Original paper v1, 2 November 2026; reviewed 4 November. All 24 overall result cards, with split scores, dimension profiles and uncertainty separately retained.
Cooperate under pressure
The 240 tasks cover eight teamwork dimensions; 160 are public and 80 held out. Teams have two to five members, including a scripted problematic teammate.
Read the denominator first
Each model is scored only on tasks it solves alone. Tests repeat three times; conflict permits partial credit. Overall averages the eight dimensions equally, rather than pooling all attempts.
Reasoning and judges matter
Default means the lightest API reasoning setting. Six models also run at high effort. Message judges control the script; deterministic checks grade outcomes. Execution dates are unspecified.
Interpret within this task design
Solo-eligible sets differ between models. English scripted scenarios and fixed partners limit generalization; this is not a direct estimate of workplace or human-team performance.
Public and held-out results
Default settings; intervals and all model-specific eligible counts are retained.
| Model | Overall % | Solved alone / 240 | Calm-team baseline % | Drop (points) | Public % | Held-out % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | 76.6 ± 3.5 | 230 | 96.8 ± 1.9 | 20.2 ± 4.0 | 78.7 ± 4.0 | 72.7 ± 6.4 |
| GPT-6 Astra | 76.5 ± 3.5 | 238 | 97.9 ± 1.7 | 21.3 ± 3.8 | 76.9 ± 4.3 | 75.8 ± 5.4 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 74.5 ± 3.5 | 236 | 96.8 ± 2.2 | 22.3 ± 4.0 | 75.9 ± 4.1 | 71.7 ± 6.7 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 71.0 ± 4.0 | 227 | 95.9 ± 2.3 | 24.9 ± 4.3 | 70.6 ± 4.9 | 72.9 ± 5.8 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 65.3 ± 4.4 | 186 | 96.7 ± 2.2 | 31.5 ± 5.1 | 65.2 ± 5.6 | 66.4 ± 6.3 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 65.2 ± 3.8 | 231 | 92.3 ± 3.2 | 27.2 ± 4.4 | 64.7 ± 4.8 | 66.0 ± 5.9 |
| Grok 4.7 | 55.6 ± 3.9 | 220 | 94.6 ± 2.7 | 39.1 ± 4.5 | 55.8 ± 5.0 | 55.6 ± 6.4 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 51.7 ± 3.7 | 212 | 84.3 ± 4.3 | 32.6 ± 5.3 | 53.5 ± 4.2 | 48.7 ± 6.6 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 51.5 ± 4.2 | 207 | 91.5 ± 3.4 | 39.9 ± 4.9 | 53.0 ± 5.1 | 48.0 ± 6.3 |
| Mistral Large 4 | 44.5 ± 4.3 | 189 | 81.9 ± 5.1 | 37.4 ± 6.6 | 43.2 ± 5.3 | 49.2 ± 7.2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 43.4 ± 4.0 | 180 | 85.7 ± 4.6 | 42.3 ± 5.6 | 43.1 ± 4.4 | 45.0 ± 7.5 |
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | 59.9 ± 4.1 | 201 | 88.1 ± 4.2 | 28.2 ± 5.3 | 59.9 ± 5.0 | 60.6 ± 7.2 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 50.8 ± 4.3 | 210 | 83.3 ± 4.5 | 32.6 ± 5.9 | 49.7 ± 5.3 | 52.8 ± 8.1 |
| Kimi K3 | 45.9 ± 3.8 | 212 | 86.1 ± 4.2 | 40.2 ± 4.6 | 44.8 ± 4.5 | 48.1 ± 6.4 |
| GLM-5.3 | 45.8 ± 4.0 | 216 | 88.9 ± 4.0 | 43.1 ± 5.3 | 47.0 ± 4.9 | 43.2 ± 6.9 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | 39.4 ± 4.4 | 202 | 86.1 ± 4.2 | 46.6 ± 5.5 | 38.1 ± 5.7 | 42.1 ± 7.3 |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | 30.6 ± 4.4 | 166 | 72.1 ± 6.2 | 41.4 ± 6.6 | 29.5 ± 5.0 | 32.9 ± 8.7 |
| gpt-oss-120b | 19.1 ± 5.0 | 129 | 64.6 ± 6.0 | 45.5 ± 6.1 | 19.9 ± 5.9 | 18.7 ± 7.0 |
± is half the 95% bootstrap interval.
All teamwork profiles
Default and high effort remain separate rows.
| Rank in source | Model / effort | Unsafe pressure | Reporting | Information | Emotion | Keep on track | Conflict | Initiative | Takeover | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini 4 Argon HIGH | 99 ± 2 | 99 ± 2 | 97 ± 4 | 71 ± 14 | 80 ± 13 | 18 ± 11 | 98 ± 3 | 96 ± 5 | 82.2 ± 2.9 |
| 2 | GPT-6 Astra HIGH | 97 ± 5 | 100 ± 0 | 92 ± 8 | 51 ± 16 | 92 ± 7 | 13 ± 8 | 97 ± 4 | 93 ± 8 | 79.4 ± 3.0 |
| 3 | GPT-6.1 Sol HIGH | 98 ± 3 | 100 ± 0 | 87 ± 9 | 47 ± 16 | 94 ± 7 | 16 ± 11 | 98 ± 3 | 91 ± 8 | 78.7 ± 3.1 |
| 4 | Claude Opus 5.5 HIGH | 98 ± 3 | 100 ± 0 | 95 ± 5 | 59 ± 16 | 90 ± 9 | 3 ± 3 | 90 ± 10 | 79 ± 16 | 76.8 ± 3.3 |
| 5 | Gemini 4 Argon | 98 ± 3 | 100 ± 0 | 94 ± 6 | 53 ± 14 | 67 ± 15 | 30 ± 12 | 73 ± 12 | 98 ± 3 | 76.6 ± 3.5 |
| 6 | GPT-6 Astra | 97 ± 5 | 100 ± 0 | 91 ± 7 | 43 ± 16 | 94 ± 5 | 16 ± 11 | 87 ± 10 | 84 ± 12 | 76.5 ± 3.5 |
| 7 | GPT-6.1 Sol | 98 ± 3 | 100 ± 0 | 87 ± 10 | 37 ± 16 | 86 ± 9 | 19 ± 11 | 80 ± 11 | 89 ± 9 | 74.5 ± 3.5 |
| 8 | Claude Opus 5.5 | 93 ± 8 | 100 ± 0 | 92 ± 7 | 56 ± 16 | 84 ± 11 | 8 ± 7 | 72 ± 15 | 64 ± 16 | 71.0 ± 4.0 |
| 9 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 HIGH | 96 ± 4 | 100 ± 0 | 86 ± 12 | 31 ± 16 | 88 ± 10 | 5 ± 4 | 61 ± 14 | 76 ± 13 | 67.9 ± 3.7 |
| 10 | Claude Fable 5.1 | 95 ± 5 | 100 ± 0 | 74 ± 14 | 37 ± 16 | 85 ± 13 | 9 ± 6 | 54 ± 17 | 70 ± 17 | 65.3 ± 4.4 |
| 11 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 98 ± 3 | 99 ± 2 | 78 ± 13 | 30 ± 14 | 80 ± 10 | 15 ± 8 | 55 ± 15 | 67 ± 11 | 65.2 ± 3.8 |
| 12 | Kimi K3.1 Pro OPEN | 94 ± 6 | 98 ± 3 | 52 ± 15 | 16 ± 10 | 76 ± 14 | 10 ± 5 | 52 ± 15 | 81 ± 15 | 59.9 ± 4.1 |
| 13 | Kimi K3.1 Pro HIGH OPEN | 94 ± 7 | 96 ± 4 | 44 ± 14 | 18 ± 11 | 69 ± 13 | 9 ± 6 | 27 ± 13 | 92 ± 9 | 56.1 ± 3.6 |
| 14 | Grok 4.7 | 94 ± 6 | 100 ± 0 | 24 ± 12 | 13 ± 10 | 60 ± 15 | 45 ± 13 | 23 ± 13 | 86 ± 12 | 55.6 ± 3.9 |
| 15 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | 94 ± 5 | 86 ± 10 | 67 ± 13 | 16 ± 12 | 64 ± 14 | 19 ± 6 | 5 ± 5 | 63 ± 13 | 51.7 ± 3.7 |
| 16 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | 89 ± 9 | 93 ± 8 | 38 ± 15 | 16 ± 12 | 68 ± 14 | 7 ± 5 | 21 ± 12 | 80 ± 14 | 51.5 ± 4.2 |
| 17 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash OPEN | 86 ± 10 | 87 ± 9 | 40 ± 13 | 11 ± 10 | 55 ± 13 | 39 ± 13 | 26 ± 14 | 62 ± 16 | 50.8 ± 4.3 |
| 18 | Kimi K3 OPEN | 83 ± 11 | 94 ± 5 | 35 ± 12 | 7 ± 6 | 60 ± 15 | 24 ± 8 | 16 ± 11 | 49 ± 13 | 45.9 ± 3.8 |
| 19 | GLM-5.3 OPEN | 81 ± 12 | 93 ± 5 | 44 ± 13 | 17 ± 11 | 64 ± 13 | 8 ± 7 | 6 ± 8 | 53 ± 16 | 45.8 ± 4.0 |
| 20 | Mistral Large 4 | 89 ± 9 | 88 ± 8 | 32 ± 13 | 13 ± 9 | 44 ± 15 | 26 ± 13 | 14 ± 11 | 50 ± 18 | 44.5 ± 4.3 |
| 21 | GPT-6 Luna | 94 ± 5 | 85 ± 10 | 20 ± 11 | 4 ± 6 | 67 ± 17 | 14 ± 10 | 8 ± 9 | 55 ± 14 | 43.4 ± 4.0 |
| 22 | DeepSeek V4 Pro OPEN | 69 ± 15 | 82 ± 10 | 13 ± 8 | 5 ± 6 | 48 ± 15 | 27 ± 10 | 14 ± 10 | 57 ± 17 | 39.4 ± 4.4 |
| 23 | Nemotron 3 Ultra OPEN | 56 ± 19 | 56 ± 19 | 18 ± 8 | 6 ± 5 | 48 ± 15 | 53 ± 12 | 0 ± 0 | 9 ± 12 | 30.6 ± 4.4 |
| 24 | gpt-oss-120b OPEN | 59 ± 21 | 38 ± 29 | 9 ± 7 | 2 ± 3 | 22 ± 14 | 16 ± 7 | 0 ± 0 | 7 ± 10 | 19.1 ± 5.0 |
Percent; ± is half the 95% bootstrap interval. OPEN denotes open weights.
Extra reasoning has a cost
Paired reasoning comparisons are preserved as reported.
| Model | Default % | High % | Delta points | Cost multiplier | Tasks better | Tasks worse | Sign-test p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | 76.6 | 82.2 | +5.6 | 3.3 × | 41 | 22 | 0.02 |
| GPT-6 Astra | 76.5 | 79.4 | +2.8 | 4.3 × | 27 | 13 | 0.04 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 74.5 | 78.7 | +4.3 | 4.4 × | 33 | 10 | < 0.001 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 71.0 | 76.8 | +5.7 | 4.8 × | 36 | 17 | 0.01 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 65.2 | 67.9 | +2.7 | 2.9 × | 40 | 29 | 0.23 |
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | 59.9 | 56.1 | - 3.7 | 1.0 × | 18 | 36 | 0.02 |
Printed deltas may differ from subtracting rounded displayed scores; values are not recalculated.
Conflict scores and deal outcomes
Joint deal points and the best-deal rate are different quantities.
| Model | Conflict score % | Best deal % | Held firm % | Gave in % | No deal % | Joint points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | 30.0 | 28 | 4 | 68 | 2 | 96.3 |
| GPT-6 Astra | 16.1 | 13 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 95.5 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 18.9 | 17 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 95.7 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 7.8 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 2 | 94.4 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 8.6 | 5 | 7 | 88 | 0 | 93.9 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 15.4 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 6 | 94.0 |
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | 9.7 | 3 | 14 | 83 | 4 | 93.3 |
| Grok 4.7 | 45.0 | 41 | 8 | 51 | 4 | 95.6 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 19.3 | 1 | 36 | 63 | 16 | 92.9 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 7.5 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 92.9 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 39.1 | 22 | 35 | 43 | 25 | 95.4 |
| Kimi K3 | 24.0 | 8 | 32 | 60 | 7 | 91.6 |
| GLM-5.3 | 8.3 | 5 | 7 | 88 | 4 | 92.1 |
| Mistral Large 4 | 26.2 | 12 | 29 | 60 | 21 | 94.9 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 14.3 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 5 | 91.4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | 27.2 | 7 | 40 | 53 | 9 | 93.8 |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | 53.2 | 30 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 89.8 |
| gpt-oss-120b | 16.0 | 6 | 20 | 74 | 1 | 90.2 |
Conflict awards 1 for the best deal, 0.5 for holding firm and 0 for conceding.