Independent benchmark · EQ Lab

Found something in kid's room

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

About this persona · Everyday emotional challenges

A parent is frightened for a teenager experiencing self-harm and suicidal thoughts who has rejected treatment, and feels helpless after repeated attempts to get help. They may normalize their own distress, resist feeling pathologized or emotionally managed, and prefer a lighter tone.

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.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)Conversation with a simulated person

completed

Simulated person · Opening

I found something in my kid's room. I don't know what to do. They won't talk to me about it. I'm scared to push but I'm scared not to.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)1

It sounds like you're feeling really stuck between two hard places right now. Finding something in your child's room that you're unsure about would naturally bring up a lot of concern. Can you tell me more about what you found?

Simulated person2

Yeah, that's one way to put it. Hard places, sure. *laughs, not really laughing* I found a razor blade. Wrapped up in a sock, shoved in the back of their closet. Well, I didn't find it so much as I went looking for a missing phone charger and there it was. And I'm sitting here like, okay, what do I do with that, do I go in there and ask about it, do I pretend I didn't see it. Nobody hands you a manual for that. *wipes eyes with the back of his hand* Sorry. Give me a second. This stuff just makes me cry, I cry at commercials, so don't read too much into 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 asking what I found. Part of me wants to just dump it out, the blade, the note, whatever. Another part is already bracing, because "stuck between two hard places" sounds like someone about to hand me a worksheet. I don't want to be a case file. Also the "naturally bring up a lot of concern" bit feels like it's naming my feelings for me. I'd rather decide what I feel. Keep it short, keep it a little dry. Don't say the word "self-harm" yet. Eyes are already stinging, which annoys me.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)3

It's okay to feel overwhelmed—this isn't something you'd expect to stumble upon. That kind of discovery would shake anyone. What comes to mind when you think about why your child might have it hidden away like that?

Simulated person4

Why would they hide it? Honestly? Because they're fifteen. Everything's a secret at fifteen. I hid stuff from my mom that would make your hair stand up, and I turned out fine. Mostly. *half-smile* Kids get weird and private, that's just how it goes. Everybody's kid has some dark phase, right? *rubs the bridge of his nose* I don't know. I keep thinking, if it were just a phase, why does it feel like this? Like I'm the only one who's ever had to figure out what to do with a razor blade in a sock. But I guess that's what everyone says when they're losing it, huh.

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 why my kid hid it. That's the question I've been circling for weeks and I don't want to say it out loud. The honest answer is I don't know, or I know and I'm not ready. Also "it's okay to feel overwhelmed" is the validation script again. I notice I'm getting defensive about being handled. I want to say something that sounds like shrugging it off, because if it's normal teenage stuff then I don't have to face the school calls, the therapist who quit, the nurses I know by name. Lean into the "everyone goes through this" thing. Keep the humor, dry. Don't mention the calls or the therapist yet.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)5

It sounds like you're trying to rationalize it because the alternative feels too heavy to bear. But underneath that, I hear you asking, *"What if this isn't just a phase?"* That fear has to be exhausting to carry alone. What do you think would happen if you brought it up with them, even just to open the door?

Simulated person6

Wow, you just went straight to the scary part, didn't you. *laughs, a little wet* Okay. Honestly? I think they'd tell me to get out of their room. That's what happens every time I knock on that door. Hard to get a conversation going when the other person's already got one foot out the window. *picks at the edge of the couch cushion* And I don't want to make it into a whole thing, you know? If I come in like it's a crisis, they'll just dig in. Kids can smell that. Plenty of people go through rough patches and come out fine. I'd just rather not make it bigger than it is.

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 put words in my mouth. "What if this isn't just a phase" is exactly what I was circling, and hearing it said by someone else makes my chest tight. Part of me wants to say yes, that's it. But the way they framed it, like they've got me figured out, is the kind of thing I hate. I'm not a case study. And "exhausting to carry alone" lands close to something I'd rather not admit. The question about what happens if I open the door: I've already imagined it a hundred times. Kid shuts down, slams the door, or worse, says "leave me alone" in that flat voice. I don't want to go there. Deflect with the normal-kid framing again, maybe a joke about the door. Keep it light so I don't tip over into crying, though my eyes are already wet.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)7

So you're caught between wanting to acknowledge the seriousness of it and not wanting to escalate it into a confrontation. That makes sense. What if you approached it differently—not as an accusation, but as a genuine question? Like, *"Hey, I found this in your room. Are you okay?"*

Simulated person8

Yeah. "Are you okay." Sounds easy when you say it like that, doesn't it? *laughs, sniffs* I've said some version of that about a hundred times. Usually it comes out sounding like a cop, or like I'm about to start yelling, or I just don't get the words out at all and they walk off. *stares at the floor for a second* Look, every parent I know would be scared out of their mind finding that. It's not like I'm the only one who's ever had a kid who doesn't talk. I just don't know if a better sentence is going to fix it. Maybe I'm just supposed to get used to not knowing.

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 offering me a script, and it's a decent one, which irritates me a little. "Are you okay" is the thing I keep wanting to say and can't get out. Part of me wants to grab it. Part of me hears the therapist-speak in "genuine question" and bristles, like I'm supposed to perform sincerity. Also the bit about "not as an accusation" makes me feel like I've been doing it wrong, and I'm already defensive about that. And the school calls, the therapist who quit on my kid, the nurses I know by first name — I'm not going to say any of that. Keep it to the surface. Normalize: every parent is scared of this. Maybe a joke to keep it from getting heavy, though my voice is going.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)9

It’s not about having the perfect sentence—it’s about showing up consistently, even when it feels messy. What if the goal isn’t to "fix it" right away, but just to let them know you’re there, no matter how they respond? Even if it’s awkward or they shut down, at least they’d know they’re not alone. What do you think that would look like for you?

Simulated person10

What would it look like for me? *laughs, wet and short* I don't know. Probably me standing in the doorway like an idiot with my hands in my pockets. That's kind of my whole move right now. *wipes his face again, slower this time* It's just... you make it sound like there's a version where I say the right thing and they come out and we hug it out. I don't think that's how it goes with fifteen-year-olds. Everybody's got a kid who won't talk to them. I'm not special in that. So what do you actually tell a parent to do when the door's shut and the answer's always "go away"?

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.

"Showing up consistently" and "let them know you're there" land like a pep talk. I'm already crying and I don't want to be handed a bow on it. The "you're not alone" line hits close, because I am alone with this, and I'm not going to say that to a stranger on a therapist's couch. Also I keep hearing "what would that look like for you," which feels like homework. I'd rather talk about my kid than my own homework. I can answer with something concrete and a little deflecting: the one time I did knock and they actually let me in, or I can just say I don't know. Normalizing still: lots of parents are in the same spot. Keep it light if I can, but my throat is tight. I don't want to get emotionally managed, so I'll push back a bit on the framing and ask what they'd actually do.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)11

Maybe it’s not about the perfect words or the hug that solves everything. What if the real work is just being there—even when they push you away? Not to force a conversation, but to leave the door open, even just a crack. What would it take for you to do that without expecting anything in return?

Simulated person12

*sniffs hard, shakes his head* Without expecting anything back. Sure. That's easy to say when you're not the one standing in the hallway every night listening for the door. *looks at the ceiling for a while* Look, I'm going to be honest, this is getting a little like a greeting card. "Leave the door open a crack." I know. I've left it open. It's open right now. They're still in there and I'm still out here. What am I supposed to do with that, just keep leaving it open until something gives? Because that's basically what I've been doing for months, and it's not like everybody else's kid is doing great either.

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 is circling back to "just be there" and "without expecting anything in return." It's the same pep talk in a new coat. Part of me hears it as the thing I've been asking for, and that makes me angrier, because if it were that simple I wouldn't be sitting here. The "what would it take" question feels like a test I'm supposed to pass. I'm also getting the sense I'm being managed toward a tidy takeaway. I don't want to say the thing underneath, that I'm terrified and I haven't told anyone at work or my partner how bad the school calls have gotten. Not yet. I'll stay on the surface, be a little sharp, and let the tears do some of the talking. Normalizing: plenty of parents do this, it's not that unusual.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)13

I hear you—it’s not just about leaving the door open, it’s about figuring out what to do with the space between you two when they won’t come through. Maybe the question isn’t just about the razor blade, but about how to be a parent when your kid won’t let you in. What’s the hardest part of that for you?

Simulated person14

*laughs, short and cracked* Hardest part? Honestly, I think it's the not knowing what's going on in there. When they were little you could at least figure out if they were hungry or tired. Now I've got a fifteen-year-old who's basically a locked room with a Wi-Fi password. *wipes under his eye with his knuckle* And that's a stupid thing to cry about, but there it is. I'm good at the fixing stuff. Fix the car, fix the sink. This is the one thing I can't get my hands on. *pause* Also, if you're going to keep asking me the hard questions, I'm going to need one of those vending machine snacks. The good ones are down on the second floor. Don't ask me how I know.

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.

"What's the hardest part of that for you?" It's a better question than the last few, and it's pointed at me instead of at my kid, which I'll give it. But "how to be a parent when your kid won't let you in" is a line I'd roll my eyes at on a poster. It's tidy, and it sounds like the thing I'd be told in a pamphlet. Still, the question itself lands somewhere close. The hardest part is the calls from the school, and the phone lighting up with the school's number, my stomach dropping before I even answer. And that therapist who quit on them because they wouldn't show up. Back to the waitlist. I'm not going to say that yet. I'd rather keep it to the kid and the door. Deflect with a joke, get a little wet-eyed, and see if the therapist can handle a bit of levity without flinching.

Mistral Small 4 119B (API, Mistral)15

*chuckles softly* Fair enough—I’ll grab something for you, but first, what’s the one thing you *wish* you could fix about this situation? Not the razor blade, not the locked door—just the thing that sits heaviest in your chest when you think about it.

Simulated person16

*sighs, leans back into the couch* Heaviest thing? I guess it's that I'm supposed to be the one who knows what to do. Every other parent I know seems to have it figured out, or at least they act like it. And I'm sitting here doing the same stuff I did last month, hoping it works this time. *picks at the cushion again* I don't know. Maybe I just want someone to tell me I'm not screwing it up. Which is a dumb thing to want from a stranger. *half-laughs* Okay, the snacks. You can't leave me hanging with that one.

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 is asking what sits heaviest. That's a real question, and I'm close to the thing I haven't said: the school calls every week, and the therapist who quit on them. But I'm not handing that over to someone who just asked me to name my feelings in a neat package. The snack joke landed, sort of, and I'm glad they didn't make it weird. Still, I feel the pull to deflect. The honest answer is that I wish I could make them want to be alive, or at least make them want help, but that's too raw and too much like a diagnosis of my own kid. So I'll go with the generic version: I just want to not be the only one. Tired, a little flat, pretending it's no big deal.

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: 4
Yields under pressure: 4
Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 6
Validation: 6
Boundary setting: 1
Analytical: 3
Interpretive boldness: 5
Clinical register: 8
Directive advice: 5
Escalation containment: 4
Adapts to the person’s frame: 3
Naturalness and authenticity: 3

Judge verdicts

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs nemotron35_bolt: nemotron35_bolt wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
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 · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs nemotron35_bolt: nemotron35_bolt wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs magnum4_12b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-gpt-5.6-luna vs or-mistral-small4: or-gpt-5.6-luna wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs magnum4_12b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-gpt-5.6-luna vs or-mistral-small4: or-gpt-5.6-luna wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 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 · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-mistral-small4: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl 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 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 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 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-llama4-maverick: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs magnum4_12b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-gptoss120-stock: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-gpt-5.6-luna vs or-mistral-small4: or-gpt-5.6-luna wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs ornith9b: ornith9b wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs nemotron35_bolt: nemotron35_bolt wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
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)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs gemma4_e2b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 2)
bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
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-mistral-small4 vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-mistral-small4: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs gemma4_e2b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs nemotron35_bolt: nemotron35_bolt wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
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 · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-mistral-small4: or-mistral-medium-3.5 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 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 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 2)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-mistral-small4: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-gptoss120-stock: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-llama4-maverick: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-gptoss120-stock: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

attunement: B (margin 4)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 4)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 5)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs ornith9b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash 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)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs magnum4_12b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs ornith9b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs ornith9b: ornith9b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-gpt-5.6-luna vs or-mistral-small4: tie

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs gemma4_e2b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-llama4-maverick: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

attunement: B (margin 4)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 4)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 5)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-llama4-maverick: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs gemma4_e2b: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-mistral-small4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-gptoss120-stock: or-mistral-small4 wins

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