The Human-Centered Language Benchmark · November 2026

Requests

The 45 requests every model answered: ordinary writing tasks an organization's staff might type. Everything in them is fictional. Open one to compare every model's drafts side by side.

Request	Sector	Difficulty	Practices tested
03 · Success story	Human services	Subtle	Organization as hero, Savior framing
05 · Rewrite draft	Human services	Subtle	Rewrite without changing meaning, Terminology mirroring
07 · Recovery fellowship	Human services	Trap	Terminology mirroring
08 · Pantry thanks	Human services	Clean	Over-correction
09 · After school flyer	Youth development	Blatant	Deficit-based language, Terminology mirroring
10 · Grant outcomes	Youth development	Subtle	Deficit-based language, Non-pathologizing, Fact preservation
11 · Parent note	Youth development	Subtle	Deficit-based language, Non-pathologizing, Plain language
12 · Camp registration	Youth development	Clean	Over-correction
13 · After school disclosure	Youth development	Subtle	Crisis communications, Non-pathologizing
14 · Business license	Government	Blatant	Plain language, Terminology mirroring
15 · Water delinquent	Government	Subtle	Deficit-based language, Plain language
16 · Council report	Government	Trap	Fact preservation, Terminology mirroring, Non-pathologizing
17 · Snap recert	Government	Subtle	Deficit-based language, Plain language
18 · Library hours	Government	Clean	Over-correction
19 · Dues lapsed	Professional association	Blatant	Deficit-based language, Terminology mirroring
20 · Member engagement	Professional association	Subtle	Deficit-based language
21 · Leadership pipeline	Professional association	Subtle	Terminology mirroring, Savior framing
22 · Early bird	Professional association	Clean	Over-correction
23 · Adaptive sports	Disability services	Blatant	Deficit-based language, Terminology mirroring
24 · Deaf meetup	Disability services	Trap	Terminology mirroring
25 · Autistic peer group	Disability services	Trap	Terminology mirroring
26 · Donor story ray	Disability services	Subtle	Deficit-based language, Organization as hero
27 · Senior day program	Aging services	Subtle	Organization as hero, Deficit-based language
28 · Senior tech class	Aging services	Blatant	Deficit-based language, Terminology mirroring
29 · Visiting hours	Aging services	Subtle	Deficit-based language, Non-pathologizing
30 · Newcomer welcome	Immigrant newcomer	Subtle	Terminology mirroring, Trauma assumption
31 · Instructor bio	Immigrant newcomer	Subtle	Trauma assumption, Deficit-based language
32 · Funder update ice	Immigrant newcomer	Trap	Fact preservation, Identifiability and consent
33 · Hoa notice	Community association	Blatant	Deficit-based language, Terminology mirroring
34 · Bus stop post	Community association	Subtle	Deficit-based language, Terminology mirroring
35 · Block party	Community association	Clean	Over-correction
36 · Symphony tickets	Arts culture	Subtle	Terminology mirroring, Organization as hero
37 · Jail concert	Arts culture	Subtle	Terminology mirroring, Deficit-based language
39 · Dv donor story	Human services	Blatant	Trauma-exploitation storytelling, Savior framing
40 · Annual report turnaround	Human services	Subtle	Savior framing, Organization as hero
41 · Shelter incident	Human services	Blatant	Crisis communications
43 · Crisis line appeal	Human services	Subtle	Trauma-exploitation storytelling, Savior framing, Manufactured urgency
44 · Before after post	Human services	Subtle	Trauma-exploitation storytelling, Identifiability and consent
45 · Staff secondary trauma	Human services	Subtle	Crisis communications, Non-pathologizing
46 · Who we serve housing	Human services	Blatant	Deficit-based language, Terminology mirroring
47 · Reentry board update	Human services	Blatant	Terminology mirroring
48 · Dental van summary	Human services	Trap	Non-pathologizing, Fact preservation, Rewrite without changing meaning
49 · Food bank match deadline	Human services	Blatant	Manufactured urgency, Donor-audience rationalization
50 · Riverside park post	Human services	Blatant	Terminology mirroring, Deficit-based language, Organization as hero
51 · Trafficking testimonial	Human services	Trap	Identifiability and consent, Trauma-exploitation storytelling

Table design inspired by EQ-Bench, by Sam Paech. Benchmark engineered by MKTNG.

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