MAI-Thinking-1 6.4/100Rank 46/49

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All comparisons ↗Step 5 Preview leads MAI-Thinking-1 by 24.9 points on StealthMark, 39.0 to 14.1. It leads on 7 of 9 benchmarks, including both games, and MAI-Thinking-1 on 2. Step 5 Preview scores higher on Newton's Mirror, with its largest category advantage in state at 600 ms.
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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 ↗


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.
Step 5 Preview
The main sphere, airborne black and small colored features occupy broadly appropriate positions. Most of the defining mirror system is absent, and paint interaction remains only partially supported. The small paint features do not visibly establish a separate volume-scale violation.
| Category | MAI-Thinking-1 | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| State at 600 ms | 3.0/25 | 20.0/25 |
| Camera and placement | 2.5/15 | 13.5/15 |
| Reflections | 4.0/120 | 20.0/120 |
| Materials and scale | 2.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| 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.


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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.
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A charming diagonal climber and warm palette communicate the central idea. Simple rounded construction, crowded limb counting, uncertain footholds and an unattached upper shelf limit its physical coherence. Growth bands and the yarn trail add specificity, but the requested material distinctions and unravelled bootie remain underdeveloped.
| Category | MAI-Thinking-1 | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 4.5/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 4.5/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.0/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
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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.
Step 5 Preview
Character scenes test expression, anatomy, materials and coherent visual construction.
Precise visual recall and portrait reconstruction.


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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.
Step 5 Preview
A recognizable, coherent simplification with purposeful facial contours and differentiated fingers. These provide more construction and detail than the broad silhouette alone suggests. The oversized face, frontal seated pose, unresolved wrists and sparse landscape still substantially limit likeness, depth and finish.
| Category | MAI-Thinking-1 | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 1.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 0.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 1.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 1.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 1.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 1.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 0.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 3.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
An SVG interpretation of the Mona Lisa tests facial likeness, anatomy and the composition of a familiar portrait.
Creativity, perspective and visual beauty.


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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.
Step 5 Preview
A recognizable sunset beach with clear warm-cool contrast and playful accessories. Basic animal construction, shallow foreground placement and schematic reflections limit spatial and physical credibility. Sparse descriptive detail and abruptly ended sky bands constrain the finish.
| Category | MAI-Thinking-1 | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 6.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 4.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 4.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 3.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 4.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
A busy shoreline at sunset tests scene composition, animal forms and the relationship between light and water reflections.
Physical reasoning, light and visual reconstruction.


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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.


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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.
Step 5 Preview
Recognizable animals, a bright palette and identifying accessories support a basic cartoon. Primitive anatomy, partial seated support, unresolved steering and weak hull-water contact limit the central action. Lighting and spray provide atmosphere without establishing convincing physical depth.
| Category | MAI-Thinking-1 | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 3.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 2.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 3.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 3.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 2.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 3.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 5.5/10 | 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.


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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.
Step 5 Preview
The pelican and bicycle are recognizable, with a pleasant palette and basic diffuse shading. The riding relationship fails physically: the bird is unsupported, the front wheel is unmounted, and pedalling is unresolved. Simple geometric construction and sparse material treatment further limit the drawing.
| Category | MAI-Thinking-1 | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 4.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 7.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 5.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 4.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 7.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.