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@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ <h3>Hold forecasts to outturns</h3>
     <p class="chooser-note"><a href="/models/">Explore all six models</a> or <a href="/models/#compare">compare their assumptions side by side</a>.</p>
   </section>
 
+  <section class="home-proof" aria-label="Why PolicyEngine Macro">
+    <div><strong>Hosted tools</strong><span>No PolicyEngine account or API key</span></div>
+    <div><strong>Preserved vintages</strong><span>Official data stored point in time</span></div>
+    <div><strong>Public forecast record</strong><span>Rounds fixed before outturns</span></div>
+    <div><strong>Honest validation</strong><span>Benchmarks and failures published</span></div>
+  </section>
+
   <section id="validation" class="band">
     <div class="band-head">
       <span class="kicker mono">02 — validation</span>
@@ -184,12 +191,6 @@ <h2>Run hosted models—or use the code directly.</h2>
     </div>
   </section>
 
-  <section class="home-proof" aria-label="Why PolicyEngine Macro">
-    <div><strong>Hosted tools</strong><span>No PolicyEngine account or API key</span></div>
-    <div><strong>Preserved vintages</strong><span>Official data stored point in time</span></div>
-    <div><strong>Public forecast record</strong><span>Rounds fixed before outturns</span></div>
-    <div><strong>Honest validation</strong><span>Benchmarks and failures published</span></div>
-  </section>
 
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