Tasks / Product Craft

Make the launch call

Can the model make a clear go / no-go call from mixed launch evidence, checked against the criteria agreed up front?

Task type v1.2 · 2 tasksLast changed 6 Oct 2026 · ChangelogDifficulty

What AI gets right here, and what you’ll still have to catch

From 16 graded outputs by 8 models. 69% were usable with at most a quick edit.

Reliably right

Finds the Scotland breach100% pass
Finds Scotland's refund breach (+66% overall, +143% since 15 Oct), ties it to the supplier change, notes acceptance dip, and holds Scotland.
Sonnet 5.5 · API · Go/no-go for AI substitutions, from the rollout data
Treats the overwrites as data loss100% pass
Treats the overwritten notes on Android 11 as a breach of the no-data-loss criterion and makes fixing the storage-API issue a condition for that platform.
Opus 5.5 · Claude · Offline, on older phones
Addresses the actual decision98% pass
Commits to a clear no-go for 2 Nov, conditional go from 4 Nov for four regions, and no-go for Scotland, with conditions that would change it.
Sonnet 5.5 · API · Go/no-go for AI substitutions, from the rollout data

Where it slips

Limits the downside of being wrong63% pass
It does not name a specific post-launch signal, a threshold that would trigger pause or rollback, or flag any irreversible actions.
GPT-6 Luna · API · Go/no-go for AI substitutions, from the rollout data
Judges the launch against a baseline set now66% pass
Does not name a specific review point or when the team will review results to decide next steps; only gives a pause trigger without a scheduled evaluation.
GPT-6.1 Sol · API · Offline, on older phones
Checks every criterion for every platform69% pass
Android 13's error-free sync is 98.9%, below the 99% threshold, yet the table marks it as 'GO WITH CONDITIONS' instead of 'NO-GO' for that criterion, misapplying the hard launch criteria.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Gemini · Offline, on older phones

How it’s graded

Each check is built on how world-class product and growth leaders do this work, as they’ve described it on Lenny’s Podcast, and names the leader it comes from.

Limits the downside of being wrong
Does the call say how exposure is limited if it's wrong: what is watched after launch, the threshold that would pause or roll back, and which parts can't be undone?
Passes when Names the post-launch signal, a threshold or trigger, and the action, and flags anything irreversible (customer communications, pricing, migrations).
Karri SaarinenLenny’s Podcast
Judges the launch against a baseline set now
Does the call name the metric and the current baseline the launch will be judged against, and when the team will review the result to decide what's next?
Passes when Names the success metric, its baseline from the material, and a review point with what each result would lead to.
Todd JacksonLenny’s Podcast

Plus our standard checks

Uses the supplied evidence correctly · Addresses the actual decision · Respects explicit constraints · Identifies material uncertainty · Avoids unsupported claims · Produces the required deliverable · Gets the base of every number right · and 2 written for each task, which you’ll see in the tasks below.

The tasks

Read the brief, then compare up to three outputs, each with the LLM judge’s verdict on every check. Highlights mark what a PM had to fix.

The brief

You're the PM for Lumen's mobile apps. The launch review for offline sync is on Friday, and marketing has an email booked for Monday to every user. Write your recommendation, in no more than 700 words, with a table checking each launch criterion for each platform: go, no-go or go with conditions, and why. The rollout data, the criteria and the incident log are attached.

What the model was given5 items: About Lumen, launch_criteria.md, rollout_25pct_14_days.csv, incidents.md, the_decision.md

About LumenA notes app for teams, on iOS, Android and the web. Offline sync lets people edit notes without a connection and merges changes when they reconnect.

launch_criteria.md6 lines · Download

# Launch criteria (agreed before the rollout)

1. Crash-free sessions no more than 0.2 points below control, per platform.
2. Sync-conflict tickets under 2 per 1,000 users.
3. Notes synced without error at least 99%.
4. No data loss incidents.

rollout_25pct_14_days.csv8 rows · Download

platform,arm,users,crash_free_sessions_pct,sync_conflict_tickets_per_1000_users,notes_synced_without_error_pct
iOS 17+,control,123600,99.62,0.3,99.5
iOS 17+,offline sync,41200,99.58,0.6,99.4
Android 14+,control,68400,99.55,0.3,99.5
Android 14+,offline sync,22800,99.49,0.8,99.2
Android 13,control,27300,99.4,0.3,99.5
Android 13,offline sync,9100,99.31,1.1,98.9
…

incidents.md4 lines · Download

# Incidents during the 25% rollout (14 days)

- 2 reports of a note's edits being overwritten after a conflict, both on Android 11; engineering recovered both from backups. Root cause: an older Android storage API.
- 1 report of slow sync on iOS, not reproduced.

the_decision.md1 lines · Download

The launch review is Friday: roll offline sync out to 100%, or not. Marketing has a launch email booked for Monday to every user.

What a strong answer doesThe answer key the graders mark against

Checks each criterion per platform. iOS 17+, Android 14+ and Android 13 pass: crash-free sessions within 0.2 points of control (iOS -0.04, Android 14+ -0.06, Android 13 -0.09), sync-conflict tickets under 2 per 1,000, notes synced without error at least 99%. Android 12 and older fails three criteria: crash-free down 0.67 points against control, 4.9 conflict tickets per 1,000, 96.1% synced without error; and the two overwritten-note incidents were on Android 11, which breaks 'no data loss' (both recovered from backup, root cause an older storage API). Recommends go for iOS, Android 13 and newer, and no-go for Android 12 and older until the storage issue is fixed and re-tested; the Monday email should only go to users on supported versions, or wait. States what's monitored after launch and the threshold that would pause it.

Critical failures (cap the score at 40)

Recommends rolling out to 100% on every platform

Task

Staff-level · v1.0

The outputs

8 setups answered this brief.

Opus 5.5Claude94Usable with a quick edit Sonnet 5.5API94Usable with a quick edit Haiku 5.5API94Usable with a quick edit GPT-6.1 SolAPI90Usable with a quick edit GPT-6 AstraChatGPT88Usable with a quick edit GPT-6 LunaAPI75Needs more work Gemini 3.8 FlashAPI71Needs more work Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGemini52Needs more work

Haiku 5.5API

Usable with a quick edit11 of 11 checks passed

The output is clear, actionable, and covers all required elements. Minor clarification of the Android 14+ conditions could be added without any rework of evidence or logic.

Output

Recommendation: offline sync to iOS 17+ and Android 14+ only

Don't roll out to 100% globally on Friday. Roll it out to iOS 17+ and Android 14+, hold Android 13, and turn it off for Android 12 and older. Marketing's Monday email should go only to the users who get the feature.

Platform	1. Crash-free (≤0.2 below control)	2. Conflict tickets (<2 per 1,000)	3. Notes synced without error (≥99%)	4. No data loss	Decision and why
iOS 17+	Go: 99.58 vs 99.62 (−0.04)	Go: 0.6 (control 0.3)	Go: 99.4 (control 99.5)	Go: no data-loss reports	Go. Passes all four. The one slow-sync report wasn't reproduced, so I'd watch it but it doesn't block launch.
Android 14+	Go: 99.49 vs 99.55 (−0.06)	Go: 0.8 (control 0.3)	Go: 99.2 (control 99.5)	Go: none logged	Go with conditions. Passes all four, but conflicts are 2.7× control and sync errors are slightly worse. Conditions below.
Android 13	Go: 99.31 vs 99.40 (−0.09)	Go: 1.1 (control 0.3)	No-go: 98.9, below 99%	Go: none logged	No-go. Fails the sync-error criterion. Reopen when it reaches 99% in a new test.
Android 12 and older	No-go: 98.71 vs 99.38 (−0.67)	No-go: 4.9 (control 0.3)	No-go: 96.1	No-go: two overwritten-edit incidents on Android 11	No-go. Fails all four criteria. The data-loss incidents are the decisive problem.

Web isn't in the 25% rollout data, so there's no evidence it meets any criterion. It's a no-go until it's tested.

On the data-loss criterion: the two Android 11 incidents count as failures even though engineering recovered the edits from backups. The criterion is "no data loss incidents," not "no unrecoverable data loss." Their root cause is an older Android storage API, which suggests the problem is specific to older devices. The Android 12-and-older segment also fails the crash and conflict criteria by a wide margin, so the storage fix alone doesn't justify launching there.

Why not a global launch

A global launch would put Android 12-and-older and Android 13 users on a feature that fails the agreed criteria. That segment already shows about 36 conflict tickets per 1,000 treated users... no, 4.9 per 1,000, almost 16 times control, and a 0.67-point crash-free drop. Data loss is the most serious harm a notes app can cause, and users who lose work are unlikely to forgive it.

We agreed these criteria before the rollout. Passing three of four on the platforms that matter most is not enough to waive the fourth, and waiving it now would set a bad precedent.

Before Friday

1. Engineering: Confirm the Android 11 storage fix and check that no other users had edits overwritten. Verify the backup recovery was complete. 2. Feature flag: Build a server-side switch that disables offline sync for Android 13 and below. Before disabling it on a device, flush any pending offline edits. Otherwise a user could lose changes made offline during the switch-off. 3. Monitoring: Set daily alerts with rollback triggers. Roll back any enabled platform if any of these happen: - Any data-loss report - Crash-free sessions more than 0.2 below control - Conflict tickets at or above 2 per 1,000 - Android 14+ conflicts above 1.5 per 1,000 (an early warning, since it's already at 0.8)

Monday's email

Don't send it to every user. Send it only to iOS 17+ and Android 14+ users, and only after the feature is live for them. The email should not promise offline editing on web or on older Android versions. If marketing can't segment the list in time, move the email back a week. A broad email would drive users on unsupported platforms to a feature that is currently losing their notes.

Summary

Launch Friday: iOS 17+ (go), Android 14+ (go with conditions)
Hold: Android 13 (no-go until sync errors reach 99%)
Turn off now: Android 12 and older (no-go)
Web: no-go until tested
Email: segmented to launched platforms only

Claims the judge couldn’t find in the brief

The two Android 11 incidents breach the 'no data loss' criterion, even though edits were recovered.

Grades and run details

Decision model 86 · LLM judge 100

Decision model checks

passUses the supplied evidence correctly33%
passAddresses the actual decision94%
partialRespects explicit constraints35%
passIdentifies material uncertainty97%
partialAvoids unsupported claims34%
passProduces the required deliverable82%
partialChecks every criterion for every platform62%
passTreats the overwrites as data loss100%
passLimits the downside of being wrong100%
passGets the base of every number right28%
passJudges the launch against a baseline set now58%

Run

Run: #1
API response time: 26 s
Submitted: 8 Oct 2026

Sonnet 5.5API

Usable with a quick edit11 of 11 checks passed

The output is factually correct, well-structured, and includes all required elements; a PM could act on it with at most minor wording tweaks.

Output

Recommendation: partial go

Ship offline sync to 100% on iOS 17+ and Android 14+. Do not ship it on Android 13 or Android 12 and older. Segment Monday's email so it doesn't promise the feature to users who won't have it.

Criteria check (25% rollout, 14 days)

Platform	1. Crash-free (≥ control −0.2)	2. Conflict tickets (<2/1,000)	3. Synced w/o error (≥99%)	4. No data loss	Verdict
iOS 17+	Go: −0.04	Go: 0.6	Go: 99.4%	Go: none (one slow-sync report, not reproduced)	Go
Android 14+	Go: −0.06	Go: 0.8	Go: 99.2%	Go: none	Go
Android 13	Go: −0.09	Go: 1.1, but over half the limit	No-go: 98.9%, misses by 0.1	Go: none reported	No-go for now
Android 12 and older	No-go: −0.67	No-go: 4.9, about 2.5× the limit	No-go: 96.1%	No-go: 2 overwrites on Android 11	No-go

Reasoning

iOS 17+ and Android 14+ pass every criterion with margin. Together they are about 80% of users. The iOS slow-sync report wasn't reproduced, so I'd watch it during the ramp but not block on it.

Android 13 misses one criterion by 0.1 points. That is small, but we agreed the criteria before seeing the data, and I don't want to bend them the first time a result is inconvenient. The trend also worries me. Sync success falls with each older Android tier (99.2 → 98.9 → 96.1), and conflict tickets rise (0.8 → 1.1 → 4.9). This looks like a gradient tied to the OS, not noise, so Android 13 sits on the slope. I'd hold it at its current exposure, find out why it's degrading, and re-measure. If it reaches 99% or better with conflicts still under 2, it can go.

Android 12 and older fails all four criteria, and it is not close. Crash-free sessions are 0.67 points below control, more than three times the allowed gap. Conflict tickets are about 2.5× the limit, and sync success is 3 points under the bar. The two data-loss incidents were edits overwritten after a conflict, on Android 11. Engineering recovered both from backups, but that doesn't make them acceptable. We only recovered them because users reported them, and silent overwrites may not have been reported. The root cause is an older Android storage API, so this is a structural problem and not a quick patch. I'd also disable offline sync for the users currently exposed on Android 11 and below until it's fixed. Data loss in a notes app is the failure users won't forgive.

The Monday email

An email to every user would promise a feature to roughly 20% of users (Android 13 and older, about 66,000 of 322,000) who won't have it. That means confusion, support tickets, and a bad first impression of the feature. My recommendation is:

Send Monday to iOS 17+ and Android 14+ users only, and only if the ramp over the weekend stays within the criteria. Marketing should confirm it can segment by platform and OS version.
Hold the email for Android 13 and older. Send it when each segment passes, or send a "coming to your device soon" version if marketing wants one.
Check the ramp Monday morning. If crash-free sessions or sync success slip on either approved platform, pause the email and the ramp.

Conditions and next steps

Android 12 and older: Engineering should scope a fix for the storage API issue, and we should re-test in a new, smaller cohort. I'd also like the data split into Android 12 versus 11 and below. The incidents were all on Android 11, so Android 12 itself may be fine, but this bucket can't tell us.
Android 13: Investigate the sync errors and re-measure in 1–2 weeks.
Data-loss monitoring: Add a check for overwrite after conflict, so we aren't relying on users to tell us.

Caveats

The data covers 14 days at 25%. The Android 13 miss is small enough that more data could move it either way.
Per-platform samples are decent (7,400 to 41,200 users), but two data-loss incidents is a tiny count. Treat it as a signal and not an estimate of the true rate.

Grades and run details

Decision model 86 · LLM judge 100

Decision model checks

passUses the supplied evidence correctly33%
passAddresses the actual decision85%
partialRespects explicit constraints24%
passIdentifies material uncertainty97%
partialAvoids unsupported claims28%
passProduces the required deliverable72%
partialChecks every criterion for every platform49%
passTreats the overwrites as data loss100%
passLimits the downside of being wrong77%
passGets the base of every number right29%
passJudges the launch against a baseline set now85%

Run

Run: #1
API response time: 28 s
Submitted: 6 Oct 2026

GPT-6 AstraChatGPT

Usable with a quick edit10 of 11 checks passed

The output is clear, complete, and actionable; the missing explicit review point is a small omission that a PM could add with a quick edit without rechecking evidence or redoing reasoning.

Output

Recommendation for Friday

No-go for a blanket 100% launch. Approve a platform-gated launch for iOS 17+ and Android 14+, provided eligibility can be enforced reliably. Hold Android 13, stop expansion on Android 12 and older, and do not launch on untested platforms.

Replace Monday’s all-user email with a targeted announcement to eligible users only. If targeting or platform gating cannot be verified before send time, postpone the email.

Launch-criteria assessment

Crash-free changes below are percentage-point differences versus each platform’s control. The agreed limit is a decline of no more than 0.20 points.

Platform	Crash-free sessions	Conflict tickets: <2/1,000	Notes synced without error: ≥99%	No data loss incidents	Platform decision
iOS 17+	Go: 99.58%; −0.04 points	Go: 0.6	Go: 99.4%	Go: none reported	Go with conditions: passes all measured criteria; launch with eligibility gating and monitoring.
Android 14+	Go: 99.49%; −0.06 points	Go: 0.8	Go: 99.2%	Go: none reported	Go with conditions: passes all measured criteria; launch with eligibility gating and monitoring.
Android 13	Go: 99.31%; −0.09 points	Go: 1.1	No-go: 98.9%, below the 99% minimum	Go: none reported	No-go: sync reliability misses the agreed threshold.
Android 12 and older	No-go: 98.71%; −0.67 points	No-go: 4.9	No-go: 96.1%	No-go: two overwrite incidents on Android 11	No-go: fails all four criteria.
Web / iOS below 17, if supported	No-go: no evidence supplied	No-go: no evidence supplied	No-go: no evidence supplied	No-go: not established by supplied evidence	No-go pending validation: absence of rollout data is not a pass.

The recovered Android 11 edits still count as data-loss incidents for this launch gate: users’ edits were overwritten, and recovery required backups. Recovery mitigated the harm; it does not erase the incidents. Nor should Android 11’s identified root cause be used to clear the rest of the “Android 12 and older” cohort without separate evidence.

Conditions and next steps

Before expanding eligible cohorts: Engineering must verify OS-level gating, rollback controls, and platform-specific monitoring. Increase exposure in monitored steps toward 100% of eligible users, pausing if a launch criterion is breached. Investigate the unreproduced iOS slow-sync report; it is not currently evidence of a failed criterion.
Android 13: Diagnose the sync-error shortfall, ship a fix, and repeat validation against the same ≥99% threshold. Do not round 98.9% up or waive the criterion to meet the email date.
Android 12 and older: Halt expansion and safely disable affected functionality where feasible, preserving pending offline edits before any rollback. Fix the older-storage-API issue, test conflict recovery and data integrity, and rerun a controlled rollout demonstrating all four criteria.
Marketing and support: Clearly state supported versions and avoid implying universal availability. Give support a recovery and escalation playbook.

These results cover 14 days at 25% exposure, not proof of risk-free operation at full scale. The defensible decision is a constrained launch where the evidence passes—not a universal launch driven by Monday’s booking.

Grades and run details

Decision model 82 · LLM judge 92

Decision model checks

passUses the supplied evidence correctly38%
passAddresses the actual decision80%
partialRespects explicit constraints30%
passIdentifies material uncertainty89%
passAvoids unsupported claims47%
passProduces the required deliverable70%
partialChecks every criterion for every platform66%
passTreats the overwrites as data loss100%
partialLimits the downside of being wrong56%
passGets the base of every number right81%
partialJudges the launch against a baseline set now26%

Run

Run: #1
Time to output: 16 s
Submitted: 5 Oct 2026

Check by check

Where the outputs differ comes first. Open a check to read the judge’s reasons. “Mixed” means the two graders disagreed.

Where they differ 1

Judges the launch against a baseline set nowRightRightWrong

Haiku 5.5 · API

Uses control metrics as baselines and sets daily alert thresholds with rollback action, effectively defining success metrics and review points.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Names the success metrics (crash-free sessions, sync success), implies the baseline from the go criteria, and sets a review point (Monday morning) with a clear action if they slip.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

The output does not name a specific success metric with its baseline from the material, nor a scheduled review point with what each result would lead to; it only mentions pausing on breach without a defined review cadence.

All got right 10

Uses the supplied evidence correctlyRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

All numerical facts and incident details are taken correctly from the supplied rollout data and incident log; the interpretation of the data-loss criterion is a judgment but does not invent new facts.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

All factual claims about the current situation are directly supported by the supplied data or simple arithmetic from it.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

All factual claims about the current situation are taken directly from the supplied rollout data, incidents log, and launch criteria, with no invented numbers or events.

Addresses the actual decisionRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

Commits unambiguously to a partial launch (iOS 17+, Android 14+), holds Android 13, and turns off Android 12 and older, with rollback triggers that would change the call.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Commits early to a clear partial-go recommendation (ship to iOS 17+ and Android 14+, hold Android 13 and older) and states what would change each call.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

The output commits early to a clear call (no blanket launch, platform-gated go for iOS 17+ and Android 14+, hold Android 13, stop Android 12 and older) and states what would change it (gating verification, fix and re-validation).

Respects explicit constraintsRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

Stays under 700 words, includes the required table, and addresses both the Friday launch decision and the Monday email.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Output is under 700 words, includes the required table with go/no-go per platform, and addresses the launch review decision and Monday email.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

The output is a recommendation under 700 words, includes the required table with go/no-go/go with conditions per platform, and addresses the launch review decision.

Identifies material uncertaintyRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

Calls out the unreproduced slow-sync on iOS, absent web data, and need for engineering confirmation of the storage fix; ties them to monitoring thresholds.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Names the small Android 13 miss, the need to split Android 12 vs 11, and the tiny data-loss count as uncertainties, and says how to resolve them.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

It names the unreproduced iOS slow-sync report, the need to verify platform gating, and the Android 13 sync-error shortfall as unknowns, and says how each would be resolved or would change the call.

Avoids unsupported claimsRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

Uses wording like 'suggests' for the storage API inference, and the data-loss judgment is grounded in the supplied criterion; no confident unsupported factual claims.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Interpretations like the OS gradient are presented as hypotheses ('looks like'), and no unsupported facts are stated as certain.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

Interpretations (e.g., the overwrites counting as data loss) are clearly presented as judgments based on the criteria, not as established facts, and no unsupported causal claims are made.

Produces the required deliverableRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

Provides a complete, usable recommendation with table, go/no-go calls, monitoring, and email handling, appropriate for a launch review.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Provides a complete recommendation with table, reasoning, email plan, and next steps, usable by a product manager with light edits.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

The output is a complete recommendation with a table, within the word limit, and a PM could act on it with only light edits.

Checks every criterion for every platformRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

Table correctly computes each criterion per platform against thresholds; identifies Android 12 and older as failing all four, and Android 13 as failing the sync-error criterion.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Table correctly computes each criterion for every platform against control and thresholds, and correctly identifies Android 12 and older as failing.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

The table correctly computes each criterion for every platform against its control and threshold, and correctly identifies Android 12 and older as failing (and Android 13 as failing the sync-error criterion).

Treats the overwrites as data lossRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

Explicitly treats the recovered overwritten edits as a breach of the no-data-loss criterion and makes it a decisive condition for Android 12 and older.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Treats the Android 11 overwrites as a breach of the no-data-loss criterion and makes a fix a condition for that platform.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

The output explicitly treats the Android 11 overwrites as a breach of the no-data-loss criterion and makes fixing the storage-API issue a condition for that platform.

Limits the downside of being wrongRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

Specifies daily monitoring with concrete rollback thresholds, flushing of offline edits before disabling, and segmentation of the email to limit irreversible comms.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

Specifies post-launch monitoring (crash-free, sync success), a trigger (slip), and action (pause email and ramp), and flags the irreversible email communication.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

It names the post-launch signal (launch criteria), the threshold (breach of any criterion), the action (pause), and flags the irreversible email by recommending targeting or postponement.

Gets the base of every number rightRightRightRight

Haiku 5.5 · API

All percentages, differences, and per‑1,000 rates are computed correctly from the rollout data and control values.

Sonnet 5.5 · API

All derived figures (differences, percentages, user shares) are computed correctly from the supplied data, with no ambiguous bases.

GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT

All percentage-point differences are computed correctly from the control and offline-sync values, and the base (percentage points vs control) is stated clearly.

Results

Every setup we’ve tested on this task type, across all its tasks and repeats, graded on the current checklist. Calibrated. Where our PM checked the graders by hand, they agreed on 63% of 68 checks.

#	Model · Harness	Decision model	LLM judge	Runs	Critical failures
1	Sonnet 5.5withAPI	87.8	100.0	2	None
2	Haiku 5.5withAPI	82.5	100.0	2	None
3	GPT-6.1 SolwithAPI	86.0	95.8	2	None
4	Opus 5.5withClaude	84.3	96.7	2	None
5	GPT-6 AstrawithChatGPT	83.8	92.5	2	None
6	GPT-6 LunawithAPI	74.8	80.8	2	None
7	Gemini 3.8 FlashwithAPI	64.9	67.5	2	1 capped
8	Gemini 3.5 Flash-LitewithGemini	48.2	59.2	2	None

What you get for the cost

Haiku 5.5 · API scores within 2 points of Sonnet 5.5 · API at about a tenth of the cost.

Best valueNobody beats these on both score and costCost partly estimated (app runs with no usage meter)At least one critical failure

Task score and relative cost by setup
Setup	Task score	Relative cost (cheapest = 1)
GPT-6 Luna · API	77	1.0×
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Gemini	52	2.7× (partly estimated)
Haiku 5.5 · API	92	2.8×
Gemini 3.8 Flash · API	55	11×
GPT-6.1 Sol · API	91	12×
Sonnet 5.5 · API	94	37×
GPT-6 Astra · ChatGPT	89	46× (partly estimated)
Opus 5.5 · Claude	91	59× (partly estimated)

Cost is each output’s tokens at the model’s list price, shown relative to the cheapest setup. Runs done in an app have no usage meter, so theirs are estimated from the same setup’s measured runs. How we compare cost

The PM job

Deciding whether a feature ships on the planned date, and on what conditions.

Why it matters

Launch meetings reward optimism. A good call checks each agreed criterion, weighs a real risk against a real gain, and says exactly what would change the answer. A weak one rubber-stamps the launch or blocks it on noise.

What good looks like

Checks each agreed criterion against the evidence
Makes one clear call, with conditions if needed
Separates risks that block launch from risks that can be managed
Says what would change the call
Says how to limit the damage if the call is wrong

Deliberately not measured

Rollout engineering detail
Project-plan formatting

Capability tested

Deciding against agreed launch criteria

The failure we’re looking for

Rubber-stamps a launch that misses an agreed bar, or blocks it on noise

Grading

Decision model and LLM judge, calibrated against a blind PM review

Variants

A launch memo from supplied evidence · Staff level: a regional call from an attached data workbook

What AI gets right here, and what you’ll still have to catch

Reliably right

Where it slips

How it’s graded

Limits the downside of being wrong

Judges the launch against a baseline set now

Plus our standard checks

The tasks

The outputs

Output

Recommendation: offline sync to iOS 17+ and Android 14+ only

Why not a global launch

Before Friday

Monday's email

Summary

Claims the judge couldn’t find in the brief

Grades and run details

Decision model checks

Run

Output

Recommendation: partial go

Criteria check (25% rollout, 14 days)

Reasoning

The Monday email

Conditions and next steps

Caveats

Grades and run details

Decision model checks

Run

Output

Recommendation for Friday

Launch-criteria assessment

Conditions and next steps

Grades and run details

Decision model checks

Run

Check by check

Where they differ 1

All got right 10

Results

What you get for the cost

About the task

The PM job

Why it matters

What good looks like

Deliberately not measured