Crouton Alpha 32.3/100Rank 29/52

STEALTHMARK · HEAD TO HEAD
All comparisons ↗Crouton Alpha leads GPT-5.5 by 11.5 points on StealthMark, 48.0 to 36.5. It leads on 7 of 9 benchmarks, including Foresight, and GPT-5.5 on 2, including Latch. Crouton Alpha scores higher on Newton's Mirror, with its largest category advantage in reflections.
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Anticipating threats and planning ahead. Collect coins while avoiding ghosts. Ghosts move before the player each turn, and collisions cost a life. 3 levels in sequence, up to 66 turns in total. Earlier moves and outcomes carry forward, testing learning across levels.


Cooperative planning and learning from experience. Coordinate two robots to push numbered cores onto matching sockets. Pressure plates hold doors open; moving either robot uses one turn. 5 levels in sequence, up to 152 turns in total. Earlier moves and outcomes carry forward, testing learning across levels.


Physics, perspective and recursive reflections, tested together. Explore the test ↗


Crouton Alpha
The artwork establishes approximate central placement, a separate airborne black blob, and basic wall and floor sphere images. Its defining weaknesses are the largely absent recursive reflection system, missing emitter mappings, satin steel appearance and unresolved paint interaction. The black lateral wedges do not establish a separate viewport, and the hidden floor contact does not establish a gap. The category values remain unchanged.
GPT-5.5
The paint ordering and separate black bead support part of the physical state, but adhesion and rotational transport remain only partly established. The sweeping cyan arc and long crimson lobes do not clearly communicate the limited time since their respective impacts. The main sphere is too large and too low, and the black bead is below its required projected position. Displaced isolated sphere images, a flattened floor echo and missing recursive, nested and emitter reflections provide little coherent optical structure. The colored paint is excessively bulky for the specified quantities.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | GPT-5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| State at 600 ms | 19.0/25 | 15.0/25 |
| Camera and placement | 11.0/15 | 6.0/15 |
| Reflections | 21.5/120 | 5.0/120 |
| Materials and scale | 6.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Floor-damage reward | 0.0/10 | 0.0/10 |
A spinning metal sphere and paint in a mirrored room test physical reasoning, perspective and consistency across repeated reflections.
Visual construction and creative interpretation.


Crouton Alpha
A cheerful, readable cartoon captures the crouton's signature expression and many specific accessories. Coherent cube geometry and foreground foreshortening support the selfie. Simple construction and flat material treatment limit its sophistication, while the tipping raft, advancing soup and unnoticed soaking remain insufficiently clear.
GPT-5.5
Six pale, scaled lobes form a balanced radial arrangement, but they remain separate capsules rather than an interlocking serpent knot. There are no crossings, alternating overlaps, or crisp inner bends; the central hexagon is an isolated outline. Small outward-facing heads sit within the lobes without integrated necks. Soft shading and tidy contours provide some finish, while repetitive oval scales and cartoon faces limit organic credibility.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | GPT-5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 6.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 7.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.5/10 | 7.0/10 |
Crouton Alpha
Character scenes test expression, anatomy, materials and coherent visual construction.
GPT-5.5
A pale serpent woven into an interlocking knot tests connected anatomy, repeated structure and readable overlaps. Organic surface detail must work with the overall geometry.
Precise visual recall and portrait reconstruction.


Crouton Alpha
A recognizable, coherent simplification with readable eyes, a restrained smile and modest facial volume. Frontal symmetry, an oversized head, capsule-like hands and geometric scenery substantially limit likeness, anatomy and depth. Clean contours preserve basic integrity but do not establish sophisticated construction or finish.
GPT-5.5
The veil, restrained smile, crossed hands and muted landscape establish Mona Lisa references. The oversized frontal face and schematic features weaken likeness and expression, while fingerless tapered hand shapes leave anatomy unresolved. Clean contours and balanced framing provide coherence, but sparse garment detail, broad landscape bands and shallow shading limit the portrait's sophistication.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | GPT-5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.5/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 4.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 4.5/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.5/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 4.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
An SVG interpretation of the Mona Lisa tests facial likeness, anatomy and the composition of a familiar portrait.
Creativity, perspective and visual beauty.


Crouton Alpha
A colorful, readable sunset beach scene with playful subjects and a clear central reflection. Purposeful equipment and animal details reward inspection, and the principal attachments remain intact. Basic geometric anatomy, mixed viewpoints and sparse directional shadows limit its construction and depth; smooth gradients provide atmosphere with little material differentiation.
GPT-5.5
The sunset, palms, birds, playful animals and ball clearly establish the requested beach scene. Warm sky gradients and clean silhouettes make it appealing. Animal construction is underdeveloped: torso and limb connections are unclear, especially in the round-eared foreground figure. The dolphin lacks a convincing splash, and broad reflection bands suggest sunset light without resolving its behavior on water.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | GPT-5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 8.5/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 7.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
A busy shoreline at sunset tests scene composition, animal forms and the relationship between light and water reflections.
Physical reasoning, light and visual reconstruction.


Crouton Alpha
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GPT-5.5
This benchmark has not been assessed yet.
A plank, computer mouse and blueberry in a steel room test physical stability, spatial relationships, materials and lighting.
Scene composition and interacting subjects.


Crouton Alpha
A readable cartoon with expressive faces, purposeful markings and clear water motion. Hull shading and an underside shadow establish modest depth. The dog contacts the controls, but the raccoon's frontal pose leaves its seated weight unresolved. Simple anatomy and limited shared perspective constrain the drawing.
GPT-5.5
The raccoon's masked face, bright hull and sweeping wake make the scene readable and lively. The dog is much less resolved: its head is ambiguous, overlapping brown forms obscure its anatomy, and its paws do not visibly grip the controls. Smooth shapes and cheerful colors provide appeal, but weak steering construction and limited depth keep the drawing uneven.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | GPT-5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
A jet-ski scene pairs a canine driver with a raccoon passenger. It tests the placement and contact of interacting subjects, along with vehicle construction.
Subject construction and spatial relationships.


Crouton Alpha
A recognizable, expressive pelican cyclist with purposeful feather and bicycle detail. Readable steering reach, connected machinery and modest body shading earn additional credit. Jointless legs, uncertain pedal engagement and unclear seated support keep the central action only partially resolved; shallow space and simple materials further limit the illustration.
GPT-5.5
The oversized bill, bright bicycle and sunset create an appealing, recognizable cartoon. Riding mechanics are less convincing: the wing has no clear steering contact, leg attachments are uneven, and feet do not visibly engage pedals. A dark notch complicates the rear neck junction. Clean contours and orderly spokes provide polish, while simplified anatomy and lighting limit depth.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | GPT-5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 7.5/10 |
A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.