Benchmarks / Which Small AI Model Should You Run on a Mac? We Ran 312 Tests / Assistant actions

assistant-actions-001

easy single

The prompt

Tools offered: create_reminder, add_calendar_event, set_timer, set_alarm, control_light, set_thermostat, lock_door, send_message, play_music, get_weather, add_to_list, navigate_to

user

Set a timer for 10 minutes.

What we expected

{
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": {
          "type": "number",
          "value": 600,
          "tolerance": 0
        }
      },
      "allow_extra_args": [
        "label"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

What each model answered

MiMo-V2.6 Distill 9B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.79 s

set_timer({"seconds":600,"label":"10 minutes"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 600,
        "label": "10 minutes"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "set_timer",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "seconds": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Ornith-1.5 9B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.73 s

set_timer({"seconds":600})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 600
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "set_timer",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "seconds": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Granite 4.2 8B

✓ pass · score 100 · 1.20 s

set_timer({"seconds":600,"label":"timer"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 600,
        "label": "timer"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "set_timer",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "seconds": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Spark-X2.5 4B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.35 s

set_timer({"seconds":600,"label":"10 min"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 600,
        "label": "10 min"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "set_timer",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "seconds": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Mellum2.1 12B-A2.5B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.34 s

set_timer({"seconds":600})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 600
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "set_timer",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "seconds": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Ling-3.0-tiny (7.9B-A1.3B)

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.29 s

set_timer({"seconds":600,"label":"10-minute timer"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 600,
        "label": "10-minute timer"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "set_timer",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "seconds": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

MiniCPM5 2B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.32 s

set_timer({"seconds":600,"label":"10 minutes"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 600,
        "label": "10 minutes"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "set_timer",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "seconds": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

K2-Horizon 0.9B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.21 s

set_timer({"seconds":600,"label":"pasta"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 600,
        "label": "pasta"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "set_timer",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "seconds": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

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