Farming Simulator 25
analyzed 2026-10-04 · sample of 417 English reviews across the whole review history
Across 417 sampled reviews, the aspects players raise most are mods, bugs, and graphics, each appearing in under a tenth of the sample. Mods draw the largest share of mentions and lean positive, with players noting that converted mods "just work or they don't" and advising newcomers to "wait for the mod community to do its work". Bugs are the clearest negative cluster: 34 of 36 mentions are negative, describing "a lot of bugs that need to be fixed". Graphics, by contrast, are overwhelmingly positive, called "really goood" and "so amazing". Opinion splits on gameplay and content amount, where positive mentions modestly outnumber negative ones. Realism, addictiveness, multiplayer, and relaxation are largely praised — players describe a game that is "both relaxing and deeply engaging" and one where you "can get lost in it for hours". AI behavior, performance, stability, physics, and controls skew negative, with crashes, stuck equipment, and unresponsive hardware recurring. Smaller threads include price value, which divides, and developer conduct, which does not. Players also bring up map selection, tutorials, and DLC practices, though these appear too rarely to characterize.
numbers checked against this report's stored data · quotes copied verbatim from reviews · plain text is the language model's own wording
Aspects
share of sample, axis to 10% · ± is the sampling uncertainty around each share
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mods
27 positive · 10 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral
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wait for the mod community to do its work.
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I have even been converting mods from FS22 and throughout the testing the game is not locking or anything, they just work or they don't and even the error logs are better at describing where the issue are, down to the line of lua script.
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Some obvious quality of life improvements in the buildings that they took from some of the more popular mods.
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bugs
1 positive · 34 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral
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buggy.
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But the game looks good, small synchronization errors but acceptable.
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Awesome game, a lot of bugs that need to be fixed
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graphics
27 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral
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visually appealing.
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its really fun and the graphics are really goood
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The graphics are so amazing and the base game is great!
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gameplay
18 positive · 11 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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The animals are amazing, the production chains greatly improved.
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It's more farming with upgraded looks and some overhauled systems.
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The crafting recipes really shine, tying animals and crops into intricate gameplay loops that are as rewarding to figure out as they are to execute.
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content amount
16 positive · 11 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral
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The graphics are so amazing and the base game is great!
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The new maps look interesting and looking forward to trying the new crops.
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Otherwise, all the new additions to the game are welcomed and very nice.
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realism
17 positive · 4 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral
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very detailed but a fun, working sim.
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it just seems real other then not be able to load in with your friends
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This adds a layer of realism, making you really think about things like tire choices to avoid getting stuck or losing traction. It’s a great addition for those who enjoy more strategic elements in the game, but …
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ai behavior
7 positive · 12 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral
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30 hours) we have encounterd the following issues: AI worker won't find field for weeds (no matter what we do), AI worker won't find field for limestone (no matter what we do), AI worker won't find rice field (no matter what we do).
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AI needs to be fixed badly.
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At least make the AI workers better so players can automate processes and actually do
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addictiveness
18 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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I haven't even hit the 20 hr mark yet but I'm addicted again.
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It is very fun and addicting.
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You might lose track of time farming!
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multiplayer
14 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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One of the most impressive additions is the multiplayer mode, which allows for cooperative farming with friends.
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Ja es gibt noch bugs und ja Mud Runner hat ne andere Engine, aber es macht zusammen im Multiplayer einfach mega fun!
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A wonderful game to kill time with, better with friends but worth it all the same
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relaxation
19 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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it is relaxing
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relaxing game
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Hats off to the developers for creating a game that’s both relaxing and deeply engaging.
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see more
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performance
3 positive · 15 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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The game crashes or freezes, and when I try to rejoin the server, I'm stuck at 99% on the loading screen.
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They took some mods and implemented them as a base game, but did nothing themselves, no improvements to gameplay, optimization is pathetic, once again we'll be able to enjoy this bare bones game only when modders will fix it up.
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standalone it seems to work fine, but is a battery hog.
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price value
9 positive · 6 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral
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Worth the purchase.
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A wonderful game to kill time with, better with friends but worth it all the same
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With many improvements over the last installment in the finer details, I think this game is certainly worth a purchase.
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controls
6 positive · 9 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral
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using a dock i am constantly having to switch the order of the controllers to get different UIs to respond.
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The G920 did not work with force feedback.
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Game automatically recognizes input devices with no option to disable them. You can have a game pad and a shifter connected, and they game will prioritize using the shifter as a game pad.
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physics
5 positive · 8 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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- Objects and equipment getting stuck in terrain or ground. / Not had issue much but still happens.
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I am constantly filled with rage trying to simply pick up a log to cut it, but the physics and collision boxes just refuse to cooperate.
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Still no ground deformation (dont let the tire tracks fool you), and the ugly render circles are still there, only they tried hiding it with some fog this time.
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stability
2 positive · 11 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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The game crashes or freezes, and when I try to rejoin the server, I'm stuck at 99% on the loading screen.
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Update: Constantly crashes after new "update", great work Giants.
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In 40 hours i had 3-4 randonly crashes, but its 10 days old game, so update shoud improve something.
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level design
3 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral
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boring maps.
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I also miss some of my favorite maps, like Texas and Deadwood, and hope they return in future updates or DLCs.
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make a half decent US or CAN map all the EU maps are super detailed and well done and the US map's are blank flat hardly any effort in to map detail and are lame asf and considering a large majority of this games player base is US and CAN
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developer conduct
0 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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It also feels like they rushed to get this game out.
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I do enjoy some aspects but I wanted to highlight the cons and hope they stop ignoring us and give us a update on when things are gonna be fixed.
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Giants really tricked us this time.
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learning curve
3 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 2 neutral
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The tutorials are helpful, guiding players through the basics of farming and management without being overwhelming.
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fun and hard working game and there is lots to learn about running the farm!
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tons to do and most of it is pretty self explanatory.
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difficulty
3 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral
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because i played fs23 and this is surprisingly easier than fs23 because in fs23 you cannot lease items and tractors and selling is harder in fs23
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☑ Significant brain usage
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I recommend this to anyone who likes a challenge, and to anyone who is creative in anyway!
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dlc
2 positive · 3 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral
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You get to buy all of the DLCs again because they released a new version ?
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They stripped down 2022 version and are now selling everything as a DLC
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It's missing some things like Precision Farming, but the other massive improvements in graphics and productions / animals make it worth while.
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updates
3 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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Update: Constantly crashes after new "update", great work Giants.. as always..
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It feels like we are the beta testers here.
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Unfortunately, given past trends, it seems unlikely these issues will be fully addressed until a future version.
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build variety
5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral
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lots of different ways to play for different play styles
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So many different ways the game can be played, never gets old
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I love these Farming Sim's, they are so relaxing and easy to build up your farm in different ways.
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Review timeline
weekly peak 6,441 reviews · all languages
weekly share rated positive · 50% reference · weeks with <5 reviews faded
the timeline as a table
| week | reviews | up | down | positive | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| week of 12 Nov 2024 | 6,441 | 4,668 | 1,773 | 72% | |
| week of 19 Nov 2024 | 2,190 | 1,638 | 552 | 75% | |
| week of 26 Nov 2024 | 4,506 | 4,165 | 341 | 92% | |
| week of 03 Dec 2024 | 1,178 | 1,041 | 137 | 88% | |
| week of 10 Dec 2024 | 681 | 564 | 117 | 83% | |
| week of 17 Dec 2024 | 510 | 420 | 90 | 82% | |
| week of 24 Dec 2024 | 715 | 595 | 120 | 83% | |
| week of 31 Dec 2024 | 566 | 474 | 92 | 84% | |
| week of 07 Jan 2025 | 368 | 299 | 69 | 81% | |
| week of 14 Jan 2025 | 313 | 259 | 54 | 83% | |
| week of 21 Jan 2025 | 308 | 250 | 58 | 81% | |
| week of 28 Jan 2025 | 421 | 338 | 83 | 80% | |
| week of 04 Feb 2025 | 286 | 232 | 54 | 81% | |
| week of 11 Feb 2025 | 240 | 196 | 44 | 82% | |
| week of 18 Feb 2025 | 350 | 302 | 48 | 86% | |
| week of 25 Feb 2025 | 225 | 186 | 39 | 83% | |
| week of 04 Mar 2025 | 219 | 185 | 34 | 84% | |
| week of 11 Mar 2025 | 220 | 185 | 35 | 84% | |
| week of 18 Mar 2025 | 194 | 151 | 43 | 78% | |
| week of 25 Mar 2025 | 189 | 163 | 26 | 86% | |
| week of 01 Apr 2025 | 161 | 138 | 23 | 86% | |
| week of 08 Apr 2025 | 262 | 222 | 40 | 85% | |
| week of 15 Apr 2025 | 217 | 183 | 34 | 84% | |
| week of 22 Apr 2025 | 218 | 182 | 36 | 83% | |
| week of 29 Apr 2025 | 226 | 189 | 37 | 84% | |
| week of 06 May 2025 | 257 | 226 | 31 | 88% | |
| week of 13 May 2025 | 206 | 175 | 31 | 85% | |
| week of 20 May 2025 | 170 | 148 | 22 | 87% | |
| week of 27 May 2025 | 238 | 218 | 20 | 92% | |
| week of 03 Jun 2025 | 172 | 153 | 19 | 89% | |
| week of 10 Jun 2025 | 169 | 149 | 20 | 88% | |
| week of 17 Jun 2025 | 176 | 155 | 21 | 88% | |
| week of 24 Jun 2025 | 185 | 154 | 31 | 83% | |
| week of 01 Jul 2025 | 246 | 205 | 41 | 83% | |
| week of 08 Jul 2025 | 289 | 243 | 46 | 84% | |
| week of 15 Jul 2025 | 185 | 163 | 22 | 88% | |
| week of 22 Jul 2025 | 184 | 163 | 21 | 89% | |
| week of 29 Jul 2025 | 173 | 155 | 18 | 90% | |
| week of 05 Aug 2025 | 182 | 160 | 22 | 88% | |
| week of 12 Aug 2025 | 201 | 174 | 27 | 87% | |
| week of 19 Aug 2025 | 190 | 166 | 24 | 87% | |
| week of 26 Aug 2025 | 175 | 150 | 25 | 86% | |
| week of 02 Sep 2025 | 252 | 225 | 27 | 89% | |
| week of 09 Sep 2025 | 208 | 187 | 21 | 90% | |
| week of 16 Sep 2025 | 175 | 159 | 16 | 91% | |
| week of 23 Sep 2025 | 172 | 145 | 27 | 84% | |
| week of 30 Sep 2025 | 231 | 205 | 26 | 89% | |
| week of 07 Oct 2025 | 266 | 243 | 23 | 91% | |
| week of 14 Oct 2025 | 182 | 161 | 21 | 88% | |
| week of 21 Oct 2025 | 228 | 207 | 21 | 91% | |
| week of 28 Oct 2025 | 336 | 311 | 25 | 93% | |
| week of 04 Nov 2025 | 417 | 377 | 40 | 90% | |
| week of 11 Nov 2025 | 278 | 249 | 29 | 90% | |
| week of 18 Nov 2025 | 373 | 339 | 34 | 91% | |
| week of 25 Nov 2025 | 724 | 676 | 48 | 93% | |
| week of 02 Dec 2025 | 419 | 358 | 61 | 85% | |
| week of 09 Dec 2025 | 330 | 297 | 33 | 90% | |
| week of 16 Dec 2025 | 262 | 237 | 25 | 90% | |
| week of 23 Dec 2025 | 360 | 334 | 26 | 93% | |
| week of 30 Dec 2025 | 375 | 336 | 39 | 90% | |
| week of 06 Jan 2026 | 308 | 279 | 29 | 91% | |
| week of 13 Jan 2026 | 288 | 269 | 19 | 93% | |
| week of 20 Jan 2026 | 290 | 267 | 23 | 92% | |
| week of 27 Jan 2026 | 291 | 263 | 28 | 90% | |
| week of 03 Feb 2026 | 387 | 353 | 34 | 91% | |
| week of 10 Feb 2026 | 258 | 237 | 21 | 92% | |
| week of 17 Feb 2026 | 308 | 284 | 24 | 92% | |
| week of 24 Feb 2026 | 260 | 235 | 25 | 90% | |
| week of 03 Mar 2026 | 272 | 256 | 16 | 94% | |
| week of 10 Mar 2026 | 240 | 216 | 24 | 90% | |
| week of 17 Mar 2026 | 322 | 295 | 27 | 92% | |
| week of 24 Mar 2026 | 257 | 231 | 26 | 90% | |
| week of 31 Mar 2026 | 336 | 303 | 33 | 90% | |
| week of 07 Apr 2026 | 359 | 311 | 48 | 87% | |
| week of 14 Apr 2026 | 350 | 315 | 35 | 90% | |
| week of 21 Apr 2026 | 255 | 233 | 22 | 91% | |
| week of 28 Apr 2026 | 226 | 204 | 22 | 90% | |
| week of 05 May 2026 | 238 | 223 | 15 | 94% | |
| week of 12 May 2026 | 237 | 218 | 19 | 92% | |
| week of 19 May 2026 | 208 | 190 | 18 | 91% | |
| week of 26 May 2026 | 280 | 257 | 23 | 92% | |
| week of 02 Jun 2026 | 261 | 230 | 31 | 88% | |
| week of 09 Jun 2026 | 251 | 227 | 24 | 90% | |
| week of 16 Jun 2026 | 251 | 229 | 22 | 91% | |
| week of 23 Jun 2026 | 363 | 323 | 40 | 89% | |
| week of 30 Jun 2026 | 361 | 321 | 40 | 89% | |
| week of 07 Jul 2026 | 327 | 299 | 28 | 91% | |
| week of 14 Jul 2026 | 311 | 281 | 30 | 90% | |
| week of 21 Jul 2026 | 290 | 266 | 24 | 92% | |
| week of 28 Jul 2026 | 342 | 316 | 26 | 92% | |
| week of 04 Aug 2026 | 274 | 261 | 13 | 95% | |
| week of 11 Aug 2026 | 259 | 239 | 20 | 92% | |
| week of 18 Aug 2026 | 284 | 260 | 24 | 92% | |
| week of 25 Aug 2026 | 270 | 253 | 17 | 94% | |
| week of 01 Sep 2026 | 252 | 234 | 18 | 93% | |
| week of 08 Sep 2026 | 311 | 292 | 19 | 94% | |
| week of 15 Sep 2026 | 227 | 213 | 14 | 94% | |
| week of 22 Sep 2026 | 250 | 225 | 25 | 90% | |
| week of 29 Sep 2026 | 278 | 252 | 26 | 91% |
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
- 417 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 99 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 417
- Aspect yield
- 188 of 417 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (45.1%); every share on this page divides by all 417
- Interval regime
- calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
- Fetch paths
- 99 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
- Language mix
- 1,000 fetched: english 421 · german 178 · polish 82 · 20 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
- 0.801 [0.752–0.844] (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 — measured on the prior model (2026-08-05); re-measurement pending
- · independent model vs. production labels
- 0.791 [0.772–0.810] (F1 of the production labeler against an independent judge model) — measured on the prior model (2026-07-25); re-measurement pending
- Versions
- deepseek-flash · prompt classify-v1 · ontology v2
- Run
- serve-20261004T164058Z-8365e57a · code 798e06c
full methodology in the milestone write-ups