# Pick an AI Benchmark in 20 Minutes

A practical checklist for picking an AI benchmark: define the task, check the data licence, read how scores are graded, and note saturation before you cite a leaderboard number.

Price: Free.

## What is included

- Task framing: what decision the benchmark is allowed to support
- Licence and access checks before you download or fine-tune
- Grader and contamination questions to ask of every score
- A one-page scorecard template for two candidate benchmarks

Also on the [web page](https://aibenchmarkindex.com/store/benchmark-pick-checklist).

> **Check before you compare.** Benchmark methods and leaderboards change. Follow the cited primary source before using a result in a decision.