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Does the AI quote the latest segment number, or last year’s?

The exact prompt “What was NVIDIA’s data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?”

  • Asked 25 June 2026
  • N=3, memory off
  • 6 models
  • Copilot joined 18 Jul 2026
  • graded vs the primary source
// The verdicts

All 6 answered correctly, a clean pass on this one.

  • Claude Correct Max · paid 3/3 FY2026 data-centre $193.7B; avoided the stale-FY2025 trap.
  • Gemini Correct Pro · paid 3/3 FY2026 $193.7B; avoided the stale trap.
  • Perplexity Correct Pro · paid 3/3 FY2026 $193.7B; avoided the stale trap.
  • Grok Correct Free · Grok 4.3 Fast 3/3 FY2026 $193.7B; even flagged Q1 FY2027 as partial. Avoided the stale trap.
  • ChatGPT Correct Free 3/3 FY2026 data-centre $193.7B; avoided the stale-FY2025 trap (one run flagged FY2025 ~$115.2B for context). Captured 2026-06-26.
  • Copilot Correct Free · Smart 3/3 on "$193.7 billion" for FY2026: the stale-year trap never taken. The blemish is provenance: all three runs credit "PC Gamer's reporting" for a link that is actually Yahoo Finance, and no run cites NVIDIA IR or SEC directly. Right number, oddly dressed sources.

Each row is the verdict from N=3 runs, graded case-by-case against the primary source. A confidently wrong answer is the worst outcome: a wrong answer served as reliable, with no hedge, whether invented outright or a real figure served in the wrong field. Appropriate refusal, when no answer is possible, is not a miss.

Segment revenue is reported every year, so there is always a newer figure and an older one a step behind. Quoting the stale one as current is a quiet, common miss, and it changes the whole picture of a company.

// The correct answer

NVDA most-recent 10-K data-center segment line, verify at grading time.

Primary source: NVIDIA’s most recent 10-K, data-center segment line (SEC EDGAR).

// What they actually said

The saved answer behind each grade above, exactly as it came back. Open any one.

ClClaude answered, correct25 Jun 2026
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The prompt, as sent

What was NVIDIA's data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?

Claude answered, verbatim

I'll look this up for you since this is recent financial data that I want to verify.

Let me clarify the timing, since NVIDIA has an unusual fiscal calendar and may have just closed its fiscal 2026.

NVIDIA's most recently completed fiscal year is fiscal 2026, which ended January 25, 2026.

For that year, NVIDIA's Data Center full-year revenue rose 68% to a record $193.7 billion. That was out of record full-year total revenue of $215.9 billion, up 65% — so the data-center segment made up roughly 90% of the company's revenue. sec NVIDIA Newsroom

For context, that's a sharp jump from the prior fiscal year (FY2025, ended January 2025), when data-center revenue was about $115.2 billion.

One nuance worth flagging: NVIDIA has begun shifting to a new reporting framework. Starting in fiscal 2027, NVIDIA will report two market platforms — Data Center and Edge Computing — with Data Center split into two sub-markets, Hyperscale and ACIE (AI Clouds, Industrial and Enterprise). So the way this segment is reported will look different going forward. sec

Saved 25 Jun 2026 as docs/research/test-results/scoreboard-n3-2026-06-25/claude/q4-run1.md

GeGemini answered, correct25 Jun 2026
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The prompt, as sent

What was NVIDIA's data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?

Gemini answered, verbatim

In its most recently reported full fiscal year (Fiscal 2026, ended January 25, 2026), NVIDIA's Data Center segment generated a record $193.7 billion in revenue. NVIDIA Newsroom

This represented a 68% increase from the previous fiscal year, accounting for the vast majority of the company's $215.9 billion total annual revenue.

Compare to other segments? Yes

Saved 25 Jun 2026 as docs/research/test-results/scoreboard-n3-2026-06-25/gemini/q4-run1.md

PePerplexity answered, correct25 Jun 2026
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The prompt, as sent

What was NVIDIA's data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?

Perplexity answered, verbatim

NVIDIA's data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year was $193.7 billion for fiscal 2026. NVIDIA's FY2026 earnings release says full-year Data Center revenue rose 68% to a record $193.7 billion.

Saved 25 Jun 2026 as docs/research/test-results/scoreboard-n3-2026-06-25/perplexity/q4-run1.md

GrGrok answered, correct25 Jun 2026
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  • The founding battery
The prompt, as sent

What was NVIDIA's data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?

Grok answered, verbatim

$193.7 billion (or approximately $193.74 billion) for fiscal year 2026 (ended January 25/26, 2026). [Nvidianews.nvidia +1]

NVIDIA's fiscal year ends in late January. As of June 2026, the most recent fully reported fiscal year is FY2026. Its Data Center segment (primarily driven by AI GPUs and related infrastructure) generated record full-year revenue of about $193.7 billion, up roughly 68% from FY2025. [Nvidianews.nvidia +1]

This figure comes from NVIDIA's official Q4 FY2026 earnings release (February 2026) and is corroborated across financial summaries. For context:

FY2026 total company revenue was ~$215.9 billion. [Nvidianews.nvidia] Data Center made up the vast majority (~89-90%) of revenue, reflecting strong AI demand. [Bullfincher]

Quarterly Data Center figures for FY2026 included records like ~$62.3 billion in Q4. [Nvidianews.nvidia]

For the absolute latest (e.g., partial FY2027 data), check NVIDIA's Investor Relations site, as Q1 FY2027 results were recently reported with another strong Data Center quarter. [Investor.nvidia]

Saved 25 Jun 2026 as docs/research/test-results/scoreboard-n3-2026-06-25/grok/q4-run1.md

ChChatGPT answered, correct26 Jun 2026
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  • The founding battery
The prompt, as sent

What was NVIDIA's data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?

ChatGPT answered, verbatim

In NVIDIA's most recently reported fiscal year (Fiscal 2026, ended January 25, 2026), its Data Center segment generated $193.7 billion in revenue. This represented 68% year-over-year growth and accounted for the vast majority of the company's total revenue of $215.9 billion. NVIDIA Newsroom +1

A quick summary:

Fiscal year Data Center revenue YoY growth FY2026 $193.7 billion 68%

The growth was driven primarily by continued demand for NVIDIA's AI computing platforms, including Blackwell and Hopper GPUs, as well as networking products used in AI data centers. SEC +1

Saved 26 Jun 2026 as docs/research/test-results/scoreboard-n3-2026-06-25/chatgpt/q4-run1.md

CoCopilot answered, correct18 Jul 2026
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The prompt, as sent

What was NVIDIA's data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?

Copilot answered, verbatim

Copilot said

NVIDIA's most recently reported full fiscal year (FY2026) data‑center revenue was about $193.7 billion. This figure appears consistently across multiple independent sources:

Axis Intelligence Research reports $193.74 billion for FY2026, representing 89.7% of NVIDIA's total revenue. [citation: axis-intelligence.com — "Nvidia Statistics 2026: $215.9B Revenue & AI Dominance Data"]

CoinLaw's summary of NVIDIA's FY2026 10‑K cites $193.7 billion, up 68% year‑over‑year. [citation: coinlaw.io — "NVIDIA NVDA Stock Statistics 2026: Revenue & Data • CoinLaw"]

PC Gamer's reporting on NVIDIA's FY2026 results also states $193.7 billion in annual data‑center revenue. [citation: finance.yahoo.com — "Nvidia says it raked in $193.7 billion in annual data center revenue over the last year, while gaming brought in $16 billion"]

📌 Context that matters

NVIDIA's fiscal year ends January 25, 2026, and FY2026 is the latest full fiscal year the company has reported. The data‑center segment is now overwhelmingly dominant, accounting for nearly nine out of every ten dollars NVIDIA earns.

🧠 Why this number is important

It reflects the explosive demand for AI GPUs (Hopper, Blackwell) and related networking hardware.

It marks the largest single‑segment revenue expansion in semiconductor history by absolute dollars.

It sets the baseline for FY2027, where quarterly data‑center revenue has already reached $75 billion in Q1 alone. [citation: The Motley Fool — "Prediction: This Will Be Nvidia's Stock Price by the End of 2027 (Hint: Big Gains Ahead!)"]

If you want, I can break down quarter‑by‑quarter data‑center revenue, compare it to other segments, or chart the growth trend — just tell me whether you'd like a segment comparison or a growth timeline.

[source chips: axis-intelligence.com — Nvidia Statistics 2026: $215.9B Revenue & AI Dominance Data | coinlaw.io — NVIDIA NVDA Stock Statistics 2026: Revenue & Data • CoinLaw | "Show all"]

Saved 18 Jul 2026 as docs/research/test-results/copilot-board-2026-07-18/copilot/q4-r1.md

// Cite this finding

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AI Reliability Scoreboard: Does the AI quote the latest segment number, or last year’s?
Asked (25 June 2026): "What was NVIDIA’s data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?"
Correct answer: NVIDIA’s most recent 10-K, data-center segment line (SEC EDGAR).
Result across 6 AI assistants (N=3, memory off; Copilot, joined 18 Jul 2026, memory on as found, disclosed; graded vs the primary source): All 6 answered correctly, a clean pass on this one.
Source: https://dixon.ai/scoreboard/q/nvidia-data-center-segment-revenue/, DIXON.AI (CC BY 4.0)
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