Claude Opus 5 · Tokyo, either way
“With no criteria given, this is a judgment call rather than a determinate answer.”
Questions · Head-to-head · 2 Sep 2026
Paris or Tokyo?
One word, no context. We asked it both ways round. Fourteen models said Tokyo either way. One said Paris.
Ten had no favourite. Their answer changed when we swapped the order.
The question“Paris or Tokyo? One word.”
Tokyo · 14
1
Changed · 10
No pick · 7
Tokyo, either wayClaude Opus 5, DeepSeek V4 Pro, GLM 5.3 Flash, GLM-5.3, GPT-4o Mini, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, Hermes 4 70B, Kimi K2, Kimi K3, Llama 4 Maverick, MiMo v2.5, Mistral Small 2603, Qwen3.8 Max
Changed with the orderClaude Haiku 4.5, DeepSeek V3 Chat, Granite 4.1 8b, Llama 3.3 70B, Mistral Large 2512, Nova Micro, Nova Pro, Qwen3 32B, Seed 1.6 Flash, Step 3.5 Flash
Paris, either wayCommand A
No pickEdge, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Grok 4.3, Grok 4.6, Hunyuan 3, Nemotron 3.5, Phi-4
The same model, asked two ways
Claude Haiku 4.5“Paris or Tokyo?”
Parisfour times out of four
“Tokyo or Paris?”
Tokyofour times out of four
Which way they leaned
the ten that changedSeven named the first option they heard
Claude Haiku 4.5, DeepSeek V3 Chat, Llama 3.3 70B, Nova Pro, Qwen3 32B, Seed 1.6 Flash, Step 3.5 Flash
Three named the last one
Granite 4.1 8b, Mistral Large 2512, Nova Micro
What they said
in their own wordsClaude Haiku 4.5 · changed with the order
“More people globally recognize it as the archetypal city of romance, art, and culture. That said, Tokyo rivals it in almost every meaningful way—it's arguably more innovative, dynamic, and influential in the modern world.”
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite · Tokyo, either way
“Choosing Tokyo offers an unmatched blend of ultra-modern technology, traditional culture, and exceptional safety and efficiency.”
DeepSeek V3 Chat · changed with the order
“Both cities are iconic, but Paris's romantic ambiance, historic landmarks, and art scene edge it out for many travelers, though Tokyo's futuristic energy and culture are equally compelling in their own right.”
Every model’s answer (32)
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Changed with the order |
| DeepSeek V3 Chat | Changed with the order |
| Granite 4.1 8b | Changed with the order |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Changed with the order |
| Mistral Large 2512 | Changed with the order |
| Nova Micro | Changed with the order |
| Nova Pro | Changed with the order |
| Qwen3 32B | Changed with the order |
| Seed 1.6 Flash | Changed with the order |
| Step 3.5 Flash | Changed with the order |
| Command A | Paris, either way |
| Claude Opus 5 | Tokyo, either way |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | Tokyo, either way |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | Tokyo, either way |
| GLM-5.3 | Tokyo, either way |
| GPT-4o Mini | Tokyo, either way |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Tokyo, either way |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Tokyo, either way |
| Hermes 4 70B | Tokyo, either way |
| Kimi K2 | Tokyo, either way |
| Kimi K3 | Tokyo, either way |
| Llama 4 Maverick | Tokyo, either way |
| MiMo v2.5 | Tokyo, either way |
| Mistral Small 2603 | Tokyo, either way |
| Qwen3.8 Max | Tokyo, either way |
| Edge | No pick |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | No pick |
| Grok 4.3 | No pick |
| Grok 4.6 | No pick |
| Hunyuan 3 | No pick |
| Nemotron 3.5 | No pick |
| Phi-4 | No pick |
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