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# Evaluations

An evaluation in Stratix — what it actually is, what it produces, how it's stored.

An **evaluation** in Stratix is a discrete run that produces results. It's the unit of measurement.

## Anatomy

Every evaluation has:

* **Model(s)** — what's being evaluated
* **Dataset / benchmark** — the inputs (and, for benchmarks, the expected outputs)
* **Scoring config** — the scorers and/or judges
* **Configuration metadata** — a name, description, tags, owner
* **A run history** — every time you (re-)run, a new result is captured

## Public vs private

* **Public evaluations** — visible on `stratix.layerlens.ai`, citable, contributed by LayerLens or partners (2,000+)
* **Private evaluations** — scoped to your org in `stratix.layerlens.ai`

Both flow through the same evaluation engine. The only difference is visibility and tenant scoping.

## What a result looks like

A result has:

* **Top-line score(s)** — one per scoring dimension
* **Per-row results** — for each input row: input, output, expected (if any), per-scorer/judge verdicts
* **Cost and latency** — per row and rolled up
* **Status** — running, completed, failed, partial
* **Run metadata** — model used, scoring config used, timestamp, owner

## Standard, comparison, trace, agentic

Four shapes of evaluation:

### Standard

One model, one dataset, scoring config. Most common.

### Comparison (compare-models)

Two or more models, one dataset, scoring config. Side-by-side scores.

### Trace evaluation

A trace set as the input, scoring config applied. See [Traces and spans](/6.-build-wire-your-code/traces-and-spans.md).

### Agentic evaluation

A trace evaluation where the criteria explicitly mix natural-language assertions, deterministic rules, and LLM judges. See [Agentic evaluation](/8.-evaluate-score-the-outputs/agentic-evaluation.md).

All four are stored as evaluations in the same surface and share the same result shape.

## Re-running

Re-running an evaluation creates a new run record under the same evaluation. Score-over-time charts use the run history.

## Where to next

* [Traces and spans](/6.-build-wire-your-code/traces-and-spans.md)
* [Judges](/8.-evaluate-score-the-outputs/judges-1.md)
* [Scorers](/8.-evaluate-score-the-outputs/scorers-1.md)
* [Evaluation spaces](/8.-evaluate-score-the-outputs/evaluation-spaces.md)
* [Stratix Premium — Evaluations](/8.-evaluate-score-the-outputs/evaluations.md)