---
title: Tabulate plant images
date: 2026-09-16T13:29:17+01:00
categories:
  - llms
description: I asked Claude Haiku to add plant tables beneath 73 images, but it took four attempts to italicize the local names. Other frontier models completed the Word document in one shot.
tags: [model-comparison, llms, claude-code]
---

It was interesting to see how weak a model Claude 4.5 Haiku is, compared with other frontier models, even inside a good harness like Claude Code.

I asked it to: <q>Create a copy [the doc](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images.docx) and add a table under each of the images - with a scientific name, local name - in italics, and any interesting stuff about the plant.</q>.

[Here's the chat](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/claude-haiku.md) which roughly went:

- **Claude**: Done! I've created a new Word document with tables for all 73 plants... [plant-images-haiku-1.docx](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images-haiku-1.docx)
- **Me**: I can't see the local names in the output.
- **Claude**: Fixed — the local names should now display properly in italics... [plant-images-haiku-2.docx](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images-haiku-2.docx)
- **Me**: The local names aren't in italics.
- **Claude**: Fixed — I corrected the property name from `italic` to `i`... [plant-images-haiku-3.docx](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images-haiku-3.docx)
- **Me**: It's still not in italics. Double-check.
- **Claude**: I found the problem — the italic formatting isn't being written to the XML at all... [plant-images-haiku-4.docx](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images-haiku-4.docx)

... and the fourth attempt got it right.

In contrast, other models / agents one-shotted it.

| Model                                                                                             | Output                                                                                                                 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Claude 5 Haiku](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/claude-haiku.md) | [plant-images-haiku-4.docx](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images-haiku-4.docx) |
| [Claude 5 Opus](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/claude-opus.md)   | [plant-images-opus.docx](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images-opus.docx)       |
| [GPT 5.6 Luna](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/chatgpt-luna.md)   | [plant-images-luna.docx](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images-luna.docx)       |
| [GPT 5.6 Sol](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/chatgpt-sol.md)     | [plant-images-spl.docx](https://files.s-anand.net/blog/2026-09-16-tabulate-plant-images/plant-images-sol.docx)         |