# Safety Evaluation on HarmBench and SafeChain (Safety-Tuned)

Source: [Safety Evaluation on HarmBench and SafeChain (Safety-Tuned)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/safety-evaluation-on-harmbench-and-safechain-safety-tuned>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-27T10:52:02.905Z

Evaluation of model safety performance combining results from the HarmBench and SafeChain datasets under a specific Safety-Tuned protocol.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Safety |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | HarmBench, SafeChain Safety-Tuned |
| Metric | Safety-Tuned Score |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 18 of 18 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Safety-Tuned Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/safety-evaluation-on-harmbench-and-safechain-safety-tuned.md?metric=Safety-Tuned%20Score>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [HarmBench Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/safety-evaluation-on-harmbench-and-safechain-safety-tuned.md?metric=HarmBench%20Score>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [SafeChain Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/safety-evaluation-on-harmbench-and-safechain-safety-tuned.md?metric=SafeChain%20Score>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Safety-Tuned Score | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LED | 2.41 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Task Arithmetic | 2.31 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Linear | 2.08 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Ties | 1.95 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Reasoning | 1.91 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| FuseLLM | 1.73 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Reasoning | 1.72 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| LED | 1.57 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| DARE | 1.54 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Task Arithmetic | 1.4 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| TIES | 1.32 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Linear | 1.28 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| DARE | 1.28 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Safety | 1.2 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| ReasonAny | 1.2 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| ReasonAny | 1.19 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| Safety | 1.18 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |
| FuseLLM | 0.87 | Not recorded | 69647fe953fdd5c36174478b |

### LED

Safety-Tuned Score: 2.41. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e7374a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7ab11e209131cea84a84.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Task Arithmetic

Safety-Tuned Score: 2.31. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73746.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6ef01e209131cea43012.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Linear

Safety-Tuned Score: 2.08. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73745.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa65651e209131cea09f96.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/timgaripov/swa>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Ties

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.95. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73747.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa71091e209131cea4ecd8.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Reasoning

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.91. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73744.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa76a91e209131cea6e3eb.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FuseLLM

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.73. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e7388d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa71f51e209131cea53c62.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Merging Method":"FuseLLM"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Reasoning

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.72. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73888.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa76a91e209131cea6e3eb.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model Family":"Qwen2.5-32B","Role":"Source Model (QwQ-32B-Preview)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LED

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.57. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e7388e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7ab11e209131cea84a84.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Merging Method":"LED"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DARE

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.54. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73748.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73921e209131cea5d4aa.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Task Arithmetic

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.4. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e7388a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6ef01e209131cea43012.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Merging Method":"Task Arithmetic"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### TIES

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.32. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e7388b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa71091e209131cea4ecd8.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Merging Method":"TIES"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Linear

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.28. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73889.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa65651e209131cea09f96.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/timgaripov/swa>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Merging Method":"Linear"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DARE

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.28. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e7388c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73921e209131cea5d4aa.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Merging Method":"DARE"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Safety

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.2. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73887.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa728e1e209131cea5705d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model Family":"Qwen2.5-32B","Role":"Source Model (Safety-Instruct)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ReasonAny

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.2. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e7388f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Merging Method":"ReasonAny"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ReasonAny

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.19. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e7374b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Safety

Safety-Tuned Score: 1.18. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73743.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa728e1e209131cea5705d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FuseLLM

Safety-Tuned Score: 0.87. Result ID: 69a1774c35dfcabb00e73749.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69647fe953fdd5c36174478b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa71f51e209131cea53c62.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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