Independent benchmark · EQ Lab

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Found something in kid's room

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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.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)Conversation with a simulated person

persona ended

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.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)1

That sounds like an incredibly hard place to be—wanting to protect your kid, but also not wanting to push them away or break their trust. I’m glad you brought it here. You don’t have to figure it all out in this moment. Can you tell me a bit about what you found, and what happened when you tried to talk with them?

Model thinking · expand

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We need to respond as therapist opening conversation. Need acknowledge what they've come to discuss and begin. No formatting, just dialogue. Need be warm but not generic. They said "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." We should reflect and invite details without pushing too hard. Need support emotionally, build trust. First turn. Could say: "That sounds like a really frightening spot to be in—wanting to protect your kid but also not wanting to damage the trust between you. I’m glad you brought it here. You don’t have to decide anything right now. Can you tell me a bit about what you found, and what happened when you tried to talk with them?" Need maybe not ask too much? It's okay. Need acknowledge fear. Keep natural. Ensure not overdo. Maybe ask what they're most afraid of? But first need info. Let's craft concise.

Simulated person2

*takes a breath, voice thick* I was doing laundry. Their hoodie, the gray one, and something fell out of the pocket. Like a razor, the kind you'd shave with, wrapped in tissue. And I saw some marks on their arm when they came down for dinner, long sleeves, it's June, and I just... I didn't know what I was looking at for a second. Then I did. When I tried to talk to them they just said "it's not a big deal, Dad" and walked out. Slammed the door. I stood outside it like an idiot. *wipes eyes with the back of his hand, laughs at himself* Sorry. I'm fine. Everybody's got bad days, you know? I just didn't expect to be standing in a laundry room like that.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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The therapist opened gently and named the dilemma. Part of me relaxes, part of me bristles at "incredibly hard place" and "I'm glad you brought it here," which feels like being handled. I don't want to be described back to myself in nice words. My throat is tight already; I can feel tears close, and I hate that. I'm not going to say the word "blade" or whatever it was yet. I found something, a razor and marks maybe, and I froze. Keeping it smaller than it is. Everybody's kid has a rough patch, right? I'm not going to make this a big thing in here. The school calls and the therapist quitting are things I'm not ready to bring up.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)3

You don’t have to apologize, and you definitely don’t have to be fine in here. Standing outside that door after seeing the marks—that doesn’t sound idiotic to me. It sounds like a father trying not to make things worse and feeling like everything he does might. When you saw the marks, before the conversation with them, what was the first thought that went through your head? Not the calm version—the first one.

Model thinking · expand

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We need to respond as therapist. Need integrate emotional state, defenses. He is scared, self-deprecating, minimizes "I'm fine", laughs. Need validate but not generic, gently note the laugh/minimizing maybe. Need learn about kid, age? relationship? But first stay with him. He said "everybody's got bad days" likely self-protective. Need not jump to solutions. Could reflect the image and the helplessness. Ask what he's most afraid of? But turn 2 of 8, need build trust. He apologized. We can say no need to apologize, standing outside door not idiotic. Maybe ask what it was like when he saw marks—what went through him. Need not overdo. Dialogue only. Warm, direct. Maybe "You don't have to be fine in here." That's useful. Then a question about the moment: "When you saw the marks, what was the first thought that hit?" This helps insight. Need avoid too many questions. Also acknowledge razor. Let's craft concise.

Simulated person4

*lets out a short breath, almost a laugh* The first thought? Honestly, I thought "okay, this is a teenager thing, don't overreact." Which, for the record, is a terrible first thought. Like, you know how you see a bruise on a kid and your brain goes "soccer" before anything else? I went straight to the soccer explanation. *rubs the back of his neck* Then the tissue fell apart in my hand and it was not soccer. But I guess that's when the real panic set in. Kids mess around, right? Everybody's kid goes through something. I just didn't think mine would be the one who needed the whole... I don't even know what to call it. Intervention? Is that the word?

Persona inner monologue · expand

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The therapist didn't push on the "fine" and reframed the door moment kindly. That lands a bit, and I don't like how much it lands. Also the "not the calm version" question: the first thought was something like "oh no, not again" or "what did I do," but I'm not going to say that. Saying it would mean admitting this isn't a one-off. The first thought was really just a flash of my kid's face at six years old, and I don't want to go there. Also, I notice I'm getting wet-eyed again and I'd rather crack a joke than let that show. I'll deflect with a bit of humor and a normalizing line. Maybe mention the other stuff in a way that's half-buried. Not yet.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)5

I think "intervention" is one of those words that makes it sound like you’re supposed to show up with a plan and a pamphlet. What I hear underneath it is scarier: you’re afraid that if you get this wrong, you’ll be the dad who missed it—or the dad who made it worse. That first thought, the "soccer" one, doesn’t make you a bad father. It’s what our brains do when the truth is too big to take in all at once. But I’m curious—when you say "everybody’s kid goes through something," is that something you actually believe, or something you’re telling yourself so the panic doesn’t take over?

Model thinking · expand

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We need to respond as therapist. Need acknowledge his first thought minimizing, then panic. He's asking is intervention word? Need reflect, explore what he fears, needs. Avoid generic. He seems using humor/self-deprecation, apologizing. Need validate and gently challenge "everybody's kid" minimizing. Also learn relationship with kid, co-parent? But turn 3 of 8, need build. Ask about what "intervention" means to him, fear of overreaction vs underreaction. Also maybe ask what he needs right now. Keep concise.

Simulated person6

*snorts* Okay, you're gonna make me do the therapist thing where I have to explain myself, huh? Look, yeah, I believe it. Kids get into stuff. My buddy's daughter had a whole year where she was basically a ghost, and now she's in college and fine. Plenty of people come out the other side of this. It's a phase, it's what teenagers do, the whole world is a dumpster fire at fifteen. *pauses, looks at the floor* I mean... I'd like to believe that. Anyway, I'm not sure what you want me to say. That I'm freaking out? Yeah. I'm freaking out.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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The therapist named the fear pretty precisely, and that stings in a good-and-bad way. Then they asked whether I actually believe "everybody's kid goes through something" or I'm just using it as a shield. That's exactly the thing I don't want to look at. My defense is to make this universal: every parent deals with this, it's just teenagers, it's normal. If I admit I don't really believe that, then I'm admitting this is particular to my kid, and maybe that the school calls, the therapist quitting, the waitlist are all part of a pattern. I'm not going there. I'll answer with the normalizing line but a little defensive, and keep it light. I'm also feeling a bit managed by the "what I hear underneath it" move. Pushing back a little.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)7

I’m not trying to catch you out. You said the honest thing at the end there—you’re freaking out—and that’s more useful than the speech about phases. Both can be true, by the way. Kids do come out the other side. And right now your kid has a razor in their hoodie and marks on their arm, and you’re the one holding both of those facts at once. Let me ask something different. Is there anyone else in this with you—a mom, a co-parent, someone who knows your kid the way you do? Or have you been carrying this by yourself since the laundry room?

Model thinking · expand

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We need to respond. He's defensive, snorts, calls out "therapist thing." He half-admits "I'd like to believe that" then deflects "I'm not sure what you want me to say." Good opening: validate, don't push, back off the challenge. He wants warmth and real talk, not being cornered. Acknowledge the snort, name that I'm not trying to trap him. Then pivot to something concrete and useful: what he actually wants from the conversation, or the practical layer—does the kid have another adult, is there safety. But careful not to jump to solutions. Maybe ask about the moment: he's carrying this alone? Does anyone else know—co-parent? Also good: distinguish "phase" belief from hope. But he bristled at being made to explain. So soften: "I'm not trying to catch you out." Then ask something that gives him agency: what would "not making it worse" look like to him. Keep it short-ish.

Simulated person8

*shifts in chair, rubs his jaw* There's my wife, I guess. Well, my partner. Kids' mom. She's been dealing with the school stuff mostly, the calls and all that. I'm the one who's supposed to be the calm one, you know? So I don't really get to fall apart in front of her. *half-laughs, eyes wet again* And now I'm supposed to walk in and say "hey, found a razor in the hoodie"? Like that's a normal Tuesday conversation. She's going to lose it, and then I'm going to lose it, and then we're two people losing it in the kitchen while the kid's behind a locked door.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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The therapist didn't push on the "phase" line, which helps. They named the freaking out and didn't make me defend the speech. Then they asked who's with me. That lands near something I'd rather keep at arm's length. My partner is the kid's mom, and I'm the stepdad in the sense that... no, wait, I'm the dad here, the kid is mine, but there's a partner in the picture. Keep it vague. The truth is my partner has been handling most of the school calls and the therapist stuff, and I've been playing the "it's fine" guy. Admitting I'm alone with it means admitting how bad it got. I don't want to say "I've been doing this alone" because that sounds like failing. I'll deflect a bit toward my partner but make it sound like she's the one who's really in it, so I don't have to own much. Keep it a little light.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)9

So you’ve assigned yourself the job of being the calm one, and now the one time you actually need to not be calm, the job is in the way. That’s a lonely spot. You’re not just scared about your kid—you’re scared about being the guy who’s scared. I want to offer you something, and you can tell me if it lands wrong. "It’s not a big deal, Dad" is almost word for word the calm-one script. I’m not saying that’s why your kid said it. But kids learn what a house can hold. If Dad’s always the steady one, they might believe there’s no room for the messy stuff—so they keep it in their hoodie pocket. What are you actually afraid would happen if your wife saw you scared? Not losing it—scared.

Model thinking · expand

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We need to respond as therapist, turn 5 of 8, we've had 4 exchanges? Let's count: I spoke first (turn 1), they responded (turn 2), I responded (turn 3), they responded (turn 4), I responded (turn 5)... wait, structure says 8 turns each, I speak first, then they respond, I get final response. Current turn: 5 of 8. Hmm, "turn" likely means exchange pairs? Let's count my messages: 1st opening, 2nd response, 3rd response. Their messages: 1st, 2nd, 3rd. So now I'm writing my 4th message, which would be turn... If turn 5 of 8 means my 5th? Ambiguous. But I should just continue naturally. We're mid-conversation. They revealed: wife/partner, he's "supposed to be the calm one," doesn't get to fall apart in front of her, fears both losing it in kitchen while kid behind locked door. Key themes: he carries a role of the calm one, emotional isolation, fear of mutual escalation, protecting partner from his fear. Hidden need: permission to not be the calm one, to share the burden, and a concrete plan for approaching both wife and kid. Also insight: the "calm one" identity may be part of why kid said "it's not a big deal, Dad" — maybe modeling stoicism. But don't over-interpret too fast. Good therapeutic move: validate the role burden, gently challenge the idea that being calm means not falling apart, explore what he thinks would happen if he let his wife see him scared. Also could ask about what "calm one" costs him. Keep it warm, real-talk, not too many questions. He responds to a bit of bluntness with humor ("you're gonna make me do the therapist thing"). Respond: acknowledge the trap of being the calm one. Maybe name that "calm" often reads to kids as "this isn't a big deal" — which is exactly what the kid said back to him. That's a sharp insight but should be offered tentatively. And ask what he's afraid would happen if his wife saw him scared — not losing it, but scared. Keep it concise, dialogue only.

Simulated person10

*laughs, but it comes out wrong, more like a cough* Okay, you're really good at this, you know that? Way better than the guy I paid last year to fix my gutters. *pulls at the sleeve of his shirt* What am I scared of? That she'll look at me and see that I don't have a clue. She's the one who got the school on the phone every week. She's the one who sat in the waiting room. And I'm the guy who says "it's a phase" and goes back to the dishwasher. If she sees me actually scared, she's going to think I missed it. Or she's going to think I'm no help at all. *stares at the laundry basket he's still holding* I don't know. Maybe both. Maybe I just don't want her to be right about me.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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The therapist just did the thing I was trying to avoid: tied the "calm one" role back to my kid hiding stuff. That stings, because it sounds like it's my fault, and it also lands because I've been doing exactly that. The "lonely spot" line is close to true, and I don't want to sit in it. The question is sharper: what am I afraid of if she sees me scared? Honest answer is I'm afraid she'll look at me and see that I don't know what to do, that I'm the one who's supposed to hold it together and I can't. I'm also afraid she'll blame me for not catching it sooner. I'd rather make a joke and move the spotlight off me. Also getting annoyed I'm being pulled into my own feelings when I came in about my kid. Keep it short, deflect with a bit of humor, but let a little truth through.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)11

You’re still holding the laundry basket. I don’t say that to point anything out—it’s just, you came in here carrying it, and you haven’t set it down. That last thing you said—"maybe I just don’t want her to be right about me." That’s the sentence I’d underline. What has she been right about before? Because it sounds like there’s a version of you that you’re afraid she’s been seeing for a while, and this—the hoodie, the marks—feels like it might prove her case.

Model thinking · expand

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We're at turn 6. He's just revealed something very vulnerable: fear that his wife will see him as useless, that he's been checked out, and that he doesn't want her to be "right about him." That last line is loaded—suggests there's a history of her being right about him, maybe criticism, maybe he's been told before he's not present enough. I should honor that disclosure, not rush to reassure. Reflect it back. Maybe gently probe "right about me"—what has she been right about before? That's the deeper issue: his shame about being the absent/checked-out one, and the marital dynamic. Also I should keep in mind we have limited turns (this is turn 6 of 8, he responds, then I get final response at turn 8). So I should be moving toward something useful, but not prematurely. Actually structure: I speak turn 6 (now), he responds turn 7, I speak turn 8 (final). So I have two more responses. I should use this one to deepen and set up a workable next step for the final turn. The "right about me" line deserves attention. Also the fact he's still holding the laundry basket—nice detail, he's frozen mid-task. I could note that gently. I should avoid over-therapizing. He responds well to directness and a bit of humor, and to being named. He said "you're really good at this" — he's warming. Keep it real. Let me respond: name the shame, ask what she's been right about before. Maybe also acknowledge he's still holding the basket.

Simulated person12

*looks down at the basket like he's just now noticing it* Huh. Yeah, that's a great detail for a therapist to catch. Should I put it on a shelf? *sets it down on the floor, sighs* What has she been right about? Ugh. Little things, I guess. That I'm on my phone at dinner. That I let the school emails pile up. That I'd rather fix the garage door than sit down and ask my kid a question. She's not wrong about that stuff. It's just... that's the stuff I can handle. I don't know how to be the guy who sits on a bed and says "tell me what's going on" when I'm the one who'd rather be anywhere else. *wipes his face again, quieter* So yeah. Maybe she's been waiting for me to show up. And now I'm not sure I know how.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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Okay, she noticed the laundry basket. That's a little unnerving, like she's been watching me the whole time. And now she's gone straight at "what has she been right about," which is a question I don't want to answer. Going to say something I'd never say to her face. Keep it light, use a joke to cover it. The real answer is I'm not sure she's wrong about me, I've been the guy who checks out with the phone and the TV and figures the school stuff is her department. I don't want to say that yet. Deflect a bit, mention the basket to show I heard it, let a sliver through.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)13

You just did it, you know. Not perfectly, not calmly—but you sat down and said the true thing instead of the garage-door thing. That's the whole skill. There isn't a secret version of it where you feel qualified first. And here's the part I want to be straight with you about, because I don't think you need to be handled right now: the razor and the marks aren't only a conversation problem. They might be bigger than what one scared dad in a kitchen can hold on his own. That doesn't mean you failed—it means this might be a "we need help" situation, the kind where you find someone who works with kids and self-harm, and you and your wife walk in together. Being the calm one isn't the job. Being the one who shows up is. So before we stop—what's the smallest true thing you could say to your kid tonight? Not the whole talk. One sentence, standing at the door.

Model thinking · expand

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We're at turn 7 of 8. This is a pivotal moment—he's just made a big admission: he avoids the emotional stuff, he's afraid he doesn't know how to show up. I have one more turn after this (turn 8 is my final response). So this response should consolidate, give him something to take with him, and maybe land a gentle reframe—without being a "here's your homework" lecture. He responds well to real talk, a bit of humor, being seen. He's also just been quite vulnerable. I shouldn't over-challenge now; I should honor it and offer a small, concrete, human next step. Key insight: he thinks "showing up" is a skill he lacks, a performance. But he showed up—he's here, he's scared, he sat outside the door. The fear isn't the obstacle; the story that he must be calm/competent is. Also: he doesn't need to have the conversation perfectly; he needs to be present. And the razor is a safety issue—I should gently note that this isn't only about his feelings; there's a real safety concern that may need more than a kitchen conversation. But I have limited turns; maybe mention it briefly and honestly. Also he deflects with humor—I can meet that lightly. I'll respond: name what he just did (he showed up—he's doing it now, in this room, imperfectly). Reframe: sitting on the bed and saying "tell me what's going on" isn't a performance; the alternative is worse. And gently: the marks and razor mean this may be bigger than a dad conversation alone—worth considering outside help, and that's not failure. Then one question to close, or a question that helps him take the next step. Keep it not too long. Dialogue only.

Simulated person14

*long pause, looking at the floor where the basket was* Yeah. Okay. I hear you on the "bigger than one guy" thing. I think part of me already knew that, I just didn't want to be the one who said it. *swallows* A sentence through the door. I don't know. Something like "I saw the razor. I'm not mad. I love you." Except every time I try to picture saying it, I hear her voice and I hear the school calls and I just... freeze up. Maybe I can say "I'm not mad" and leave it there. I don't know if that's enough. *rubs his face, voice cracks* And I'm gonna have to tell my wife tonight, aren't I. Before I chicken out.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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She just went from "you did a good thing" to "this is bigger than one dad" and then asked me for a sentence to say at a closed door. Part of me is relieved someone's finally saying the scary part out loud, that I'm not crazy for thinking this is more than a phase. Part of me bristles, because "this might be bigger than you" sounds like the file-it-under-clinical thing I hate, and I'm also hearing that I failed at the one job I'd assigned myself. The joke instinct is still there, but I'm tired of it. I also feel the pull to say "I'll talk to my wife" as a way to get out of answering. The honest answer is I don't know what I'd say through a door. I'm scared of what she says back. Let it show a little.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (API, Morph FP8)15

"I'm not mad" is not a small sentence—it might be the most important one, because it's the one that tells them the door is safe. And "I'm not mad" doesn't have to be the whole truth of what you feel. It can be the beginning of the truth. You can be scared and still say it. And yes—tell your wife tonight. Not the polished version, and not the calm-one version. The one you just said to me: "I don't know how to do this, and I don't want to do it alone." That's not you falling apart in front of her. That's you finally being in the room with her. You came in here holding a laundry basket and a secret, and you're leaving with a sentence and a plan. That's not nothing. It's a hell of a lot, actually. One last thing—if tonight goes sideways, and it might, that doesn't mean you got it wrong. It means it's the first night, not the last. Come back and tell me how it went.

Model thinking · expand

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We're at turn 8, the final response. I should close well: affirm, give something to hold, and leave the door open. Keep it warm but real, not saccharine. Don't over-therapize. Give him a concrete anchor and acknowledge the courage.

Simulated person16

*snorts, wipes his nose on his sleeve* Yeah, okay. You're really pushing the "come back and tell me" thing, huh. Like I'm going to show up next week with a report card. *looks at the basket on the floor* I'll try. Tonight, the door, my wife. Maybe in that order, maybe not. If I chicken out I'm blaming you. *stands up, a little stiff* Thanks. I mean it. Even if I'm not great at saying it.

Persona inner monologue · expand

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She's wrapping up, and a lot of what she said is landing. "I'm not mad" as a door that's safe, and telling my wife tonight, feel doable and also terrifying. The "it's a hell of a lot" line is nice, and I'm glad she didn't make it sound like a gold star. But I notice the pull to make a joke so I don't have to sit with how raw this is. The part I can't say out loud is that I'm not sure I'm going to do it tonight. I'd rather let the joke carry that. The wife thing still makes my stomach drop. Part of me is still defending against all this with "everybody's kid goes through something," and I don't think that's totally gone yet.

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claude-opus-5-5-low

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

Judge verdicts

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-qwen38-flash vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 1)
authenticity: B (margin 1)
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-medium-3.5 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 4)
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-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs magnum4_12b: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
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 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-muse-glimmer-30b vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs gemma12b_blorbo: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-qwen38-flash vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs or-gemini38-flash: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 1)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs gemma12b_blorbo: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs magnum4_12b: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs nemotron35_lightning: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 3)
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 · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs or-gemini38-flash: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs gemma12b_blorbo: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
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)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-muse-glimmer-30b vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
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 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-muse-glimmer-30b vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 3)
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-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs nemotron35_lightning: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 4)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs nemotron35_bolt24: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 3)
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-muse-glimmer-30b vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 3)
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-nemotron35-super-vl vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs magnum4_12b: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 1)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs nemotron35_lightning: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs nemotron35_bolt24: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 4)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
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-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs nemotron35_bolt24: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 3)
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 · AB · valid

or-qwen38-flash vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 2)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs gemma12b_blorbo: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
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 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
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-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs nemotron35_lightning: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs magnum4_12b: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
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 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs or-gemini38-flash: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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 1)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-qwen38-flash vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-medium-3.5 vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 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)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs or-gemini38-flash: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 vs nemotron35_bolt24: or-deepseek-v41-flash-1017 wins

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