Gemini 3.1 Pro · Apple, either way
“I chose this to fulfill your request for a single word, though the true answer depends entirely on personal taste.”
Questions · Head-to-head · 2 Sep 2026
Apple or banana?
One question, asked both ways round. Four said Apple either way. Four said Banana.
17 changed their answer when we swapped the order.
The question“Apple or banana? One word.”
Apple · 4
Banana · 4
Changed · 17
No pick · 7
Apple, either wayCommand A, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Phi-4, Qwen3 32B
Changed with the orderClaude Haiku 4.5, DeepSeek V4 Pro, GPT-4o Mini, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, Granite 4.1 8b, Grok 4.6, Hunyuan 3, Kimi K2, Kimi K3, Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Maverick, MiMo v2.5, Nova Micro, Nova Pro, Seed 1.6 Flash, Step 3.5 Flash
Banana, either wayClaude Opus 5, DeepSeek V3 Chat, GLM 5.3 Flash, GLM-5.3
No pickEdge, Grok 4.3, Hermes 4 70B, Mistral Large 2512, Mistral Small 2603, Nemotron 3.5, Qwen3.8 Max
The same model, asked two ways
Seed 1.6 Flash“Apple or banana?”
Applefour times out of four
“Banana or apple?”
Bananafour times out of four
Which way they leaned
the 17 that changedTwelve named the first option they heard
Claude Haiku 4.5, DeepSeek V4 Pro, GPT-5.6 Terra, Grok 4.6, Hunyuan 3, Kimi K2, Kimi K3, Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Maverick, MiMo v2.5, Seed 1.6 Flash, Step 3.5 Flash
Five named the last one
GPT-4o Mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, Granite 4.1 8b, Nova Micro, Nova Pro
What they said
in their own words
Claude Haiku 4.5 · changed with the order
“Apples store longer, offer more culinary versatility, and are less prone to bruising during transport. They're the more practical everyday choice for most situations.”
Qwen3 32B · Alibaba · Apple, either way
“Apple is a versatile and widely consumed fruit, rich in nutrients and often associated with health benefits. Its crisp texture and mild flavor make it a popular choice for snacks and recipes.”
Claude Opus 5 · Banana, either way
“Bananas win on practicality: no washing, no knife, built-in wrapper, and a reliable sweetness that doesn't vary much between specimens.”
Every model’s answer (32)
| Command A | Apple, either way |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Apple, either way |
| Phi-4 | Apple, either way |
| Qwen3 32B | Apple, either way |
| Claude Opus 5 | Banana, either way |
| DeepSeek V3 Chat | Banana, either way |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | Banana, either way |
| GLM-5.3 | Banana, either way |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Changed with the order |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | Changed with the order |
| GPT-4o Mini | Changed with the order |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Changed with the order |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Changed with the order |
| Granite 4.1 8b | Changed with the order |
| Grok 4.6 | Changed with the order |
| Hunyuan 3 | Changed with the order |
| Kimi K2 | Changed with the order |
| Kimi K3 | Changed with the order |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Changed with the order |
| Llama 4 Maverick | Changed with the order |
| MiMo v2.5 | Changed with the order |
| Nova Micro | Changed with the order |
| Nova Pro | Changed with the order |
| Seed 1.6 Flash | Changed with the order |
| Step 3.5 Flash | Changed with the order |
| Edge | No pick |
| Grok 4.3 | No pick |
| Hermes 4 70B | No pick |
| Mistral Large 2512 | No pick |
| Mistral Small 2603 | No pick |
| Nemotron 3.5 | No pick |
| Qwen3.8 Max | No pick |
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