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5/12/2026
We Tested 10 Untested LLMs on Agent Coding — The Results Are In

We Tested 10 Untested LLMs on Agent Coding — The Results Are In

Short summary

Comprehensive benchmark of 10 LLM models on real agent coding tasks (JSON parsing, regex, SQL, debugging). Grok 4.20 achieved 75% accuracy in 14.5 seconds for fastest new entry; Claude Sonnet 4 remains most reliable at 85%. Ring 2.6 delivers 65% accuracy free; critically, GPT Pro variants substantially underperform base models on agent work.

  • Grok 4.20 fastest newcomer (75% in 14.5s); Claude Sonnet 4 most reliable (85%)
  • GPT-5.x Pro variants are slower and worse than base models for agent tasks
  • Ring 2.6 free tier beats many paid alternatives; full results at workswithagents.dev

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