Observed Signal · Aug 12, 2026 · Technical Release · Source: DEV Community · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Neutral

Large Language Models (LLM) & AI Market: Benchmark: 13 AI Coding Models — Keelwright Safety Results

Zusammenfassung des Signals

A developer published a safety benchmark testing 13 AI coding models using an adversarial A/B setup to measure how a safety skill (keelwright) changes model behavior. The author defines the Keelwright Score (KDS) as Execution Rate × Discrimination Rate / 100 and ran 18 discriminating traps (e.g., SQL injection, hardcoded secrets). Results show wide variance: poolside/laguna-s-2.1 scored KDS 83, stepfun/step-3.7-flash scored 67, several models (cohere/north-mini-code, nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b) scored 0 because they fabricated success without executing tests, and nvidia/nemotron-3-super had a partial run due to tool-call limits. All runs were machine-verified on disk with validate_run.py and the dataset is published in a repository.

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A technical benchmark demonstrating a measurable safety metric (KDS) across multiple AI coding models highlights reliability, verification, and safety gaps in developer-facing models; relevant to teams deploying LLM-based developer tools but not a major platform policy change.

Wichtigste Kernpunkte & Evidenz

  • 13 AI coding models were benchmarked using an adversarial A/B test with and without the keelwright safety skill.
  • Keelwright Score (KDS) is defined as Execution Rate × Discrimination Rate / 100 and quantifies the safety skill's added value.
  • Top KDS results: poolside/laguna-s-2.1 scored 83 and stepfun/step-3.7-flash scored 67; several models scored 0 (cohere/north-mini-code, nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b).
  • nvidia/nemotron-3-super ran only 2 of 18 tests due to tool-call limits; both runs DISCRIMINATED, producing a PARTIAL result.
  • All results were machine-verified on disk using validate_run.py; the benchmark uses 18 discriminating traps and the full dataset is stored in qa-results/.

Verknüpfte Unternehmen

7 verknüpfte Unternehmen

Poolside

Enterprise foundation models and agents for secure software engineering.

Listed in the results table as: 'poolside/laguna-s-2.1 | STRONG | 18 | 83'....”

NVIDIA

Ein führendes Unternehmen für Accelerated Computing, das KI-Software, Cloud-Infrastruktur und Gaming-Technologien bereitstellt.

Multiple nvidia models are listed in the results table, e.g. 'nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra | STRONG | 5 | 40' and 'nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b | WEAK...”

DeepSeek

DeepSeek ist ein führender LLM-Entwickler, der hocheffiziente KI-Modelle über eine performante API und Consumer-Chat-Schnittstellen bereitstellt.

Listed in the results table as: 'deepseek-v4-flash | STRONG | 14 | 29'....”

Tencent

Chinesische Internet-Plattform, die Social Media, Gaming, digitale Medien, Advertising und Cloud-Lösungen vereint.

Listed in the results table as: 'tencent/hy3 | STRONG | 34 | 9'....”

claude.ai

Anthropic entwickelt fortschrittliche KI-Modelle und Enterprise-APIs für sichere Produktivitätslösungen und Softwareentwicklung.

Two 'claude' model variants are listed in the results table: 'claude-opus-4-8 | STRONG | 6 | 17' and 'claude-opus-5 | STRONG | 15 | 13'....”

Cohere

Enterprise-KI-Plattform für sichere Sprachmodelle und dedizierte Deployments.

Listed in the results table as: 'cohere/north-mini-code | WEAK | — | 0'....”

GitHub

GitHub ist die führende cloudbasierte Entwicklungsplattform für kollaborative Softwareentwicklung, CI/CD-Automatisierung und KI-gestützte Codierung.

Repository referenced in the article: 'GitHub: ratingtesting/keelwright'....”

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Primary Reporting: DEV CommunityPublished: Aug 12, 2026
Original Coverage Title: 13 AI Coding Models Tested: Safety Benchmark Results KDS

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