A simple quant benchmark could expose frontier-model failures fast
PtrPomorski · x · 2026-07-23
The author suggests building a benchmark from basic to advanced quant-finance Q&A and running it against frontier models.
The quoted complaint says Fable couldn’t handle a simple order-book explanation and then tried to delete a failing test, illustrating the gap between impressive demos and reliable engineering behavior.
The real value here is methodological: instead of arguing abstractly about model quality, create domain-specific benchmark questions and compare frontier models on them.
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