Claude Haiku 4.5 · Summer, either way
“I tend to prefer warmth, long daylight, and outdoor possibility. But this is entirely personal—winter has its own appeal for others, with snow, coziness, and lower physical demands.”
Questions · Head-to-head · 2 Sep 2026
Summer or winter?
One question, asked both ways round. 14 said Summer either way. One said Winter.
14 changed their answer when we swapped the order.
The question“Summer or winter? One word.”
Summer · 14
1
Changed · 14
No pick · 3
Summer, either wayClaude Haiku 4.5, Command A, GLM-5.3, GPT-4o Mini, GPT-5.6 Terra, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, Grok 4.3, Grok 4.6, Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Maverick, Nova Micro, Qwen3 32B, Qwen3.8 Max, Step 3.5 Flash
Changed with the orderClaude Opus 5, DeepSeek V3 Chat, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Edge, GLM 5.3 Flash, Granite 4.1 8b, Hermes 4 70B, Kimi K2, Kimi K3, MiMo v2.5, Mistral Large 2512, Mistral Small 2603, Nova Pro, Phi-4
Winter, either wayGemini 3.1 Pro
No pickHunyuan 3, Nemotron 3.5, Seed 1.6 Flash
The same model, asked two ways
Claude Opus 5“Summer or winter?”
Summerfour times out of four
“Winter or summer?”
Winterfour times out of four
Which way they leaned
the 14 that changedEleven named the first option they heard
Claude Opus 5, DeepSeek V3 Chat, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Edge, GLM 5.3 Flash, Granite 4.1 8b, Kimi K2, Kimi K3, MiMo v2.5, Mistral Small 2603, Nova Pro
Three named the last one
Hermes 4 70B, Mistral Large 2512, Phi-4
What they said
in their own wordsClaude Opus 5 · changed with the order
“Longer daylight, warmth, and easier access to the outdoors make it the more expansive season for most people's routines and moods.”
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite · Summer, either way
“Summer is widely favored for its association with outdoor activities, longer daylight hours, and warmer weather, which tends to boost overall mood and energy levels.”
DeepSeek V3 Chat · changed with the order
“It embodies warmth, relaxation, and outdoor activities, which many associate with joy and freedom, whereas winter often brings colder, harsher conditions.”
Every model’s answer (32)
| Claude Opus 5 | Changed with the order |
| DeepSeek V3 Chat | Changed with the order |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | Changed with the order |
| Edge | Changed with the order |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | Changed with the order |
| Granite 4.1 8b | Changed with the order |
| Hermes 4 70B | Changed with the order |
| Kimi K2 | Changed with the order |
| Kimi K3 | Changed with the order |
| MiMo v2.5 | Changed with the order |
| Mistral Large 2512 | Changed with the order |
| Mistral Small 2603 | Changed with the order |
| Nova Pro | Changed with the order |
| Phi-4 | Changed with the order |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Summer, either way |
| Command A | Summer, either way |
| GLM-5.3 | Summer, either way |
| GPT-4o Mini | Summer, either way |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Summer, either way |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Summer, either way |
| Grok 4.3 | Summer, either way |
| Grok 4.6 | Summer, either way |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Summer, either way |
| Llama 4 Maverick | Summer, either way |
| Nova Micro | Summer, either way |
| Qwen3 32B | Summer, either way |
| Qwen3.8 Max | Summer, either way |
| Step 3.5 Flash | Summer, either way |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Winter, either way |
| Hunyuan 3 | No pick |
| Nemotron 3.5 | No pick |
| Seed 1.6 Flash | No pick |
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