Crouton Alpha 32.3/100Rank 29/52

STEALTHMARK · HEAD TO HEAD
All comparisons ↗Crouton Alpha leads MAI-Thinking-1 by 33.9 points on StealthMark, 48.0 to 14.1. 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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DATASHEET
Crouton Alpha scores higher on StealthMark and runs 1.9× faster in our speed test.
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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.
MAI-Thinking-1
The small paint features and convex shading deserve moderate material credit. The sphere remains undersized and low, with black unusually close to its apex. Crimson and cyan do not establish the required impact histories. Faint reflected echoes supply limited optical evidence, while the defining recursive room, nested sphere and emitter structures remain unestablished.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | MAI-Thinking-1 |
|---|---|---|
| State at 600 ms | 19.0/25 | 3.0/25 |
| Camera and placement | 11.0/15 | 2.5/15 |
| Reflections | 21.5/120 | 4.0/120 |
| Materials and scale | 6.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
| 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.
MAI-Thinking-1
A recognizable lantern-and-moth illustration with appealing coloured wings and tidy outer contours. Simple construction, a small focal subject and crowded overlaps limit character and depth. The face, six-leg anatomy, seedling and antenna-driven watering joke remain insufficiently readable.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | MAI-Thinking-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 6.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.5/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 7.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.5/10 | 6.0/10 |
Crouton Alpha
Character scenes test expression, anatomy, materials and coherent visual construction.
MAI-Thinking-1
A fluffy moth tends a lantern greenhouse amid a gardening mishap. The scene tests insect anatomy, expressive action, translucent wings and the interaction of light with small objects.
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.
MAI-Thinking-1
A recognizable Mona Lisa motif emerges from dark hair, a pale face and a landscape band. Replication remains weak: the oversized frontal head, broad smile, unresolved torso and missing crossed-hand anatomy diverge substantially from the reference. Simple fills and sparse strokes provide limited volume, material definition or painterly complexity.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | MAI-Thinking-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.5/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 4.0/10 | 0.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 4.5/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.0/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.5/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 4.0/10 | 0.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
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.
MAI-Thinking-1
A coherent, cheerful beach scene with balanced placement, clean shapes and controlled sunset colours. Animals, birds and playful accessories are recognizable, but basic dolphin construction, weak grounding, schematic reflections and sparse material detail limit the drawing's accomplishment.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | MAI-Thinking-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 8.5/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 7.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
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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MAI-Thinking-1
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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.
MAI-Thinking-1
The recognizable raccoon and clean, shaded forms make a readable cartoon. The dog's steering remains undemonstrated, while ambiguous seating contacts and a minimally constructed craft weaken the central interaction. Controlled gradients and edges deserve credit, but anatomy, purposeful detail and water displacement remain basic.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | MAI-Thinking-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 6.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 5.5/10 |
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.
MAI-Thinking-1
A recognizable pelican and bicycle combine clean rounded forms, expressive facial details and effective surface shading. Aligned wheels and soft shadows establish placement, but unresolved pedal engagement, absent steering contact and sparse drivetrain construction weaken the riding action. Limited feather complexity and shallow space constrain an otherwise appealing illustration.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | MAI-Thinking-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.