Datum Foundry NineLABS

INDEPENDENT THINKING.
OBSERVABLE INTELLIGENCE.

THE MODEL GAUNTLET

Capabilities.
Put to the test.

Original development challenges. Measured technical evidence. Independent human judgement.

60% technical assessment40% human reviewCapped by the reviewer’s quality bandHow we score ↗

OVERALL STANDINGS / METHODOLOGY 1.1

Every challenge, judged.

Updated 23 October 2026

Ranked by the B01–B05 total out of 500 (methodology 1.1). Wildcards are scored separately, out of 100 each.
Rank / modelB01B02B03B04B05Total /500B06B07
1Opus 5.5 ↗98.295.292.490.388.2464.2100100
2Astra ↗90.59589.68080435.19580
3MiniMax M3.1 Flash ↗91.89091.871.380424.99060
4Beam 1.0 501B A23B ↗80506059.840289.84010

THE RENDERS / BUILT IN BLENDER

See what they made.

Opus 5.5: main image for B02 Blender Mining Drone

B02 / 4 MODELS

Blender Mining Drone

See every model’s render ↗
Opus 5.5: main image for B06 Wildcard One

B06 / 4 MODELS

Wildcard One

See every model’s render ↗

B06 / CHALLENGE RESULTS

Wildcard One

See every model’s render ↗Challenge & review ↗

Creative freedom: something original, visually impressive and memorable, built in Blender. Scored by the reviewer out of 100.

Creative score out of 100, given by the reviewer. There is no AI judge on the Wildcards.
Rank / modelCreative /100
1Opus 5.5 ↗100
2Astra ↗95
3MiniMax M3.1 Flash ↗90
4Beam 1.0 501B A23B ↗40

COMPARE THE EVIDENCE

Two models.
The same challenge.

Side by side, test by test, under the same brief and methodology.