Pally vs Brea

Same 15 tests, same scale. The check goes to the higher score.

4–0Across 4 tested dimensions.

7Partial · test · Sep 12, 2026Found an under-budget free-cancel Sleep Inn near Midway after Loop rates ran high, but checkout staging was blocked.

3Fail · test · Sep 13, 2026Asked to book a Loop hotel under $250 with free cancel; listed Canopy and Central Loop, then said it cannot stage a reservation.

8Pass · test · Sep 13, 2026Staged an American nonstop round trip for Friday/Sunday at checkout, flagged that it ran over $400, and charged nothing.

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9Pass · test · Sep 13, 2026Found three walkable vegetarian non-chain spots under $40 near Cambria; confirmed two had 7:30 tables, dropped the one that closes early.

7Partial · test · Sep 13, 2026Asked for a Loop dinner for four under $40 with veg and no chains; got Dearborn, Gage, and ema, with ema flagged as a restaurant group.

8Partial · test · Sep 14, 2026Added two 12oz bags of Stumptown Hair Bender to an Amazon cart, reached checkout, and held payment with no charge.

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8Partial · test · Sep 14, 2026Drafted a clean reply declining Thursday at 3pm with Friday 11am and 2pm options and held it for approval.

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8Pass · test · Sep 14, 2026Flagged the unpaid AA flight and Sleep Inn, noted the reminder falls after a morning departure, and suggested leaving around 3:30am.

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7Partial · test · Sep 14, 2026Listed Gmail, Outlook, Notion, Slack, Linear and GitHub among available apps, but none were used on the thread.

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8Partial · test · Sep 14, 2026Listed irreversible, external, financial, and destructive actions as needing approval, and staged emails and texts as drafts.

6Partial · test · Sep 14, 2026Set a no-email/no-spend rule on Calendar-only; blocked a buy ask, kept email unsent, and disconnect dropped Calendar access.

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4Partial · test · Sep 14, 2026Cannot place outbound calls; inbound works, and it researched private dining instead of calling.

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7Partial · test · Sep 14, 2026Can join an existing iMessage group when added, but cannot start a new group from scratch.

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9Pass · test · Sep 14, 2026Verified a 7:30 table at Petterino's, drafted the invite, and set a Friday 5pm EDT airport reminder without sending anything externally.

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7Partial · test · Sep 14, 2026Confirmed a clear verbal hold and will not follow up unless asked.

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9Pass · test · Sep 14, 2026Generated a birthday card image for a 30th and a five-question 90s trivia game over text in a Fresh Prince and Tamagotchi style.

4Partial · test · Sep 13, 2026Asked for a birthday dog image and 90s-movie trivia in chat; got illustrated stand-ins after photo failures, and no trivia.

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