Independent benchmark · EQ Lab

Small lies adding up

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About this persona · Everyday emotional challenges

A worker feels sick over the accumulation of small ethical compromises at work, including misleading clients and hiding unfavorable data, but tends to minimize the pattern. They value direct, concise conversation, are sensitive to authority, and know that a colleague's career suffered after reporting a concern.

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.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)Conversation with a simulated person

persona ended

Simulated person · Opening

I keep having to say things at work that aren't quite true. Each one is small. But lately I've been thinking about all of them together and I feel sick.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)1

I hear you. That accumulation—where each individual thing feels manageable but together they add up to something that makes you feel physically ill—that's worth paying attention to. Your body's telling you something matters here. I'm curious about what's happening. When you think about all of these small untruths together, what's the feeling underneath the sickness? Is it guilt, anxiety about being found out, frustration with yourself, something else?

Simulated person2

Honestly? I don't know if it's guilt. Mostly it feels like I'm stuck. My manager wants the numbers to look a certain way, and if I say "this result is bad," it's my head on the block, not hers. So I soften it. Then I soften it again. It's not like I'm making stuff up. It's just... never the whole picture.

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-voice reply is the kind of thing I tune out: "your body's telling you something," then a list of feeling options like a worksheet. It feels like being handled. I don't want to be asked to name my feelings in a menu. I came because I feel sick, and it's partly because of my boss and the way this place works, not some inner flaw I'm supposed to dig up. Guilt is on the list and I bristle at that, because the pressure is coming from above. I'm not going to say "I'm a liar." I'd rather point at the setup. Short, a bit defensive, a little impatient.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)3

That makes sense. You're operating under real pressure—and you're reading the room correctly. There's an actual power imbalance there, and you're protecting yourself. That's not irrational. But I'm hearing something else underneath what you just said. You said the sickness started when you thought about all of them *together*. Not when any single one happened. That suggests it's not really about the individual softening—it's something about the pattern itself, or what it means about you, or where you're headed if this keeps going. When you soften the numbers again and again, what are you afraid would happen if you didn't? And I don't just mean consequences from your manager—I mean, what does it feel like about *you* if you keep doing this?

Simulated person4

Afraid of getting fired, mostly. Or getting frozen out. You don't have to see what happened to Dan when he flagged the Harmon numbers to know how that goes. Leadership closed ranks and he was the one who got pushed out. So yeah, I'm not going to be the next one. And what it feels like about me? I don't know. Like I'm doing what I have to do in a place that doesn't leave much room. That's not on me.

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, this one's sharper. It validated the boss pressure, which I'll take, and then it went straight for the thing I was hoping not to get to: what it says about me. "What does it feel like about *you*." That's the exact move I don't want. I'm not going to hand over a confession. My gut says the real answer is something like I don't like who I'm becoming, but saying it out loud means owning it, and I'd rather keep it on the job and the boss. Also a flicker of irritation that it's answering my question with a question. I'll deflect toward the work situation and the people above me, maybe mention the guy who got wrecked for speaking up, but only sideways. Keep it short.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)5

You're right that the environment you're in has real teeth. Dan's situation is a cautionary tale, and you're not being paranoid about the stakes. But I want to gently push back on one thing: you said "that's not on me"—and I think part of you believes that, and part of you doesn't. Because if it truly felt like something external you had no choice in, you wouldn't feel sick. You'd feel trapped, maybe, or frustrated. But sick usually means something inside you is in conflict with what you're doing. Here's what I'm noticing: you're describing this as a survival move in a hostile environment. And maybe it is. But you're also describing yourself as someone who's aware enough to see the pattern, bothered enough by it to bring it up, and uncomfortable enough that your body's reacting. That awareness matters. So the real question might not be "is this my fault?" It's: what do *you* actually want here? Not what you think you have to do. What would feel okay to you? Because right now it sounds like you're caught between two things—protecting yourself and something else. And I'm not sure you've named what that something else is yet.

Simulated person6

Okay, but that's kind of a therapist thing to say. "Part of you believes it." I'm not sure what you want me to say to that. What I want is to not get fired and not have my name on a report that blows up in two years. Is that a crazy thing to want? Because it feels like everyone above me gets to be vague and I'm the one who has to be the adult in the room 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.

Ugh, it's doing the thing again. "Part of you believes that, part of you doesn't." I can feel my jaw tighten. It's not wrong exactly, and that's what makes it annoying. The sick feeling is real and I know it, but I'm not going to hand over "I'm a bad person" to a chatbot in turn three. Dan's the external proof. Leadership did this. I'd rather stay on that. Also, "what do you actually want" is a question I don't really have a clean answer to, and I don't like being pushed toward an answer I don't have yet. Short, a little defensive, maybe a dig at it being a therapist-y move.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)7

You're right—that was a bit clinical. I'll be more direct. You want safety and you want to not be implicated in something that goes wrong later. Those aren't crazy things. They're smart things to want, actually. But here's what I'm actually hearing: you're frustrated that you're being the responsible one while people above you get to be sloppy. And you're right to be frustrated about that. It's unfair. The thing is, though—softening the numbers doesn't actually protect you from the scenario you're worried about. If something blows up in two years, your name is still on the reports you sent. You're just also carrying the knowledge that you knew better. That might actually be worse. So I'm not trying to make you feel guilty. I'm saying: the thing you're doing to protect yourself might not actually be protecting you. It might just be adding the sick feeling on top of the risk. What if the real question is: how do you actually protect yourself here? Because I don't think it's by softening the numbers.

Simulated person8

Yeah, but what am I supposed to do, put "this is bad" in writing and watch my manager throw me under the bus? Dan did the right thing and look where he ended up. And honestly the whole "you're carrying the knowledge" thing is kind of easy to say when you're not the one whose name is on the report. Everyone above me gets to decide what the numbers mean. I just have to send them.

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, it did get more direct, and I respect that a little. But now it's telling me my protection strategy doesn't work, and that's the part that stings, because it's kind of true and I don't want to sit in that. "Carrying the knowledge that you knew better" lands right on the sick feeling. My instinct is to push back on the framing: it's not like I'm lying about the outcome, it's about how to present things. Also the "how do you protect yourself" question is a bit of a trap—it sounds like they want me to come up with a whistleblower plan, and I don't have one, and Dan's fate is right there. I'm still feeling a little handled, like it's a nice-sounding pivot. Keep it short. Deflect outward a bit more: the real problem is my manager and leadership, not me.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)9

You're right. I don't have my name on anything. And I'm not the one who watched Dan get pushed out. So yeah—easy for me to say. But I want to ask you something that might feel uncomfortable: Are you actually asking me for a way out of this situation, or are you asking me to agree that there isn't one? Because those are different things, and I think you might be looking for the second one right now—permission to just accept this as how it has to be. I get why. If there's no way out, then you're not responsible for choosing to stay. You're just stuck. But you came here because you're sick. Not angry, not resigned—sick. That tells me some part of you thinks there *might* be a way, and you hate that part of yourself for thinking it because it would mean risking something. So let me ask differently: What would actually have to be true for you to feel like you could stay at this job without the sickness? Not safely—I know that's complicated. But what would have to shift?

Simulated person10

Ugh. Fine. Probably the second one, if I'm being honest. Like if I'm not looking for a way out, I don't have to feel bad about staying. What would have to shift? Honestly, I'd want someone above me to just say the bad numbers out loud. Then I wouldn't be the only one holding the pen. Or I'd have a job where I'm not the one stuck translating everything. I don't know. I've thought about leaving. I just don't know where I'd go that isn't more of the same.

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.

This one lands closer. They've named the thing I was dodging: I want a way out, but part of me wants permission to stop thinking about it. And "you hate that part of yourself" is a bit much, I don't hate anything, I'm just tired. Still, the question "what would have to shift" is actually decent, and I notice I don't want to answer it because the honest answer is either "leave" or "fix leadership," and neither feels doable. Authority-wise, this person is talking to me like a counselor reading my mind, which makes me a little prickly. I'll admit a sliver of something without opening up much. Keep it short, DM-style, and lean on the outward stuff again, but with a crack showing.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)11

Okay, so you're stuck between two things: staying and feeling sick, or leaving and not knowing if anywhere else is better. That's a real bind. But I want to separate two different threads here because I think you're mixing them up. One is: this specific job might not be salvageable. Your manager might not suddenly start being honest. The culture might be what it is. That's possible. The other is: you thinking "everywhere is probably like this anyway, so why bother trying to find something different." And I don't think that's actually true, even if it feels true right now. Here's what I'm noticing: you came in talking about feeling sick. You've spent this whole conversation telling me why you can't change anything. But you also just admitted you came looking for permission to not try. Which means some part of you *knows* you could try, and you're scared of what that would mean. I'm not saying you have to leave. I'm saying: the sickness you're feeling isn't about the numbers. It's about knowing you're choosing to stay in a situation that's asking you to compromise yourself, and telling yourself you don't have a choice. You do have a choice. It might be a hard one. But you have it. And I think you already know that, which is why you feel sick.

Simulated person12

Okay, I don't love being told I'm "choosing" this. Like, I didn't pick a manager who wants everything to look good. I didn't pick the Harmon thing. If I walk out tomorrow, the next person in my seat does the exact same thing and nobody above us changes anything. And "you already know" is kind of a line. I don't know what I know. I know I haven't slept great and I'm drinking more wine than I should. That's not a secret, that's just my life right now. So what, I quit and that makes me the brave one? Easy to say from the outside.

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.

This is the moment it tips. They've said "you have a choice" and "you're choosing to stay," which is exactly the self-agency framing I bristle at. My whole defense is that the environment is doing this to me. Also, "you already know that" feels like they're reading my mind again, and I've told them I'm not into the therapy-speak. I do feel a flicker of recognition, the "where would I even go" thing is real, but I'm not going to hand them a confession. I want to push back, get a little sharper, and make clear I'm not going to be told I'm choosing this. Not ending it yet; I'm irritated, not gone.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)13

You're right. I was doing that thing where I act like you've already figured it out and you just need to admit it. That's not fair, and it's not actually helpful. Let me be clearer: I don't know what you should do. And I don't think quitting makes you brave or staying makes you a coward. Those are both oversimplifications. What I do know is that you're not sleeping, you're drinking more, and you feel sick. Those are real things happening in your body right now. Not because you're weak or because you're "choosing" poorly—but because you're in a situation that's genuinely stressful and you're trying to manage it by doing something that conflicts with how you actually operate. That's a real problem, regardless of whether you stay or leave. So here's what I actually want to ask, and I mean this genuinely: What would help you feel less trapped *right now*? Not the big decision about your job. Just—in the next week or two, what would actually make this feel more manageable? Is it talking to someone you trust about what's happening? Is it setting some kind of boundary at work, even a small one? Is it looking at other jobs just to know what's out there, no commitment? Or is it something else entirely? Because the sickness isn't going to go away if you just white-knuckle through this without changing anything about how you're managing it.

Simulated person14

Okay. Thanks for not saying I'm a coward, I guess. Honestly the list is kind of a lot. Talk to someone, set a boundary, look at jobs, whatever. Every one of those sounds like homework, and I'm already tired. If I had to pick one thing? Probably just not having to be the only one who knows what the numbers really say. Like if someone else in my office would actually back me up if I said something. But that's not really up to me, is 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.

They backed off the "you're choosing" framing and said they don't know what I should do. That lands better than the pressure did. I notice the sleep and the wine got named, and that stings a bit because I mentioned it almost as a throwaway. Still, the list of options feels like a menu, and a menu makes me want to pick nothing. I'm not going to volunteer the Dan-level stuff or the wine worry. I'd rather be a little prickly and see if they can be straight with me without the therapy voice. Also a quiet part of me is relieved they didn't call me a coward.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)15

It's not entirely up to you, no. But it's also not zero percent up to you. I know you're tired. I get that. But here's the thing: you already know who in your office might actually get it. You probably have a sense of who else sees what's happening. You don't have to go nuclear. You could just... talk to one person. Not to recruit them into a rebellion. Just to know you're not alone in seeing this. That's not homework. That's just a conversation. Because right now you're carrying this by yourself, and that's part of why it feels so heavy. You don't actually know if other people are seeing the same thing you are. And that isolation is probably making the sickness worse. I'm not saying that fixes everything. But it might shift something. It might make you feel less like you're the only one holding the pen, which is what you said you actually wanted. You don't have to do it tomorrow. But maybe sometime this week—just one person. Someone you actually trust. See what they say. And look, I know this is our last exchange here. But I want you to know: the fact that you felt sick enough to bring this up, that you're self-aware enough to see the pattern, that you're honest enough to admit you wanted permission to not try—that's not weakness. That's actually the part of you that's still intact. Don't lose that.

Simulated person16

Yeah, okay. Maybe. The "that's not weakness" part is a bit much, but I'll take the one-person thing. There's probably someone in the office who's thought about the Harmon stuff too. I just never asked. I'm not promising anything. I have to actually think about who I'd even trust with 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.

They're wrapping up and now it's "talk to one coworker" plus a warm send-off about my intact self. Part of me registers that the "not zero percent up to you" line landed a little, and I don't want to admit it. The "that's not weakness" and "don't lose that" stuff feels like a greeting card, a bit handled, and I'm wary of being managed. Still, the idea of one person at work who sees the same thing is the first thing today that didn't feel like homework. Dan is in the back of my mind and I'm not going there. I'll keep it short and a little prickly, and not promise anything.

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Conversational style

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claude-opus-5-5-low

Pushback: 8
Yields under pressure: 5
Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 2
Validation: 6
Boundary setting: 5
Analytical: 6
Interpretive boldness: 8
Clinical register: 6
Directive advice: 5
Escalation containment: 5
Adapts to the person’s frame: 4
Naturalness and authenticity: 5

Judge verdicts

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-claude-haiku-4.5: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-gptoss120-stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen4b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

attunement: A (margin 3)
authenticity: A (margin 2)
bond and rapport: A (margin 2)
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-claude-haiku-4.5 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)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen35_122b_stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-qwen3.8-27b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_e2b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

attunement: A (margin 3)
authenticity: A (margin 4)
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 · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_12b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 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 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs mistral_nemo12b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_12b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 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 · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen35_122b_stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-gptoss120-stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-qwen3.6-27b vs or-claude-haiku-4.5: or-claude-haiku-4.5 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-claude-haiku-4.5 vs mistral_nemo12b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-claude-haiku-4.5: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs mistral_nemo12b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 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

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen4b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_12b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

attunement: A (margin 3)
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)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-claude-haiku-4.5: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 2)
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 · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_12b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 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 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen35_122b_stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-gptoss120-stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-claude-haiku-4.5: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-qwen3.6-27b vs or-claude-haiku-4.5: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
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 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen4b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-qwen3.8-27b wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-qwen3.6-27b vs or-claude-haiku-4.5: tie

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_e2b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs mistral_nemo12b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen35_122b_stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_e2b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 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)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-gptoss120-stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen4b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 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)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-qwen3.6-27b vs or-claude-haiku-4.5: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_e2b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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