# Models that score lowest without tools gain the most from them

> Original title: The largest gains from tools go mostly to models that score lowest without them. The ten models that score below 31% without tools averag...

- Source: Artificial Analysis
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:46:46.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/jc7oh1m5mixtxxzi9y1sgbj22
- Original: https://x.com/ArtificialAnlys/status/2120664562261201139

## Summary

Artificial Analysis finds the largest gains from tool use go to models that score lowest without tools. The ten models below 31% without tools average about 42 tool calls per task, versus about 23 for the seven above average. MiMo-V2.6-Pro rises from 5% to 43% with about 49 tool calls per task, while Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) rises from 16% to 41% with about 68.

## Post

The largest gains from tools go mostly to models that score lowest without them. The ten models that score below 31% without tools average ~42 tool calls per task, while the seven above average ~23.

MiMo-V2.6-Pro shows the largest gain of any model: it scores 5% without tools and 43% with them, making ~49 tool calls per task. Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) makes ~68 tool calls per task and moves from 16% to 41%.

Astra and Sol make the fewest tool calls of any model, ~8 per task, and gain 13 and 16 points, respectively.

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