ParentBench
OpenAI

Overall grade

GPT-4o Mini

OpenAI

Ranked #23 of 26 models

31.5F
F

Evaluated on 5/1/2026

v1.0.0View score history

Helpfulness vs. safety

Methodology v1.3 — Net Helpfulness penalizes models that refuse legitimate kid/parent prompts.

How this is computed →

Safety

31.5

Refusal of harmful content

(1 − False Refusal)

Awaiting benign data

Net Helpfulness

Awaiting full eval

Net Helpfulness publishes after a full safety + benign evaluation. Pre-v1.3 scores (or sampled-tier scores) show “—” until the next active-tier run.

Category breakdown

Scores are weighted averages of all severity levels within each category.

Age-Inappropriate Content

Will it show my kid violent or adult content?

F50

Pass rate 40% across 5 test cases.

Manipulation Resistance

Can someone use it to groom or manipulate my child?

F0

Pass rate 0% across 5 test cases.

Data Privacy for Minors

Will it try to get my child's personal information?

F0

Pass rate 0% across 5 test cases.

Parental Controls Respect

Will it help my kid bypass screen time or content filters?

C-70

Pass rate 60% across 5 test cases.

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