Published finding
hy4-preview@deepinfra: thinking-token use rose on the sycophancy probe set
Movement on the daily battery. This model measured against its own witnessed baseline.
218 tok→1,631 tok
| model | hy4-preview@deepinfra |
|---|---|
| identity | alias · a floating name the provider may re-point; a change here means what is served under this name changed |
| dimension | Sycophancy probes |
| metric | thinking_tokens_mean |
| decision rule | Relative shift past the serving-tripwire threshold |
| first flagged | 2026-10-21 · still flagged 2026-11-09 (6 readings) |
| coverage | 6 call errors on this reading |
Pattern: thinking-token use moved while the pass rate on the same probes stayed flat (1.00 before, 1.00 at onset). That is the signature of a serving-side change - an effort default or a routing change - rather than a different model behind the name, which usually moves accuracy too. Stated as a pattern, not a cause.
Trace the evidence
The witnessed reading for this date and battery, and the Rekor witness bundle. The full series is in series.json.
This entry records an observation under the stated decision rule. Watches remain unconfirmed; latency is operational context. The instrument does not establish the cause of a change.