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Mar 15, 2026EVAL-20260315-034630Your Node.js API is responding with 502 errors under load. Here's the relevant code and infrastructure: - Express.js API behind an Nginx reverse proxy - Connection pool to PostgreSQL (max 20 connections) - Average response time: 50ms normally, 30s+ during incidents - Error logs show: "connect ETIMEDOUT" and "too many clients already" - The issue starts when traffic exceeds 200 req/s ```javascript app.get('/api/users/:id', async (req, res) => { const client = await pool.connect(); const result = await client.query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = $1', [req.params.id]); res.json(result.rows[0]); }); ``` What's wrong? Provide the fix and explain the connection pool exhaustion pattern.
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Kimi K2.5
openrouter
9.57
WINNER SCORE
matrix avg: 8.97
10×10 Judgment Matrix · 83 judgments
OPEN DATA
| Judge ↓ / Respondent → | Qwen 3 32B | Kimi K2.5 | Devstral Small | Gemma 3 27B | Llama 4 Scout | Phi-4 14B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen 3 8B | Mistral Nemo 12B | Llama 3.1 8B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3 32B | — | 9.6 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
| Kimi K2.5 | · | — | · | · | 5.8 | · | · | · | · | 3.0 |
| Devstral Small | 9.1 | 10.0 | — | 9.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Gemma 3 27B | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.4 | — | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| Llama 4 Scout | 9.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 9.8 | — | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Phi-4 14B | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.0 | — | 9.2 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Granite 4.0 Micro | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | — | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Qwen 3 8B | 7.8 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 9.4 | 9.0 |
| Mistral Nemo 12B | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.4 | — | 8.1 |
| Llama 3.1 8B | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | — |