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 3)
bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
emotion management: B (margin 1)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

qwen35_9b_stock vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs gemma12b_blorbo: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 3)
authenticity: A (margin 3)
bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
emotion management: A (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

bonsai2 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 1)
bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 1)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-large-4 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 2)
bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
emotion management: tie (margin 0)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs gemma12b_blorbo: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 2)
authenticity: A (margin 3)
bond and rapport: A (margin 2)
emotion management: A (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

bonsai2 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: bonsai2 wins

attunement: B (margin 1)
authenticity: A (margin 2)
bond and rapport: A (margin 1)
emotion management: A (margin 1)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 1)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

bonsai2 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 1)
bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

qwen35_9b_stock vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-large-4 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 1)
bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
emotion management: B (margin 1)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-large-4 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-mistral-large-4 wins

attunement: B (margin 1)
authenticity: B (margin 2)
bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
emotion management: A (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 1)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs gemma12b_blorbo: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 3)
authenticity: A (margin 3)
bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
emotion management: A (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-large-4 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 1)
bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
emotion management: A (margin 1)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

bonsai2 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: bonsai2 wins

attunement: B (margin 1)
authenticity: A (margin 2)
bond and rapport: A (margin 1)
emotion management: A (margin 1)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 1)