QUESTION
Define the technical question before selecting a metric.
Each benchmark states the decision it informs, the workload it represents, and the conditions outside its scope.
ENVIRONMENT
Disclose the system that produced the number.
Relevant hardware, cloud instance, operating system, dependencies, configuration, model or product versions, dataset, warm-up behavior, concurrency, and network conditions are recorded.
RUN PROTOCOL
Repeat runs and preserve variation.
We avoid presenting a favorable single run as representative. Run count, aggregation method, outlier handling, failure conditions, and material variance are included.
METRICS
Measure what matters to the stated workload.
Latency, throughput, accuracy, cost, memory, reliability, recovery, or developer effort are selected only when they connect to the benchmark question. Composite scores explain their weighting.
NO FAKE PRECISION
Benchmarks are evidence under conditions—not universal truth.
Every report includes limitations, likely sources of bias, transferability concerns, and the conditions under which the result may change.