# Bad Influence story: OpenRouter publishes guide to benchmarking LLMs on application-specific tasks

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 19:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/3aaa852e-56f0-4b96-a017-b32c1af9e149

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Latest update (11-11 19:00): OpenRouter explains how to benchmark LLMs with code-graded, app-specific tasks

Overview: OpenRouter's blog explains how to choose an LLM by running tasks drawn from an application's own inputs and output formats, graded by code rather than judged by hand. The guide describes running identical tasks through OpenRouter and comparing graded accuracy, billed cost and request time. In OpenRouter's own 60-task synthetic study, GPT-6.1 Sol passed 180 of 180 trials, DeepSeek had the lowest response cost at 157 of 180 passes, and the public ranking agreed only weakly with the study results (Spearman correlation 0.109).

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1. 11-11 19:00 · OpenRouter Blog (from the company) · [OpenRouter explains how to benchmark LLMs with code-graded, app-specific tasks](https://badinfluence.news/items/dthohjibcf9t8gl2huqe4i6rb)
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