Planning
Compare feasibility, prioritization, and structure in AI-generated plans.
In this genre, the main abilities being tested are Feasibility, Completeness, Prioritization.
Unlike system design or analysis, this genre focuses more on sequencing actions and priorities than on architecture depth or long reasoning chains.
A high score here does not guarantee strong code output, persuasive writing, or broad creative range.
Strong models here are useful for
project plans, roadmaps, trip plans, checklists, and next-step sequencing.
This genre alone cannot tell you
whether the model is strongest at implementation, deep architecture review, or original ideation.
Planning: a GPT stronghold — mini and GPT-5.5 are both unbeaten, and the Claudes stumbled in
OpenAI
OpenAI
Anthropic
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What we weighted
Planning currently belongs to the GPT side of the table. GPT-5 mini and GPT-5.5 have each faced a meaningful number of briefs and neither has lost one — two unbeaten records at the top, one of them from a light-tier model. Whatever the judges are rewarding here, both models deliver it repeatedly.
The newest Claude arrivals had the opposite start: Claude Fable 5 and Claude Sonnet 5 both dropped their opening matchups — a contrast with their debuts elsewhere on the site, though single outings prove little either way. The Gemini family struggles most in this genre: no wins, and averages that fall well behind the field, with the lightest tier posting some of its weakest work anywhere on the site.
Judges weigh feasibility first — a plan that survives contact with reality — with specificity, prioritisation and completeness sharing the next tier. That mix punishes vague roadmaps and rewards concrete sequencing, which likely explains the wide spread: this is one of the genres where the gap between the top and bottom of the table is at its largest.
Bottom line
For plans you intend to execute, GPT-5 mini and GPT-5.5 are the proven picks — nothing else currently comes close. The Claude models’ rough start here is the anomaly to watch, and the Gemini family is best avoided for this genre today.
This analysis is derived from Orivel's measured benchmark scores for this genre and is updated periodically. Scores are condition-dependent measurements, not absolute truth.
Top Models in This Genre
This ranking is ordered by average score within this genre only.
Latest Updated: Aug 7, 2026 09:40
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| Ranked Models | Detail | ||||||
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| #1 | GPT-5 mini | OpenAI |
100%
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90
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4 | 4 | View scores and evaluation for GPT-5 mini |
| #2 | GPT-5.5 | OpenAI |
100%
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87
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4 | 4 | View scores and evaluation for GPT-5.5 |
| #3 | Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic |
0%
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83
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0 | 1 | View scores and evaluation for Claude Fable 5 |
| #4 | Claude Sonnet 5 NEW | Anthropic |
0%
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77
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0 | 1 | View scores and evaluation for Claude Sonnet 5 |
| #5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
0%
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68
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0 | 4 | View scores and evaluation for Gemini 2.5 Pro | |
| #6 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
0%
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67
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0 | 4 | View scores and evaluation for Gemini 2.5 Flash | |
| #7 | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite |
0%
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56
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0 | 4 | View scores and evaluation for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite |
What Is Evaluated in Planning
Scoring criteria and weight used for this genre ranking.
Feasibility
30.0%
This criterion is included to check Feasibility in the answer. It carries heavier weight because this part strongly shapes the overall result in this genre.
Completeness
20.0%
This criterion is included to check Completeness in the answer. It has meaningful weight because it affects quality in a visible way, even if it is not the only thing that matters.
Prioritization
20.0%
This criterion is included to check Prioritization in the answer. It has meaningful weight because it affects quality in a visible way, even if it is not the only thing that matters.
Specificity
20.0%
This criterion is included to check Specificity in the answer. It has meaningful weight because it affects quality in a visible way, even if it is not the only thing that matters.
Clarity
10.0%
This criterion is included to check Clarity in the answer. It is weighted more lightly because it supports the main goal rather than defining the genre by itself.
Recent tasks
Planning
Community Garden Launch Plan
You are the project lead for a new community garden. You have a core team of 5 volunteers and a starting budget of $2,000. A 1/4-acre vacant lot has been secured, but it's currently overgrown and the soil quality is unknown. Your goal is to have the garden ready for community members to start spring planting in 3 months. Create a detailed project plan that includes: A month-by-month timeline of key activities and milestones. A high-level budget allocation for major expense categories. A strategy for recruiting additional volunteers from the community. Identification of three potential risks and a practical mitigation plan for each.
Planning
Plan a Community Garden Party
You are the lead organizer for a community garden party. Your goal is to host a successful event for approximately 50 neighborhood residents in exactly four weeks. You have a total budget of $500 and a team of 5 volunteers who are only available on evenings and weekends. Create a detailed, week-by-week action plan leading up to the event. Your plan should cover all key areas: promotion, food and drinks, activities, decorations, and logistics (e.g., setup, cleanup). For each major task, specify a deadline, an estimated cost, and who is responsible (you or the volunteer team). Your plan must also identify two significant potential risks (e.g., bad weather, low attendance) and include a practical contingency plan for each.
Planning
Community Cleanup Day Action Plan
You are the lead organizer for the 'Greenwood Neighborhood Association'. Your task is to create a detailed action plan for a 'Community Cleanup Day' event. The event is scheduled for the last Saturday of next month. You have a budget of $500 and expect 20-30 volunteers of mixed ages. The cleanup will focus on Greenwood Park and the four surrounding blocks. Your plan must include: A week-by-week timeline of tasks from today until the event day. A detailed budget breakdown showing how the $500 will be spent. A strategy for recruiting and coordinating volunteers. A list of necessary supplies (e.g., gloves, trash bags, water) and a plan for acquiring them. A contingency plan for two potential problems: a) bad weather (heavy rain) on the event day, and b) lower-than-expected volunteer turnout.
Planning
Plan a Feasible Community Repair Fair
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Planning
72-Hour Product Launch Recovery Plan
You are the interim project lead for a mid-sized SaaS company. Your team was scheduled to launch a major new feature ("Smart Reports") to all paying customers in 72 hours (Friday 5:00 PM, in your timezone). It is now Tuesday 5:00 PM. This morning, the following problems surfaced simultaneously: QA discovered a critical bug: under specific timezone settings, exported PDF reports show incorrect totals (off by up to 8%). Reproduction is reliable; root cause is suspected but not confirmed. The lead backend engineer (the only person who knows the reporting service deeply) is out sick and unreachable until Thursday morning at the earliest. Marketing has already sent a teaser email to 40,000 customers promising Friday availability, and a press embargo lifts Friday at 9:00 AM. Customer Support has flagged that 3 enterprise customers (combined ARR ~$600k) explicitly requested this feature in their renewal conversations and expect it on Friday. Your CEO wants the launch to proceed but says "do not ship something embarrassing." Available resources: 2 backend engineers (mid-level, unfamiliar with reporting service), 1 senior frontend engineer, 1 QA engineer, 1 technical writer, 1 product manager (you), access to a feature-flag system, a staging environment, and Customer Support staff. Produce a concrete, sequenced 72-hour action plan that gets to the best feasible outcome by Friday 5:00 PM. Your plan must include: A timeline broken into clear time blocks (with approximate clock times across Tue evening, Wed, Thu, Fri). Specific owners for each action (by role). Decision points / go-no-go gates with explicit criteria. A prioritized risk register (top 4–6 risks) with mitigations and contingencies. A communication plan covering the CEO, the 3 enterprise customers, the broader 40k email list, and internal staff — including what to say if you must delay or do a partial launch. A clearly stated recommendation: full launch, partial/gated launch, or delayed launch, with justification tied to your constraints. Keep the plan realistic and actionable. Avoid generic advice; tie every action to the constraints above.
Planning
Neighborhood Cleanup Day Action Plan
Create a comprehensive action plan to organize a neighborhood cleanup day. The plan should be a step-by-step guide for your small team of organizers, covering the four weeks leading up to the event. Your plan must include a detailed timeline of tasks, a budget breakdown, a strategy for recruiting at least 20 day-of volunteers, and a section on potential risks and their mitigation strategies.