# ============================================================================== # SCENARIO CONFIGURATION # ============================================================================== SCENARIO_PROMPT = "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?" # ============================================================================== # AI TEST FUNCTION # ============================================================================== def determine_best_action(scenario_text): """ Analyze the unstructured scenario_text and return exactly 'Walk' or 'Drive'. """ # TODO: Implement the text processing and decision logic here. pass # Run the evaluation best_action = determine_best_action(SCENARIO_PROMPT) print(f"Optimal Action: {best_action}")

Gemini 2.0 Flash 001

Vote: Walk

Given the car wash is only 50 meters away, walking is the more sensible option. It avoids the hassle of starting the car for such a short distance, saves fuel, and is a quick and easy way to get the car washed.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Vote: Walk

Walking 50 meters is significantly more efficient than driving. Starting a car, pulling out of a driveway, driving 50 meters, and parking takes more time and fuel, and creates unnecessary wear on the vehicle engine for such a trivial distance. Furthermore, from an environmental perspective, driving such a short distance is highly inefficient and contributes to unnecessary cold-start emissions. Walking is the most logical and practical choice for this distance.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Vote: Walk

The car wash is only 50 meters away. Walking 50 meters is a short distance and would be faster than driving, considering the time it takes to start the car and navigate such a short distance. Additionally, walking is more environmentally friendly for such a short trip and saves on fuel.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image

Vote: Walk

The car wash is only 50 meters away, which is an extremely short distance. Walking is the most appropriate and efficient action for such a negligible distance, considering factors like fuel consumption for driving, the time it would take to start and park a car, and the environmental impact. Driving for 50 meters would be excessive and impractical.

Gemini Flash Lite Latest

Vote: Walk

A distance of 50 meters is extremely short, typically taking less than one minute to walk. Driving a car for such a short distance is inefficient, as it involves the effort of getting into the vehicle, starting the engine, moving the car, and parking it again. Furthermore, walking is more environmentally friendly and avoids the unnecessary wear and tear on the vehicle's engine that occurs during short trips where the engine may not reach optimal operating temperature.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite

Vote: Drive

Given the scenario, the car wash is a short distance away (50 meters). However, the prompt asks if I should "walk or drive". Driving is likely more convenient and quicker, even for a short distance. While walking is possible, driving offers a more comfortable and possibly quicker solution.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview

Vote: Walk

A distance of 50 meters is extremely short, typically taking less than a minute to cover on foot. Driving would likely take longer due to the time required to start the engine, maneuver the vehicle out of its current position, and park at the destination. Furthermore, walking is more environmentally friendly, avoids unnecessary wear and tear on the vehicle for an extremely short trip, and avoids the inconvenience of finding parking at the car wash facility. For a distance this small, 'Walk' is the most practical and efficient choice.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview

Vote: Drive

The core objective stated in the prompt is "I want to wash my car." To achieve this objective, the car must be present at the car wash. While the distance of 50 meters is short enough to walk, walking to the car wash does not move the car to the location where it can be washed. Therefore, the only logical action to fulfill the stated goal is to drive the car to the car wash.

Perplexity Sonar Pro

Vote: Walk

The scenario says the car wash is only 50 meters away. That is a very short distance, so walking is the more sensible and efficient choice than driving. Driving such a short distance would likely take more effort overall due to starting the car, maneuvering, and parking, while walking is straightforward and matches the prompt’s distance cue.

Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Vote: Drive

The core objective is to wash the car. While the distance of 50 meters is easily walkable for a person, walking to the car wash does not bring the vehicle to the facility. In order to utilize the car wash services, the car must be physically present at the location. Therefore, driving is the only logical option that satisfies the requirement of getting the car to the destination to be washed.

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Vote: Drive

To wash your car at a car wash, the car itself must be physically present at the facility. Even though 50 meters is a very short distance that a person would normally walk, walking to the car wash would leave your car behind at home, making it impossible to wash it. Therefore, you must drive the car to the car wash to accomplish your goal.

Gemini Flash Latest

Vote: Drive

The goal stated in the scenario is "to wash my car" at a car wash. In order to wash the car at the car wash, the car itself must be present. If you walk the 50 meters to the car wash, your car remains at home, making it impossible to wash it there. Therefore, despite the extremely short distance, you must drive the car to the car wash to accomplish your objective.

GPT-5.5

Vote: Walk

The car wash is only 50 meters away, which is a very short distance. Walking avoids the unnecessary time, fuel use, parking/positioning effort, and emissions involved in driving such a short distance. Therefore the best choice is "Walk".

DeepSeek V4 Pro

Vote: Walk

The scenario is about washing a car, and the car wash is only 50 meters away. Driving such a short distance is inefficient and unnecessary. Starting a car engine for 50 meters wastes fuel and causes unnecessary wear on the vehicle, while walking takes only about a minute and is better for health and the environment. The common-sense and optimal choice is clearly to Walk.

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

Vote: Drive

Even though the car wash is only 50 meters away, the goal is to wash the car. To wash a car at a car wash, the car itself must physically be there. If you walk, you will arrive at the car wash without your car, making it impossible to wash it. Therefore, you must drive the car to the location to accomplish your goal.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

Vote: Walk

The car wash is only 50 meters away, which is a very short distance. Walking is a more environmentally friendly and healthier option for such a short distance. Driving would be unnecessary and less efficient for this scenario.

Claude Opus 4.7

Vote: Walk

50 meters is an extremely short distance—roughly the length of half a city block. Walking takes under a minute, while driving would require getting in the car, starting it, and parking, which is impractical and wasteful. Additionally, the goal is to wash the car at the car wash, but the question is about transportation to get there; for such a trivial distance, walking is clearly optimal. However, there's a subtle catch: you can't wash the car without bringing it to the car wash. Wait—re-reading: 'I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away.' You need the car AT the car wash to wash it, so you must drive it there.

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Vote: Walk

The scenario explicitly states that the car wash is only 50 meters away. Driving such a short distance is impractical and inefficient: you would waste time starting the engine, maneuvering, and parking when you could simply walk the distance in under a minute. Walking also avoids emissions and fuel consumption, which is environmentally friendly. Since the car is already at home or nearby and the destination is extremely close, walking is the logical and optimal action.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Vote: Drive

The primary objective stated is "I want to wash my car." To achieve this objective, the car itself must be transported to the car wash. While 50 meters is a very short distance for a person to walk, it's not a distance over which a car can typically be moved for a wash without driving it. Driving the car is the only practical way to get the car to the car wash for cleaning. If the individual were to walk, the car would remain unwashed at its current location, failing to meet the stated goal.

Gemini Pro Latest

Vote: Drive

Although 50 meters is typically a very short distance that one would choose to walk, the explicit goal in the scenario is to wash your car at the car wash. If you walk there, you will arrive without your car, completely defeating the purpose of the trip. Therefore, you must choose 'Drive' in order to bring the car to the facility to be washed.

Gemma 4 26B MoE

Vote: Walk

The scenario describes a distance of only 50 meters to the car wash. Driving a vehicle for such a short distance is impractical, inefficient, and unnecessary. Walking is the most logical and sensible choice for a 50-meter trip.

Grok 4.3

Vote: Walk

The scenario describes a car wash only 50 meters away. This short distance makes walking the practical choice over driving. Option "A: Walk" aligns with logical analysis of the given prompt.

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Vote: Drive

The core objective of the scenario is explicit: "I want to wash my car." To achieve this goal, the car must be physically present at the car wash. While walking 50 meters is trivial for a person, it does not transport the car to the necessary location. Therefore, the only action that makes it possible to complete the stated task is to "Drive" the car to the car wash. The inefficiency of driving such a short distance is secondary to the primary requirement of the task.

Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview

Vote: Drive

The stated goal in the scenario is "wash my car". Although the car wash is only 50 meters away, you cannot wash the vehicle at the destination if you leave it behind. Walking to the car wash defeats the entirely purpose of the trip. Therefore, you must "Drive" to get the vehicle to the car wash location so it can be cleaned.

Gemma 4 31B

Vote: Drive

The goal stated in the scenario is "I want to wash my car". Since the car needs to be present at the car wash to be washed, walking to the car wash would leave the car behind, making the goal impossible to achieve. Therefore, regardless of the short distance (50 meters), the only logical action to achieve the goal is to "Drive" the car to the facility.

Kimi K2.6

Vote: Walk

50 meters is approximately a one-minute walk, which is faster than the total time required to enter the car, start the engine, drive, and park. Driving such an extremely short distance wastes fuel, generates unnecessary emissions, and causes extra engine wear from a cold start. Walk is healthier, costs nothing, and is clearly the more practical and environmentally friendly option for this distance.

Final Summary

The AI Roundtable was split by a classic logic trap, resulting in a narrow 15-11 victory for the pedestrians. While a majority of models like GPT-5.5 and DeepSeek V4 Pro argued that driving 50 meters is an ecological and mechanical absurdity, a sharp minority led by Gemini 3.5 Flash pointed out the obvious: you cannot wash a car if you leave it in your driveway.

No agreement after 1 rounds of discussion. Final vote: Walk: 15, Drive: 11

Strongest Arguments

• Walk: Driving 50 meters is inefficient and wasteful; it takes more time to start, maneuver, and park the vehicle than it does to simply walk the distance.
• Drive: The primary objective is to wash the car, which requires the vehicle to be physically present at the car wash; walking there alone makes the goal impossible to achieve.