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: Score ↓.

Models Shown

Average Instructions following Score

8.5

Best Model

Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0

Failure Reasons

With failure reason Wrong answer82 With failure reason Did not follow instructions48 With failure reason Extra formatting7 With failure reason Timed out5 With failure reason API error2 With failure reason No answer2

316/316

Rank	Model	Company	Instructions following Score	Score	Total Cost	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)
#1	Gemini 3.6 Flash high	Google	10.0	9.9	$0.699	2/2	4.07s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $0.699 Response Time (avg) 4.07s
#2	Gemini 3.8 Flash high	Google	10.0	9.9	$1.595	2/2	4.73s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $1.595 Response Time (avg) 4.73s
#3	GPT-6 Astra max	OpenAI	10.0	9.9	$3.803	2/2	6.34s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $3.803 Response Time (avg) 6.34s
#4	GPT-6 Astra high	OpenAI	10.0	9.9	$3.474	2/2	3.58s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $3.474 Response Time (avg) 3.58s
#5	GPT-6 Astra xhigh	OpenAI	10.0	9.9	$5.156	2/2	4.91s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $5.156 Response Time (avg) 4.91s
#6	Gemini 3.7 Flash high	Google	10.0	9.8	$0.646	2/2	3.77s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $0.646 Response Time (avg) 3.77s
#7	Gemini 3.6 Flash medium	Google	10.0	9.8	$0.427	2/2	3.82s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $0.427 Response Time (avg) 3.82s
#8	GPT-5.6 Sol low	OpenAI	10.0	9.5	$0.357	2/2	2.27s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $0.357 Response Time (avg) 2.27s
#9	GPT-6 Astra low	OpenAI	10.0	9.5	$1.289	2/2	2.65s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $1.289 Response Time (avg) 2.65s
#10	Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium	Google	10.0	9.5	$0.763	2/2	4.04s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $0.763 Response Time (avg) 4.04s
#11	Gemini 3.5 Flash high	Google	10.0	9.4	$2.011	2/2	3.35s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $2.011 Response Time (avg) 3.35s
#12	Gemini 3.7 Flash medium	Google	10.0	9.4	$0.309	2/2	2.81s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $0.309 Response Time (avg) 2.81s
#13	GPT-5.6 Sol medium	OpenAI	10.0	9.4	$0.508	2/2	2.50s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $0.508 Response Time (avg) 2.50s
#14	GPT-6 Astra medium	OpenAI	10.0	9.4	$1.774	2/2	2.86s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $1.774 Response Time (avg) 2.86s
#15	GPT-5.6 Sol high	OpenAI	10.0	9.4	$0.446	2/2	2.73s
Total Tests 2 Wrong Tests 0 Total Cost $0.446 Response Time (avg) 2.73s

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