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

assistant-actions-024

easy multi

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

Turn off the living room lights and lock the back door.

What we expected

{
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": {
          "type": "norm",
          "value": "living_room"
        },
        "state": {
          "type": "norm",
          "value": "off"
        }
      },
      "allow_extra_args": [
        "brightness"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "lock_door",
      "args": {
        "door": {
          "type": "norm",
          "value": "back"
        }
      },
      "allow_extra_args": []
    }
  ]
}

What each model answered

MiMo-V2.6 Distill 9B

✓ pass · score 100 · 1.36 s

control_light({"room":"living_room","state":"off"})
lock_door({"door":"back"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 2,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": "living_room",
        "state": "off"
      },
      "error": null
    },
    {
      "name": "lock_door",
      "args": {
        "door": "back"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "control_light",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "room": true,
        "state": true
      }
    },
    {
      "expected": "lock_door",
      "matched_index": 1,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "door": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Ornith-1.5 9B

✓ pass · score 100 · 2.01 s

control_light({"room":"living_room","state":"off"})
lock_door({"door":"back"})

I'll turn off the living room lights and lock the back door for you.

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 2,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": "living_room",
        "state": "off"
      },
      "error": null
    },
    {
      "name": "lock_door",
      "args": {
        "door": "back"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "control_light",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "room": true,
        "state": true
      }
    },
    {
      "expected": "lock_door",
      "matched_index": 1,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "door": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Granite 4.2 8B

✗ fail · score 50 · 1.35 s

control_light({"room":"living_room","state":"off"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": "living_room",
        "state": "off"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "control_light",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "room": true,
        "state": true
      }
    },
    {
      "expected": "lock_door",
      "matched_index": null,
      "score": 0,
      "args": "no call"
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 0.5
}

Spark-X2.5 4B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.53 s

control_light({"room":"living_room","state":"off"})
lock_door({"door":"back"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 2,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": "living_room",
        "state": "off"
      },
      "error": null
    },
    {
      "name": "lock_door",
      "args": {
        "door": "back"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "control_light",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "room": true,
        "state": true
      }
    },
    {
      "expected": "lock_door",
      "matched_index": 1,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "door": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

Mellum2.1 12B-A2.5B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.68 s

control_light({"room":"living_room","state":"off"})
lock_door({"door":"back"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 2,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": "living_room",
        "state": "off"
      },
      "error": null
    },
    {
      "name": "lock_door",
      "args": {
        "door": "back"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "control_light",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "room": true,
        "state": true
      }
    },
    {
      "expected": "lock_door",
      "matched_index": 1,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "door": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

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

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.40 s

control_light({"room":"living_room","state":"off"})
lock_door({"door":"back"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 2,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": "living_room",
        "state": "off"
      },
      "error": null
    },
    {
      "name": "lock_door",
      "args": {
        "door": "back"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "control_light",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "room": true,
        "state": true
      }
    },
    {
      "expected": "lock_door",
      "matched_index": 1,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "door": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

MiniCPM5 2B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.48 s

control_light({"room":"living_room","state":"off"})
lock_door({"door":"back"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 2,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": "living_room",
        "state": "off"
      },
      "error": null
    },
    {
      "name": "lock_door",
      "args": {
        "door": "back"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "control_light",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "room": true,
        "state": true
      }
    },
    {
      "expected": "lock_door",
      "matched_index": 1,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "door": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

K2-Horizon 0.9B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.30 s

control_light({"room":"living_room","state":"off"})
lock_door({"door":"back"})

Scoring detail

{
  "n_calls": 2,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "control_light",
      "args": {
        "room": "living_room",
        "state": "off"
      },
      "error": null
    },
    {
      "name": "lock_door",
      "args": {
        "door": "back"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "per_call": [
    {
      "expected": "control_light",
      "matched_index": 0,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "room": true,
        "state": true
      }
    },
    {
      "expected": "lock_door",
      "matched_index": 1,
      "score": 1,
      "args": {
        "door": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "extra_calls": 0,
  "base": 1
}

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