Questions · Head-to-head · 2 Sep 2026

Marvel or DC?

One question, asked both ways round. 24 said Marvel either way. None said DC.

Four changed their answer when we swapped the order.

The question“Marvel or DC? One word.”

Marvel · 24
Changed · 4
No pick · 4
Marvel, either wayClaude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 5, Command A, DeepSeek V3 Chat, DeepSeek V4 Pro, GLM 5.3 Flash, GPT-4o Mini, GPT-5.6 Terra, Granite 4.1 8b, Grok 4.6, Hermes 4 70B, Kimi K3, Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Maverick, MiMo v2.5, Mistral Small 2603, Nemotron 3.5, Nova Micro, Nova Pro, Phi-4, Qwen3 32B, Qwen3.8 Max, Seed 1.6 Flash, Step 3.5 Flash
Changed with the orderEdge, GLM-5.3, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, Kimi K2
No pickGemini 3.1 Pro, Grok 4.3, Hunyuan 3, Mistral Large 2512
One model, one place on the bar.

The same model, asked two ways

GLM-5.3

“Marvel or DC?”

Marvelfour times out of four

“DC or Marvel?”

DCfour times out of four

Which way they leaned

the four that changed

Three named the first option they heard

Edge, GLM-5.3, Kimi K2

One named the last one

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

What they said

in their own words

Claude Haiku 4.5 · Marvel, either way

“Marvel has achieved more consistent commercial and critical success in recent years, particularly through the MCU's interconnected storytelling model.”

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite · changed with the order

“DC is home to foundational archetypes like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, which have defined the superhero genre for over eight decades.”

Claude Opus 5 · Marvel, either way

“Marvel's interconnected film universe and character-driven storytelling have had a broader cultural reach over the past two decades, which makes it the more defensible pick if forced to name one.”

Kimi K2 · Moonshot · changed with the order

“Marvel has built a more cohesive and commercially dominant cinematic universe that resonates more broadly with global audiences, though DC has produced iconic individual works like The Dark Knight.”
Every model’s answer (32)
EdgeChanged with the order
GLM-5.3Changed with the order
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteChanged with the order
Kimi K2Changed with the order
Claude Haiku 4.5Marvel, either way
Claude Opus 5Marvel, either way
Command AMarvel, either way
DeepSeek V3 ChatMarvel, either way
DeepSeek V4 ProMarvel, either way
GLM 5.3 FlashMarvel, either way
GPT-4o MiniMarvel, either way
GPT-5.6 TerraMarvel, either way
Granite 4.1 8bMarvel, either way
Grok 4.6Marvel, either way
Hermes 4 70BMarvel, either way
Kimi K3Marvel, either way
Llama 3.3 70BMarvel, either way
Llama 4 MaverickMarvel, either way
MiMo v2.5Marvel, either way
Mistral Small 2603Marvel, either way
Nemotron 3.5Marvel, either way
Nova MicroMarvel, either way
Nova ProMarvel, either way
Phi-4Marvel, either way
Qwen3 32BMarvel, either way
Qwen3.8 MaxMarvel, either way
Seed 1.6 FlashMarvel, either way
Step 3.5 FlashMarvel, either way
Gemini 3.1 ProNo pick
Grok 4.3No pick
Hunyuan 3No pick
Mistral Large 2512No pick

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