Benchmaxxing exposed: fresh benchmark drops model scores from 89% to 19%
Able-Line2683 · reddit · 2026-09-08
A meme calling out "benchmaxxing": models that look nearly identical on established benchmarks collapse when a fresh one drops — one falls from 89.4% to 19.1%, another from 88.8% to 33.3%, suggesting benchmark-tuned capabilities are overfitting rather than general skill. (The model version names are fictional, but the benchmark-gaming critique is a widespread community view.)
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