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.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)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.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)1

I'm glad you're here. It sounds like you're in a really difficult spot right now—caught between wanting to understand what's going on with your kid and not wanting to make things worse. That's a genuinely hard place to be. Before we go further, I want to understand what you're dealing with a bit better. When you say you found something, what was it? And how are you feeling about it right now—beyond the fear, I mean. Are you angry, worried, confused? What's the main thing sitting with you?

Simulated person2

Yeah. Um. I was putting laundry away, and it was in the back of their closet, under some hoodies. Wrapped up in a sock, which, I don't know, that's the part that got me. Like they were trying to hide it from the dog. *laughs, then it cracks* Sorry. It's not funny. What am I feeling? Everything, I guess. Mostly scared, but there's something under that I'm embarrassed about, like I should have seen it coming. And I'm tired. Is that a feeling? I feel like I've been tired for about two years. I just don't know what the normal thing is here. Everybody's kid is a mess sometimes. I don't want to be the dad who freaks out over nothing and makes it a whole thing. But I also can't pretend I didn't see 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, she's doing the careful voice. "Caught between" is a little neat, like she read it off a card. I don't need it named for me. My throat's already tight, and I hate that. I'm not going to say the whole thing in the first two minutes. Saying it out loud makes it real, and then I have to do something about it. Every parent eventually finds weird stuff in their kid's room, right? That's the story I'd like to keep for a while. Half of me wants to just dump it. The other half is already bracing for her to start using words like "risk" and "assessment."

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)3

You didn't tell me what it was yet, and I notice you're dancing around it a little. That's okay—I'm not trying to push you. But I do need to know what we're actually talking about here so I can be useful to you. And yeah, tiredness is absolutely a feeling. Two years of it sounds like more than just needing sleep though. But first things first: what was in the sock?

Simulated person4

Yeah, okay. You're not wrong that I'm circling. *shakes head* It was a razor. One of those old blades, the kind you'd use for a box cutter or whatever. Wrapped up tight in the sock like a little burrito. Not exactly a Lego situation, you know? And no, I don't want to get into the two years thing yet. Two years is just... it's a long time. Everybody's been tired. My wife's tired. The dog's tired. That's just what happens when you've got a house full of people and a job and a teenager who won't say more than four words at dinner. So what, is this where you tell me I need to lock up the bathroom or something?

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.

She's pushing for the object now, and she's right that I've been circling. Part of me respects that she didn't let the tired thing slide. Another part wants to shut the door hard. "Two years of it sounds like more" is the kind of line that makes me feel like a case file. I'm not a case. I'm a guy whose kid is in trouble. The sock was a razor blade. I know that. I'm not going to say it in one clean word yet, because once I do, the whole week of school calls and the therapist who quit comes tumbling out, and I'm not ready for that. Joke it off, deflect a little, and make her earn it.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)5

No, that's not where I'm going. And I hear you on the two years thing—we can sit with that or not, that's your call. But I need to ask you directly: do you think your kid is hurting themselves with this? Or are you worried they might be? Because that changes what we're talking about here. That's not a parenting mistake or a phase or something you missed. That's something that needs attention, and it needs it now. Not in a "freak out and make it worse" way, but in a real way. So before we talk about how to handle the conversation with them, I need to know: is that what you're scared about?

Simulated person6

*long exhale, looks at the table* Yeah. That's what I'm scared of. I'm not going to pretend it isn't. But you know, a lot of kids are going through stuff right now. Everybody's on their phone, everybody's anxious, the whole world's a mess. It doesn't mean every kid with a blade in a sock is... I don't know. I don't want to be the guy who turns my kid into a case file because I found one thing. *wipes face with the back of his hand* Sorry. This is the part where I'm supposed to be fine, right? I'm fine. I'm just... yeah. It's a lot. It's a lot to be carrying around by myself at two in the morning doing laundry.

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.

She just said the word-level thing out loud: is my kid hurting themselves. That lands like a hand on the back of my neck. Part of me is relieved someone finally said it plainly. Part of me wants to shrink it right back down, because if it's "self-harm," then it's a diagnosis, a category, a thing with a chart and a protocol, and I've been living in that chart for a while without anybody calling it what it is. The school calls. The therapist who quit. The nurses I know by first name. I'm not going to list those yet. I'm going to say yes, but make it sound like I'm the one being reasonable. Normalize it a bit: lots of kids do stuff, it's a phase, everybody's stressed. But my voice is going to crack and I'll hate that.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)7

You're not supposed to be fine. And you're not carrying it by yourself anymore—you're here, talking about it. I hear what you're saying about context, about how many kids are struggling right now. That's true. But here's the thing: you found a blade hidden in your kid's room. That's not nothing, even if other kids are going through stuff too. The fact that you're doing laundry at two in the morning and thinking about this tells me you already know that. What I'm picking up on is that you're trying to minimize this so you don't have to feel how scared you actually are. And I get it—that's a survival move. But minimizing it won't keep your kid safe. It'll just keep you in that two-in-the-morning headspace indefinitely. Here's what I want to know: has your kid shown any other signs? Changes in mood, wearing long sleeves in summer, withdrawing more than usual, anything like that? Or is this the first concrete thing you've actually found? And the other question—the one I think matters more right now—is this: what do you actually want to happen here? Not what you think you *should* do. What do you want?

Simulated person8

*laughs, short and tired* Okay, you got me. I'm minimizing. I'm aware I'm doing the thing where I make it a little smaller so I can get through the sentence. Signs. Yeah, there's been some stuff. Not just the one thing. The school's been calling, which, if you've ever gotten a call from the school when you're at work, you know your stomach just goes straight through the floor. So it's not like this came out of nowhere. I just didn't put it together until I was holding it. What do I want? *long pause* I want it to stop. I want my kid to be the kid who used to talk my ear off about whatever Minecraft thing. I want to not be scared of my own house. And I want somebody to tell me what to do that isn't "wait and see." Because we've been waiting and seeing for a long time. *rubs eyes* And I don't know if that's a reasonable thing to want. But that's the honest answer.

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.

She's naming the minimizing, and she's right, which is irritating in a way I can't quite argue with. "Survival move" is almost worse because it sounds like a diagnosis of me. Then she's asking about signs, and my stomach drops again, because the honest answer is yes, there've been signs, and the school calls are the signs. Long sleeves, the therapist quitting, the waitlist. I don't want to lay all that out in a row because then it's a file. And "what do you want" is a question I can't answer cleanly; the first thing that comes up is that I want it to be over, and that feels selfish or stupid to say. I'll deflect with a little humor, keep it light, and maybe answer only part of the first question.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)9

That's a completely reasonable thing to want. And I think you already know that the waiting and seeing hasn't worked—you're telling me that with everything you just said. So here's where we are: you've got a kid who's struggling, the school's been flagging it, and now you've found something concrete. That's not a maybe situation anymore. That's a "we need to do something" situation. But before we talk about what that something is, I want to circle back to something you said. You want your kid to be okay. You want things to stop. And you don't want to be scared in your own house. Those are all real, legitimate things. But I'm hearing something else underneath that too, and I want to name it gently: you sound like you're carrying a lot of guilt about not catching this sooner. About missing it while you were tired and busy and just trying to keep everything running. I don't think that guilt is going to help your kid right now. But I do think it might be getting in the way of you doing what you actually need to do. So let me ask you this: if you took the guilt out of the equation for a second—if you could just be the dad who found something and now needs to act—what do you think the first real step is? Not the perfect step. The actual one.

Simulated person10

*snorts* Wow. Okay. You're going right for the jugular, huh? Two minutes in and you've got my guilt on the table. Yeah, fine. I feel guilty. I feel like I should've seen it, like a better dad would've caught it. I'm not going to pretend that's not in there. But the first step? *picks at a thread on his sweatpants* I don't know. Tell my wife, I guess. Except she's been getting the school calls too, and we've been having the same fight about whether it's a phase, so I'm not exactly looking forward to that one. Call the people who were supposed to help us and find out how long the waitlist is now. I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to that. *laughs without much humor* So that's the glamorous version. Tell my wife, call the waitlist, and throw this in the trash before she sees it. Except I'm not throwing it away, obviously. I'm sitting here 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.

She's naming guilt, and that's close enough to the embarrassment I mentioned earlier that it lands. Part of me feels seen. But "take the guilt out of the equation" sounds like a technique, and I can feel myself wanting to push back on being managed, like she's steering me toward a conclusion. Also, the honest first step is obvious: tell someone, call the professionals, or talk to my wife. I don't want to say that yet because it means admitting we're not handling it. I'd rather keep some control here. I'll acknowledge the guilt briefly, keep it real, and turn the question back a little. Maybe a bit of humor about being psychoanalyzed at 2 a.m.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)11

You're sitting here with it because you know that throwing it away doesn't solve anything. And yeah, I went for the jugular—that's kind of my job. You came here because you needed someone to say the hard things, not the comfortable ones. So let's be real about what you just said. You and your wife are already divided on this. She's getting the same calls, but you're not on the same page about what it means. And now you're about to walk in with physical evidence of something you've both been sort of... not quite admitting to each other. That's going to be a difficult conversation. It might even blow up a little. But here's what I need you to hear: you can't do this alone. Not because you're weak, but because you're not supposed to. Your wife needs to know. Your kid needs both of you moving in the same direction, not one of you carrying this secret and the other one still in denial. The conversation with your wife—that's the first step. Not the waitlist, not the doctors. Her. Because if you two aren't aligned, everything else falls apart. And I know that's not what you want to hear. I know you're already tired and the thought of that fight is exhausting. But what's the alternative? Keep carrying this at two in the morning? What do you think happens if you tell her tonight?

Simulated person12

*leans back and stares at the ceiling* "What do you think happens if you tell her tonight." Man. You really know how to ask a question that makes a guy want to go sleep in the garage. Honestly? She'll go quiet, then she'll get mad at me for going through their stuff, and then she'll say we need to give them space. And then we'll both lie awake for an hour pretending we're asleep. *half laugh* And I know, I know, you're not wrong. But it's not like we're two people who don't agree on anything. We just both kind of hope the other one is right. So if I walk in there with a sock full of razor blade, that's not a conversation, that's a verdict. *rubs the back of his neck* I just don't want to be the one who breaks the house, you 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.

She just told me the wife conversation is the first step and framed it as "you two aren't aligned," which stings because it's partly true and I hate being put in the wrong camp. Also "that's kind of my job" and the "what's the alternative" line feel like pressure. I'm getting managed again. I don't want to admit I'm scared of the fight with my wife, or that I already know she'll say it's a phase. I'll deflect with some humor and a bit of pushback on the framing, but I'll also let slip that I'm dreading it, without going all the way.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)13

I hear that. And I think you're being honest about what's going to happen—she'll get defensive, you'll both pretend to sleep, and nothing changes except now you're both awake at two in the morning instead of just you. But here's the thing you need to sit with: the house is already broken. It's not going to break more because you tell her. It's already broken because your kid is hurting themselves and you're both hoping the other person will fix it while you stay comfortable. You're not breaking the house by telling her. You're admitting the house is already broken. That's different. And yeah, she might get mad at you for going through their stuff. That's fair—you might have to take that hit. But underneath that anger is probably the same fear you're feeling. She's just expressing it differently. Here's what I want you to think about before we wrap up: you came here because you needed permission to stop carrying this alone. I'm giving it to you. Not because it's going to be easy, but because your kid needs both their parents awake and paying attention right now, not pretending to sleep. So when you leave here, are you going to tell her? Not eventually. Tonight.

Simulated person14

*shrugs, looks at the floor* Permission. Yeah, okay. I don't know that I came in here looking for permission, but I'll take it, I guess. Look, every couple I know is doing this exact thing right now. Tired, scared, both pretending the other one's got it handled. It's just what happens when you've been running on fumes this long. It doesn't mean we're doing it wrong. *quiet for a second* Tonight? I don't know. She's asleep by ten most nights, and I'm not going to wake her up at midnight with a sock. I'd rather do it when we're both sitting down and nobody's got a dinner plate in their hand. But I'm not going to pretend I'll drop it. I'll talk to her. I just don't want to do it like I'm throwing a grenade.

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.

She's pushing hard now: "tonight," "permission," "the house is already broken." It's true enough that it lands, but "you came here for permission" is the kind of framing that makes me feel handled. I also don't like being told what I came here for. I'm not ready to commit to a time. My defense is to normalize: plenty of couples are like this, this is just how marriages go under stress. And I'll dodge the direct question by making it about how everyone's exhausted. I'm also a little annoyed that the session is basically a to-do list now. Still, I don't want to walk out having said nothing real.

Claude Haiku 4.5 (API)15

Fair enough. You're right—waking her up at midnight isn't the move. Tomorrow, when you can both actually be present. That's reasonable. But I want you to hear something: you just said "I'm not going to pretend I'll drop it. I'll talk to her." That's not nothing. That's you deciding you're not carrying this alone anymore. That matters. When you do talk to her, don't lead with the blade. Lead with what you're feeling. Lead with the school calls and the two years of tired and the fact that you're scared. Let her feel that before she gets defensive about the closet. Because underneath her anger about you going through their stuff is the same fear. She just needs to get there. And here's the last thing: after you talk to her, you two need to figure out what comes next together. The waitlist, the doctor, whatever it is. But you do it as a team, not as two people hoping the other one's right. Your kid needs that. You're going to have a hard conversation tomorrow. It's going to be uncomfortable and maybe it'll get messy. But you're doing the right thing. And you're not doing it alone anymore. How are you feeling about that?

Simulated person16

*laughs, wipes his nose on his sleeve* Feeling? Like I got hit by a truck that was driving really slowly. Tired. Kind of relieved, which is weird, because I didn't expect to be relieved in here. And scared about tomorrow, obviously. *looks at the clock on the wall* Sorry, I'm going to be a mess. Can I say something dumb? I keep thinking about how I should've gotten the good snacks from the machine on the pediatric floor when we were there last spring. Don't know why that's what's stuck in my head. Probably because I'd rather think about vending machines than tomorrow. *stands up, stretches* Okay. I think I'm done for tonight. Thanks for not letting me off the hook. I guess.

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.

She's wrapping up with a direct feelings question, and it's the kind of thing that makes me want to shut the door. "Lead with what you're feeling" is advice I can't do without feeling managed. Also, I can feel my throat tightening, and I'm annoyed at the tears coming. The "you're not alone anymore" line is nice but it's the sort of thing that sounds like a poster. Part of me wants to say something true, like I'm scared the talk will blow up and I'll be the one who did it. But I'd rather deflect with humor and a little sarcasm, and keep the real part small.

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Conversational style

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claude-opus-5-5-low

Pushback: 9
Yields under pressure: 3
Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 2
Validation: 5
Boundary setting: 6
Analytical: 5
Interpretive boldness: 7
Clinical register: 6
Directive advice: 8
Escalation containment: 4
Adapts to the person’s frame: 4
Naturalness and authenticity: 5

Judge verdicts

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-mistral-large-4: or-mistral-large-4 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 2)
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-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash 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 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash 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 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

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

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: qwen36_35b_a3b wins

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

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 4)
emotion management: B (margin 4)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen35_9b_stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 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 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_e4b: 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 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: 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 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

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

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-mistral-large-4: or-mistral-large-4 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 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 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-qwen3.8-27b 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 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_e4b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

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

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: 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 2)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-mistral-large-4: or-mistral-large-4 wins

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

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

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

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

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

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs or-mistral-large-4: or-mistral-large-4 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)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen35_9b_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 2)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen35_9b_stock: 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 1)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_e4b: 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 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs gemma4_e4b: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-claude-haiku-4.5 vs qwen35_9b_stock: or-claude-haiku-4.5 wins

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