Released: 2026-03-27
google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
4/4
BASIC FACTS, BRASS TACKS, BOTTOM LINE, NITTY-GRITTY
Core Essentials
BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER
Airport Locations
GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE
Orange Things
LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
Things That Can ’Turn’
mistralai/mistral-medium-3
mistral
4/4
BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY
IDIOMS MEANING ESSENTIALS
BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER
AIRPORT LOCATIONS
GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE
LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
TWO-WORD PHRASES WITH HYPHENS
anthropic/claude-3.7-sonnet
anthropic
4/4
BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER
AIRPORT LOCATIONS
BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY
GETTING TO THE ESSENCE OF SOMETHING
GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE
ORANGE THINGS
LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
THINGS INVOLVING HANDS
openai/gpt-4o
openai
4/4
BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY
Expressions meaning the essentials or core elements
BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER
Places found in airports
GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE
Things that are orange
LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
Compound words or phrases
deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324
deepseek
4/4
BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY
Terms emphasizing fundamental or essential details
BAGGAGE CLAIM, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER, DUTY-FREE
Common areas or services in an airport
MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE, GOLDFISH CRACKER
Things that are typically orange
LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
Phrases that can also be literal actions or objects
meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct
meta
2/4
BASIC FACTS, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY, BOTTOM LINE
Idiomatic expressions meaning the essential or fundamental aspects
BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER
Areas or services found in an airport
GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, MONKEY BARS
Names of things that are also names of children’s products or references to children’s media
TRAFFIC CONE, TURN SIGNAL, LIP SERVICE, WEDDING RECEPTION
Things that can be related to driving, politics, or wedding planning
x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta
x-ai
2/4
BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY
Idioms for essentials or basics
BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, TICKET COUNTER, FOOD COURT
Airport or travel-related areas
GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, MONKEY BARS
Items associated with animals or children’s activities
LIP SERVICE, TRAFFIC CONE, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
Various signals or events
Each model receives the same prompt with the 16 words to connect. Models are tasked with creating 4 connections and their answers are evaluated without feedback or retries.