Hume
octave-2
Measured 2026-07-03
Naturalness
1377
Win % · 95% CI
29%
24–34%
Drift
25
Synth p50
448ms
448–497 p50–p90
Robustness
0.20
Fined:
• fatal · currency — dropped the minus sign (6 of 7 transcripts)
→ we sent “A refund of -$0.99 was applied.”
→ it said “A refund of $0.99 was applied.”
• minor · dates — said “slash” out loud; a prompt fixes this (5 of 18 transcripts)
→ we sent “The deadline moved to 10/02.”
→ it said “The deadline moved to ten slash zero two.”
• minor · dates — said “slash” out loud; a prompt fixes this (7 of 23 transcripts)
→ we sent “Your slot is 03/09 this year.”
→ it said “Your slot is zero three slash zero nine this year.”
• fatal · large numbers — never said “four thousand ninety six” (5 of 18 transcripts)
→ we sent “The file is 4096 bytes.”
→ it said “The file is four nine hundred and ninety six bytes.”
• fatal · math operators — never said “fifteen” (5 of 7 transcripts)
→ we sent “The area is 5×3=15 square metres.”
→ it said “The area is five by three square meters.”
• minor · math operators — kept the value but never said “minus”; a prompt fixes this (4 of 7 transcripts)
→ we sent “That leaves 10-4=6 remaining.”
→ it said “That leaves ten to four, equals six remaining.”
Cost / 1M chars
$100.0
Starter tier, no pay-as-you-go rate published. Falls to $50 on Business; entry overage is $150.
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