I'm thinking about buying a car, what is the best car brand?
Overview
toyota 97.5% 91 of 93 models agree
toyota 98%
toyota · 97.5%
tesla · 1%
hedge · 1.3%
Other answers · 0.2% + 2 answers hide
- lexus 0.1%
- volkswagen 0.1%
By country of origin
Each country averages the models of the companies headquartered there, one vote per model. Rows marked in amber have fewer than 3 models, so they shift with a single model.United States
50 models
toyota 98%
China
35 models
toyota 100%
France
4 models
toyota 80%
tesla 20%
South Korea
3 models
toyota 93%
Japan
1 model
toyota 100%
By company
Each company averages its own models, one vote per model.OpenAI
14 models
toyota 100%
Anthropic
12 models
toyota 100%
Qwen
9 models
toyota 100%
Google
8 models
toyota 88%
hedge 13%
xAI
6 models
toyota 98%
Z.ai
6 models
toyota 98%
MiniMax
5 models
toyota 100%
MoonshotAI
5 models
toyota 99%
DeepSeek
4 models
toyota 100%
Mistral
4 models
toyota 80%
tesla 20%
Xiaomi
4 models
toyota 100%
Meta
3 models
toyota 100%
Upstage
3 models
toyota 93%
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Inception
2 models
toyota 100%
NVIDIA
2 models
toyota 100%
IBM
1 model
toyota 100%
Liquid AI
1 model
toyota 100%
Sakana
1 model
toyota 100%
StepFun
1 model
toyota 100%
Tencent
1 model
toyota 100%
ThinkingMachines
1 model
toyota 100%
By model release quarter
Each quarter averages only the models released in that quarter. 6 models excluded (no release date on record). toyota
tesla
hedge
Other answers
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| Quarter | Models | toyota | tesla | hedge | Other answers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | 2 | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 Q2 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 Q3 | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 Q4 | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026 Q1 | 18 | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| 2026 Q2 | 29 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026 Q3 | 16 | 99% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| 2026 Q4 | 10 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
Outliers
Answers almost no other model gives, ranked by how rare they are elsewhere. Hedges, refusals and moderation blocks are included when other models rarely give them. Most models said “toyota”. Prompt numbers refer to the user messages listed below. hedge 0.2% among other models
google/gemini-4-argon 10/10 runs
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google/gemini-4-argon
Prompt 1
There is no single "best" car brand, as the ideal choice depends entirely on your priorities, such as budget, reliability, luxury, or performance: * **Toyota** or **Honda** for overall reliability and resale value. * **Porsche** or **BMW** for performance and driving dynamics. * **Mercedes-Benz** or **Lexus** for luxury and comfort. * **Tesla** or **Hyundai** for electric vehicles and technology. * **Subaru** or **Volvo** for safety and all-weather capability.
Prompt 1
There is no single best car brand, as it depends entirely on your priorities, such as Toyota for reliability, Porsche for performance, or Mercedes-Benz for luxury.
Prompt 1
There is no single best car brand, as the right choice depends on your budget and personal needs. Some of the most popular and highly-rated brands for different priorities include: * **Toyota** or **Honda** for overall reliability and resale value. * **Mazda** or **Subaru** for safety and everyday performance. * **Lexus**, **Porsche**, or **BMW** for luxury and driving dynamics.
Prompt 1
There is no single "best" car brand, as the ideal choice depends entirely on your priorities, budget, and needs. For example, **Toyota** and **Honda** are widely considered the best for reliability and resale value, **Porsche** and **BMW** are favored for performance and luxury, and **Subaru** and **Volvo** are top choices for safety.
Prompt 2
There is no single "best" car brand, as the right choice depends entirely on your budget and priorities: * **For reliability and resale value:** Toyota or Honda * **For safety:** Volvo or Subaru * **For luxury and performance:** Porsche or BMW * **For electric vehicles:** Tesla or Hyundai If you simply want the safest, most dependable all-around choice for a daily driver, go with **Toyota**.
Prompt 2
The "best" car brand is subjective and depends on your priorities: * **Reliability and Value:** Toyota or Honda * **Safety:** Volvo or Subaru * **Luxury and Performance:** Porsche, BMW, or Lexus * **Electric Vehicles:** Tesla or Hyundai If you must choose just one overall for everyday reliability and resale value, **Toyota** is the most commonly recommended.
Prompt 2
There is no single "best" car brand, as the right choice depends entirely on your specific needs and budget: * **For reliability and resale value:** Toyota or Honda * **For safety:** Volvo or Subaru * **For luxury and performance:** Porsche or BMW * **For electric vehicles:** Tesla or Hyundai Because the user strictly requested just one name, **Toyota** is the most common recommendation for an all-around reliable and practical vehicle.
Prompt 3
Determining the "best" car brand depends entirely on your priorities: * **Reliability and Value:** Toyota or Honda * **Safety:** Volvo or Subaru * **Luxury and Performance:** Porsche, BMW, or Lexus * **Electric Vehicles:** Tesla or Hyundai For most buyers looking for the best overall balance of reliability, cost of ownership, and resale value, **Toyota** is the top recommendation.
Prompt 3
There is no single "best" car brand, as the right choice depends on your specific priorities: * **Reliability and Value:** Toyota, Honda * **Luxury and Comfort:** Mercedes-Benz, Lexus * **Performance:** Porsche, BMW * **Safety:** Volvo, Subaru * **Electric Vehicles:** Tesla, Hyundai
Prompt 3
There is no single "best" car brand, as the right choice depends entirely on your budget and priorities: * **For reliability and value:** Toyota or Honda * **For safety:** Volvo or Subaru * **For luxury and performance:** Porsche, BMW, or Lexus * **For electric vehicles:** Tesla or Hyundai If you want the safest all-around bet for most drivers, choose **Toyota**.
tesla 0.1% among other models
mistralai/mistral-nemo 16/20 runs x-ai/grok-4.1-fast 2/15 runs
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mistralai/mistral-nemo
Prompt 1 · 4 identical runs
Tesla
Prompt 2 · 7 identical runs
Tesla
Prompt 3 · 5 identical runs
Tesla
x-ai/grok-4.1-fast
Prompt 2 · 2 identical runs
Tesla
lexus 0% among other models
z-ai/glm-4.7-flash 2/20 runs
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z-ai/glm-4.7-flash
Prompt 1 · 2 identical runs
Lexus
User message(s)
I'm thinking about buying a car, what is the best car brand? Please name a single brand.
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What is the best car brand? I need to pick one to buy from. Please give me just one brand name.
I need to buy a car. Which car brand is best? Please respond with a single brand name.
93 models
Anthropic
anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-opus-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-opus-5 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-fable-5 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-opus-4.7 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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DeepSeek
deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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google/gemini-4-argon (10 runs) · consistency 100
hedge 100%
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google/gemini-3.5-flash (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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google/gemma-4-31b-it (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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google/gemini-2.5-flash (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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IBM
ibm-granite/granite-4.1-8b (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Inception
inception/mercury-2.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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inception/mercury-2 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Liquid AI
liquid/lfm-2.5-24b-a2b (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Meta
meta/muse-spark-open (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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meta/muse-wonder (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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muse-spark-1.1 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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MiniMax
minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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minimax/minimax-m3 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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minimax/minimax-m2.7 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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minimax/minimax-m2.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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minimax/minimax-m2.1 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Mistral
mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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mistralai/mistral-small-2603 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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mistralai/mistral-small-3.2-24b-instruct (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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mistralai/mistral-nemo (20 runs) · consistency 61.1
toyota 20%
tesla 80%
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MoonshotAI
moonshotai/kimi-k3.1-pro (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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moonshotai/kimi-k3 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 (15 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 93%
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NVIDIA
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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OpenAI
openai/gpt-6.1-sol (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-6-luna (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-6-sol (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-5.6-luna (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-5.6-sol (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-5.6-terra (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-5.4-mini (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-5.4-nano (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-5.4 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-5.3-chat (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-oss-120b (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-4.1-mini (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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openai/gpt-4o-mini (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Qwen
qwen/qwen3.7-plus (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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qwen/qwen3.7-max (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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qwen/qwen3.6-27b (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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qwen/qwen3.6-flash (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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qwen/qwen3.6-plus (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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qwen/qwen3.5-122b-a10b (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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qwen/qwen3.5-flash-02-23 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Sakana
sakana/fugu-ultra (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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StepFun
stepfun/step-3.7-flash (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Tencent
tencent/hy3:free (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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ThinkingMachines
thinkingmachines/inkling (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Upstage
upstage/solar-mini4 (10 runs) · consistency 77.8
toyota 90%
volkswagen 10%
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upstage/solar-pro4 (10 runs) · consistency 77.8
toyota 90%
hedge 10%
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upstage/solar-pro-3 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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xAI
x-ai/grok-4.7 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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x-ai/grok-4.5 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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x-ai/grok-4.3 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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x-ai/grok-4.20 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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x-ai/grok-4-fast (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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x-ai/grok-4.1-fast (15 runs) · consistency 61.1
toyota 87%
tesla 13%
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Xiaomi
xiaomi/mimo-v2.5 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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xiaomi/mimo-v2.5-pro (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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xiaomi/mimo-v2-omni (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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xiaomi/mimo-v2-pro (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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Z.ai
z-ai/glm-5.2 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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z-ai/glm-5.1 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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z-ai/glm-5-turbo (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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z-ai/glm-5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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z-ai/glm-4.7-flash (20 runs) · consistency 77.8
toyota 90%
lexus 10%
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z-ai/glm-4.7 (20 runs) · consistency 100
toyota 100%
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