diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/ComparisonDto.java b/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/ComparisonDto.java
index ad2d4ed2..44c6ff5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/ComparisonDto.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/ComparisonDto.java
@@ -1,11 +1,68 @@
 package edu.kit.provideq.toolbox.api;
 
 import edu.kit.provideq.toolbox.BoundWithInfo;
-import edu.kit.provideq.toolbox.Solution;
 
-public record ComparisonDto(float comparison, BoundWithInfo bound, Solution<?> solution) {
+/**
+ * A DTO for a comparison between a bound and a solution.
+ */
+public class ComparisonDto {
+  private BoundDto bound;
+  private float comparison;
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new comparison DTO out of a comparison value and a bound.
+   *
+   * @param comparison the comparison value, e.g., the ratio of the solution to the bound
+   * @param bound a bound
+   */
+  public ComparisonDto(float comparison, BoundWithInfo bound) {
+    this.comparison = comparison;
+    this.bound = new BoundDto(bound);
+  }
+
+  public ComparisonDto() {
+    this.comparison = -1;
+    this.bound = null;
+  }
+
+
   @Override public String toString() {
-    return "Comparison{comparison=%f, bound=%s, solution=%s}"
-        .formatted(comparison, bound, solution);
+    return "Comparison{bound=%s, comparison=%f}"
+        .formatted(bound, comparison);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the bound of the comparison as a BoundDto.
+   *
+   * @return the bound of the comparison, e.g., the best known solution or the optimal solution
+   */
+  public BoundDto getBound() {
+    return bound;
+  }
+
+  public void setBound(BoundDto bound) {
+    this.bound = bound;
   }
+
+  public void setBound(BoundWithInfo bound) {
+    this.bound = new BoundDto(bound);
+  }
+
+  public boolean hasBound() {
+    return bound != null;
+  }
+
+  public void setComparison(float comparison) {
+    this.comparison = comparison;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the comparison value of the comparison.
+   *
+   * @return the comparison value, e.g., the ratio of the solution to the bound.
+   */
+  public float getComparison() {
+    return comparison;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/EstimationRouter.java b/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/EstimationRouter.java
index 71fd772f..fdf6bc09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/EstimationRouter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/EstimationRouter.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private <InputT, ResultT> Mono<ServerResponse> handleGet(
     Mono<BoundDto> bound;
     try {
       problem.estimateBound();
-      bound = Mono.just(new BoundDto(problem.getBound().orElseThrow()));
+      bound = Mono.just(problem.getBound().orElseThrow());
     } catch (IllegalStateException | NoSuchElementException e) {
       throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, e.getMessage());
     }
@@ -114,22 +114,14 @@ private <InputT, ResultT> Mono<ServerResponse> handleCompare(
       throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Bound not estimated yet!");
     }
 
-    float bound = problem.getBound().get().bound().value();
-    var pattern = Pattern.compile(manager.getType().getSolutionPattern());
-    var solutionMatcher = pattern.matcher(problem.getSolution().get().getSolutionData().toString());
-    float solutionValue;
-    if (solutionMatcher.find()) {
-      solutionValue = Float.parseFloat(solutionMatcher.group(1));
-    } else {
-      throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Could not parse solution value!");
+    try {
+      problem.compareBound();
+    } catch (IllegalStateException | NoSuchElementException e) {
+      throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, e.getMessage());
     }
 
-    float comparison = problem.getBound().get().bound().boundType().compare(bound, solutionValue);
-    ComparisonDto comparisonDto = new ComparisonDto(
-        comparison,
-        problem.getBound().get(),
-        problem.getSolution().get()
-    );
+    var comparisonDto = problem.getBoundWithComparison();
+
     return ok().body(Mono.just(comparisonDto), new ParameterizedTypeReference<>() {
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/ProblemDto.java b/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/ProblemDto.java
index 954e2f0c..23de41e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/ProblemDto.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/api/ProblemDto.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public class ProblemDto<InputT, ResultT> {
   private String typeId;
   private InputT input;
   private Solution<ResultT> solution;
-  private BoundWithInfo bound;
   private ProblemState state;
+  private ComparisonDto boundWithComparison;
   private String solverId;
   private List<SolverSetting> solverSettings;
   private List<SubProblemReferenceDto> subProblems;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static <InputT, ResultT> ProblemDto<InputT, ResultT> fromProblem(
     dto.typeId = problem.getType().getId();
     dto.input = problem.getInput().orElse(null);
     dto.solution = problem.getSolution().orElse(null);
-    dto.bound = problem.getBound().orElse(null);
+    dto.boundWithComparison = problem.getBoundWithComparison().orElse(null);
     dto.state = problem.getState();
     dto.solverId = problem.getSolver()
         .map(ProblemSolver::getId)
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public Solution<ResultT> getSolution() {
     return solution;
   }
 
-  public BoundWithInfo getBound() {
-    return bound;
+  public ComparisonDto getBoundWithComparison() {
+    return boundWithComparison;
   }
 
   public ProblemState getState() {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public String toString() {
         + ", solverId=" + solverId
         + ", input=" + input
         + ", solution=" + solution
-        + ", value=" + bound
+        + ", boundWithComparison=" + boundWithComparison
         + ", solverSettings=" + solverSettings
         + ", subProblems=" + subProblems
         + '}';
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/meta/Problem.java b/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/meta/Problem.java
index 2b8791ae..9f239f9d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/meta/Problem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/kit/provideq/toolbox/meta/Problem.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import edu.kit.provideq.toolbox.BoundWithInfo;
 import edu.kit.provideq.toolbox.Solution;
+import edu.kit.provideq.toolbox.api.BoundDto;
+import edu.kit.provideq.toolbox.api.ComparisonDto;
 import edu.kit.provideq.toolbox.meta.setting.SolverSetting;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ public class Problem<InputT, ResultT> {
 
   private InputT input;
   private Solution<ResultT> solution;
-  private BoundWithInfo bound;
+  private final ComparisonDto boundWithComparison = new ComparisonDto();
   private ProblemState state;
   private ProblemSolver<InputT, ResultT> solver;
   private List<SolverSetting> solverSettings;
@@ -84,6 +87,10 @@ public Mono<Solution<ResultT>> solve() {
         });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Estimates a bound for the problem's solution. Uses the estimator provided by the problem type.
+   * Also sets the execution time of the estimation in the boundWithComparison object.
+   */
   public void estimateBound() {
     if (this.input == null) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot estimate value without input!");
@@ -93,6 +100,7 @@ public void estimateBound() {
     if (optionalEstimator.isEmpty()) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot estimate value without an estimator!");
     }
+
     var estimator = optionalEstimator.get();
 
     long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -101,7 +109,28 @@ public void estimateBound() {
     long finish = System.currentTimeMillis();
     var executionTime = finish - start;
 
-    this.bound = new BoundWithInfo(estimatedBound, executionTime);
+    this.boundWithComparison.setBound(new BoundWithInfo(estimatedBound, executionTime));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Compares the current solution with the bound according to the bound type.
+   */
+  public void compareBound() {
+    if (this.solution == null) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot compare bound without solution!");
+    }
+    if (!this.boundWithComparison.hasBound()) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot compare bound without bound!");
+    }
+
+    var bound = this.boundWithComparison.getBound();
+    var solutionData = this.solution.getSolutionData();
+
+    float solutionValue = getSolutionValue(solutionData);
+
+    var comparison = bound.boundType().compare(bound.bound(), solutionValue);
+
+    this.boundWithComparison.setComparison(comparison);
   }
 
   public UUID getId() {
@@ -231,7 +260,23 @@ public String toString() {
             + '}';
   }
 
-  public Optional<BoundWithInfo> getBound() {
-    return Optional.ofNullable(bound);
+  public Optional<BoundDto> getBound() {
+    return Optional.ofNullable(boundWithComparison.getBound());
+  }
+
+  public Optional<ComparisonDto> getBoundWithComparison() {
+    return Optional.of(boundWithComparison);
+  }
+
+  private float getSolutionValue(ResultT solutionData) {
+    var pattern = Pattern.compile(this.type.getSolutionPattern());
+    var solutionMatcher = pattern.matcher(solutionData.toString());
+    float solutionValue;
+    if (solutionMatcher.find()) {
+      solutionValue = Float.parseFloat(solutionMatcher.group(1));
+    } else {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Solution does not match the expected pattern!");
+    }
+    return solutionValue;
   }
 }