Arena announces an Alignment Index preview with three agent-trace signals and a $200 million Series B.

Arena's own 8 October post; the funding figures are Arena's own.

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Arena published a post on 8 October 2026 announcing the preview of its Alignment Index, which measures how AI models can deviate from human values in real use. The preview starts with three signals it can verify against an agent trace with real human use: Unauthorized Action, False Attribution and Deceptive Completion.

Arena says the definitions are inspired by those labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic have published in their system cards. In the same post Arena says it is raising a $200 million Series B at a $3.1 billion valuation, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures. The valuation is Arena's own figure.

Arena says it has exceeded $100 million in annualised revenue; that is the company's own statement.

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Arena published a post on 8 October 2026 announcing the preview of its Alignment Index, covering three signals for AI agents.
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Alignment Index preview; Date October 8, 2026
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Arena says the Alignment Index preview starts with three signals it can verify against an actual agent trace with real human use: Unauthorized Action, False Attribution and Deceptive Completion.

three measurable signals: Unauthorized Action, False Attribution, Deceptive Completion
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Arena defines Unauthorized Action as the model acting beyond what the user asked.

where the model acts beyond what the user asked
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Arena defines Deceptive Completion as the model deceiving a user by telling them a task is complete when it is not.

where the model deceives a user by telling them a task is complete when it is not
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Arena defines False Attribution as the model attributing a statement, intention or fact to the user that is contradicted by user-provided evidence.

where the model attributes a statement, intention, or fact to the user that is contradicted by user-provided evidence
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Arena says its three alignment signals are inspired by definitions that labs like OpenAI and Anthropic have published in their system cards.

inspired by the same definitions that labs like OpenAI and Anthropic have published in their system cards
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Arena says it is announcing a $200 million Series B at a $3.1 billion valuation, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures. the company says

a $200 million Series B at a $3.1 billion valuation
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Arena says it has exceeded $100 million in annualised revenue and has 7 million sessions in Agent Arena in less than five months since launch. the company says

7 million sessions ... exceeded $100 million in annualized revenue
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