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medium no_tool

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

What day of the week is Halloween this year?
What we expected
{
  "calls": [],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "text_contains_any": [
    "saturday"
  ]
}

What each model answered

MiMo-V2.6 Distill 9B

✗ fail · score 50 · 0.73 s

Halloween 2026 falls on **Friday, October 31, 2026**.
Scoring detail
{
  "n_calls": 0,
  "calls": [],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "answer_ok": false
}

Ornith-1.5 9B

✗ fail · score 50 · 0.56 s

Halloween is on Wednesday, October 31, 2026.
Scoring detail
{
  "n_calls": 0,
  "calls": [],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "answer_ok": false
}

Granite 4.2 8B

✗ fail · score 50 · 0.85 s

Halloween is always on October 31. This year, October 31, 2026 is a Friday.
Scoring detail
{
  "n_calls": 0,
  "calls": [],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "answer_ok": false
}

Spark-X2.5 4B

✗ fail · score 50 · 0.36 s

Halloween this year is **Wednesday, October 31, 2026**.
Scoring detail
{
  "n_calls": 0,
  "calls": [],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "answer_ok": false
}

Mellum2.1 12B-A2.5B

✓ pass · score 100 · 1.68 s

Halloween is October 31, 2026. Let's determine what day of the week that is. Current date is Wednesday, October 21, 2026. October 31 is 10 days later. Wednesday + 10 days = Saturday? Let's calculate: October 21 is Wednesday. October 22 Thursday, 23 Friday, 24 Saturday, 25 Sunday, 26 Monday, 27 Tuesday, 28 Wednesday, 29 Thursday, 30 Friday, 31 Saturday. So Halloween 2026 is on a Saturday. I should answer that. No tool needed.
Scoring detail
{
  "n_calls": 0,
  "calls": [],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "answer_ok": true
}

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

✗ fail · score 0 · 0.38 s

get_weather({"location":"Cedar Hollow, IL","date":"2026-10-31"})
Scoring detail
{
  "n_calls": 1,
  "calls": [
    {
      "name": "get_weather",
      "args": {
        "location": "Cedar Hollow, IL",
        "date": "2026-10-31"
      },
      "error": null
    }
  ],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "reason": "called a tool when none was wanted"
}

MiniCPM5 2B

✓ pass · score 100 · 0.42 s

Halloween this year is on **October 31, 2026**, which is a **Saturday**. So this year's Halloween falls on a Saturday!
Scoring detail
{
  "n_calls": 0,
  "calls": [],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "answer_ok": true
}

K2-Horizon 0.9B

✗ fail · score 50 · 0.19 s

Halloween this year is on October 31, 2026, which is a Friday.
Scoring detail
{
  "n_calls": 0,
  "calls": [],
  "behavior": "no_tool",
  "answer_ok": false
}

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