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Score over time

8070605040LMArena 62 on Jun 30 (Wayback)LMArena 63 on Jul 15 (Wayback)LMArena 62 on Jul 24 (Wayback)LMArena 63 on Aug 6 (Wayback)LMArena 66 on Aug 24 (Wayback)LMArena 63 on Sep 5 (Wayback)LMArena 66 on Sep 20 (Live)Scale (SEAL Evaluations) 62 on May 30 (Wayback)Scale (SEAL Evaluations) 62 on Jun 15 (Wayback)Scale (SEAL Evaluations) 49 on Jul 11 (Wayback)Scale (SEAL Evaluations) 64 on Aug 23 (Wayback)Scale (SEAL Evaluations) 62 on Sep 5 (Wayback)Scale (SEAL Evaluations) 61 on Sep 20 (Live)Patronus AI 56 on Apr 19 (Wayback)Patronus AI 56 on May 19 (Wayback)Patronus AI 57 on Jun 26 (Wayback)Patronus AI 56 on Jul 12 (Wayback)Patronus AI 57 on Aug 6 (Wayback)Patronus AI 57 on Aug 21 (Wayback)Patronus AI 55 on Sep 20 (Live)HAL (Holistic Agent Leaderboard) by Vals AI 61 on Sep 20 (Live)Galileo 68 on Apr 17 (Wayback)Galileo 65 on May 8 (Wayback)Galileo 68 on May 17 (Wayback)Galileo 69 on Jun 4 (Wayback)Galileo 69 on Jun 13 (Wayback)Galileo 69 on Jul 28 (Live)Galileo 72 on Aug 3 (Wayback)Kimpton 71 on Sep 20 (Live)Sep 20

Trust

52Fair

Proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

Kimpton
HAL (Holistic Agent Leaderboard) by Vals AI
Galileo
Trust read
Kimpton"Backed by Y Combinator" badge below the hero CTAs
LMArenaLive "Ask anything…" prompt box with Battle/Auto mode controls showing real product UI
Scale (SEAL Evaluations)implicit context Scale (SEAL Evaluations) may benefit from pre-existing familiarity among its target audience.
Patronus AI"Introducing SpeedrunBench" announcement banner linking to a blog post
HAL (Holistic Agent Leaderboard) by Vals AILive benchmark leaderboard with named models and exact scores (e.g. Claude Fable 5.1 — 68.83%), stamped "VALS INDEX · SE
Galileo"Galileo is now part of Cisco" banner with Cisco logo

Value props

68Fair

Title, subtitle, hero — do they sell the product's true value?

Kimpton’s headline undersellsEvaluation infrastructure for models and agents.Live environments and behavioral benchmarks, run against every checkpoint.

Working

  • Honest, jargon-free category claim
  • "Every checkpoint" is a concrete cadence
  • YC badge adds credibility proof

Could improve

  • No outcome or benefit named
  • Zero numbers or proof points
  • Hero art decorates, doesn't demo product

CTA

72Fair

Copy, size, verb, cost-feel — does the primary CTA earn the click?

Kimpton
LMArenain-product action

Problems

  • weak browse verb, no payoff
  • competes with 'Talk to us' in nav
  • three different labels above fold

Information hierarchy

78Fair

Does the design help or inhibit what the page is trying to say?

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture123
  1. Read the methodology button — Boxed at near-equal weight to Explore environments, splitting the primary action in two.
  2. Talk to us button — A third dark boxed CTA in the header competes with the hero's primary button.
  3. Nav link row — Four links plus Log in offer five exits before the visitor reaches the hero CTA.

Mobile web

84Strong

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture1
  1. Read the methodology button — Same size and weight as the primary CTA directly above, splitting the tap decision.