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Sakana AI model outperforms Claude Opus and GPT-5.5 on SWE-Bench Pro

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Sakana, a Tokyo-based lab, has developed an AI model capable of commanding GPT-5.5, achieving a score of 73.7 on the SWE-Bench Pro benchmark. This performance surpasses that of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8, which scored 69.2, and OpenAI's GPT-5.5, which achieved 58.6 on the same test. The development highlights advancements in AI agent capabilities and benchmark performance. AI

IMPACT This development sets a new benchmark for AI agent performance in coding tasks, potentially influencing future model development and evaluation.

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Sakana AI model outperforms Claude Opus and GPT-5.5 on SWE-Bench Pro

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  1. Towards AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Chew Loong Nian - AI ENGINEER ·

    Sakana Trained One AI to Command GPT-5.5,

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