Fangcun DeepSeek 1017 Report - Psi-Bench active persuasion effectiveness: leaderboard
Fangcun independent report 2610.35671v1, Oct 4–25 2026 hosted API evaluations; source Table A.1 resolves all seven full model names. Temperature 1, top_p 0.95, maximum reasoning effort unless explicitly overridden; GLM 5.3 rubric judge. API/format failures excluded according to source; not locally deployed weights or uncensored variants. Three exchanges with simulated interlocutor, graded 1–9 using stance change; unweighted mean of request/advice/debate task means across completed dialogues. Measures active persuasion capability, not human trials or a safety-preference rate. Metric: Persuasion effectiveness (1–9).
Metric: Persuasion effectiveness (1–9). Source: arxiv.org. Saturation forecast: Around 2029. 7 models tracked.
Top models
| # | Model | Score | Overall rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-6 Astra (Max) | 6.46 | #3 (GPT-6 Astra) |
| 2 | GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) | 6.4 | #19 (GPT-5.6 Sol) |
| 3 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (1017) (Max) | 6.02 | #25 (DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (1017)) |
| 4 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) | 5.67 | #36 (DeepSeek V4.1 Flash) |
| 5 | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) | 5.63 | #109 (DeepSeek V4 Pro) |
| 6 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | 5.62 | #24 |
| 7 | DeepSeek V4 Flash (Max) | 5.61 | #147 (DeepSeek V4 Flash) |
No result here: #2 Claude Opus 5.5, #6 GPT-6.1 Sol, #8 Gemini 4 Argon.
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