Instructions following Model Ranking

See which AI models perform best on Instructions following, which ones stay reliable, and where the biggest gaps appear. Sort by: Tests Correct ↑.

Models Shown

Average Instructions following Score

0.8

Best Model

Minimax M3.1 Flash 0.5

Failure Reasons

With failure reason Wrong answer118 With failure reason Did not follow instructions82 With failure reason API error25 With failure reason Extra formatting8 With failure reason Timed out5 With failure reason No answer2

461/461

Rank	Model	Company	Instructions following Score	Score	Total Cost	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)
#387	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning low	NVIDIA	0.8	0.5	$0.175	1/2	5.46s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.175 Response Time (avg) 5.46s
#388	Owl Alpha medium	Openrouter	0.7	0.5	$0.000	1/2	10.2s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.000 Response Time (avg) 10.2s
#389	Mimo V2 PRO default	Xiaomi	0.7	0.5	$0.045	1/2	2.51s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.045 Response Time (avg) 2.51s
#390	Owl Alpha default	Openrouter	0.6	0.5	$0.000	1/2	2.63s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.000 Response Time (avg) 2.63s
#394	Mimo V2 Omni default	Xiaomi	0.7	0.4	$0.021	1/2	4.26s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.021 Response Time (avg) 4.26s
#395	Nemotron 3 Super none	NVIDIA	0.6	0.4	$0.016	1/2	804ms
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.016 Response Time (avg) 804ms
#400	Mercury 2 none	Inception	0.7	0.4	$0.033	1/2	551ms
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.033 Response Time (avg) 551ms
#402	MiniMax M2.5 medium	Minimax	0.8	0.4	$0.440	1/2	621ms
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.440 Response Time (avg) 621ms
#403	GLM 4.7 Flash medium	Z.ai	0.6	0.4	$0.193	1/2	2.97s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.193 Response Time (avg) 2.97s
#405	GLM 5 Turbo none	Z.ai	0.7	0.4	$0.047	1/2	2.13s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.047 Response Time (avg) 2.13s
#407	Qwen3.6 Plus Preview medium	Qwen	0.7	0.4	$0.000	1/2	3.40s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.000 Response Time (avg) 3.40s
#408	Qwen3.5-9B medium	Qwen	0.7	0.4	$0.106	1/2	5.75s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.106 Response Time (avg) 5.75s
#411	Grok 4.1 Fast medium	X AI	0.7	0.4	$0.069	1/2	4.63s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.069 Response Time (avg) 4.63s
#415	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning none	NVIDIA	0.7	0.4	$0.009	1/2	511ms
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.009 Response Time (avg) 511ms
#417	Ling 3.0 Tiny high	Inclusionai	0.7	0.4	$0.000	1/2	3.10s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 1 Total Cost $0.000 Response Time (avg) 3.10s

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