Evals
Short for evaluations. Test suites that measure how well a model or AI feature performs on realistic tasks, so you can tell whether a change made it better or worse.
“Before switching models, run the evals on our real customer questions.”
See also
Part of the Extended list
Evals is on the Extended list: builder jargon, industry terms, and newer slang for when you want to go further. It entered common use around 2024.