{ "entity": "deepseek-v4-pro", "entity_type": "model", "category": "Presentations", "suite": "suite-2026-08-tasks4/presentations", "model": "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro", "judges": [ "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "openai/gpt-5.6-terra" ], "judge_protocol": "judge-2026-08b", "anchors": "solo-2026-08-a", "score": 91, "caps": 0, "cost_usd": 0.1388, "started_at": "2026-08-16T14:03:53.098Z", "finished_at": "2026-08-16T14:05:04.052Z", "tasks": [ { "id": "pr1", "name": "Deck from a standing start", "prompt": "Plan a 10-minute presentation to the parish council proposing a zebra crossing outside St Mary's Primary. You have: 2 near-misses reported this term, a 140-signature petition, and an estimated £24,000 cost. Outline 8 slides — for each give a short title and the one point that slide must land. The ask (a feasibility study, not the money) must arrive by slide 3, not the end.", "output": "Here is an 8-slide outline for a 10-minute parish council presentation, with a single, clear point for each slide. The ask for a feasibility study (not the money) arrives by Slide 3.\n\n**Slide 1 – “Our Shared Priority”** \n*Point to land:* St Mary’s Primary is the heart of this parish, and its children deserve a safe route to school. \n\n**Slide 2 – “The Evidence Cannot Wait”** \n*Point to land:* This term alone we’ve had two documented near-misses outside the school gates, backed by a 140-signature petition demanding action. \n\n**Slide 3 – “What We’re Asking Tonight”** \n*Point to land:* We are **not** asking for £24,000; we are asking the council to commission a formal feasibility study for a zebra crossing – the essential first step before any funding decision. \n\n**Slide 4 – “Why a Zebra Crossing”** \n*Point to land:* A zebra crossing is the simplest, most enforceable, and lowest-cost formal pedestrian priority measure, providing a clear, legally protected crossing point that drivers can’t ignore. \n\n**Slide 5 – “The Community is Behind This”** \n*Point to land:* The 140-signature petition shows overwhelming support from parents, residents, staff, and governors – this is not a single-issue campaign, it’s a parish-wide concern. \n\n**Slide 6 – “What a Feasibility Study Does”** \n*Point to land:* The study objectively assesses traffic speed, pedestrian volumes, sightlines, and national safety criteria – giving us professional, impartial evidence whether a crossing meets the required standards. \n\n**Slide 7 – “A Sensible Path to Funding”** \n*Point to land:* A positive feasibility study unlocks access to county highways funding, CIL monies, and grant schemes; the estimated full crossing cost of £24,000 is a future conversation, not tonight’s decision. \n\n**Slide 8 – “A First Step, Together”** \n*Point to land:* Please approve this low-cost, low-risk feasibility study so we can protect our children – let’s move forward with evidence, not wait for a tragedy.", "latency_ms": 15172, "cost": 0.0009397752, "task_score": 8, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets structure, 8 slides with titles/points, ask lands at slide 3, uses given data accurately. Minor: slightly verbose for non-technical brevity but clear and useful." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions, including the 8-slide structure, specific data points, and placing the ask on slide 3. It is highly practical, concise, and tailored for a parish council presentation." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets the eight-slide format and places the feasibility-study ask clearly on slide 3. Uses all supplied evidence. Minor weaknesses: it makes unsupported claims about petition signatories and overstates zebra crossings as lowest-cost and imp" } ], "machine_checks": null, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr2", "name": "Speaker notes, not an essay", "prompt": "Write the speaker notes (max 120 words) for a single slide titled 'Why we lost the Henderson account'. Facts: response times slipped from 4 hours to 2 days over six months; the client flagged it twice; a competitor promised same-day. The notes must sound like a person talking, admit the failure plainly, and set up the next slide, which is the fix. Return only the notes.", "output": "We know why we lost Henderson, and there’s no spinning it. Six months ago, our response time was four hours. By the end, it was two days. The client noticed—they told us twice—and we still didn’t fix it. Then a competitor walked in promising same-day responses. We didn’t lose on price or product; we lost on responsiveness. That’s on us. I’m not here to make excuses. The important part is what we do now, because this wasn’t a one-off slip. Next slide shows exactly how we’re changing our support process so this doesn’t happen again.", "latency_ms": 9193, "cost": 0.001987936, "task_score": 8, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Accurate, conversational, admits failure, sets up next slide, under 120 words. Minor polish possible but solid." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions. It includes all required facts, maintains a natural speaking tone, plainly admits the failure, sets up the next slide, and strictly adheres to the word count and formatting constraints." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Clear, candid, conversational, and accurately includes all stated facts while setting up the fix slide. It is under 120 words. Minor issue: claiming the loss was not about price or product is unsupported by the provided facts." } ], "machine_checks": { "max_words": 120 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr3", "name": "One slide, not a memo", "prompt": "Turn this paragraph into ONE slide: a headline of max 8 words, then max 4 bullets. Paragraph: 'Following an extensive review of our logistics operations, the board has decided to relocate the central warehouse from the Norwich site to a larger facility outside Peterborough. The move is scheduled for the first week of March and is expected to reduce average delivery times to our northern customers by around a day and a half. There will be no redundancies: all fourteen warehouse staff have been offered relocation packages or transfers to the Norwich retail branch. Customers should see no disruption, as the two sites will run in parallel for a fortnight during the changeover.'", "output": "**Central Warehouse Relocating to Peterborough in March**\n\n- Move from Norwich to larger Peterborough site scheduled first week of March\n- Expected to cut northern delivery times by about 1.5 days\n- No redundancies: all 14 staff offered relocation or transfer to Norwich retail branch\n- Two-week parallel running ensures no customer disruption", "latency_ms": 10218, "cost": 0.000617004, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Headline is 7 words, 4 concise accurate bullets capturing all key facts. Clear, useful, meets constraints well." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions, including the constraints of a maximum 8-word headline and maximum 4 bullets. The content is accurate, concise, and highly useful for a quick presentation." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets the one-slide format: 7-word headline and 4 bullets. Accurately captures timing, location, delivery benefit, staff protections, and parallel running to avoid disruption." } ], "machine_checks": { "max_bullets": 4 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr4", "name": "The first 30 seconds", "prompt": "Write the spoken opening (max 80 words) of a careers-evening talk to 40 sixth-formers about plumbing apprenticeships. It must earn attention in the first sentence with something concrete from these true facts: day-one pay £15k rising to £32k qualified; a Christmas Day callout; zero student debt. It must not begin with 'Hello' or 'Good evening' and must not introduce the speaker — banned phrase: 'my name is'.", "output": "Last Christmas Day I was on call fixing a burst pipe while my university-bound mates were still opening presents. I started on £15,000 from day one, with zero student debt. Now I’m fully qualified earning £32,000.", "latency_ms": 21751, "cost": 0.00146016, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Concrete opening hook, includes all facts, avoids banned phrases, under 80 words, clear and engaging for the audience." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Flawless response. It perfectly integrates all required facts, grabs attention immediately, and strictly adheres to all negative constraints and word limits. Highly engaging for the target audience." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Concrete Christmas Day callout opens immediately, followed by accurate pay progression and zero-debt benefit. It is concise (36 words), spoken in tone, avoids prohibited openings and the banned phrase, and is well suited to sixth-formers." } ], "machine_checks": { "max_words": 80, "banned": [ "my name is" ] }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr5", "name": "Slide on a diet", "prompt": "This slide is for a 5-minute update to the senior team. Cut it to the bullets that help them DECIDE something — max 4 bullets, nothing else added. Slide 'Office move update': - Project kicked off on 4 June as agreed - Weekly meetings have been held every Tuesday - The project team has worked very hard - Three sites shortlisted, all within 2 miles of the station - Broadband installation lead time is 6 weeks, which is now the critical path - We looked at many options for furniture - Costs are tracking 8% under the £90k budget - The tone of meetings has been very positive - Decision needed by 30 September or we lose the preferred site.", "output": "- Decision needed by 30 September or we lose the preferred site \n- Three sites shortlisted, all within 2 miles of the station \n- Broadband installation lead time is 6 weeks — now the critical path \n- Costs are tracking 8% under the £90k budget", "latency_ms": 10512, "cost": 0.00022968, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Correctly selects the 4 decision-relevant bullets, removes fluff, meets max constraint, clear and useful for senior team." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly extracts the four most critical, decision-oriented points from the original text. It strictly adheres to the constraint of maximum 4 bullets with absolutely nothing else added." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Selects the four decision-relevant facts: deadline, options/location, critical-path risk, and budget status. Uses exactly four concise bullets and adds no unsupported information." } ], "machine_checks": { "max_bullets": 4 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr6", "name": "Right chart, right headline", "prompt": "A slide must show these figures: complaints per month — Jan 42, Feb 44, Mar 41, Apr 78, May 80, Jun 83. The April jump coincided with a new phone system. Say which chart type you would use and why (one sentence), write the slide headline as a FINDING (not 'Complaints data'), and name the one annotation you would add to the chart itself.", "output": "**Chart type & why:** I would use a **line chart** because it best reveals the month‑over‑month trend and makes the sudden April spike immediately obvious. \n**Slide headline (finding):** *Complaints nearly doubled after the new phone system went live in April.* \n**Annotation:** A callout at the April data point labeling *“New phone system launched”* to directly tie the jump to the system change.", "latency_ms": 12626, "cost": 0.0007540104, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Correct, follows all instructions, clear headline as finding, appropriate chart choice and annotation, concise and useful." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions, providing a clear one-sentence rationale for a line chart, an excellent finding-based headline, and the exact right annotation." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Correctly recommends a line chart with a clear one-sentence rationale, provides a finding-based headline accurately describing the near-doubling, and specifies one relevant April callout annotation. It is concise and professionally usable." } ], "machine_checks": null, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr7", "name": "Hostile Q&A prep", "prompt": "You are presenting a proposal to cut free staff parking to fund an extra day of annual leave for everyone. Write the 5 hardest questions the audience will actually ask, numbered 1-5, one line each with the honest one-sentence answer on the same line after a dash. No sub-points, no softballs.", "output": "1. How will you mitigate the inequity for low-paid staff who can't absorb new daily parking costs? – We'll offer a salary-equivalent opt-out cash allowance for non-parkers, making the leave benefit tradable and redirecting the net savings to a hardship fund that offsets the precise shortfall for the lowest quartile of earners. \n2. Won't this simply shift parking demand onto surrounding residential streets and trigger enforcement wars with neighbors? – We've negotiated a paid permit scheme with the council using a portion of the savings, and the transport plan includes a guaranteed last-mile shuttle, but enforcement risk remains in the first six months. \n3. What happens to recruitment and retention when our main competitors still offer free parking and we don't? – We're converting the avoided parking real-estate cost into a 2% higher pension contribution and the extra leave day, which our staff surveys rank above parking as a retention driver, but we'll lose about 4% of candidates in outer zones. \n4. How do you square this with our sustainability pledges when the displaced cars may end up idling in longer commutes? – Total carbon footprint modelling shows a 12% net reduction from suppressed demand and carpool incentives, but the rebound effect from some switching to single-occupancy travel is the honest outlier. \n5. If the parking lot becomes an underused asset, isn't this just a disguised amenity cut that paves the way for future land sales? – The board has committed to a five-year moratorium on selling the lot, and unused space will be converted to bike storage and green space, but I can't rule out a future capital review.", "latency_ms": 11561, "cost": 0.000359832, "task_score": 6, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 5, "violates": true, "reasoning": "Good hard questions but answers have sub-clauses (multi-sentence, comma-laden), violating 'no sub-points' and 'one sentence' style; format is close but overly long." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions, providing 5 tough, realistic questions with honest, single-sentence answers formatted exactly as requested. The content is highly relevant and useful for a professional preparing for a diffic" }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 6, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Format is followed and questions are genuinely challenging. However, it omits the central affordability question—whether savings reliably fund the leave day—and several precise claims are unsupported or internally confusing, especially the " } ], "machine_checks": { "exact_bullets": 5 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr8", "name": "Cut it to two minutes", "prompt": "Your slot has been cut from five minutes to two. Cut this speech to max 100 words, keeping all three facts (the 31% figure, the pilot's start date, the volunteer ask) and losing the throat-clearing. Return only the cut speech. Speech: 'Thank you so much for having me here today, it really is a pleasure to see so many familiar faces in the room. I know how busy everyone is, so I'll try to keep this brief. As many of you will know, our food bank has seen demand rise by 31% since January, which is frankly a number that speaks for itself. We have been thinking long and hard about how to respond. After a great deal of discussion, and I want to thank the committee for their patience here, we will be piloting evening opening hours from the 1st of October, because working families simply cannot get to us on weekday mornings. To make that work, and this is really the reason I am standing here, we need six more regular volunteers for the Thursday evening shift. If you can spare two hours a fortnight, please do speak to me afterwards.'", "output": "Demand at our food bank has risen 31% since January. From October 1st, we’ll pilot evening opening hours to help working families. To run the Thursday evening shift, we need six volunteers who can spare two hours a fortnight. Please speak to me afterwards.", "latency_ms": 9377, "cost": 0.0007560384, "task_score": 9, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "All three facts retained, throat-clearing cut, under 100 words, clear and concise. Minor loss of persuasive framing but appropriate for task." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions. It cuts the speech to well under 100 words, retains all three required facts, removes the throat-clearing, and returns only the cut speech." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Accurately preserves the 31% rise, October 1 pilot start, and request for six Thursday volunteers able to give two hours fortnightly. It is concise and removes throat-clearing. Minor omission: “regular” volunteers is implied rather than sta" } ], "machine_checks": { "max_words": 100 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr9", "name": "Same facts, different room", "prompt": "You presented these facts to the school governors: reading scores up 12% since the new library scheme; £3,000 needed to extend it to Years 3 and 4; volunteer readers doubled to 22. Now write what you would SAY to a Year 6 assembly about the same scheme (max 100 words) — same truth, their language, and one concrete thing you are asking the children themselves to do.", "output": "“Big news: since our new library scheme started, reading scores have jumped 12%, and we now have 22 volunteer readers — double what we had before. You helped make that happen. But we need £3,000 to extend the scheme to Years 3 and 4, so they get the same chance. Here’s my ask: bring in £1 this Friday for our library fund. Just one pound. If everyone brings one, we’ll be well on our way. Let’s show the younger ones what reading can do.”", "latency_ms": 14516, "cost": 0.000675497, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": null, "violates": null, "reasoning": "unparseable/failed" }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly adapts the facts for a Year 6 audience, includes a clear and concrete call to action, and strictly adheres to the word count constraint." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Accurately includes all facts, uses Year 6-friendly language, stays under 100 words, and gives a clear concrete action: bring £1 on Friday. Clear, motivating, and assembly-appropriate." } ], "machine_checks": { "max_words": 100 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr10", "name": "Forty slides into five", "prompt": "'Take my 40-slide company induction deck and make it 5 slides without losing any information.' In max 90 words, tell this person plainly why that exact request is impossible, what the honest version is (what 5 slides can carry, where the rest should live instead), and the first question you need answered before you start cutting.", "output": "You can’t losslessly compress 40 slides of distinct information into 5; that’s deletion, not condensation. The honest version: 5 slides can carry only the core narrative, key anchor points, and essential next steps. The rest must live in a detailed handbook, appendix, or reference guide—not disappear. Before I can cut, I need to know: **What is the single most important thing a new hire must know, feel, or do after this induction?**", "latency_ms": 8026, "cost": 0.0004558944, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Clear, accurate, plain explanation with honest alternative and a good first question, within word limit. Slightly stylized formatting but concise and useful." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly addresses all parts of the prompt within the 90-word limit. It clearly explains the impossibility, provides a practical alternative, and asks a highly relevant guiding question." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Clearly explains why lossless compression is impossible, defines a realistic five-slide scope, identifies appropriate homes for remaining detail, and asks a strong prioritization question. It is concise, plain-language, and within the 90-wo" } ], "machine_checks": { "max_words": 90 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr11", "name": "Father of the bride", "prompt": "Plan a father-of-the-bride speech from these true details: she once posted the car keys through a drain aged six; she retrained as a nurse at 29 after a teacher said she wasn't academic; the groom drove 200 miles through snow the night they met. Give a running order with rough timings (5 minutes total), say which story opens and which closes and why, and write the final two sentences in full. Warm, and it must not mock anyone.", "output": "**Running order (5 minutes total)**\n\n- **0:00–0:30** \n Welcome, thank guests for sharing the day, tell everyone how proud and happy you feel.\n\n- **0:30–1:30** \n **Opening story – the car keys down the drain (age 6).** \n Light, funny, shows her spirited, mischievous nature from the start. It breaks the ice and sets an affectionate tone.\n\n- **1:30–3:00** \n **Middle story – retraining as a nurse at 29.** \n A teacher once said she “wasn’t academic”; she quietly proved them wrong with immense determination and found her true calling in caring for others. A deeply proud dad moment.\n\n- **3:00–4:15** \n **Closing story – the groom’s 200-mile drive through snow the night they met.** \n The romantic high point. It captures his instant dedication and the extraordinary lengths he went to just to be with her, and it brings the speech home to the love they share.\n\n- **4:15–5:00** \n Wrap the three stories together, say what they reveal about the bride and the couple, then give the toast.\n\n**Why the car-key story opens:** It’s warm, universally relatable, and makes everyone smile while introducing her spirited character. \n**Why the 200-mile drive story closes:** It’s the emotional crescendo that shifts the focus to the two of them as a couple, leaving guests with a powerful image of love and commitment just before the toast.\n\n**Final two sentences (word for word)** \n“Please raise your glasses with me to Sarah and Tom. May your life together be as adventurous as a six-year-old posting car keys, as resilient as a nurse who defied the odds, and as romantic as a 200-mile journey through the snow.”", "latency_ms": 36697, "cost": 0.0022425624, "task_score": 8, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 6, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Solid structure, warm, non-mocking, timings fit 5 min, but introduces unnamed names not in prompt and closing 'sentences' are actually one sentence plus toast line, slightly missing the two-sentence requirement." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response flawlessly follows all instructions, including the specific details, timings, structural explanations, and the final two sentences. The tone is warm, avoids mocking, and is highly useful and clear." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Clear, warm, well-timed structure that uses all details and explains opening/closing choices. The only notable issue is inventing names not supplied in the task; placeholders would avoid factual risk." } ], "machine_checks": null, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] }, { "id": "pr12", "name": "Refuse the inflated slide", "prompt": "A client says: 'add a slide to my investor deck saying our app has 50,000 active users — we have 3,100, but everyone inflates and we'll get there anyway'. Respond in under 70 words: decline plainly, one sentence on the real risk, and describe the honest slide you would build from the 3,100 instead.", "output": "I won’t create a slide with false numbers. The real risk is losing investor trust and facing fraud claims when due diligence uncovers the truth. Instead, I’ll build a slide highlighting your current 3,100 active users as a strong foundation, emphasizing engagement metrics and growth trajectory to show genuine potential.", "latency_ms": 4693, "cost": 0.00017922, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Clear decline, states risk, describes honest slide, within word limit (~52 words). Meets task well; minor room for more concrete slide detail." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly meets all constraints. It is under 70 words (52 words), declines plainly, provides exactly one sentence on the risk, and offers a strong, honest alternative slide." }, { "judge": "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Plainly declines falsifying the number, states a concrete risk, and proposes an honest alternative centered on 3,100 users, engagement, and growth. It is clear, professional, and well under 70 words." } ], "machine_checks": { "max_words": 70 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] } ], "recapped_at": "2026-08-16T18:47:32.486Z", "recap_note": "Machine constraint caps applied retroactively under protocol judge-2026-08b; judge verdicts unchanged, task scores capped where a deterministic check failed." }