# Design Arena says side-by-side votes beat satisfaction scores over time

> Original title: Thus, a satisfaction score from April may not mean the same thing in July, even for the same model. Side-by-side votes hold up better: ev...

- Source: Design Arena
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:36:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/eflxnxx2cggr6knqe31cli64h
- Original: https://x.com/DesignArena/status/2116207503184969769

## Summary

Design Arena says a satisfaction score from April may not mean the same thing in July, even for the same model. It argues side-by-side votes hold up better because every model answers the same prompt for the same user at the same moment.

## Post

Thus, a satisfaction score from April may not mean the same thing in July, even for the same model. Side-by-side votes hold up better: every model answers the same prompt for the same user at the same moment, so they all face the same bar.

Read our interactive version at https://www.designarena.ai/blog/ai-models-more-complaints-over-time, and try making your own generations on http://DesignArena.ai.

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