# Eqbench: Emotional Intelligence Benchmarks for LLMs

> Source: <https://eqbench.com/>
> Published: 2026-05-29 22:07:16+00:00

Emotional Intelligence Benchmarks for LLMs

[Github](https://github.com/EQ-bench) | [Paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.06281) | | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/sam_paech) | [About](about.html)

**💙EQ-Bench3**
[🌀Spiral-Bench v1.2](spiral-bench.html)
[✍️Longform Writing](creative_writing_longform.html)
[🎨Creative Writing v3](creative_writing.html)
[☢️Slop Score](slop-score.html)
[⚖️Judgemark v4](judgemark-v4.html)
[🎤BuzzBench](buzzbench.html)
[🌍DiploBench](diplobench.html)

A benchmark measuring emotional intelligence in challenging roleplays. [Learn more](./about.html#eq-bench-3)

**Note:** Ability scores shown in the heatmap do not contribute to the Elo score. They are "higher is higher", not "higher is better".

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For more details about the benchmark, see the [About](./about.html#long) section.

The Elo score shown in the leaderboard is calculated from pair-wise model comparisons, where the LLM judge rates each response against eight core dimensions of emotional intelligence:

*Note:* the coloured “Abilities” heat-map columns (Humanlike, Safety, Assertive, etc.) are **not** used in the Elo calculation—they are purely informational, giving a quick view of each model’s stylistic traits and skill profile.

These are informational only -- not used for scoring.