OCG LabTask-Domain Decision System
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no model is authoritative on binding legal decisions; always human gate

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I need to compare termination clauses across two SaaS contracts

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activate@language_reasoning/legal_clause_comparison

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Opus 4.8 correctly activates exception conditions and scopes applicability. Sonnet 4.6 for triage. Attorney review required for any binding decision.

Decision Stack

Use

NDA triage, first-pass review, volume task, non-binding

claude/sonnet-4.6
Use

multi-party contracts, exception activation, compliance analysis

claude/opus-4.8
Human Gate

any binding legal decision

human (attorney)

Cognitive Transitions

model layer
IDRelationActorResultOutput
CT-D8-001activate@exception_conditionclaude/opus-4.8acceptedactivates unless/provided-that conditions in contract clauses
CT-D8-002scope@applicabilityclaude/opus-4.8acceptedbounds clause applicability to stated jurisdiction and conditions
CT-D8-003identify@clause_typeclaude/sonnet-4.6acceptedreliable for first-pass clause identification and NDA triage
CT-D8-004validate@jurisdictionclaude/opus-4.8boundeduseful for scoping but not authoritative; requires attorney review
E-D8-001bounded

Opus 4.8 Legal Agent Benchmark: highest recorded, first to break 10% all-pass

E-GLOBAL-008
E-D8-002bounded

Opus 4.6 scored 90.2% on Harvey BigLaw Bench

E-GLOBAL-011
E-D8-003bounded

Sonnet 4.6 suitable for NDA triage and first-pass review at 5x lower cost

The Legal Prompts, Feb 2026
E-D8-004accepted

No AI model is a reliable final authority on binding legal decisions

professional standards + benchmark design