Crouton Alpha 32.3/100Rank 29/52

STEALTHMARK · HEAD TO HEAD
All comparisons ↗Qwen3.8-27B leads Crouton Alpha by 3.7 points on StealthMark, 51.7 to 48.0. It leads on 7 of 9 benchmarks, including Foresight, and Crouton Alpha on 2, including Latch. Qwen3.8-27B scores higher on Newton's Mirror, with its largest category advantage in state at 600 ms.
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DATASHEET
Crouton Alpha runs 2.2× faster in our speed test. Qwen3.8-27B scores higher on StealthMark.
Full datasheets, every price and sourceQwen3.8-27B ↗
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.
Qwen3.8-27B
The room fills the complete 16:9 frame without visible borders or labels. Central placement fits the wider frame, and the paint colors follow the expected vertical order. Bilateral side images, diminishing echoes and an overlapping floor image provide limited mirror depth. Broad sphere surfaces lack ordered nested room imagery, while planar panel sequences and outer chains remain missing or unresolved. Soft highlights do not establish emitter mapping, while paint attachment and transport history are only partly supported.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| State at 600 ms | 19.0/25 | 23.0/25 |
| Camera and placement | 11.0/15 | 13.0/15 |
| Reflections | 21.5/120 | 24.0/120 |
| Materials and scale | 6.0/10 | 6.5/10 |
| 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.
Qwen3.8-27B
A cohesive emerald-and-gold illustration with a gentle expression, flowing robes, luminous halo and three clearly ringed orbs. Limbs remain connected, and the asymmetric legs communicate floating. The rounded face reads somewhat bear-like; the raised palm faces outward rather than upward, and chest-hand fingers are crowded. Clean ornamentation exceeds the comparatively simple anatomical modeling and shading.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 6.5/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.5/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.5/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 7.0/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.5/10 | 8.5/10 |
Crouton Alpha
Character scenes test expression, anatomy, materials and coherent visual construction.
Qwen3.8-27B
A floating capybara in ornate robes tests character anatomy, layered fabric and the placement of surrounding luminous forms.
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.
Qwen3.8-27B
The centered portrait, dark clothing and overlapping hands evoke the Mona Lisa, but replication is weak. The face is excessively elongated, the eyes stare broadly, and the hands reduce to rounded masses with shallow finger marks. Soft shading creates some volume, while the landscape remains indistinct. The precise gold frame is more resolved than the portrait.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 4.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 4.5/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 4.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
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.
Qwen3.8-27B
The sweeping palm, glowing sunset and purple-to-orange palette create an appealing beach composition. Birds, animals and reflections fulfill the brief, with clean silhouettes and readable small accents. Schematic anatomy, repetitive shoreline geometry and limited perspective integration constrain depth. Foreground lighting and uniform reflection bars provide atmosphere but little physical coherence.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 8.5/10 | 8.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
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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Qwen3.8-27B
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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.
Qwen3.8-27B
The raccoon clearly rides on the dog's back, and the dog reaches the jet ski's steering grip. Cheerful expressions, a bright palette and sweeping wake make the action readable. Anatomy and machinery remain simplified, with overlapping paws and limited seat definition. Flat lighting, sparse surface detail and broad white splash shapes limit depth and finish. A clipped gray fragment interrupts the upper-left corner.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 8.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 6.0/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 7.5/10 |
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.
Qwen3.8-27B
The pelican’s oversized bill, straw hat and flowing scarf create a distinctive focal character against a well-composed coastal sunset. Wheels and frame are readable, but the wings do not reach the steering, overlapping legs obscure separate pedal contacts, and the crank linkage is unclear. Clean vector shapes and restrained shading support an appealing illustration with limited physical depth.
| Category | Crouton Alpha | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.5/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.5/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.0/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 8.0/10 |
A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.