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Ask HN: What are some good benchmarks for different agent harnesses?

A Hacker News user asks the community for recommendations on benchmarks to evaluate different agent harnesses, noting that Terminal Bench does not align with their experience.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Ask HN: What are some good benchmarks for different agent harnesses? 2 points by Bnjoroge 9 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss Other than terminal bench which doesnt quite map to my experience, what are some other benchmarks to see how different models do in different harnesses? help Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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