Crouton Alpha 32.3/100Rank 29/52

STEALTHMARK · HEAD TO HEAD
All comparisons ↗Crouton Alpha leads Inkling-Small by 20.5 points on StealthMark, 48.0 to 27.5. It leads on all 9 benchmarks. 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.
Inkling-Small
The sphere's apparent floor support, separate dark feature and broad paint ordering justify partial state credit. The major weakness is the largely missing mirror system: isolated side images and faint floor echoes do not establish repeated virtual rooms or curved spherical mapping. Downward framing, the oversized frontal panel, unresolved paint transport and satin surface appearance remain distinct limitations.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| State at 600 ms | 19.0/25 | 14.0/25 |
| Camera and placement | 11.0/15 | 3.0/15 |
| Reflections | 21.5/120 | 8.0/120 |
| Materials and scale | 6.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
| 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.
Inkling-Small
The faces and dripping caps communicate a cute mushroom scene, but simple construction and weak spatial relationships limit the result. The defining foot-stamping action is unresolved, the flattering portrait is smaller than its painter, and the requested material contrasts are only partly conveyed.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 6.5/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.5/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 7.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.5/10 | 2.0/10 |
Character scenes test expression, anatomy, materials and coherent visual construction.
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.
Inkling-Small
A recognizable but rudimentary Mona Lisa interpretation. Facial shading and subdued colors provide coherence, while the frontal blocklike torso, unresolved wrists, fingerless hands and shallow landscape substantially limit likeness, construction and finish.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.5/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 4.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 4.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.5/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 4.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
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.
Inkling-Small
A recognizable sunset beach with a clear focal sun and appealing color transitions. Connected fish silhouettes and layered scenery establish basic coherence. Primitive figures, ambiguous recreation, sparse descriptive detail and weak grounding limit construction and depth. The aligned reflection supplies a useful lighting cue, but shadows and material effects remain underdeveloped.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 8.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| 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 | 2.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
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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Inkling-Small
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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.
Inkling-Small
Recognizable animals, readable accessories and an appealing sunset support a coherent basic cartoon. Rounded construction leaves joints, riding support and steering unresolved. Decorative gradients contribute atmosphere, but directional lighting, distinct materials and convincing water displacement are weakly demonstrated.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
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.
Inkling-Small
The pelican is immediately recognizable, and its sweeping neck, shaped bill and orderly spokes provide character. Riding remains only partially realized: legs, pedal engagement, steering and seat support cannot be read confidently. Controlled graphic effects add atmosphere, but simplified construction and weak grounding keep the result basic.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.