diff --git a/utbot-framework/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/codegen/tree/CgAbstractTestClassConstructor.kt b/utbot-framework/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/codegen/tree/CgAbstractTestClassConstructor.kt
index 34d4d47c0b..11ec2c751d 100644
--- a/utbot-framework/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/codegen/tree/CgAbstractTestClassConstructor.kt
+++ b/utbot-framework/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/codegen/tree/CgAbstractTestClassConstructor.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import org.utbot.framework.codegen.domain.models.CgTestMethodCluster
 import org.utbot.framework.codegen.domain.models.CgTripleSlashMultilineComment
 import org.utbot.framework.codegen.domain.models.CgUtilEntity
 import org.utbot.framework.codegen.domain.models.CgUtilMethod
-import org.utbot.framework.codegen.domain.models.SimpleTestClassModel
 import org.utbot.framework.codegen.domain.models.TestClassModel
 import org.utbot.framework.codegen.renderer.importUtilMethodDependencies
 import org.utbot.framework.codegen.reports.TestsGenerationReport
@@ -25,8 +24,12 @@ import org.utbot.framework.codegen.services.CgNameGenerator
 import org.utbot.framework.codegen.services.framework.TestFrameworkManager
 import org.utbot.framework.plugin.api.ClassId
 import org.utbot.framework.plugin.api.MethodId
+import org.utbot.framework.plugin.api.UtExecution
+import org.utbot.framework.plugin.api.UtExecutionFailure
+import org.utbot.framework.plugin.api.UtExecutionSuccess
 import org.utbot.framework.plugin.api.UtMethodTestSet
 import org.utbot.framework.plugin.api.util.description
+import org.utbot.framework.util.calculateSize
 
 abstract class CgAbstractTestClassConstructor<T : TestClassModel>(val context: CgContext):
     CgContextOwner by context,
@@ -91,6 +94,12 @@ abstract class CgAbstractTestClassConstructor<T : TestClassModel>(val context: C
     ) {
         val (_, _, clustersInfo) = testSet
 
+        // `stateAfter` is not accounted here, because usually most of it is not rendered
+        val executionToSizeCache = testSet.executions.associateWith { execution ->
+            execution.stateBefore.calculateSize() +
+                    ((execution.result as? UtExecutionSuccess)?.model?.calculateSize() ?: 1)
+        }
+
         for ((clusterSummary, executionIndices) in clustersInfo) {
             val currentTestCaseTestMethods = mutableListOf<CgTestMethod>()
             emptyLineIfNeeded()
@@ -100,11 +109,23 @@ abstract class CgAbstractTestClassConstructor<T : TestClassModel>(val context: C
                 executionIndices to false
             }
 
-            for (i in checkedRange) {
-                withExecutionIdScope(i) {
-                    currentTestCaseTestMethods += methodConstructor.createTestMethod(testSet, testSet.executions[i])
+            testSet.executions
+                .withIndex()
+                .toList()
+                .slice(checkedRange)
+                .sortedWith(
+                    // NPE tests are rendered last, because oftentimes they are meaningless in a sense
+                    // that they pass `null` somewhere where `null` is never passed in production
+                    compareBy<IndexedValue<UtExecution>> { (_, execution) ->
+                        if ((execution.result as? UtExecutionFailure)?.exception is NullPointerException) 1 else -1
+                    }
+                        // we place "smaller" tests earlier, since they are easier to read
+                        .thenComparingInt { (_, execution) -> executionToSizeCache.getValue(execution) }
+                ).forEach { (i, execution) ->
+                    withExecutionIdScope(i) {
+                        currentTestCaseTestMethods += methodConstructor.createTestMethod(testSet, execution)
+                    }
                 }
-            }
 
             val comments = listOf("Actual number of generated tests (${executionIndices.last - executionIndices.first}) exceeds per-method limit (${UtSettings.maxTestsPerMethodInRegion})",
                 "The limit can be configured in '{HOME_DIR}/.utbot/settings.properties' with 'maxTestsPerMethod' property")
diff --git a/utbot-framework/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/util/SizeUtils.kt b/utbot-framework/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/util/SizeUtils.kt
index 5b10330093..d6da8d7f25 100644
--- a/utbot-framework/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/util/SizeUtils.kt
+++ b/utbot-framework/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/util/SizeUtils.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fun EnvironmentModels.calculateSize(): Int {
  * calculated the size for [this] model and [this] is [UtReferenceModel], then in codegen we would have already
  * created variable for [this] model and do not need to create it again, so size should be equal to 0.
  */
-private fun UtModel.calculateSize(used: MutableSet<UtReferenceModel> = mutableSetOf()): Int {
+fun UtModel.calculateSize(used: MutableSet<UtReferenceModel> = mutableSetOf()): Int {
     if (this in used) return 0
 
     if (this is UtReferenceModel)