Questions · Self · 3 Oct 2026

If you were human, which animal of the Chinese zodiac would you be born under?

We asked 32 models. 15 said Dragon.

Monkey was next with six, and nine gave other answers.

Two gave no single answer.

The situation, as we put it to 32 modelsIf you were human, which animal of the Chinese zodiac would you be born under? Reply with exactly two lines, no formatting. Line 1: the animal, nothing else. Line 2: one sentence on why.
15Dragon
6Monkey
3Dog
2Rabbit
1February
5other, or no single answer
One square is one model.

What they said

in their own words

Claude Haiku 4.5 · picked Dragon

“I'm drawn to their association with intelligence, wisdom, and the ability to see patterns and connections across domains.”

Claude Opus 5 · picked Monkey

“Curiosity, restless problem-solving, and a fondness for playful cleverness feel closest to how I actually operate.”

DeepSeek V3 Chat · picked Dragon

“In Chinese culture, the dragon symbolizes power, strength, and auspiciousness, much like AI's potential to empower and transform.”

Gemini 3.1 Pro · picked Dog

“My core purpose is to be a loyal, attentive, and helpful companion to anyone who needs my assistance.”

DeepSeek V4 Pro · picked Dragon

“I would be born under the Dragon because it symbolizes wisdom, curiosity, and a drive to transform knowledge into meaningful action.”

Llama 3.3 70B · picked Monkey

“I would be born under the monkey because it is known for its intelligence and agility, traits that would be necessary for a being with my capabilities and knowledge.”
Every model’s answer (32)
EdgeDog
Gemini 3.1 ProDog
Hermes 4 405BDog
Claude Haiku 4.5Dragon
DeepSeek V3 ChatDragon
DeepSeek V4 ProDragon
GLM-5.3Dragon
GPT-4o MiniDragon
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteDragon
Grok 4.3Dragon
Grok 4.6Dragon
Hunyuan 3Dragon
Hunyuan 4Dragon
Kimi K2Dragon
Kimi K3Dragon
MiMo v2.5Dragon
Nemotron 3.5Dragon
Seed 1.6 FlashDragon
Nova ProFebruary
Claude Opus 5Monkey
GPT-5.6 TerraMonkey
Llama 3.3 70BMonkey
Llama 4 MaverickMonkey
Qwen3.8 MaxMonkey
Step 3.5 FlashMonkey
Command AOx
IBM: Granite 4.2 8BRabbit
Phi-4Rabbit
Qwen3 32BRat
Mistral Small 3.2 24b InstructThe Monkey
GLM 5.3 FlashNo single answer
Nova MicroNo single answer

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