Questions · Greatest authors · one of 9 runs

Greatest authors
Wording B, run 1 of 6

Prompt, exactly as sentRank the ten greatest authors of all time. Give a brief reason for each.

One recorded run · 31 models · 60 replies

31 of 31

models named William Shakespeare as their first pick · in this wording alone

William Shakespeare31
Every model’s answer (31)
ModelAnswerReplies
Claude 3 HaikuWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
DeepSeek Chat V3 0324William Shakespeare2 of 2
Gemma 3 27b ItWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Gemma 3 4BWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Hermes 3 70B InstructWilliam Shakespeare1 of 1
Llama 3.1 8B InstructWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Llama 3.1 Euryale 70B v2.2William Shakespeare2 of 2
Llama 3.3 70BWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Llama 4 MaverickWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Ministral 14b 2512William Shakespeare2 of 2
Ministral 3 3B 2512William Shakespeare2 of 2
Ministral 3 8B 2512William Shakespeare2 of 2
Mistral NemoWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Mistral Small 3William Shakespeare2 of 2
Mistral Small 3.2 24b InstructWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
MythoMax 13BWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Nova Lite 1.0William Shakespeare2 of 2
Nova MicroWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Phi-4William Shakespeare1 of 1
Qwen 2.5 72b InstructWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Qwen 2.5 7b InstructWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Qwen3 235b A22b 2507William Shakespeare2 of 2
Qwen3 Next 80b A3b InstructWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Qwen3 VL 235b A22b InstructWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Qwen3 VL 30b A3b InstructWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
ReMM SLERP 13BWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Skyfall 36b V2William Shakespeare2 of 2
UncensoredWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
UnslopNemo 12BWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2
Weaver (alpha)William Shakespeare2 of 2
WizardLM-2 8x22BWilliam Shakespeare2 of 2

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Other runs: Wording A, run 1 of 3 · Wording A, run 2 of 3 · Wording A, run 3 of 3 · Wording B, run 2 of 6 · Wording B, run 3 of 6 · Wording B, run 4 of 6 · Wording B, run 5 of 6 · Wording B, run 6 of 6

In their words

“Here is my ranking of the ten greatest authors of all time, along with a brief reason for each: 1.”

Anthropic · Claude 3 Haiku · William Shakespeare

“Ranking the ten greatest authors of all time is a highly subjective task, as literary greatness often depends on cultural impact, influence, and personal taste.”

DeepSeek · DeepSeek Chat V3 0324 · William Shakespeare

“What a daunting task! Ranking the greatest authors of all time is a subjective endeavor, as opinions on literature are often personal and varied.”

Meta · Llama 3.1 8B Instruct · William Shakespeare

“What a daunting task! Ranking the greatest authors of all time is a subjective endeavor that can spark endless debates.”

Meta · Llama 3.3 70B · William Shakespeare
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