{ "entity": "gpt-5-5", "entity_type": "model", "category": "Presentations", "suite": "suite-2026-08-tasks4/presentations", "model": "openai/gpt-5.5", "judges": [ "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "x-ai/grok-4.5" ], "judge_protocol": "judge-2026-08b", "anchors": "solo-2026-08-a", "score": 98, "caps": 0, "cost_usd": 0.2305, "started_at": "2026-08-16T14:12:04.954Z", "finished_at": "2026-08-16T14:12:41.869Z", "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": "| Slide | Short title | One point that must land |\n|---|---|---|\n| 1 | **Why we’re here** | Children are crossing outside St Mary’s Primary every day, and the current situation feels unsafe to families. |\n| 2 | **Evidence of risk** | This term alone, there have been **2 reported near-misses** outside the school — we should act before there is an injury. |\n| 3 | **Our ask tonight** | We are asking the parish council to support and initiate a **feasibility study for a zebra crossing** — not to approve the full £24,000 cost tonight. |\n| 4 | **Community support** | A petition with **140 signatures** shows clear local backing from parents, carers and residents. |\n| 5 | **Why a zebra crossing** | A zebra crossing would give children and families a clear, visible and expected place to cross safely. |\n| 6 | **Likely cost context** | The estimated full scheme cost is around **£24,000**, but the immediate decision is only whether to explore feasibility properly. |\n| 7 | **What the study would answer** | The feasibility study would confirm location, visibility, traffic conditions, technical requirements, and any funding route. |\n| 8 | **Decision requested** | Please agree tonight to progress a feasibility study and work with the school, highways authority and community on next steps. |", "latency_ms": 5731, "cost": 0.011185, "task_score": 9, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets all constraints: 8 slides, ask at slide 3, uses given stats, clear and concise, appropriate for non-technical audience." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions, including the specific constraints (8 slides, ask by slide 3, incorporating all provided data). It is clear, concise, and highly useful for a non-technical professional." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets all requirements: 8 slides, ask by slide 3, covers near-misses/petition/cost. Clear, useful outline with no flaws." } ], "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 lost Henderson because we stopped meeting the service level they counted on. Over six months, our response time drifted from about 4 hours to as much as 2 days. They flagged it twice, and we didn’t correct it fast enough. That’s on us.\n\nBy the time a competitor came in promising same-day responses, Henderson had a clear reason to move. This wasn’t about pricing or one bad interaction — it was a pattern, and we let it continue.\n\nThe next slide covers how we fix that: tighter response ownership, earlier escalation, and a measurable service standard we can’t quietly drift away from.", "latency_ms": 2860, "cost": 0.005425, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Accurate, conversational, admits failure plainly, sets up next slide, within 120-word limit (~110 words), clear and concise." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly incorporates all required facts, maintains a conversational and accountable tone, seamlessly transitions to the next slide, and strictly adheres to the word count and formatting constraints." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Accurate facts, natural spoken tone, plain admission, clear setup for fix slide; 103 words, only notes returned." } ], "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": "**Warehouse Relocation Improves Northern Deliveries**\n\n- Central warehouse moving from Norwich to Peterborough area \n- Scheduled for first week of March \n- Northern delivery times cut by ~1.5 days \n- No redundancies; parallel running prevents disruption", "latency_ms": 2188, "cost": 0.00305, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Headline is 5 words, 4 concise bullets capturing key facts accurately; meets format constraints well, clear and useful." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions, providing a clear, concise slide with a 5-word headline and exactly 4 accurate bullet points. Highly useful for a busy professional." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Headline 5 words, exactly 4 accurate bullets capturing all key facts concisely and usefully with no omissions of substance." } ], "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": "On day one of a plumbing apprenticeship, you can be earning about £15,000, with a route to around £32,000 once qualified — and zero student debt. That’s not a backup plan; it’s a skilled career people need every single day. Even on Christmas Day, when a boiler dies, someone gets the call — and gets paid to solve the problem. Today, let’s look at whether that someone could be you.", "latency_ms": 3729, "cost": 0.00548, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Concrete opening with facts, avoids banned phrases, under 80 words, engaging and clear." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions and constraints. It opens with the required concrete facts, stays well under the 80-word limit, avoids the banned greetings and phrases, and delivers a highly engaging, punchy hook for sixth-f" }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets all constraints exactly: 68 words, strong concrete opener with required facts, no banned phrases or intros. Clear, attention-grabbing, fully on-brief." } ], "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": "- Three sites shortlisted, all within 2 miles of the station\n- Costs are tracking 8% under the £90k budget\n- Broadband installation lead time is 6 weeks, now the critical path\n- Decision needed by 30 September or we lose the preferred site", "latency_ms": 2469, "cost": 0.00367, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Correctly selects 4 decision-relevant bullets, exactly meets max constraint, concise and clear, no extraneous content added." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Perfectly follows all instructions. Selects the four most critical points for decision-making, adheres to the maximum bullet limit, and adds no extraneous text." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Exact 4 decision-focused bullets selected; fully meets max-4 and decide-only rules with no extras." } ], "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:** Use a **line chart** because it clearly shows the month-to-month trend and the sharp April step-change over time. \n- **Slide headline:** **Complaints nearly doubled in April when the new phone system launched** \n- **Chart annotation:** Add a callout/vertical marker at **April: “New phone system introduced”**.", "latency_ms": 4974, "cost": 0.008625, "task_score": 9, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets all requirements: chart type with rationale, finding-based headline, single annotation specified clearly and concisely." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly addresses all instructions. It provides a one-sentence rationale for a line chart, an excellent finding-based headline, and the exact necessary annotation. It is highly useful and clear." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Accurate chart choice and rationale in one sentence; strong finding headline; precise relevant annotation. Minor polish only." } ], "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. Why should drivers lose a real benefit so everyone gets the same extra day off? - Because free parking is an uneven subsidy, and converting it into leave spreads the value to all staff instead of only those who drive.\n\n2. Is this effectively a pay cut for people who rely on driving? - Yes, for staff who currently use free parking and have no practical alternative, it will feel like a reduction in total benefits.\n\n3. What about staff on low pay, disabled staff, carers, or people on shifts who cannot use public transport? - We would need exemptions or targeted support, otherwise the proposal would be unfair and possibly discriminatory.\n\n4. How do we know the parking savings will genuinely cover an extra day of leave without hurting services? - We need transparent costings, because if the saving is overstated, teams could end up absorbing the operational pressure.\n\n5. Isn’t this just a way to remove a benefit while dressing it up as wellbeing? - It could be seen that way unless the parking saving is fully ring-fenced, the extra leave is contractual, and exceptions are handled fairly.", "latency_ms": 4657, "cost": 0.00843, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Sharp, relevant, hard questions with honest one-sentence answers; format followed closely, though answers slightly exceed one sentence in a few cases." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions, providing 5 hard, realistic questions with honest, one-sentence answers on the same line after a dash. No constraints were violated." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Perfectly meets all specs: 5 hard questions, numbered, one-line Q-A format with dash, honest answers, no softballs or extras." } ], "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": "Our food bank has seen demand rise by 31% since January. In response, we will pilot evening opening hours from the 1st of October, so working families can reach us outside weekday mornings. To make this work, we need six more regular volunteers for the Thursday evening shift. If you can spare two hours a fortnight, please speak to me afterwards.", "latency_ms": 1708, "cost": 0.003495, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Retains all three facts, cuts throat-clearing, concise, under 100 words, accurate, clear." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions. It cuts the speech to 61 words (well under the 100-word limit), retains all three required facts, removes the throat-clearing, and returns only the speech." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets 100-word max, retains all three required facts, drops throat-clearing, returns only the speech. Flawless cut." } ], "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": "Good morning Year 6,\n\nOur new library scheme is working: reading scores have gone up by 12%, and we now have 22 volunteer readers — twice as many as before. We want to raise £3,000 so children in Years 3 and 4 can join in too.\n\nYou can help. This week, please choose one younger pupil and recommend a book you loved at their age. Tell them why it’s worth reading. Your words could be the reason someone becomes a reader.", "latency_ms": 3114, "cost": 0.00484, "task_score": 9, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Accurate, age-appropriate, concise, includes concrete ask; under 100 words. Minor stylistic polish possible but solid overall." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 9, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Accurately translates the facts into an engaging, age-appropriate message for Year 6 students. Includes a clear, concrete call to action and stays well under the 100-word limit." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Flawless: all facts accurate, under 100 words, age-appropriate language, clear concrete ask to children." } ], "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": "That exact request is impossible: 40 slides’ worth of information cannot fit into 5 slides without removing detail, context, examples, or nuance. The honest version is: 5 slides can carry the induction essentials—what the company is, how it works, what new starters must do, where to find help, and what matters most. The remaining detail should live in a handbook, intranet, checklist, or appendix. \n\nFirst question: what must a new starter be able to do after this induction?", "latency_ms": 3696, "cost": 0.005295, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Clear, honest, within word limit, addresses all three asks concisely; minor stylistic redundancy but accurate and useful." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly addresses all prompts within the 90-word limit. It clearly explains why the request is impossible, provides a practical alternative for the content, and asks a highly relevant first question." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets all requirements exactly under 90 words; clear, accurate explanation of impossibility, honest alternative, and useful first question." } ], "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": "## Father-of-the-bride speech plan — 5 minutes total\n\n### 0:00–0:30 — Welcome and thanks\n- Welcome everyone warmly.\n- Thank both families, friends, and anyone who helped with the day.\n- Briefly say how proud and happy you are to be speaking.\n\n### 0:30–1:30 — Opening story: the car keys in the drain\n**Open with this story.** \nTell the story of her, aged six, posting the car keys through a drain.\n\n**Why it opens:** \nIt is gentle, memorable, and funny without being unkind. It gives everyone an immediate picture of her as a curious, independent little girl, and it lets you start with warmth rather than formality.\n\n**Tone to use:** \nNot “she was naughty” or “a menace,” but something like: \n“Even then, she had a gift for making ordinary days unforgettable.”\n\n### 1:30–2:45 — Her character and your pride\n- Move from the childhood story into who she became.\n- Talk about her kindness, determination, and courage.\n- Mention how proud you are not just of what she has achieved, but of the way she treats people.\n\n### 2:45–3:45 — Nursing retraining story\nTell the story that a teacher once said she wasn’t academic, and at 29 she retrained as a nurse.\n\n**How to frame it warmly:** \n- Do not dwell on the teacher or criticise them.\n- Focus on your daughter’s resilience.\n- Say she quietly proved that ability is not fixed, and that courage can arrive at any age.\n- Emphasise that nursing showed her compassion as well as her strength.\n\n### 3:45–4:35 — The groom and the night they met\nTell the story of the groom driving 200 miles through snow the night they met.\n\n**Close with this story.** \n**Why it closes:** \nIt naturally brings the speech from her past to their future together. It shows the groom’s commitment from the very beginning and gives you a perfect lead-in to the toast.\n\n**Tone to use:** \nFrame it as romantic and sincere: \n“Some people make a good first impression; he made a 200-mile one, in the snow.”\n\n### 4:35–5:00 — Welcome the groom and toast\n- Welcome the groom into the family.\n- Say what you admire about him.\n- End with a blessing or wish for their marriage.\n\n## Final two sentences in full\n\n“So please raise your glasses to my wonderful daughter and to the man who drove through snow to find her, and who I know will keep choosing her in all the ordinary and extraordinary days ahead. To the bride and groom — may your life together be full of love, laughter, patience, and the kind of happiness that always finds its way home.”", "latency_ms": 14715, "cost": 0.024505, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Well-structured, warm, meets timing/order/opening-closing rationale and final two sentences requirement; avoids mockery. Minor: total timing sums slightly off (5:00 exact but sections uneven), otherwise strong and useful." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response perfectly follows all instructions, including all three specific details, a 5-minute timed running order, explanations for the opening and closing stories, and the final two sentences in full. The tone is warm and explicitly av" }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Flawless plan: exact timings, open/close stories with reasons, full final sentences, warm tone, no mockery. Perfectly follows all task requirements." } ], "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 can’t create a slide claiming 50,000 active users when the real number is 3,100. Misstating traction can expose you to investor fraud claims, loss of trust, and deal collapse in diligence. I’d build an honest traction slide showing 3,100 active users, growth rate, retention, engagement, key cohorts, pipeline to 50,000, and the milestones/resources needed to get there.", "latency_ms": 3155, "cost": 0.004265, "task_score": 10, "judges": [ { "judge": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "score": 8, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Declines plainly, states risk, describes honest slide—meets task well, concise, under 70 words, slight lack of punchy structure but accurate and useful." }, { "judge": "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "The response flawlessly follows all instructions. It is exactly 59 words (under the 70-word limit), declines plainly, provides exactly one sentence on the risk, and offers a compelling, honest alternative slide design." }, { "judge": "x-ai/grok-4.5", "score": 10, "violates": false, "reasoning": "Meets all constraints exactly under 70 words; declines plainly, states real risk, describes honest slide accurately and usefully." } ], "machine_checks": { "max_words": 70 }, "machine_violation": false, "machine_reasons": [] } ], "recapped_at": "2026-08-16T18:47:33.736Z", "recap_note": "Machine constraint caps applied retroactively under protocol judge-2026-08b; judge verdicts unchanged, task scores capped where a deterministic check failed." }