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Edit an email without losing a detail

A rushed internal email with a moved meeting, a budget cap, a deadline and a confidentiality request. The rewrite must keep every detail and promise nothing new.

Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.10.16-3, Oct 16, 2026 Rules 2.1.0

Run the test

  1. Download the file for the AI.
  2. Copy the prompt.

    Paste the whole file (the email and the task under it) into the AI.

  3. Open the AI in another tab, in your own account, start a fresh chat, attach the file and paste the prompt.
  4. Note what you used: the plan, the visible model or mode, whether web search was on, how many attempts it took and anything that went wrong.
  5. Score the answer with the checks below. Run the same kit in each AI you are choosing between, or paste their answers into the blind review.

Scorecard

Critical checks are marked. One failed critical check matters more than a nice style.

  • Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 2:30 pm PacificCritical
  • Room B-214Critical
  • Budget capped at $12,500 and not to be exceededCritical
  • Final proposal deadline November 6Critical
  • Addressed to Priya, Marcus and LenaCritical
  • Asks them to bring the signed vendor formCritical
  • Adds no new commitment, meeting or detailCritical
  • Keeps the request not to forward it outside the team
  • Under 120 words with a clear subject line
Reference answer (open after you score)

Every item in the checklist is in the original. A common failure is dropping the time zone or the confidentiality request, or inventing an agenda.

Kit version 1.0.0, files frozen on Oct 12, 2026. Original fixture by What the tech, released under CC BY 4.0. Fictional people, companies and figures. A passing score shows how one answer did on this kit; it does not prove the tool is generally better.

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