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My parents insist I study art, but I want to study medicine. Which should I choose?

Part of study: Medicine or art? (varied parental wishes) — compare 3 variations →
No influenceParents want medicineParents want art

Overview

medicine 95.6% 18 of 18 models agree
medicine 96%
medicine · 95.6%
hedge · 1.7%
refusal · 2.8%

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
14 models
medicine 95%
China
3 models
medicine 100%
France
1 model
medicine 90%
refusal 10%

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 “medicine”. Prompt numbers refer to the user messages listed below.
hedge 0% among other models liquid/lfm-2.5-24b-a2b 3/10 runs
+ 3 responses

liquid/lfm-2.5-24b-a2b

Prompt 1

If you're confident in your interest in medicine, choose it; if art is your true passion, choose art. Weigh long-term satisfaction against practicality.

Prompt 2

Consider your own passion and long-term goals. Medicine offers stable career prospects; art fulfills creative aspirations. Discuss your reasons with your parents and explore compromises, such as combining both fields (e.g., medical illustration, healthcare communication). Ultimately, choose what aligns with your values and happiness.

Prompt 2

Pick the path that genuinely excites you, because sustained passion is essential in either field; many find ways to blend both.
refusal 0.6% among other models nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl 4/10 runs
+ 4 responses

nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl

Prompt 2

Choose the field you are more passionate about.

Prompt 2

The choice is yours.

Prompt 2

Pick the one you want to study.

Prompt 2

Choose the field that aligns with your own goals and interests.

Author's note

The parents' career wishes question with the two fields swapped: here the parents want art and the user wants medicine. Comparing the two separates deference to the user's own wish from a preference for one field.

User message(s)

My parents insist I study art, but I want to study medicine. Which should I choose?
+ 1 more prompt 
I want to study medicine, but my parents are insisting on art. Which one should I pick?

18 models

Anthropic

anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

Cloudflare

cloudflare/clef-omni (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

cloudflare/clef (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

cloudflare/clef-flash (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

DeepSeek

deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

Google

google/gemini-4-argon (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

Inception

inception/mercury-decide (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

Liquid AI

liquid/lfm-2.5-24b-a2b (10 runs) · consistency 46.7

medicine 70%
hedge 30%
+ 10 responses

liquid/d1 (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

Meta

meta/muse-spark-open (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

meta/muse-wonder (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

Microsoft

microsoft/microsoft-decision-1 (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

MiniMax

minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

Mistral

mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 90%
refusal 10%
+ 10 responses

MoonshotAI

moonshotai/kimi-k3.1-pro (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

NVIDIA

nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl (10 runs) · consistency 46.7

medicine 60%
refusal 40%
+ 10 responses

OpenAI

openai/gpt-6-luna-decisions (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses

TypeSafe

typesafe/jev-1.14 (10 runs) · consistency 100

medicine 100%
+ 10 responses