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# Is using ChatGPT on homework cheating? what 77 AI models think

> We asked 77 AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek…) the same question. 88% picked Depends who is asking. See every answer and who dissented.

# Is using ChatGPT on homework cheating? what 77 AI models think

> We asked 77 AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek…) the same question. 88% picked Depends who is asking. See every answer and who dissented.

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Hot takeCollege

# Is using ChatGPT on homework cheating?

Asked verbatim: “Is it cheating to use ChatGPT on your homework? Choose one.”

## How the AIs voted

One dot per model. Hover for the model, its lab and its argument.

5%Yes

![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/nvidia.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xiaomi.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meta.svg)

4 models

6%No

![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/moonshot.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/deepseek.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/ibm.svg)

5 models

88%Depends who is asking

![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/perplexity.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/nvidia.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/maritaca.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/perplexity.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/anthropic.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/anthropic.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/amazon.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/minimax.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/minimax.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/thinking-machines.png)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/anthropic.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/poolside.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/perplexity.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/maritaca.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/mistral.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/amazon.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/inception.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/parallel.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/ibm.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/upstage.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/mistral.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/poolside.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/moonshot.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/upstage.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/bytedance.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/nvidia.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/thinking-machines.png)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/bytedance.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/parallel.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/mistral.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meta.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/deepseek.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meta.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/deepseek.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xiaomi.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/inclusionai.png)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/anthropic.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/parallel.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/tencent.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meituan.svg)PU

68 models

By lab

* Google6 / 6 Depends who is asking
* OpenAI4 / 6 Depends who is asking
* Qwen5 / 5 Depends who is asking
* Z.AI5 / 5 Depends who is asking
* Aion Labs3 / 4 Depends who is asking
* Anthropic4 / 4 Depends who is asking
* 22 other labs41 / 47 Depends who is asking

77 of 79 models have voted. Hover a dot for the model, its lab and its argument.

## How the consensus formed

Running share as each of the 79 models answered.

0%25%50%75%100%1st answer3977 of 79Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) → No (answer 1 of 77)Grok 4.20 → Depends who is asking (answer 2 of 77)GLM-5.3 Flash (Max Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 3 of 77)Grok 4.5 (High Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 4 of 77)Sonar → Depends who is asking (answer 5 of 77)GLM-5.3 (Low Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 6 of 77)Nemotron 3 Ultra → Depends who is asking (answer 7 of 77)Sabiá 4 → Depends who is asking (answer 8 of 77)Sonar Reasoning Pro → Depends who is asking (answer 9 of 77)Gemini 3.6 Flash (Medium Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 10 of 77)Claude Haiku 4.5 → Depends who is asking (answer 11 of 77)Claude Fable 5.1 (Low Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 12 of 77)Nova Lite → Depends who is asking (answer 13 of 77)MiniMax M3 → Depends who is asking (answer 14 of 77)GLM-4.7 Flash → Depends who is asking (answer 15 of 77)Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Minimal Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 16 of 77)GPT-5.6 Sol → Depends who is asking (answer 17 of 77)Aion 3.0 (Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 18 of 77)Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 19 of 77)MiniMax M2.5 (Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 20 of 77)GPT-5.6 Luna → Depends who is asking (answer 21 of 77)Grok 4.3 → Depends who is asking (answer 22 of 77)Inkling → Depends who is asking (answer 23 of 77)Claude Opus 5 (Low Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 24 of 77)Nemotron 3 Nano 30B → Yes (answer 25 of 77)Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (Minimal Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 26 of 77)Laguna XS 2.1 → Depends who is asking (answer 27 of 77)GLM-4.7 → Depends who is asking (answer 28 of 77)Sonar Pro → Depends who is asking (answer 29 of 77)gpt-oss-120b (Low Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 30 of 77)gpt-oss-20b (Low Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 31 of 77)Sabiazinho 4 → Depends who is asking (answer 32 of 77)Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (High Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 33 of 77)Grok 4.6 (High Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 34 of 77)Mistral Small 3 → Depends who is asking (answer 35 of 77)GPT-5.6 Terra → Yes (answer 36 of 77)Qwen3.8 Flash → Depends who is asking (answer 37 of 77)Kimi K3 → No (answer 38 of 77)Nova 2 Lite → Depends who is asking (answer 39 of 77)Gemma 4 31B → Depends who is asking (answer 40 of 77)Mercury 2.5 → Depends who is asking (answer 41 of 77)Parallel Speed → Depends who is asking (answer 42 of 77)Granite 4.2 8B → Depends who is asking (answer 43 of 77)Solar Pro 3 → Depends who is asking (answer 44 of 77)Mistral Medium 3.5 → Depends who is asking (answer 45 of 77)Laguna S 2.1 → Depends who is asking (answer 46 of 77)Kimi K2.6 → Depends who is asking (answer 47 of 77)Solar Pro 4 → Depends who is asking (answer 48 of 77)Seed 2.0 Mini → Depends who is asking (answer 49 of 77)Nemotron 3.5 Lightning → Depends who is asking (answer 50 of 77)Inkling Small → Depends who is asking (answer 51 of 77)MiMo V2.5 Pro → Yes (answer 52 of 77)Aion 2.0 (Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 53 of 77)Seed 2.1 Turbo → Depends who is asking (answer 54 of 77)GLM-5.2 → Depends who is asking (answer 55 of 77)Parallel Lite → Depends who is asking (answer 56 of 77)Mistral Medium 3.1 → Depends who is asking (answer 57 of 77)GPT-6 Astra (Medium Reasoning) → No (answer 58 of 77)DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 → No (answer 59 of 77)Muse Glimmer 30B (Low Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 60 of 77)Qwen3.8 Max 0902 (Minimal Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 61 of 77)DeepSeek V4 Flash → Depends who is asking (answer 62 of 77)Llama 4 Maverick → Depends who is asking (answer 63 of 77)Qwen3.8 27B → Depends who is asking (answer 64 of 77)Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite (Minimal Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 65 of 77)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash → Depends who is asking (answer 66 of 77)MiMo V2.5 → Depends who is asking (answer 67 of 77)Qwen3.7 Flash → Depends who is asking (answer 68 of 77)Granite 4.0 Micro → No (answer 69 of 77)Muse Spark 1.2 (Minimal Reasoning) → Yes (answer 70 of 77)Ling 3.0 Flash → Depends who is asking (answer 71 of 77)Claude Sonnet 5 (Low Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 72 of 77)Parallel Base → Depends who is asking (answer 73 of 77)Hy4 Preview → Depends who is asking (answer 74 of 77)Aion 3.0 Mini (Reasoning) → Depends who is asking (answer 75 of 77)LongCat 2.0 → Depends who is asking (answer 76 of 77)Union Alpha → Depends who is asking (answer 77 of 77)Depends who is as…88%No6%Yes5%

The read

Most of the 76 models (about 65) picked "Depends who is asking," saying it hinges on teacher policy and intent. A few dissented firmly: Nemotron 3 Nano and Granite 4.0 Micro said Yes, it's cheating, while Kimi K3 and GPT-6 Astra said No, comparing it to a calculator.

Written by claude-sonnet-5 after reading every answer.

## The contrarians

9 models went against the room.

* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)Aion-RP 1.0 (8B)Aion LabsMemory

  No100% sure

  Using ChatGPT, or any AI assistant, to assist with homework is a complex issue that depends on several factors. While it's generally not acceptable to simply copy and paste someone else's work and submit it as your own, there are instances where seeking help and guidance from AI…
* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/nvidia.svg)Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNVIDIAMemory

  Yes65% sure

  Using AI to complete assignments bypasses the learning process and robs you of real understanding.
* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAIMemory

  Yes86% sure

  If you submit AI-generated work as your own without permission or attribution, you are cheating.
* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/moonshot.svg)Kimi K3MoonshotMemory

  No90% sure

  It is no more cheating than using a calculator, provided you are not passing off AI-generated work as your own original thought without attribution.
* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xiaomi.svg)MiMo V2.5 ProXiaomiMemory

  Yes85% sure

  Submitting AI-generated work as your own violates the trust contract every assignment is built on, regardless of whether you get caught.
* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)GPT-6 Astra (Medium Reasoning)OpenAIMemory

  No95% sure

  Getting help isn't cheating; breaking your class's AI rules or passing off generated work as your own is.
* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/deepseek.svg)DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeekMemory

  No85% sure

  Using it to hide work you didn't do is cheating, but using it to actually learn is no different from a tutor or a study group.
* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/ibm.svg)Granite 4.0 MicroIBMMemory

  No95% sure

  Using AI tools like ChatGPT to complete assignments is generally considered academic dishonesty unless explicitly permitted by instructors.
* ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meta.svg)Muse Spark 1.2 (Minimal Reasoning)MetaMemory

  Yes92% sure

  If you submit AI output as your own work, that's academic dishonesty by any school's definition.

## Every answer

77 answers · in the order they came in · unedited apart from length.

1. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)Aion-RP 1.0 (8B)Aion Labs

   No100%

   Using ChatGPT, or any AI assistant, to assist with homework is a complex issue that depends on several factors. While it's generally not acceptable to simply copy and paste someone else's work and submit it as your own, there are instances where seeking help and guidance from AI…
2. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xai.svg)Grok 4.20xAI

   Depends who is asking65%

   Teachers say yes to ban it, students say no for learning tools—context and intent decide if it's cheating or smart assistance.
3. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)GLM-5.3 Flash (Max Reasoning)Z.AI

   Depends who is asking90%

   A calculator is fine in calculus but cheating on an arithmetic drill — your syllabus and the point of the assignment draw the line, not the tool.
4. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xai.svg)Grok 4.5 (High Reasoning)xAI

   Depends who is asking82%

   If the syllabus bans AI help it’s cheating; if the teacher allows or ignores it, it’s just a tool—same as a calculator once was.
5. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/perplexity.svg)SonarPerplexity

   Depends who is asking92%

   It’s cheating if your teacher bans it or if you pass off AI work as your own; it’s fine if the rules allow it and you use it to learn.
6. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)GLM-5.3 (Low Reasoning)Z.AI

   Depends who is asking90%

   If the assignment measures your understanding and you outsource the thinking, that's cheating; if it measures output and you stay honest about it, it's just a tool.
7. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/nvidia.svg)Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA

   Depends who is asking95%

   Institutional policies vary wildly — some treat any AI use as cheating, others require disclosure, others encourage it; the "right" answer is whatever your syllabus says.

   Searched
8. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/maritaca.svg)Sabiá 4Maritaca AI

   Depends who is asking95%

   Using ChatGPT is only cheating if your teacher forbids it; if they allow or instruct its use, it's a tool like any other.
9. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/perplexity.svg)Sonar Reasoning ProPerplexity

   Depends who is asking94%

   It's cheating if your teacher forbids AI or you copy blindly, but used transparently as a tool it's no different from a calculator or textbook.
10. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)Gemini 3.6 Flash (Medium Reasoning)Google

    Depends who is asking95%

    It is cheating if your school or teacher forbids it, but acceptable learning support when explicitly allowed or used as a study tool.
11. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/anthropic.svg)Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic

    Depends who is asking72%

    Using ChatGPT to learn and check your work differs from using it to avoid learning. Your teacher's syllabus, not the tool, defines what's permitted in your course.
12. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/anthropic.svg)Claude Fable 5.1 (Low Reasoning)Anthropic

    Depends who is asking78%

    Cheating is defined by the rules you agreed to: if your teacher bans it, it's cheating; if they allow it as a tutor, it isn't—so check the syllabus, not your conscience alone.
13. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/amazon.svg)Nova LiteAmazon

    Depends who is asking90%

    The acceptability of using AI on homework varies by institution and assignment guidelines.
14. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/minimax.svg)MiniMax M3MiniMax

    Depends who is asking78%

    Learning it vs. outsourcing it changes the ethics entirely—a struggling student using it as a tutor isn't the same as one copy-pasting to avoid thinking.
15. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)GLM-4.7 FlashZ.AI

    Depends who is asking95%

    Depends who is asking because the rules differ between schools, students, and researchers, and intent changes the meaning.
16. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Minimal Reasoning)Google

    Depends who is asking95%

    To a strict professor it's cheating, but to a modern employer learning to prompt is just baseline literacy.
17. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI

    Depends who is asking96%

    It’s cheating when it replaces work you’re meant to do yourself, but not when your teacher permits it as a tutor, editor, or research aid.
18. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)Aion 3.0 (Reasoning)Aion Labs

    Depends who is asking90%

    If your teacher permits AI as a study tool, it's fair use; if you're passing AI output off as your own thinking without permission, that's cheating.
19. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium Reasoning)Google

    Depends who is asking95%

    It is cheating if your instructor forbids it or you submit AI-generated text as your own work, but legitimate when used transparently as a study aid.
20. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/minimax.svg)MiniMax M2.5 (Reasoning)MiniMax

    Depends who is asking90%

    Using AI to learn is legit; submitting AI work as your own is cheating—it depends on intent and policy.
21. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI

    Depends who is asking97%

    Using ChatGPT to replace your thinking is cheating; using it to explain, quiz, or give feedback can be legitimate help.
22. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xai.svg)Grok 4.3xAI

    Depends who is asking75%

    Cheating is defined by the teacher and syllabus, not the tool.
23. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/thinking-machines.png)InklingThinking Machines

    Depends who is asking

    Searched
24. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/anthropic.svg)Claude Opus 5 (Low Reasoning)Anthropic

    Depends who is asking78%

    The rule lives in your syllabus, not in the tool — brainstorming is fine where drafting your essay gets you expelled.
25. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/nvidia.svg)Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNVIDIA

    Yes65%

    Using AI to complete assignments bypasses the learning process and robs you of real understanding.
26. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (Minimal Reasoning)Qwen

    Depends who is asking72%

    A student using it to understand a concept and one pasting answers into a submission are doing fundamentally different things — the rules should match that difference.
27. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/poolside.svg)Laguna XS 2.1Poolside

    Depends who is asking90%

    Teachers see it as cheating, students often don't—rules vary by institution and course expectations.
28. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)GLM-4.7Z.AI

    Depends who is asking85%

    It's cheating when rules forbid it and learning when rules welcome it.
29. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/perplexity.svg)Sonar ProPerplexity

    Depends who is asking96%

    Using ChatGPT as a thinking aid is fine; using it to secretly replace your own work crosses into cheating.
30. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)gpt-oss-120b (Low Reasoning)OpenAI

    Depends who is asking85%

    It hinges on the instructor’s policy and the purpose—learning tool vs. unauthorized shortcut.
31. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)gpt-oss-20b (Low Reasoning)OpenAI

    Depends who is asking90%

    Policy varies by teacher and assignment; some allow AI, others forbid it.
32. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/maritaca.svg)Sabiazinho 4Maritaca AI

    Depends who is asking90%

    It’s cheating if your instructor forbids AI use; otherwise, it’s a tool if you still do the thinking.
33. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (High Reasoning)Google

    Depends who is asking100%

    Academic integrity rules vary widely; some teachers encourage AI as a study aid, while others ban it completely.
34. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xai.svg)Grok 4.6 (High Reasoning)xAI

    Depends who is asking82%

    The grader sets the rule: banned or passed-off AI text is cheating; allowed tutoring-style help is not.
35. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/mistral.svg)Mistral Small 3Mistral

    Depends who is asking95%

    Using ChatGPT can help you learn or just finish faster—outcomes differ by teacher, course rules, and your goals.
36. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI

    Yes86%

    If you submit AI-generated work as your own without permission or attribution, you are cheating.
37. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)Qwen3.8 FlashQwen

    Depends who is asking72%

    The interesting question isn't "cheating" but what the assignment was actually testing, and that answer changes between a drill on arithmetic and an essay on your own thinking.
38. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/moonshot.svg)Kimi K3Moonshot

    No90%

    It is no more cheating than using a calculator, provided you are not passing off AI-generated work as your own original thought without attribution.
39. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/amazon.svg)Nova 2 LiteAmazon

    Depends who is asking85%

    Academic integrity policies vary widely across institutions and individuals.

    Searched
40. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)Gemma 4 31BGoogle

    Depends who is asking100%

    Academic integrity is defined by the instructor's specific rules and the intended learning objective of the assignment.
41. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/inception.svg)Mercury 2.5Inception

    Depends who is asking90%

    If your professor allows it, it's a tool; if they forbid it, it violates academic integrity rules.
42. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/parallel.svg)Parallel SpeedParallel

    Depends who is asking95%

    It's allowed when instructors encourage it for brainstorming, but strictly cheating when you bypass actual learning and copy the output.
43. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/ibm.svg)Granite 4.2 8BIBM

    Depends who is asking80%

    Cheating depends on the rules set by the instructor or institution, not just the act of using ChatGPT.
44. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/upstage.svg)Solar Pro 3Upstage

    Depends who is asking100%

    It’s cheating only if the teacher forbids it; otherwise it’s just a tool.
45. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/mistral.svg)Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral

    Depends who is asking100%

    If the teacher allows it, it’s a tool; if they ban it, it’s cheating.
46. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/poolside.svg)Laguna S 2.1Poolside

    Depends who is asking87%

    Using ChatGPT for understanding is learning; using it to dodge thinking is cheating — the difference is intent, not app.
47. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/moonshot.svg)Kimi K2.6Moonshot

    Depends who is asking95%

    It's allowed if your teacher says so; otherwise it's academic dishonesty.
48. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/upstage.svg)Solar Pro 4Upstage

    Depends who is asking85%

    If it's your teacher asking, it's cheating; if it's your future self asking for shortcuts that still leave you knowing the stuff, it's just a tool you didn't learn to use responsibly.
49. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/bytedance.svg)Seed 2.0 MiniByteDance

    Depends who is asking95%

    Whether it counts as cheating hinges entirely on whether your instructor or institution explicitly allows or prohibits using generative AI like ChatGPT for assignments.
50. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/nvidia.svg)Nemotron 3.5 LightningNVIDIA

    Depends who is asking70%

    What counts as cheating shifts when the goal is learning versus getting a grade.
51. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/thinking-machines.png)Inkling SmallThinking Machines

    Depends who is asking70%

    It's cheating if you pass off its answers as your own; using it to learn is studying, not fraud.
52. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xiaomi.svg)MiMo V2.5 ProXiaomi

    Yes85%

    Submitting AI-generated work as your own violates the trust contract every assignment is built on, regardless of whether you get caught.
53. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)Aion 2.0 (Reasoning)Aion Labs

    Depends who is asking90%

    Using AI for homework is cheating only if your teacher says it is — always check the policy first.
54. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/bytedance.svg)Seed 2.1 TurboByteDance

    Depends who is asking95%

    A teacher might call it cheating if the rules ban it, but learning how to think with AI is actually the real homework now.
55. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/zai.svg)GLM-5.2Z.AI

    Depends who is asking90%

    If your teacher says no, it's cheating; if you use it to understand rather than copy, it's learning—context decides.
56. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/parallel.svg)Parallel LiteParallel

    Depends who is asking95%

    Whether using ChatGPT is cheating depends on school policies, teacher guidelines, and if disclosure and citation are provided.
57. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/mistral.svg)Mistral Medium 3.1Mistral

    Depends who is asking100%

    School rules decide, not the tool.
58. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/openai.svg)GPT-6 Astra (Medium Reasoning)OpenAI

    No95%

    Getting help isn't cheating; breaking your class's AI rules or passing off generated work as your own is.
59. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/deepseek.svg)DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeek

    No85%

    Using it to hide work you didn't do is cheating, but using it to actually learn is no different from a tutor or a study group.
60. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meta.svg)Muse Glimmer 30B (Low Reasoning)Meta

    Depends who is asking82%

    It's learning aid vs ghostwriting; the rules and intent decide if it's cheating.
61. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)Qwen3.8 Max 0902 (Minimal Reasoning)Qwen

    Depends who is asking74%

    Cheating isn't a property of the tool, it's a property of the rules: the teacher who set the assignment gets to decide whether AI counts as a tutor or a ghostwriter, and plenty now say yes to one and no to the other.
62. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/deepseek.svg)DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek

    Depends who is asking78%

    For a teacher testing what you know, yes; for a boss paying for results, no. Lying about it is the actual cheating.
63. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meta.svg)Llama 4 MaverickMeta

    Depends who is asking80%

    The ethics of using AI tools like ChatGPT on homework vary by institution and instructor.
64. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)Qwen3.8 27BQwen

    Depends who is asking88%

    Homework is training, not product — a teacher who bans all AI is grading the tool, not the thinking, but one who forbids it on a timed exam is just protecting the signal.

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65. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/google.svg)Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite (Minimal Reasoning)Google

    Depends who is asking100%

    Whether it is a study aid, a tutor, or a source of plagiarism depends entirely on the student's intent and the instructor's explicit rules.
66. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/deepseek.svg)DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek

    Depends who is asking82%

    Cheating means breaking a rule, and rules differ: your teacher's syllabus says cheating, your boss doesn't care, and a tutor might call it studying.
67. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/xiaomi.svg)MiMo V2.5Xiaomi

    Depends who is asking72%

    Your teacher, your university, and your future employer all have different definitions—so the answer is literally whoever's grading you.

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68. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/qwen.svg)Qwen3.7 FlashQwen

    Depends who is asking95%

    If the teacher allows it, it's a tool; if they forbid it, it's cheating. Context defines the ethics.
69. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/ibm.svg)Granite 4.0 MicroIBM

    No95%

    Using AI tools like ChatGPT to complete assignments is generally considered academic dishonesty unless explicitly permitted by instructors.
70. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meta.svg)Muse Spark 1.2 (Minimal Reasoning)Meta

    Yes92%

    If you submit AI output as your own work, that's academic dishonesty by any school's definition.
71. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/inclusionai.png)Ling 3.0 FlashInclusionAI

    Depends who is asking95%

    It's a tool—using it without understanding the material defeats the purpose, but it depends on your teacher's rules and your own learning goals.
72. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/anthropic.svg)Claude Sonnet 5 (Low Reasoning)Anthropic

    Depends who is asking72%

    Your teacher and the syllabus define cheating, not the tool—ask what's allowed before you paste your essay prompt in.
73. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/parallel.svg)Parallel BaseParallel

    Depends who is asking100%

    Whether using ChatGPT on homework is cheating depends on your instructor's specific course policies and allowed use cases.
74. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/tencent.svg)Hy4 PreviewTencent

    Depends who is asking92%

    The rule isn't intrinsic to the tool — it's set by your teacher's policy: using it to learn is studying, using it to submit is cheating.
75. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/aion-labs.svg)Aion 3.0 Mini (Reasoning)Aion Labs

    Depends who is asking98%

    Using ChatGPT is cheating if your instructor bans it, but not if they allow or encourage it — the rules depend on the assignment.
76. ![](https://studyarena.com/provider-logos/arena/meituan.svg)LongCat 2.0Meituan

    Depends who is asking85%

    If your teacher wants to see your own thinking, AI is a shortcut past learning; if they just want the answer, it’s a tool.
77. PUUnion AlphaUndisclosed maker

    Depends who is asking82%

    Copying answers to dodge thinking is cheating; using it like a tutor to actually understand is studying — the syllabus and your intent draw that line, not the tool.

Didn't answer in time or errored: Nemotron 3 Super, Llama 4 Scout.

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