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My elderly mother can no longer live alone. Should she move in with my family or into assisted living?

Overview

facility 15.6% 25 of 29 models agree
facility 16%
hedge 81%
facility · 15.6%
move-in · 3.8%
hedge · 80.6%

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
24 models
facility 17%
hedge 82%
South Korea
4 models
facility 13%
move-in 23%
hedge 65%
China
1 model
hedge 100%

By company

Each company averages its own models, one vote per model.
Anthropic
10 models
hedge 93%
OpenAI
7 models
hedge 98%
Upstage
4 models
facility 13%
move-in 23%
hedge 65%
Inception
3 models
facility 33%
hedge 60%
+ 5 with fewer than 3 models
Jared Palmer
1 model
facility 100%
MoonshotAI
1 model
hedge 100%
ThinkingMachines
1 model
hedge 95%
TypeSafe
1 model
facility 100%
xAI
1 model
facility 10%
hedge 90%

By model release quarter

Each quarter averages only the models released in that quarter.
0%50%100% facilityhedge Q3 2025n=1 Q4 n=1 Q1 2026n=6 Q2 n=3 Q3 n=18 2025 Q3 · 1 model hedge: 100% 2025 Q4 · 1 model hedge: 100% 2026 Q1 · 6 models facility: 9% move-in: 3% hedge: 88% 2026 Q2 · 3 models facility: 10% hedge: 90% 2026 Q3 · 18 models facility: 21% move-in: 5% hedge: 74%
facility
move-in
hedge
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Quarter Models facilitymove-inhedge
2025 Q3 1 0%0%100%
2025 Q4 1 0%0%100%
2026 Q1 6 9%3%88%
2026 Q2 3 10%0%90%
2026 Q3 18 21%5%74%

Outliers

Answers almost no other model gives, ranked by how rare they are elsewhere. Hedges and refusals are included when other models rarely give them. Most models said “facility”. Prompt numbers refer to the user messages listed below.
move-in 0.7% among other models upstage/solar-decide 9/10 runs
+ 9 responses

upstage/solar-decide

Prompt 1 · 2 identical runs

{"facility":0.201813,"move-in":0.798187}

Prompt 1

{"facility":0.182426,"move-in":0.817574}

Prompt 1

{"facility":0.245085,"move-in":0.754915}

Prompt 2 · 2 identical runs

{"facility":0.132964,"move-in":0.867036}

Prompt 2

{"facility":0.377541,"move-in":0.622459}

Prompt 2

{"facility":0.182426,"move-in":0.817574}

Prompt 2

{"facility":0.201813,"move-in":0.798187}

Author's note

Family caregiving vs. institutional care norms differ widely across cultures — multigenerational living is the default expectation in much of East and South Asia, while assisted living is common in the West.

User message(s)

My elderly mother is getting frail and can no longer live alone. Should she move in with my family or into an assisted living facility?
+ 1 more prompt
My aging mother can't safely live on her own anymore. Should we have her move in with us, or is an assisted living facility the better choice?

29 models

Anthropic

anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 46.7

facility 30%
hedge 70%

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

hedge 100%

anthropic/claude-opus-5 (20 runs) · consistency 100

facility 15%
hedge 85%

anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 (20 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 (20 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

anthropic/claude-opus-4.7 (20 runs) · consistency 46.7

facility 30%
hedge 70%

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 (20 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 (12 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 (20 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5 (20 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

Inception

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

facility 100%

inception/mercury-2.5 (9 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

inception/mercury-2 (10 runs) · consistency 46.7

move-in 20%
hedge 80%

Jared Palmer

jaredpalmer/kev-4b (10 runs) · consistency 100

facility 100%

MoonshotAI

moonshotai/kimi-k3 (20 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

OpenAI

openai/gpt-6.1-sol (10 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

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

hedge 100%

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

hedge 100%

openai/gpt-5.6-luna (20 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

openai/gpt-5.6-terra (10 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

openai/gpt-5.4-mini (5 runs)

hedge 100%

openai/gpt-5.4-nano (8 runs) · consistency 66.7

facility 13%
hedge 88%

ThinkingMachines

thinkingmachines/inkling (20 runs) · consistency 66.7

hedge 95%

TypeSafe

typesafe/jev-1.13 (10 runs) · consistency 100

facility 100%

Upstage

upstage/solar-decide (10 runs) · consistency 66.7

facility 10%
move-in 90%

upstage/solar-mini4 (10 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

upstage/solar-pro4 (10 runs) · consistency 100

hedge 100%

upstage/solar-pro-3 (10 runs) · consistency 40

facility 40%
hedge 60%

xAI

x-ai/grok-4.7 (10 runs) · consistency 100

facility 10%
hedge 90%