The Last of Us™ Part I
analyzed 2026-08-18 · sample of 464 English reviews across the whole review history
Players consistently praise the story, with 114 of 122 story mentions positive, often calling it a must-play and highlighting the character development of Joel and Ellie. Graphics and atmosphere also draw strong approval, with 64 of 73 graphics mentions positive and all 21 atmosphere mentions positive, with players noting the game looks "gorgeous" and that the "ambience of The Last of Us just seems so right in every department." Emotional impact, worldbuilding, music, and voice acting are also mentioned almost entirely in positive terms. The main criticism centers on the PC port's technical state. Performance and stability are the most frequently negative aspects, with 61 negative performance mentions and 46 negative stability mentions out of 136 and 80 total, respectively. Players report crashes, freezes, and describe it as "By far the worst port I have ever played." Bugs are also a recurring complaint, with 22 negative mentions out of 28. Some players note that patches have helped, with 9 of 10 update mentions positive. Opinion splits appear on price and length, with 7 negative price mentions against 9 positive, and 6 negative game-length mentions against 1 positive, with one player noting the game "felt a bit short for the price." A smaller split exists on controls, with 4 negative mentions against 3 positive, citing issues with camera smoothness and aiming.
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Aspects
share of sample, axis to 30% · ± is the sampling uncertainty around each share
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performance
49 positive · 61 negative · 22 mixed · 4 neutral
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Set graphics settings down to "medium" and continues to hang after about 3 minutes of just walking around in the prologue.
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No, its not my pc, no its not a me not knowing what im doing, its a multi-million dollar company who didn't care enough to create a proper optimized port for their FANS.
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ok so the game hasn't had the best launch but i am enjoying the game even if im on low setting on a rtx 2060.
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story
114 positive · 3 negative · 4 mixed · 1 neutral
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good story and imagery, and so far game mechanics work fine.
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Its The Last of Us, no way to sum it up better than a must-play title for everyone.
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1# story game with RDR2, in my opinion. Yall might just have ass PC's or somethin ngl.
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stability
29 positive · 46 negative · 5 mixed · 0 neutral
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Great game 10/10 i only crashed like 50 times
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IT NON-STOP CRASHES FIX YOUR ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GAME NEXT TIME PORT ON SOMETHING THAT ISN'T A POTATO
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Start game, walk out of bedroom and game freezes, then exits with error.
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graphics
64 positive · 5 negative · 3 mixed · 1 neutral
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It looks incredible! Couldn't be happier to play this game finally on PC!
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good story and imagery, and so far game mechanics work fine.
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Looks good, runs smooth (on the highest setting) and has only crashed once in three hours.
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gameplay
51 positive · 7 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral
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good story and imagery, and so far game mechanics work fine.
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games good but trash optimization and wack glitches
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pretty fun, got all the achievements in 19 hrs.
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bugs
5 positive · 22 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral
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buggy ass port
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No frame drops not a single crash i did however got few graphic glitches and once while under water got stuck under the floor other then that game was awesome finished main campaign and Left Behind.
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Still buggy, but the crashes have stopped for me and the bugs are less frequent.
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characters
22 positive · 0 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral
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The character development of Joel and Ellie is superb, and I found myself deeply invested in their journey and their relationship.
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I really enjoyed the story, Ellie and Joels relationship made me smile so much, I loved it.
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Nada más que decir más que JUEGAZO, con unos gráficos increíbles, una jugabilidad muy bien lograda, unos personajes totalmente queribles que te hacen encariñarte con cada uno, y una de las mejores historias de videojuegos hasta el momento, que incluso sabiendo como …
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combat
18 positive · 4 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral
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This game is really fun to explore and figure out ways to get passed hard moments, I love this game because it has stealth and climatic momments.
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I've had no "cheap" deaths because of jitters or clipping glitches, combat has felt smooth and playing on Hard I'm cruising through at a pretty good pace.
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Amazing game play, great combat mechanics and a fantastic story.
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atmosphere
21 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Unbelievable graphics, astonishing soundstrack and atmosphere and a story so awesome, you won't find it somewhere else.
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From the very beginning, I was captivated by the incredible graphics, intense atmosphere, and engaging characters that made me feel as if I was truly living in the post-apocalyptic world.
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10/10 game, definitely would recommend it if you like story driven games with a surreal atmosphere and some interesting gimmicks.
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emotional impact
20 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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I recommend if you are looking for an emotionally driven game.
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I cry every time I play this game.
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I had goosebumps on so many times and I felt the deepest emotions and I know this, if you wait for the cast screen to finish for hoping that at least a glimpse will show up, that shows that the game you playing is something else.
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price value
9 positive · 7 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral
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Okay great, this port actually is great now, yeah loading and shader builds are the same taking a while, but it's basically worth it tbh
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Its hit or miss it but since I haven't had a crash I can confidently say this game is another Sony drop thats worth the money imo.
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It's so good 9/10 buy it worth every penny
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world
18 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Experiences may very until its patched but if you get lucky like I did you'll enjoy this amazing story and beautiful envirnment.
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Story, voiceacting and worldbuilding is top notch.
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The story is really good mix that with all the little details and this make the environement and the experience so good.
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platform access
5 positive · 10 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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buggy ass port
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This PC port, however, was not well done.
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this is a game that was played on ps3 with much less issue than this excuse of a port.
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music
14 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Unbelievable graphics, astonishing soundstrack and atmosphere and a story so awesome, you won't find it somewhere else.
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The voice acting and music are top-notch, perfectly capturing the mood and emotion of each scene.
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I am so glad it got the graphical upgrades it has received on PS5 and PC, and the story and gameplay and music and sounds and acting and everything else you want to be good in a single player game is still extremely well done here.
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difficulty
8 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral
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This game is really fun to explore and figure out ways to get passed hard moments, I love this game because it has stealth and climatic momments.
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And the gameplay is really good, you need too manage all your ammo and everything in order to win some fight against humans or infecteds (dont worry its not that hard).
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Beautiful Story line, Great dialogue and the combat is pretty fun and challenging at times.
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sound design
9 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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I am so glad it got the graphical upgrades it has received on PS5 and PC, and the story and gameplay and music and sounds and acting and everything else you want to be good in a single player game is still extremely well done here.
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The sound design is perfect, all the musics are good and really stick with the gameplay and the environement.
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And with latest patch I guess the sound issue was also resolved.
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updates
9 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Two great patches, 4 hours of play no crashes.
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Patch helped with game a bit, but VRAM usage is pretty high.
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Since the initial launch, there has been big improvement after the patches they've rolled out so far, so I assume the crashes will reduce even more with future patches.
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game length
1 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral
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A short game but worth it ultimately.
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A great game but too short
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I think the only gripes I have with the game is that its a quite short experience, and I didn't find myself engaged with any other characters other than Joel and Ellie.
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voice acting
9 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Story, voiceacting and worldbuilding is top notch.
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The voice acting and music are top-notch, perfectly capturing the mood and emotion of each scene.
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I am so glad it got the graphical upgrades it has received on PS5 and PC, and the story and gameplay and music and sounds and acting and everything else you want to be good in a single player game is still extremely well done here.
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controls
3 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Besides performance - the mouse and keyboard works fantastically well in this title - much better than Uncharted 4 (even to this day with patches).
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The mouse and keyboard controls are also considered a strong addition.
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Hands down one of the best I've played, and, if you own a controller you MUST play it with a controller, it makes your life a lot easier.
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writing
6 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Beautiful Story line, Great dialogue and the combat is pretty fun and challenging at times.
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… de videojuegos hasta el momento, que incluso sabiendo como transcurre y cómo termina te dan ganas de jugarlo devuelta, donde hasta los diálogos opcionales son interesantes.
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For me, the story is the star of the show; the writers did a beautiful job.
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animation
4 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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I loved the game it is amazing from the graphics to the animation and story telling.
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Graphics, animations, the story, characters. All of it was great. Got quite emotional at some moments and especially in the Left Behind DLC.
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Amazing game, amazing voice acting, motion cap, story, everything.
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developer conduct
3 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Update: The ND Customer support team is super solid.
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Thank you creators for making the game, both of them, and withstanding criticism on second game, we hated you for making us love it :) We do though love you a lot and are patiently waiting for more miracles to come.
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really dedicated team with pure passion was put into making this master piece.
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replayability
6 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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The game also offers excellent replay value, as there are multiple difficulty levels, collectibles, and challenges to keep you engaged long after the story has ended.
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I beat it at least a dozen times and it's still fun
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… con cada uno, y una de las mejores historias de videojuegos hasta el momento, que incluso sabiendo como transcurre y cómo termina te dan ganas de jugarlo devuelta, donde hasta los diálogos opcionales son interesantes.
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level design
3 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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The amount of detail work that was put into the game's maps and scenery is clearly a labor of love.
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The game is gorgeous and very well designed overall.
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… the games were 20% more story and 20% less fighting because it gets repetitive after a while, even if they did a fantastic job creating scenarios where you are always admiring the level design and not getting a bit bored because of the rhythm, which is, kill humans level, kill the monster, …
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pacing
2 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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However, the pacing can feel slow at times, and the AI occasionally breaks immersion with unrealistic behavior.
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… are always admiring the level design and not getting a bit bored because of the rhythm, which is, kill humans level, kill the monster, re-stock, kill humans, re-stock, kill the monster and so on.
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Likewise, it wants to tell its story so badly that 90% of the game your stuck in endless exposition, pressing buttons on command when required.
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Review timeline
monthly peak 11,158 reviews · all languages
monthly share rated positive · 50% reference · months with <5 reviews faded
the timeline as a table
| month | reviews | up | down | positive | note |
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| Mar 2023 | 11,158 | 4,429 | 6,729 | 40% | |
| Apr 2023 | 7,463 | 4,747 | 2,716 | 64% | |
| May 2023 | 1,375 | 1,019 | 356 | 74% | |
| Jun 2023 | 915 | 758 | 157 | 83% | |
| Jul 2023 | 858 | 751 | 107 | 88% | |
| Aug 2023 | 636 | 566 | 70 | 89% | |
| Sep 2023 | 852 | 751 | 101 | 88% | |
| Oct 2023 | 657 | 568 | 89 | 86% | |
| Nov 2023 | 2,120 | 1,987 | 133 | 94% | |
| Dec 2023 | 1,426 | 1,271 | 155 | 89% | |
| Jan 2024 | 1,216 | 1,112 | 104 | 91% | |
| Feb 2024 | 935 | 845 | 90 | 90% | |
| Mar 2024 | 875 | 781 | 94 | 89% | |
| Apr 2024 | 538 | 496 | 42 | 92% | |
| May 2024 | 511 | 437 | 74 | 86% | |
| Jun 2024 | 498 | 405 | 93 | 81% | |
| Jul 2024 | 1,008 | 903 | 105 | 90% | |
| Aug 2024 | 560 | 521 | 39 | 93% | |
| Sep 2024 | 1,501 | 1,338 | 163 | 89% | |
| Oct 2024 | 891 | 811 | 80 | 91% | |
| Nov 2024 | 1,518 | 1,392 | 126 | 92% | |
| Dec 2024 | 2,458 | 2,264 | 194 | 92% | |
| Jan 2025 | 2,078 | 1,957 | 121 | 94% | |
| Feb 2025 | 895 | 845 | 50 | 94% | |
| Mar 2025 | 1,896 | 1,765 | 131 | 93% | |
| Apr 2025 | 1,749 | 1,674 | 75 | 96% | |
| May 2025 | 1,747 | 1,635 | 112 | 94% | |
| Jun 2025 | 2,566 | 2,395 | 171 | 93% | |
| Jul 2025 | 2,034 | 1,894 | 140 | 93% | |
| Aug 2025 | 1,116 | 1,033 | 83 | 93% | |
| Sep 2025 | 1,129 | 1,055 | 74 | 93% | |
| Oct 2025 | 1,087 | 1,034 | 53 | 95% | |
| Nov 2025 | 1,042 | 976 | 66 | 94% | |
| Dec 2025 | 1,679 | 1,598 | 81 | 95% | |
| Jan 2026 | 1,558 | 1,490 | 68 | 96% | |
| Feb 2026 | 1,641 | 1,561 | 80 | 95% | |
| Mar 2026 | 1,548 | 1,478 | 70 | 95% | |
| Apr 2026 | 995 | 940 | 55 | 94% | |
| May 2026 | 764 | 724 | 40 | 95% | |
| Jun 2026 | 831 | 789 | 42 | 95% | |
| Jul 2026 | 1,821 | 1,742 | 79 | 96% | |
| Aug 2026 | 505 | 481 | 24 | 95% |
How this report was made
- Population
- all Steam reviews of the game (every language, purchase type, and verdict), walked newest-first per window; only English-language reviews are analyzed
- Sample
- 464 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 42 windows (newest-first within each), taken from an all-language walk and kept English-only — where English is a minority the sample runs smaller than the draw, and every margin of error is computed at 464
- Aspect yield
- 294 of 464 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (63.4%); every share on this page divides by all 464
- Interval regime
- calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
- Fetch paths
- 42 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
- Language mix
- 1,000 fetched: english 467 · brazilian 81 · russian 75 · 21 more
- Steam-marked windows
- none flagged by Steam (Valve's off-topic flagging began March 2019)
- Marked share
- 0.0% of sample inside marked windows, under the 2% floor
- Narrative
- passed the grounding gate first try
- Evidence floor
- aspects and emergent themes appear only with 5+ supporting reviews; smaller counts sit at the classifier's false-positive floor
- Instrument readings
- measured once on the study corpus for this model and prompt: frozen calibration, not properties of this run
- · aspect tagging vs. human labels
- 0.766 [0.713–0.811] (F1 against a human-labeled test set; 1.0 is best)
- · quotes filed under the wrong aspect
- 11.6% [6.6–19.6] of quotes, measured by hand on a sample; lower is better
- · independent model vs. production labels
- 0.791 [0.772–0.810] (F1 of the production labeler against an independent judge model)
- Versions
- deepseek-v4-flash · prompt classify-v1 · ontology v2
- Run
- serve-20260818T191907Z-47be4528 · code ccaa6a4
full methodology in the milestone write-ups