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Who is the greatest writer ever?

有史以来最伟大的作家是谁?

Leading pickWilliam Shakespeare
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Models6
Distinct picks1

Consensus

William Shakespeare · 6/6
  • William Shakespeare6

Model results

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William Shakespeare40
Leo Tolstoy32
Homer28

Ranking

  1. 1William Shakespeare
  2. 2Leo Tolstoy
  3. 3Homer

Criteria

Literary impactCultural significanceMastery of language
Raw answer
```json
{
  "pick": "William Shakespeare",
  "top3": [
    "William Shakespeare",
    "Leo Tolstoy",
    "Homer"
  ],
  "points": {
    "William Shakespeare": 10,
    "Leo Tolstoy": 8,
    "Homer": 7
  },
  "criteria": [
    "Literary impact",
    "Cultural significance",
    "Mastery of language"
  ]
}
```

Claude

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Points

William Shakespeare37
Leo Tolstoy32
Dante Alighieri31

Ranking

  1. 1William Shakespeare
  2. 2Leo Tolstoy
  3. 3Dante Alighieri

Criteria

Influence across languages and culturesDepth of human psychological insightEnduring relevance across centuries
Raw answer
```json
{
  "pick": "William Shakespeare",
  "top3": ["William Shakespeare", "Leo Tolstoy", "Dante Alighieri"],
  "points": {
    "William Shakespeare": 95,
    "Leo Tolstoy": 82,
    "Dante Alighieri": 78
  },
  "criteria": ["Influence across languages and cultures", "Depth of human psychological insight", "Enduring relevance across centuries"]
}
```

Gemini

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William Shakespeare40
Fyodor Dostoevsky32
Virginia Woolf28

Ranking

  1. 1William Shakespeare
  2. 2Fyodor Dostoevsky
  3. 3Virginia Woolf

Criteria

Timeless thematic resonanceProfound insight into the human conditionMastery of language and narrative form
Raw answer
```json
{
  "pick": "William Shakespeare",
  "top3": [
    "William Shakespeare",
    "Fyodor Dostoevsky",
    "Virginia Woolf"
  ],
  "points": {
    "William Shakespeare": 10,
    "Fyodor Dostoevsky": 8,
    "Virginia Woolf": 7
  },
  "criteria": [
    "Timeless thematic resonance",
    "Profound insight into the human condition",
    "Mastery of language and narrative form"
  ]
}
```

DeepSeek

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William Shakespeare40
Leo Tolstoy32
James Joyce28

Ranking

  1. 1William Shakespeare
  2. 2Leo Tolstoy
  3. 3James Joyce

Criteria

Literary influenceDepth of characterizationInnovation in language
Raw answer
```json
{
  "pick": "William Shakespeare",
  "top3": ["William Shakespeare", "Leo Tolstoy", "James Joyce"],
  "points": {
    "William Shakespeare": 10,
    "Leo Tolstoy": 8,
    "James Joyce": 7
  },
  "criteria": ["Literary influence", "Depth of characterization", "Innovation in language"]
}
```

Qwen

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Points

William Shakespeare38
Leo Tolstoy32
Virginia Woolf30

Ranking

  1. 1William Shakespeare
  2. 2Leo Tolstoy
  3. 3Virginia Woolf

Criteria

influence on languagedepth of human insightenduring global impact
Raw answer
{
  "pick": "William Shakespeare",
  "top3": ["William Shakespeare", "Leo Tolstoy", "Virginia Woolf"],
  "points": {
    "William Shakespeare": 95,
    "Leo Tolstoy": 80,
    "Virginia Woolf": 75
  },
  "criteria": ["influence on language", "depth of human insight", "enduring global impact"]
}

Grok

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Points

William Shakespeare36
Leo Tolstoy33
Homer31

Ranking

  1. 1William Shakespeare
  2. 2Leo Tolstoy
  3. 3Homer

Criteria

enduring cultural impactmastery of languagedepth of human insight
Raw answer
{
  "pick": "William Shakespeare",
  "top3": ["William Shakespeare", "Leo Tolstoy", "Homer"],
  "points": {"William Shakespeare": 95, "Leo Tolstoy": 85, "Homer": 80},
  "criteria": ["enduring cultural impact", "mastery of language", "depth of human insight"]
}
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