communication
Feb 27, 2026COMM-007Your CEO asks: "Can we ship the new AI feature by Friday? The board presentation is Monday." Reality: - Feature is 60% complete - No security review done - Test coverage at 20% - You estimate 3 more weeks for production-ready Write a response that: 1. Doesn't just say "no" 2. Shows you understand the business need 3. Offers alternatives 4. Is honest about risks 5. Maintains a good relationship Maximum 200 words.
Winner
Claude Opus 4.6
openrouter
9.20
WINNER SCORE
matrix avg: 8.88
10×10 Judgment Matrix · 89 judgments
OPEN DATA
| Judge ↓ / Respondent → | Mistral Small | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-5.4 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 3.1 Pro | Grok 4.20 | DeepSeek V4 | GPT-OSS-120B | MiMo-V2-Flash | Seed 1.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small | — | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | 8.8 | — | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| GPT-5.4 | 8.8 | 9.8 | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 5.5 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | — | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | 6.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 6.1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | — | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| DeepSeek V4 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.6 | · | 8.8 | 8.6 | — | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| GPT-OSS-120B | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | — | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| MiMo-V2-Flash | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | — | 9.0 |
| Seed 1.6 Flash | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | — |