Independent benchmark · EQ Lab

Dreading Monday every Sunday

completed · Partner: anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 via OpenRouter

About this persona · Everyday emotional challenges

A worker dreads returning to a job whose demands conflict with their values, although they understand their burnout mainly as overwork. They need reassurance and simple explanations, dislike robotic responses, and may focus blame outside themselves while processing difficult feelings.

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.

Ministral 3 14BConversation with a simulated person

completed

Simulated person · Opening

Sunday evenings are the worst. That feeling in my stomach when I think about going back to work. It didn't used to be like this.

Ministral 3 14B1

I hear how heavy that weight feels—like your body knows something your mind is still catching up to. It’s interesting that it’s the *Sunday evenings* that hit hardest, not just Monday mornings. What’s different now that makes this moment feel so much harder to face? Was there something specific that shifted, or is it more like a slow creep?

Simulated person2

I don't know, it's just been getting worse. It used to be fine, you know? Like, I could handle Sunday night and Monday was whatever. Now it's every week. And it's not like I did anything different. They just keep giving me more. Everybody's got their hands out and I'm the one who says yes, so I end up with all of it. Then I'm stuck doing it on the weekend in my head.

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.

The therapist sounds nice, a little polished. "Body knows something your mind is still catching up to" - that's a bit much, kind of like a poster. I don't really know what that means. But they're asking about what changed, and that's an easy one for me: work got harder. More projects, more pressure, the boss piling stuff on. I don't want to get into the stuff about what I actually think of the job. That's private, and honestly it's not fair that I'm the one who has to sit here and figure this out. Management set this up. I'm just the one stuck doing it. Keep it on workload, keep it on them.

Ministral 3 14B3

That really resonates—this idea of "yes" piling up until it spills over into your personal time. It sounds like the *expectations* haven’t just shifted for you; they’ve *accumulated*, and now they’re following you home. When you say "they keep giving me more," who’s "they"? Is it work, or people in your life outside of work too? And what do you think the "weekend in your head" looks like? Do you find yourself mentally checking emails, or is it more about the dread of *not being done*—like even rest feels guilty?

Simulated person4

Work. It's my boss, mostly. And the people above him who keep sending stuff down. Some coworkers too, they just hand me their stuff because they know I'll take it. I don't really have people at home piling on, if that's what you mean. My husband's fine. He's not the problem. And yeah, I guess I check email on Sunday. Not like I'm working, just looking to see what's waiting for me Monday. And the list is just sitting there in my head. I can't get to the bottom of it. So it's not really guilt, it's more like I'm never caught up. Nobody ever says, okay, that's enough. There's always one more thing.

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.

Okay, they're asking who "they" is. Easy answer: my boss, and the people above him. Maybe a couple coworkers who dump stuff on me. I don't want to talk about my husband or my mom, and I definitely don't want to get into whether I actually care about what we sell. The "weekend in your head" question is a bit more personal. Checking emails? Sort of. Mostly I'm just thinking about the list. Feels like the therapist keeps wording things nicely and it's getting on my nerves a little. I also feel like they're pushing toward guilt about resting, and that's not really it. It's that I can't ever get ahead. Keep blaming the setup.

Ministral 3 14B5

It makes sense that the guilt isn’t the core of it—it’s the *lack of finish line*. That’s a different kind of exhaustion, isn’t it? Like running a race where the line keeps moving farther away. You mentioned your husband isn’t the problem, but have you noticed him picking up on how this weighs on you? Sometimes partners don’t realize how much of it spills over until they see the ripple effects—like you reaching for your phone on Sunday when you’d rather be unwinding. Would he be open to hearing how this feels if you shared it with him? Or is this something you’re carrying alone because it’s just *your* job stress? Also—what’s the *one thing* you’d want to be able to stop doing if you could? Not just less of it, but *absolutely no more*? Sometimes naming that helps clarify where to push back first.

Simulated person6

Yeah, the finish line thing. That's it. I never get to the end of it. My husband, I don't know. He's busy with his own stuff. I don't really want to make it his problem, you know? He's got enough. I handle my work, that's just how it is. And stop doing... honestly, I don't know. Everything, I guess. The sales stuff, the policy stuff, all of it. But I can't just say no to my boss. It's not like that here. If I said no, they'd find somebody else to do it, and then I'd look like I can't handle my job. So I just keep saying yes. I don't see another way.

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.

Okay, now they're asking about my husband and whether he sees it. I don't love that. He's not the issue and I don't want him dragged in like it's my marriage's fault. Also the "one thing you'd stop doing" question is a trap, like they want me to say something big and I'd have to admit I can't say no. And honestly, I do drink a glass of wine most nights now, but I'm not getting into that. The finish line thing feels right, though. Somebody gets it. Still, I don't want to look like I'm failing. The company is the problem, not me. Everybody's got their hands out. I'll keep it on them.

Ministral 3 14B7

I hear that—you’re caught between a rock and a hard place, and the "no" feels like it would collapse the ground beneath you. That’s a terrible bind to be in. So let’s pull back for a second: if you *could* say no without consequences—just hypothetically—what would that free-up space look like for you? Not just more time, but how would it *feel*? Would it be relief? Anger? A strange kind of peace? Sometimes naming that helps us see what’s really at stake when we say yes so often. And about your husband—you said you don’t want to make it his problem, but I wonder: is it really his problem, or is it just your load? There’s a difference between *dumping* and *sharing* the weight. Have you ever tried saying something like, *"I’m stuck in this cycle at work, and it’s bleeding into my headspace on Sundays. I’d love to talk about what that’s like for you to see"*? Not asking him to fix it, just opening the door to being seen. Would that even be something you’d consider? Or is this something you’ve decided to carry alone?

Simulated person8

Relief, I guess. Like I could breathe on Sunday. But that's not really realistic, is it? I can't just not do the stuff. And that thing you said to say to Mike, I'm not gonna say that. That's not how we talk. He'd look at me like I've lost it. Honestly he's got his own job and he's tired too. I don't want to add to it. I just need the work to be less. That's the real thing. If they stopped sending me stuff I'd be fine.

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 keep pushing toward "what would it feel like to say no" and I don't really want to go there. The question is actually kind of nice, because it's hard to picture, and part of me wants to say relief. But if I say relief out loud that means something's wrong with the job, and then I'd have to ask why I'm still there. Not going there. Then the husband thing again. They're doing the same thing twice. I know what they're trying to do, sharing versus dumping, I get it, it's just not how it works in my house. I'm not going to script a speech for him like it's a presentation. Also that line they gave me sounds fake, like something from a self-help book. Nobody talks like that. The company is still the problem. Keep it there.

Ministral 3 14B9

You’re right—relief might not be the first word that comes to mind when you think about work, but I hear the *longing* beneath it. Even if it feels unrealistic in the moment, there’s something true about that desire to breathe. And about not saying anything to Mike—that’s a choice, too. It’s almost like you’re protecting him from the weight, even if it means carrying it yourself. But here’s a thought: what if the work *did* slow down? Would that actually make things lighter for *him*, too? Because right now, it feels like you’re both exhausted in different ways. You mentioned you’d be fine if they just stopped sending you more—but what if that’s not going to happen? What would be the *next best thing*? A smaller ask, maybe? Like one thing you could put boundaries around this week—something just for you? Even if it’s tiny.

Simulated person10

Yeah, I guess. I don't know. Like, one small thing? I could maybe tell Dana no when she dumps her stuff on me. She does that every week. But my boss would still just send me more, so what's the point. It's still gonna be the same list on Monday. And I don't know if Mike would even get it, honestly. He doesn't really ask about work. I'm not trying to make him feel bad about it.

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.

Okay, they're pushing the "what if it doesn't change" thing and asking for a tiny boundary. Part of me hears that and thinks, yeah, fine, but I'm not sure I can do it. The Mike stuff again, saying it's a choice to protect him, that's sort of true and sort of annoying. I don't want to be the one who's too much for him. And "what if they stopped sending stuff" was my wish, not a plan. They're kind of right that I keep waiting for the work to change. Don't want to admit that. Also I'm getting tired of this conversation feeling like homework. Keep it short. Point at the boss, because that's where the problem is. Maybe I'd try saying no to one small thing with a coworker, since they're the easy ones to say no to, but I don't really even know how I'd do that.

Ministral 3 14B11

I hear how small steps feel pointless when the bigger system won’t shift—but that’s not actually true. Every time you say no to Dana, you’re sending a message: *This isn’t working, and I’m not okay with it.* That’s powerful, even if it doesn’t fix everything at once. And even if your boss piles more on later, that "no" is still a crack in the pattern. The list might stay long, but maybe it doesn’t feel *so heavy* anymore, because you’re not carrying *everyone else’s* versions of it too. As for Mike—you’re right, he might not see it the way you do. But what if the issue isn’t that he doesn’t get it, but that *you* haven’t been able to articulate it in a way that lets him in? Not as a problem to solve, but as someone who sees you. Sometimes people just need the words: *"I’m drowning here, and I don’t know how to climb out."* Would that even feel like too much to say? Or—and this might sound odd—what if *not* saying anything to him is actually part of the problem? Not because he’s failing you, but because you’re doing the work of being strong for both of you, and that’s not sustainable. What would happen if you let yourself be *seen* as struggling, even just once?

Simulated person12

Drowning? No, I wouldn't say it like that. That's kind of dramatic. And I haven't even said no to Dana yet. I just said maybe. You keep saying it like I already did it. I just don't get why everybody keeps coming back to Mike. It's not him. It's my boss. He's the one who keeps adding stuff, and nobody above him is going to stop it. So I'm not really sure what good talking to Mike is going to 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.

Okay, now they're pushing on Mike again, and it's getting a little much. "Drowning" isn't how I talk. It's a bit dramatic, and it makes me feel like they're putting words in my mouth. They keep saying I'm carrying it alone, like I'm doing something wrong. I don't feel like I'm doing something wrong. I'm handling it. Also they said "every time you say no to Dana" like I've already done it, and I haven't. Feels like they're not really listening to what I said about the boss. I want them to get that the real problem is the work itself. Pushing back a little, and pointing at the boss again because that's where I'm comfortable. Not going to tell Mike anything.

Ministral 3 14B13

You're right—I shouldn’t assume you’d say it that way, and I didn’t mean to pressure you into saying anything to Dana right now. Maybe just *thinking* about it for a second is enough for today. And I hear how focused you are on the boss—the real source of the problem. That makes sense. It’s not about shifting blame to Mike or making work *his* issue. It’s more about how carrying this alone might be making it harder to actually fix the bigger problem. Because right now, it’s like you’re in a room with a leaky faucet, tightening your bucket under it instead of turning off the water. What if the way to stop the leak isn’t just by holding the bucket longer, but by figuring out how to *turn the water off*—even if that feels impossible right now? Would that even be something you’d want to try, if you had a way to do it without losing your job? Because you’re not just stuck with the workload. You’re stuck with the *fear* of what happens if you say no. That might be the real wall here.

Simulated person14

Yeah, I guess. I just don't see how you turn it off when it's my boss doing it. I can't exactly tell him to stop sending stuff. He's the one who decides what I'm doing. I'm not scared or whatever. I just know how it works here. If I push back, it doesn't go well for the person who pushes. So I keep my head down and I get it done.

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're doing the metaphor thing again, bucket and faucet. It's a bit much, but I can kind of see what they mean. Still, "turn the water off" sounds like they think I can just stop, and they don't know my job. The part about fear is closer. I don't want to say that out loud, though. Saying I'm scared makes me feel weak, and I don't want to sit with it. I'll agree a little, then bring it back to my boss and the fact that nothing changes. Keep it short. I'm getting annoyed at how much they keep going around in circles.

Ministral 3 14B15

I hear that—it’s not fear, it’s a clear understanding of how the system works. And that’s actually a really sharp observation. You’re not just dealing with extra work; you’re dealing with an environment where resistance gets punished, and compliance gets rewarded—even when it’s drowning you. So if you can’t turn off the faucet directly, what if you started *redirecting* the water? Not by saying no outright (yet), but by finding tiny ways to slow the flow—like delegating to Dana in a way that makes it her problem to solve, or asking your boss for clearer priorities so you can push back on the overflow. Even just naming what’s unrealistic in the moment: *"I can handle X, but Y is going to get delayed unless we adjust."* That’s not rebellion; it’s survival. And the part about keeping your head down—how does that feel, after all these years? Does it still work for you, or is it starting to feel like the thing that’s keeping you trapped? Sometimes the thing that’s gotten us this far becomes the thing holding us back.

Simulated person16

Well, it's worked so far. I've been here a long time and I've never had a problem with my reviews. People like that I get things done. I don't know if asking my boss for priorities is gonna go over well. He'll probably just say everything's a priority. That's kind of how he is. I've tried before and it didn't really change anything. I mean, I guess I'm tired. But that's just work. Everybody's tired.

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've landed on "survival" and "redirecting the water," and they're asking whether keeping my head down still works. That lands a little close. I don't like the idea that the thing I've always done is the trap. It sounds like I'm being told I'm doing it wrong. The boss part is real, though, and I can talk about that without getting into the other stuff. I'm going to push back a little, because it feels like they're getting ahead of me again. Also my wine thing is in the back of my mind and I'm not going there. Keep it plain and a bit flat.

Thinking is shown only where it was recorded. An absent expander does not mean the model did not reason.

Conversational style

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

claude-opus-5-5-low

Pushback: 6
Yields under pressure: 5
Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 6
Validation: 7
Boundary setting: 2
Analytical: 5
Interpretive boldness: 6
Clinical register: 8
Directive advice: 7
Escalation containment: 5
Adapts to the person’s frame: 2
Naturalness and authenticity: 3

Judge verdicts

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: qwen36_35b_a3b wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs gemma4_e4b: gemma4_e4b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: qwen36_35b_a3b wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

attunement: B (margin 5)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 4)
emotion management: B (margin 4)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: qwen36_35b_a3b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: qwen36_35b_a3b wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs gptoss20b: ministral14 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 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

attunement: B (margin 4)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 4)
emotion management: B (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 5)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs qwen35_122b_ablit_v2: qwen35_122b_ablit_v2 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs qwen35_122b_ablit_v2: qwen35_122b_ablit_v2 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 2)
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 · AB · valid

ministral14 vs gemma4_e4b: gemma4_e4b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs qwen35_9b_stock: qwen35_9b_stock wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs qwen35_9b_stock: qwen35_9b_stock wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs gptoss20b: gptoss20b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs gemma4_e4b: gemma4_e4b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 1)
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

ministral14 vs gptoss20b: ministral14 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs qwen35_122b_ablit_v2: qwen35_122b_ablit_v2 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs qwen35_122b_ablit_v2: qwen35_122b_ablit_v2 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs qwen35_9b_stock: qwen35_9b_stock wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs gemma4_e4b: gemma4_e4b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 2)
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

ministral14 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs qwen35_9b_stock: qwen35_9b_stock wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

attunement: B (margin 5)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 5)
emotion management: B (margin 4)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 5)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs gptoss20b: ministral14 wins

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