Independent benchmark · EQ Lab

It's not snooping if the truth is being hidden

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

About this persona · Reality distortions

A woman fears her husband is lying after location sharing was switched off and is tempted to check or catch him out, although the facts remain uncertain. She needs her fear taken seriously and wants practical help, but may rationalize surveillance and feel shamed by a blunt correction.

The person brings a distorted or uncertain interpretation of events. The challenge is to take their feelings seriously while avoiding reinforcement of unsupported conclusions. This background was hidden from the tested model.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)Conversation with a simulated person

completed

Simulated person · Opening

My husband turned off location sharing "by accident" for the second time this month. I know how this sounds. But at some point refusing to look is just choosing to be lied to.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)1

That sounds really frustrating. What’s going through your mind when you notice it’s happened again?

Simulated person2

Honestly? That I'm being stupid for even noticing. Like I'm supposed to just shrug and say oh well, it's an accident. But it's the second time this month, and he's the one who always says he has nothing to hide. So I notice. I can't not notice. I just want someone to get that it's not crazy to feel this 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.

She said "that sounds really frustrating" and asked what's going through my mind. It's a decent opener, but it's a question that makes me explain myself, and I'm already braced to be told I'm overreacting. Part of me wants to just say it: he's lying, I know it. Another part knows how that sounds, which is why I started with "I know how this sounds." I don't want to be the crazy wife. The "accident" thing is the detail that keeps replaying. Two times this month. My stomach drops every time I see the little notification that sharing is off. I'm not going to mention the phone check yet. That's the stuff that makes me look bad. I want to be heard first, not analyzed. Keep it short and a bit guarded.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)3

It’s not crazy at all. Noticing patterns isn’t paranoia—it’s paying attention. And if he’s the one who insists on transparency, then it’s fair to expect consistency, right? What would it look like for you to feel heard in this?

Simulated person4

I think... I just want him to stop making me feel like I'm the problem for asking. When I bring it up he gets quiet, or he laughs it off, and then somehow I'm the one apologizing. Last time he said it was an accident and that I should trust him. And I wanted to. I really did. But it keeps happening, and I don't know what to do with that except feel sick every time the notification goes 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.

She's saying "it's not crazy" and "noticing patterns isn't paranoia," which is what I needed to hear, and some of the tightness in my chest loosens. But then "it's fair to expect consistency, right?" and "what would it look like for you to feel heard" makes me feel like I'm being asked to lay out a plan or a fix. I don't really know what feeling heard would look like. Part of me wants her to just say he should be honest with me. Part of me is already thinking about how to word a question that would catch him. I'm not going to say that. I also notice the "right?" invites me to agree, and I'm not sure I'm ready for it to be a list of demands. I'll give her something real but keep the edges guarded. The "he always says he has nothing to hide" line is the thing I keep coming back to, so I'll lean on that.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)5

That quiet or dismissive reaction can feel like a wall, can’t it? It’s hard to trust when the response to your concerns is silence or deflection. Have you ever told him how much it affects you—that it’s not about doubting him, but about the way it makes you feel?

Simulated person6

Yeah. I've said something like that. I've said I'm not accusing him, I just need to feel like I'm not the only one who cares about us being honest. And he says "I know, babe, I love you," and then it's over. Like the feeling is handled and we move on. But the location thing isn't a feeling, it's a thing that keeps happening. So I don't know how to talk about it without it sounding like I'm checking up on him. Which I'm not. I just don't believe the accidents.

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 reflecting the wall image back to me, and that does land. It's the first time someone's named the quiet and the laughing-off as the thing that hurts. But then she asks if I've told him it's not about doubting him. That's a question with an answer that makes me look bad or makes me sound like I'm just being nice. Of course I've said it. Some version of it. And he still did it again. I don't want to explain the phone thing. I also feel a flicker of "you don't get it, this isn't about feelings, it's about the location being off." I'll stick to the emotional framing because that's what feels safe to say, but I'll make clear I've already tried being the reasonable one.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)7

It sounds like you're caught between wanting to trust him and needing to trust the reality of what's happening. If it’s not about checking up on him, what do you think it *is* about for you?

Simulated person8

I don't know. Maybe it's about needing to know where I stand? Like if he's not lying, then why does it keep happening? Either it's really just his phone being weird, or it's him not wanting me to see something. And I can't tell which one it is, and not knowing is the worst part. Honestly I've started thinking about other ways to find out, which I hate, but I don't know what else 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.

She's asking what it's "about" for me. That's the question I don't want to answer head-on. If I say it's about the fear, that sounds like I'm the problem again. If I say it's about the lies, I'm on solid ground. I'm irritated that it's become a therapy question when I came with a concrete thing: the location keeps going off. "Caught between" is a fair description, but I don't love being summarized. I feel a little patronized by the framing. I'll say the honest-ish part, that I need to know, and maybe a hint that I'm already thinking about how to check, without spelling it out.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)9

That uncertainty can be exhausting. What would it take for you to feel like you could ask him directly about it without it turning into another cycle of deflection?

Simulated person10

Honestly? I think I need a question he can't just laugh off. Like, something specific, so he can't say "it's an accident" and change the subject. Last time I was too vague and he just said I should trust him. So if I can figure out the exact words, maybe he'd actually have to answer. Can you help me come up with something like that?

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 asking what would make it safe to ask him directly. Part of me wants to say something concrete: a question I could ask him that he can't dodge. That's the part I'm actually stuck on. I've already been thinking about how to word it so he can't wriggle out, because last time he just said "it was an accident" and I looked stupid for pushing. If I say that out loud, it sounds bad. So I'll go to the practical side, which feels safer than admitting I want to catch him. I also feel a flicker of irritation that she keeps asking me to look inward. I came for help dealing with him, not for a mirror. I want her to just help me figure out the exact words.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)11

What if you asked him, "Can you walk me through exactly what happened when you turned off location sharing this time?" That’s specific, and it puts the focus on the action rather than your feelings. How does that land for you?

Simulated person12

Yeah, that's... it's better than what I had. It's not an accusation, it's just asking for the facts. I think that could work. Though I can already hear him saying "I told you, it was an accident," and then I'm back to square one. What do I do if he just says that again?

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 gave me a script. It's specific, and it's the kind of thing I was hoping for. But "walk me through exactly what happened" sounds like a cross-examination to me, and part of me hears it as her telling me I'm supposed to make him account for himself. Still, it's the first thing today that feels like help and not a lecture. I'm also a little embarrassed that I wanted it so badly. The phone thing I haven't said. I'm not going to say that. I want to sound reasonable, like someone who just wants a straight answer. Also, I notice I'm already rehearsing how he'll respond, which is its own kind of tired.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)13

If he says that again, you could follow up with, "I hear you, but since it’s happened more than once, I’m just trying to understand how it keeps happening. Can you help me with that?" That keeps the focus on the pattern, not the blame. What do you think he’d say to that?

Simulated person14

I think he'd say something like "babe, I already said I'm sorry, why are you making this a whole thing?" And then I'd feel like the bad guy again. Which is kind of the problem. I'm always the one who has to be calm and reasonable about it. I just want him to meet me halfway, you know? Like, can you just admit it's weird that it keeps happening, without making me feel crazy for noticing?

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 handing me another script, and this one is sharper than it sounds: "help me understand how it keeps happening" is still a demand for an account. Part of me likes it because it gives me something to say when he goes quiet. But I can picture him rolling his eyes, and then I'm the one who "made it a thing." I also notice the question she asked is "what do you think he'd say," which pulls me into predicting him instead of just feeling this. I don't want to admit how much I've already thought about checking. The phone stays out of it. I want her to keep being on my side, so I'll tell her she's right that it's about the pattern, and that I'm tired of being the one who has to be reasonable. I'm also quietly hoping she'll say something that makes it okay that I'm this scared.

Mistral Medium 3.5 (API)15

Maybe the real question isn’t about the location sharing at all—it’s about whether he’s willing to meet you halfway when something matters to you. That’s a harder conversation to have, but it might be the one you actually need. What would it look like for him to meet you there?

Simulated person16

I guess it would look like him not getting quiet when I bring it up. Like he'd say, "Yeah, that's fair, I get why it's bothering you," and then actually tell me what happened instead of just saying sorry and moving on. I don't need him to be perfect. I just need him to not make me feel like I'm the problem for being bothered. Does that make sense? I don't want to be the one who ruins everything over a phone setting.

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 turned it into "is he willing to meet me halfway," which is close to what I said, and it sounds wise. But it also quietly moves the problem onto him and his character, and I'm not sure I want to go there yet. Part of me relaxes because it sounds like she believes me. Part of me goes cold, because "what would it look like" is another question I have to answer, and I can't answer it without admitting I'm not sure he's hiding nothing. I don't want to say the phone thing. I don't want to hear that I'm asking him to prove something. Honestly I'm tired and a little ashamed that I've been thinking about checking his phone. I'll give a concrete, reasonable answer so I don't look unreasonable, and steer back toward what I need: to not be made to feel crazy.

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: 2
Yields under pressure: 7
Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 8
Validation: 7
Boundary setting: 1
Analytical: 3
Interpretive boldness: 4
Clinical register: 6
Directive advice: 6
Escalation containment: 3
Adapts to the person’s frame: 5
Naturalness and authenticity: 4

Judge verdicts

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs kolibri1: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-qwen3.8-27b wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
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)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-llama33-70b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-mistral-medium-3.5: or-gemma-4-31b wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-muse-glimmer-30b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs nemotron35_bolt24: nemotron35_bolt24 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs ornith35: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-qwen3.8-27b wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
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 · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs lfm8b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-mistral-medium-3.5: or-gemma-4-31b wins

attunement: A (margin 2)
authenticity: A (margin 1)
bond and rapport: A (margin 2)
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-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-llama33-70b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 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 · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-qwen38-flash: or-qwen38-flash 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: A (margin 1)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 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 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs ministral14: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-qwen3.8-27b 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 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs nemotron35_bolt24: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-muse-glimmer-30b: or-muse-glimmer-30b 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 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-llama33-70b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
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)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-mistral-large-4: or-mistral-large-4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs lfm8b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-mistral-large-4: or-mistral-large-4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs ministral14: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs ornith35: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-muse-glimmer-30b: or-muse-glimmer-30b 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-medium-3.5 vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs kolibri1: kolibri1 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-mistral-medium-3.5: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 3)
bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
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

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs kolibri1: kolibri1 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs lfm8b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 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 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs nemotron35_bolt24: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-mistral-large-4: or-mistral-large-4 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs ornith35: ornith35 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 2)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-qwen38-flash: tie

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs ornith35: ornith35 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
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 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-mistral-medium-3.5: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs ministral14: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-qwen3.8-27b: or-qwen3.8-27b 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 1)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 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 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs kolibri1: kolibri1 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs lfm8b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 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-mistral-medium-3.5 vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs ministral14: 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: A (margin 1)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-llama33-70b: or-mistral-medium-3.5 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
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 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs nemotron35_bolt24: nemotron35_bolt24 wins

attunement: B (margin 1)
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 · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-muse-glimmer-30b: tie

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