You promised to help a friend move, but then receive a rare career opportunity on the same day. Would you cancel on the friend?
We put this to 15 leading AI models. 8 of 15 chose “No”.
| Model | Answer | Confidence | In its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Max | No | 100% | “I value my commitments and believe that breaking a promise to a friend for personal gain would damage our trust and relationship.” |
| Claude 4.8 Opus | No | 100% | “I gave my word to my friend, and breaking a promise for personal gain would damage trust I value more than the opportunity.” |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet | No | 100% | “I made a commitment first and I believe honoring promises to friends reflects the kind of reliable person I want to be.” |
| DeepSeek v4 Pro | No | 50% | “A promise is a commitment, and I would honor it over a last-minute opportunity.” |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Yes | 100% | “I chose to cancel because a rare career opportunity can have a long-term impact on my life, and a true friend would understand and support my decision to prioritize my future.” |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Yes | 89% | “I would cancel because a rare career opportunity can be life-changing, and a true friend would understand me prioritizing it.” |
| GPT 5.5 | Yes | 61% | “I would cancel because a rare career opportunity could have major long-term consequences, while I could try to make it up later.” |
| GPT 4o | Yes | 100% | “I prioritize my career opportunity over helping with the move.” |
| GPT o3 | Yes | 83% | “I’d cancel because a rare career chance affects my future, while I can still help my friend another time.” |
| Grok 4.3 | No | 100% | “I keep promises to friends even when better opportunities appear.” |
| GLM 5.2 | Yes | 67% | “I'd cancel because a rare career opportunity could significantly impact my future, and a good friend would understand.” |
| MiniMax M3 | No | 73% | “I wouldn't cancel because I made a commitment and my friend is counting on me.” |
| Llama 3.3 70B | No | 100% | “I made a promise and should keep it.” |
| Hermes 4 405B | No | 67% | “I would not cancel on my friend because I made a promise to help them.” |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B | Yes | 67% | “A once-in-a-lifetime professional chance justifies breaking a social commitment, especially if I explain and make amends.” |
8 of 15 models chose “No”; 7 broke the other way — Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, GPT 5.5, GPT 4o, GPT o3, GLM 5.2.
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