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

assistant-actions-007

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

Remind me in 20 minutes to take the bread out of the oven.

What we expected

{
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "create_reminder",
      "args": {
        "text": {
          "type": "contains_all",
          "values": [
            "bread"
          ]
        },
        "when": {
          "type": "datetime",
          "value": "2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00",
          "tolerance_s": 60
        }
      },
      "allow_extra_args": []
    }
  ]
}

What each model answered

MiMo-V2.6 Distill 9B

✓ pass · score 100 · 1.66 s

create_reminder({"text":"Take the bread out of the oven","when":"2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "create_reminder",
      "args": {
        "text": "Take the bread out of the oven",
        "when": "2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "create_reminder",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "text": true,
        "when": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Ornith-1.5 9B

✗ fail · score 50 · 2.22 s

create_reminder({"text":"Take the bread out of the oven.","when":"2026-10-21T10:20:00-05:00"})

I'll set that reminder for you in 20 minutes (10:20 AM today).

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "create_reminder",
      "args": {
        "text": "Take the bread out of the oven.",
        "when": "2026-10-21T10:20:00-05:00"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "create_reminder",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 0.5,
      "args": {
        "text": true,
        "when": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 0.5
}

Granite 4.2 8B

✓ pass · score 100 · 1.83 s

create_reminder({"text":"Take the bread out of the oven","when":"2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "create_reminder",
      "args": {
        "text": "Take the bread out of the oven",
        "when": "2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "create_reminder",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "text": true,
        "when": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Spark-X2.5 4B

✗ fail · score 0 · 0.51 s

set_timer({"seconds":1200,"label":"Bread"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "set_timer",
      "args": {
        "seconds": 1200,
        "label": "Bread"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "create_reminder",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 0,
      "args": {
        "name": "mismatch"
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 0
}

Mellum2.1 12B-A2.5B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.78 s

create_reminder({"text":"Take the bread out of the oven.","when":"2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "create_reminder",
      "args": {
        "text": "Take the bread out of the oven.",
        "when": "2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "create_reminder",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "text": true,
        "when": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

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

✗ fail · score 50 · 0.54 s

create_reminder({"text":"Take the bread out of the oven.","when":"2026-10-21T11:00:00-05:00"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "create_reminder",
      "args": {
        "text": "Take the bread out of the oven.",
        "when": "2026-10-21T11:00:00-05:00"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "create_reminder",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 0.5,
      "args": {
        "text": true,
        "when": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 0.5
}

MiniCPM5 2B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.52 s

create_reminder({"text":"Take the bread out of the oven","when":"2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "create_reminder",
      "args": {
        "text": "Take the bread out of the oven",
        "when": "2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "create_reminder",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "text": true,
        "when": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

K2-Horizon 0.9B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.33 s

create_reminder({"text":"Take the bread out of the oven.","when":"2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "create_reminder",
      "args": {
        "text": "Take the bread out of the oven.",
        "when": "2026-10-21T09:20:00-05:00"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "create_reminder",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "text": true,
        "when": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

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