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Choose the capability you need

“There is a clear gap between benchmark scores and real-world performance.”

Hugging Face Community Evals teamArticle authors

Hugging Face · 2026-02-04

Score the product’s failures

Would a higher benchmark score justify this release?

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“Ask non-obvious questions that lead to new research paths”

Thomas WolfCo-founder and Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face

Thomas Wolf · Undated · checked Nov 10, 2026

Test more than known-answer recall

What work would a factual-answer score miss?

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Make the comparison repeatable

“Verified badges prove that the results can be reproduced.”

Hugging Face Community Evals teamArticle authors

Hugging Face · 2026-02-04

Freeze the data and the recipe

Can you reproduce the result before you compare it?

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