# Instruction following benchmarks

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Explore Instruction following LLM benchmarks and AI model results. Compare source-reported scores with original metrics, evaluation settings and evidence on Benchize.

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Last updated: 2026-10-21T18:52:20.672Z

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See how reliably models follow formatting rules, explicit constraints, and multi-step instructions. These evaluations focus on satisfying the requested requirements as well as answering the task.

Published Oct 21, 2026

## [MultiChallenge](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/scale%3Amultichallenge.md)

Updated: 10/21/2026

Models tested: 11

Conducting multi-turn conversations with human users is a common yet challenging task for LLMs. It is challenging because conducting multi-turn conversations requires not only…

Top models · scale

Latest result per model · Version not reported

- 1[GPT-6.1 Sol](https://benchize.com/models/gpt-6-1-sol.md)

- 2[Muse Spark 1.1](https://benchize.com/models/muse-spark-1-1.md)

- 3[Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://benchize.com/models/gemini-3-1-pro-preview.md)

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## [Instruction Following](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/scale%3Ainstruction_following.md)

Updated: 10/21/2026

Models tested: 4

The Precise Instruction Following Prompts Dataset is composed of 1,054 instruction following prompts aimed at assessing the ability of AI models to interpret and execute detailed…

Top models · scale

Latest result per model · Version not reported

- 1[DeepSeek R1](https://benchize.com/models/deepseek-r1.md)

- 2[GPT-4 Turbo Preview](https://benchize.com/models/gpt-4-turbo-preview.md)

- 3[Claude 3 Opus](https://benchize.com/models/claude-3-opus.md)

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## [Arena text / instruction following](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/lmarena%3Atext%3Ainstruction_following.md)

Updated: 10/21/2026

Models tested: 151

Human pairwise preferences on instruction following prompts in Arena’s text evaluation. The original organizer publishes model ratings and uncertainty; these are preference…

Top models · Arena

Latest result per model · Version not reported

- 1[Claude Opus 5.5](https://benchize.com/models/claude-opus-5-5-high.md)High

- 2[Gemini 4 Argon](https://benchize.com/models/gemini-4-argon-high.md)High

- 3[Claude Opus 4.6](https://benchize.com/models/claude-opus-4-6-high.md)High

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## [Arena text style control / instruction following](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/lmarena%3Atext_style_control%3Ainstruction_following.md)

Updated: 10/21/2026

Models tested: 151

Human pairwise preferences on instruction following prompts in Arena’s text style control evaluation. The original organizer publishes model ratings and uncertainty, adjusting for…

Top models · Arena

Latest result per model · Version not reported

- 1[Gemini 4 Argon](https://benchize.com/models/gemini-4-argon-high.md)High

- 2[Claude Opus 5.5](https://benchize.com/models/claude-opus-5-5-high.md)High

- 3[Claude Opus 4.6](https://benchize.com/models/claude-opus-4-6-high.md)High

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## Methodology and provenance

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