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About simple-evals
A lightweight Python framework from OpenAI for evaluating language model outputs. It provides standardized evaluation utilities to benchmark model performance on various tasks.
Best for
Developers who need a straightforward, OpenAI-aligned evaluation toolkit for LLM outputs
Use cases
- Running standardized evaluation benchmarks on LLM outputs
- Comparing performance of different models or prompts
- Integrating evaluation into development pipelines for quality checks
Notes
4,508 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-04-22. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Lightweight and easy to integrate into existing Python projects
- Backed by OpenAI, ensuring alignment with their evaluation practices
- Simple API reduces boilerplate for common evaluation tasks
Cons
- Limited to evaluation methodologies defined by OpenAI, may not cover all use cases
- Community-driven support and documentation may be less comprehensive than commercial tools
- Primarily focused on OpenAI models, less optimized for other providers
Key facts
What we have checked
- GitHub stars
- 4,641
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Stars and usage
How simple-evals is growing
4,508 to 4,641
Alternatives
Alternatives to simple-evals
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| lm-evaluation-harnessThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| OpenAI EvalsThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| promptfooThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| RagasThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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- github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438Registry
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lm-evaluation-harness
Community
A framework for few-shot evaluation of language models.
OpenAI Evals
Community
Evals is a framework for evaluating LLMs and LLM systems, and an open-source registry of benchmarks.
promptfoo
Community
Test your prompts, agents, and RAGs. Red teaming/pentesting/vulnerability scanning for AI. Compare performance of GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and more. Simple declarative config
Ragas
Community
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