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Microsoft launches Fara1.5 agents that outperform OpenAI and Google

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Microsoft Research has introduced Fara1.5, a series of three browser computer-use agent models (4B, 9B, and 27B parameters) built upon Qwen3.5. These agents are designed to interact with real browsers by interpreting screenshots and executing mouse and keyboard actions to complete tasks. In evaluations on the Online-Mind2Web benchmark, the largest Fara1.5 model achieved a 72% task success rate, surpassing competitors like OpenAI's Operator and Google's Gemini 2.5 Computer Use. AI

IMPACT Sets a new benchmark for browser automation agents, potentially impacting how users interact with web services and how developers build agentic applications.

RANK_REASON Microsoft Research released a new family of AI models (Fara1.5) with specific sizes and performance metrics. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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Microsoft launches Fara1.5 agents that outperform OpenAI and Google

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  1. MarkTechPost TIER_1 English(EN) · Asif Razzaq ·

    Microsoft Releases Fara1.5: A Family of Browser Computer-Use Agents (4B/9B/27B) That Outperform OpenAI Operator and Gemini 2.5 Computer Use on Online-Mind2Web

    <p>Microsoft Research released Fara1.5, a family of browser computer-use agents in 4B, 9B, and 27B sizes. Fara1.5-27B scores 72% on Online-Mind2Web, outperforming OpenAI Operator, Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, and Yutori Navigator n1. The release also includes FaraGen1.5, a synthetic …

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Microsoft Research has released Fara1.5, browser computer-use agents in 4B, 9B and 27B sizes built on Qwen3.5. The flagship Fara1.5-27B scores 72% on Online-Min

    Microsoft Research has released Fara1.5, browser computer-use agents in 4B, 9B and 27B sizes built on Qwen3.5. The flagship Fara1.5-27B scores 72% on Online-Mind2Web, beating OpenAI Operator at 58.3% and Gemini 2.5 Computer Use. https://www. marktechpost.com/2026/05/22/mi crosoft…

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