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k2.8

k2.8 · high, showing backend engineering. Results for all tested efforts are available below.

Backend engineering54

k2.8 · high

Backend engineering
54
Frontend interaction
72
Knowledge & Reasoning
70
Visual aesthetics
57
Maintainability
53
Evaluation time
22m 14s
Reference cost
$0.21

Backend engineering · Evaluation time & API cost

Backend tested · 9/11/2026Tasks & methodology

Results by reasoning effort

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Model / effortOverallBackend engineeringFrontend interactionKnowledge & ReasoningVisual aestheticsMaintainabilityTotal eval. timeTotal ref. costCompare
63.55547270575370m 58s$0.66
———70——53m 24s$0.59

Score breakdown

Overall score
63.55
Evaluation time
70m 58s
Reference cost
$0.66

Service logic, error handling, and test verification.

Contracts and boundaries9 / 20

API contracts, input validation, and boundary behavior.

Retries and failures15 / 20

Error recovery, retry conditions, and failure handling.

CI and adversarial review14 / 20

Verification plans, risk detection, and audit evidence.

Transactions and consistency9 / 20

State transitions, concurrency control, and data consistency.

Caching and regression7 / 20

Cache invalidation, data updates, and regression coverage.

What changes with higher reasoning effort

Compare backend engineering scores, cost, and time across neighboring tested efforts.

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Backend engineering
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54.00 —
Reference cost
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$0.21 —
Evaluation time
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Data snapshot published · 10/27/2026Scoring & cost notes