Mini-SWE-agent shows promise in debugging benchmarks, using fewer tokens than GPT-5.6

A user conducted a benchmark comparing the mini-swe-agent with GPT-5.6 "Sol" for debugging tasks. The mini-swe-agent, particularly when utilizing a "bash + linear history" setup, demonstrated a significantly higher pass rate and used fewer tokens than Codex CLI High. While acknowledging the limitations of a single benchmark slice, the user found the results promising for day-to-day bug fixing and sought community experiences with the tool. AI

IMPACT Suggests potential for more efficient AI-assisted debugging and development workflows.

RANK_REASON User-driven benchmark and discussion of a specific AI agent tool.

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• Codex CLI High
• GPT-5.6 "Sol"
• mini-SWE-agent

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