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Which Model Families Are Most Agent-Friendly in 2026
Compare Claude, GPT, Gemini, and open models on tool-use reliability, instruction adherence, and refusal behavior.
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- 1The premise
- 2agent-friendly
- 3tool use
- 4instruction following
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Section 1
The premise
Agent reliability depends on tool-call accuracy, low-temperature determinism, and refusal sanity, not raw IQ.
What AI does well here
- Pick a model that emits valid tool args reliably
- Compare refusal rates on benign tasks
- Test long-horizon adherence
What AI cannot do
- Predict behavior on your specific tools without trying
- Eliminate tool-call errors entirely
- Replace evaluation on your tasks
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